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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1899

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Dubbo Police Court. Monday, January 2, 1800. (Before Messrs. NcNovin and Copeland.) Several hawkers licenses were granted. (Before Mr. McNevin.)

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 6 January 1899 · page 4

Thomas Connors, aboriginal, drunkenness, was fined 20s or 14 days in gaol. Timothy Tye, obscene language, was fined 20s or 7 days in gaol…

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Licensing Court. (Before Mr. L.S. Donaldson, P.m.) Mondy, January 16

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 18 January 1899 · page 3

AN application was made for a transfer of the license of the Western Star Hotel. Erskinep-street, North Dubbo, from H. S. Porter to Alfred B. Wilson. The…

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Floating Hotels

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 20 January 1899 · page 7

PROBABLY the most celebrated vessel on the Castle line, Sir Donald C[?]rrie's famous ships which run between England and South Africa, is the 'Carisbrooke…

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A Monkey in a Hotel

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 3 February 1899 · page 2

Hotel keepers have their trials A lady who lives in a London hotel is fund of animal pets, and lately bought a monkey, which she introduced into her apartments…

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Tramps' Hotels

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 17 February 1899 · page 2

If there were in England a paper similar in scope to the Parisian beggar's organ—here, surely, is an "obvious void" in trade journalism—it would be crammed with…

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The Half-way-house Hotel Fire

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 18 February 1899 · page 5

AN enquiry into the circumstances connected with the recent fire at the Half-Way-House Hotel was conducted at [?]rangie on Monday by the District Coroner, Mr. R…

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The Fire Fiend. Conflagration in Mertin Street. Mrs. R. H. Warmoll's Cottage and Portion of the Union Hotel and Stables, Demolished. the Hotel Proper Asd Mr. K. C. McKENZIE'S Residence Saved. Splendid Work by the Fire Brigade

The Western Herald · Wednesday 1 March 1899 · page 2

Just about eight o'clock on Sunday morning the whole town was aroused by the dreaded clanging of the fire-bell, and, in a very few minutes people, some clothed,…

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The Licensing Act

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 25 March 1899 · page 2

THE Licensing Act is a thing of incoherencies, pe[?]pl[?]xities a[?]d "auworthy" provisi[?]s generally. T[?]e oddest [?]impalations re prebably those…

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Licensing Court. Tuesday, March 28. (Before Messrs. T. C. K. M'Kell and T. Baird, L. M.s)

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 29 March 1899 · page 2

Renewals of licenses were granted to the following:—E. M. Fitzgerald. Alfred Wilson, N. J. Barry (Dubbo); and E. Obus (Narromine.)…

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Quarterly Licensing Court. Tuesday, April 11. (Before Mr. T. C. K. M'Kell and Mr. T. Ba[?]rd, L.Ms.)

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 12 April 1899 · page 2

THE quarterly police report on the condition and conduct of the hotels in the Dubbo Police District was read. Of the 57 houses on the list, the majority were…

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Licensing Court. Tuesday, April 11. (Before Messrs. T. C. McKell and T. Baird.)

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 14 April 1899 · page 4

THE quarterly report from the Police Inspector was read. The transfer of the Western Star Hotel was made from H. Porter to James Wilson…

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The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate Wednesday, April, 26, 1890. the Post Office Hotel Property

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 26 April 1899 · page 2

THE "Post Office Hotel (Mechanics' Institute) property " question has now taken on a new aspectg. The Premier, although repeatedly reminded, and…

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Post Office Hotel Prop[?]rty. Protest by Mr. Phillips, M.p

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 20 May 1899 · page 2

THE following correspondence [?] the proposed special lease of the Post Office Hotel [?] Institute) premises was laid on the table at the meeting of the Committee…

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Rules in a Montana Hotel

The Wellington Times · Monday 22 May 1899 · page 4

In a little mining town up in Montana there is an hotel in which there is posted a notice to guests which rends as follows.—READ THIS…

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Robbery at a Hotel

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 23 May 1899 · page 2

ON Sunday night, about 8 o'clock, when everything was at its quietest, Mr. T. Moston's hotel in Talbragar-street was entered, and the contents of the till and cash-box in the bar stolen…

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Robbery at Moston's Hotel, Dubbo

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 26 May 1899 · page 2

A daring robbery, which, however, there is reason to believe had been carefully planned some days beforehand, was perpetrated at Moston's…

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Rules of a Montana Hotel

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 26 May 1899 · page 6

IN a little mining town up in Montana there is on hotel in which there is posted a notice to guests which reads as follows : --…

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Licensing Court. (Before Messrs. T.C.K. McKell, P.M., and E.A. Smith, J.P.)

The Wellington Times · Monday 19 June 1899 · page 2

The following were granted a renewal of their licenses, there being no objections:—T.H. York, Wm. Simms, John Connor, S.M.M. Wells, W.H. Barlow, Thos. Cashman, J. Poole, M.P. Marning,…

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Licensing Appeal Case

The Wellington Times · Monday 3 July 1899 · page 2

This was an appeal under the Licensing Act against the provisional license for an hotel at Bodangora, granted to William Butter on 21st April last. The appellant was William Manwell, and he…

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Licensing Court. Tuesday, June 4. (Before Messrs. T. C. K. M'Kell, T. Baird, and F. E. Body. Ls.M.)

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 5 July 1899 · page 2

THE quarterly report from the Licensing Inspector was laid before the Bench. All houses in the district were reported on as in conformity…

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