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Northern Rivers · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1902

14 stories in Northern Rivers's papers

Lismore Licensing Court

Northern Star · Saturday 11 January 1902 · page 8

THE Quarterly Licensing Court was held on Thursday before Mr. Adrian (Chairmen), J. Barrie and G. T. Butler, members of the Licensing Bench…

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Gambling in Hotels. Liability of Licensees

Northern Star · Wednesday 29 January 1902 · page 8

A CASE involving tue question ot the liability of a licensee in respect of gaming carried on in his hotel in his absence was before Mr. Justice Owen in Chambers in Sydney on…

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"The Northern Star." Wednesday Morning, January 29, 1902. Gaming in Hotels

Northern Star · Wednesday 29 January 1902 · page 4

THE decision of the Supreme Court in the case Tippott v. Heyman, which…

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Selling Goods at Hotels

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 14 March 1902 · page 2

AT a recent meeting of Armidale Chamber of Commerce, a long discussion took place with regard to the retail travellers, who call themselves commercial…

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State Control of Hotels

Northern Star · Saturday 15 March 1902 · page 10

AT the Methodist Conference on Thrusday (the "Daily Telegraph" says) a pitched battle, which raged for nearly six hours, was fought over an innocent-looking…

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Important Occupation License Case

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 16 May 1902 · page 3

A MATTER apparently arising out of Ministerial muddling came before the Full Court last week. In October last an action was brought in the Deniliquin Circuit Court by…

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Important Licensing Decision. Two Bars Under One Roof. the Hotel Arcadia Case

Northern Star · Saturday 17 May 1902 · page 2

IN the Summons division of the Central Court on Friday an important judgment, as affecting hotel licenses, was given by Mr. Payten, S.M. James Joynton Smith, licensee of the Hotel…

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A Sensational Gas Explosion. Great Damage to an Hotel

Northern Star · Saturday 24 May 1902 · page 7

A TELEGRAM from Melbourne on Monday states: A sensational accident occurred at Kurrie's Hotel, Korumburra, this evening, at about half-past 6 o'clock. This hotel…

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Abolition of Barmaids. Novel Licensing Reform Proposed in Glasgow

Northern Star · Wednesday 4 June 1902 · page 7

A CRUSADE for the abolition of the barmaid is the latest departure with which the Glasgow magistrates are credited. During the last few weeks extensive visits of…

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A Maclean Sensation. Attempt to Wreck an Hotel

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 27 June 1902 · page 2

ON Tuesday night an attempt was made to wreck Lynch's Cosmopolitan hotel, Maclean, by means of dynamite. The hotel had been closed at the usual hour…

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A Midnight Visitor. in a KlNG-STREET Hotel. Has a Narrow Escape

Northern Star · Saturday 19 July 1902 · page 2

SOME excitement was unused in the vicinity of King and Clarence street early on Tuesday morning by the noise of two revolver shots in rapid succession…

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Shall Doctors License our Sweethearts?

Northern Star · Wednesday 8 October 1902 · page 2

DR. J. M. Emmert puts forward a comprehensive programme of reform for the physical betterment of the people of the United States. In that programme he actually…

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Murwillumbah Licensing Court. More District Hotels

Northern Star · Wednesday 22 October 1902 · page 6

BEFORE Messrs. Adrian, P.M., W. R. Isaacs and A.A. Loder, L.Ms. Application by D. S. Wheat for hotel license for premises at Brunswick Heads…

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The Cowra Tragedy. Hotelkeeper Shot by His Housemaid

Northern Star · Wednesday 26 November 1902 · page 2

ON Wednesday night, about 11.30, Maurice John Lee, proprietor of the Club House Hotel, was fired at and wounded by Ethel Berring, aged 22, a housemaid in the hotel…

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