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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1903

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Licensing Court

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 7 January 1903 · page 2

A Licensing Court was held on Monday at the Court House, before Mr. T. C. K. McKell, P.M. and Messrs. J. Heane and R. G. Dalbunty, J.sP…

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Royal Hotel

The Wellington Times · Monday 12 January 1903 · page 2

Visitors list for the past week:—Messrs. Phillips, Hogarth, Shute, Raad, Magill, Brayne, Raw, Barry, Paddicombe, Young, Lewis, Price, Guinery, Hope, Jones…

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Quarterly Licensing Court. Friday, January 16. (Before Mr. McKell, P.M., and Mr. E. A. Smith, Licensing Magistrate)

The Wellington Times · Monday 19 January 1903 · page 2

The license of the Federal Hotel Wellington, was transferred from Daniel William Cox to William Livermore, late of Stuart Town…

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The Licensing Law

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 23 January 1903 · page 2

A rather peonliar point arose in a case which came before Mr. Justice Cohen in chambers on Wednesday. It appeared that on December 13,…

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Send-off to Mr. I. S. Drape. Presentation at the Royal Hotel

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 24 January 1903 · page 4

MR. I. S. DRAPE, for some six and a-half years a resident of this district, where he has been associated with Mr. E. J. Keele, L.S., chiefly in survey work in the field, was on Tuesday last,…

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The Licensing Act. Licensee Responsible for Acts done in his Absence

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 24 January 1903 · page 4

A CASE involving the question of the responsibility of licensees of hotels for acts performed in their absence, was decided under the Liquor Act, by Mr. Justice Cohen, on Wednesday…

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Royal Hotel

The Wellington Times · Monday 26 January 1903 · page 2

Following is the visitors' list for the week:—Messrs. Kirkland, Medley, Curr, Cameron, Radley, Deane, Parker, Mitchell, Blackmore, Basuett, Harries, Shaw, Young…

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Cricket. Post Office Hotel v. Cambridge Hotel

The Western Herald · Wednesday 28 January 1903 · page 2

A match between teams representing the boarders at the above hotels, was played on the cricket ground on Anniversary Day. Some good play was shown, and altogether a…

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Auburn Murder. Three Men Arrested. Woolford, the Hotel Groom, Makes a Statement. (By Telegraph.) Sydney, January 26

The Western Herald · Wednesday 28 January 1903 · page 2

Three men named Digby Grand, a bootmaker; John Thomas Woolford, a butcher, and Albert Yeomans, a horse trainer, have been arrested in connection with the Auburn…

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Licensing Statistics

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 31 January 1903 · page 2

Two hundred and fourteen applications were made before the Licensing Beach of Magistrates for Publicans' licenses, transfers, renewals, colonial wine licenses,…

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Royal Hotel

The Wellington Times · Monday 2 February 1903 · page 2

Visitors' list for the past week:—Messers. Riley, Holland, Wilson, Daly, Friend, Fielding, Brown, Campbell, Naughton, Young, Bossley, Burdekin, Spud, Norton, Adams…

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Fishing Licenses. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 11 February 1903 · page 3

Many settlers and others residing along the coarse of the rivers have taken out fishing licenses during the present year with the view of supplementing their…

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The Cheapest Hotel in the World

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 14 February 1903 · page 7

'ONE bed, please,' I said, as I planked down my humble sixpence on the counter at the entrance to the Whitechapel Rowton House, in Fieldgate street…

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The Federal Hotel

The Wellington Times · Monday 16 February 1903 · page 2

"Mr. W. Livermore, who is now the proprietor of the Federal Hotel, has his business announcement in this issue. The Federal has lately undergone complete repair and…

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Police Court. Wednesday 11Th February Before the Licensing Magistrates, Dr. Failes and Mr. T. Deans

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Tuesday 17 February 1903 · page 3

J. Bowen was charged with keeping his licensed premises open after prohibited hours. Mr. Commins appeared for…

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Timber Licenses

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 18 February 1903 · page 2

The following have been authorised to issue timber, fuel and quarry licenses:—At Dubbo, the Crown Lands Agent; at Cobborah, Dandaloo, Obley,…

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The Licensing Act in England

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 21 February 1903 · page 5

The new English Licensing Act requires the registration of Freemasons' Lodges, or their obtaining spirit licenses. Magistrates are enormously reducing the…

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Royal Hotel

The Wellington Times · Monday 23 February 1903 · page 2

Visitors' list for the past week:—Messrs. [?]Corry, Douglas, Deane, Treeve, Busseutt, [?]inery, Mitchell, Stevens, Laurance, Jones, McCulloch, Walcott, Cook, Smith, Bowen…

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A Licensing Matter

The Wellington Times · Monday 23 February 1903 · page 2

At the Licensing Court on Friday, an [?]plication for the renewal of a col[?] wine license being forward, the P.M. [?] some remarks of interest. Whilst under[?]…

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A Licensing Matter

The Wellington Times · Monday 2 March 1903 · page 2

In the course of a case heard at the Police Court last Friday it was stated in evidence that a contractor paid his men in a hotel of which he is not the licensee. The P.M. at…

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