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Northern Rivers · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1908

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Hotel Roof on Fire. Sydney

Northern Star · Saturday 24 October 1908 · page 9

The roof of the Bambridge Hotel, Castlereaghstreet, was discovered to be on fire at noion to-day and in anticipation of a big job the whole of the brigades were…

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Casino Licensing Court. Friday, October 23

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Tuesday 27 October 1908 · page 5

BEFORE the P.M., Messrs. A. P. Carlton and R. Page, J's.P. J. R Thearle was granted a renewal of his license for the Club Hotel, Coraki…

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Modern Hotels

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Tuesday 27 October 1908 · page 2

IN the Casino Licensing Court on Saturday last, during the hearing of the application for an additional license for premises to be erected at Kyogle, the Police Magistrate…

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A Model Publican

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Tuesday 27 October 1908 · page 6

A PUBLICAN whose record deserves to be widely circulated has just passed away, in the person of Mr. George Bowering, proprietor of the coach…

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Licensing Court

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 28 October 1908 · page 6

Messrs. Fitzhardinge, P.M., and Page and Carlton, Js.P., sat as a licensing Bench on Saturday to hear the continuation of the application…

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Selling Liquor Without a License

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 30 October 1908 · page 5

AT the Casino Police Court on Friday last Henry Booth, of Rappville, was charged with exposing liquor for sale without a license. Mr. M'Guren…

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Licensing Bill. London

Northern Star · Monday 2 November 1908 · page 3

The Licensing clause restricting the opening on Sundays in the provinces for three hours was adopted by 237 to 55. The Government proposes to extend the…

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Licensing Court. Friday, October 30

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Tuesday 3 November 1908 · page 4

BEFORE the P.M. and Messrs. R. Pago and A. P. Carlton, L M.'s The P.M. mentioned the matter of Mr. F. J. Woodland's application for a…

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The Northern Star. Published Daily. Tuesday, November 3, 1908. Auctioneers' Licenses

Northern Star · Tuesday 3 November 1908 · page 2

To-day (Tuesday) is the last day for lodging applications for auctioneers' licenses at the Lismore C.P.S. Office…

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Licensed Starters

Northern Star · Wednesday 4 November 1908 · page 2

In an article on starting in England, "The Winning Post" taken exception more to some of the individuals licensed as starters than to the starting machine, and…

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The Troubles of Hotelkeepers

Northern Star · Wednesday 4 November 1908 · page 6

Some interesting peculiarities of the New South Wales Liquor (Amendment) Act, which serve to make the pathway of the publican very much less easy were drawn…

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The Licensing Bill. Attempt to Prohibit [?]Maids Abandoned. London

Northern Star · Wednesday 4 November 1908 · page 5

Despite the dissatisfaction of temperance advocates and labour members, Mr. As[?] has abandoned the attempt to prohibit the employment of barmaids…

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Another Government Amen[?] in Licensing Bill. Plain Clothes Allowed to Police Inspectors. London

Northern Star · Monday 9 November 1908 · page 3

ThE, Government's amendment in the [?] consing bill, whereby a Police Inspector in plain clothes, producing a magistrated ordor shall be valid for a week [?]…

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Hanged in Mine Shaft. Hotel Keeper's Suicide. Refused Renewal of License. Junee

Northern Star · Tuesday 10 November 1908 · page 3

Robert Rogers, late of the Junee Reefs Hotel, committed suicide on Sunday. He was found suspended with a clothes line round his neck about 16 feet from the…

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Petition for and Against the Licensing Bill. Large Number of Signatures. London, Tuesday Afternoon

Northern Star · Thursday 12 November 1908 · page 3

One hundred and sixty-five Conservatives Mayors of England and Wales, 19 Liberat Unlonists, 121 Liberals, 5 Labour members have signed the Licensing Bill petition…

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No-License. Primitive Methodists' Endorsement. Crowd Checkex with Hose. Auckland (N.z.)

Northern Star · Saturday 14 November 1908 · page 9

The Primitive Methodist Synod sitting at Inver[?]argill carried resolutions strongly urging the people to vote for no license. The resolution declared that the system…

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Advice to House of Lords to Reject Licensing Bill. Premier Moves an Amendment. London, Friday Afternoon

Northern Star · Monday 16 November 1908 · page 3

The "Times" advises the House of Lords to reject the Licensing Bill since it is impossible to amend the confiscatory principle…

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Telegraphic News. Sale of Hotel. Murwillumbah

Northern Star · Tuesday 17 November 1908 · page 3

[?]he goodwill of Higgins' Imperial [?]otel [?] been sold to Mr. Fernandez [?] Coraki[?] [?] hotel is one of the finest [?] North [?]ast…

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The Licensing Bill. London

Northern Star · Wednesday 18 November 1908 · page 5

Mr. Augustine Birre[?] Chief Secretary for Ireland, addressing a meeting at Bristol, declared that the Licensing Bill, which has now passed through committee in the…

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South Australian Parliament the Licensing Bill. Sensational Statements

Northern Star · Friday 20 November 1908 · page 3

A mild sensation was caused in the Adelaide Legislative Assembly on Wednesday owing to the Labour Party successfully putting a wedge between the parties. Mr…

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