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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1908

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Proposed Reduction of Licenses

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 13 June 1908 · page 4

A SPECIAL COURT for the reduction of hotelkeepers' licenses will be held at the Court House, Dubbo, on the 26th inst. Judge Docker will preside, and there will be associated with him…

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Special Licensing Court

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 13 June 1908 · page 4

A sitting of tbe Special Licensing Court, to deal with any licences that may be affected by the local option poll of September last, will be held on the 26th inst…

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Licensing Court

The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette · Tuesday 16 June 1908 · page 2

The Quarterly Licensing Court was held today, before Messrs E. May.Steers, W. Parkins, and T. Brennand, J’s.P. Renewals were granted to the Telegraph,…

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Transfer of Hotel License

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 17 June 1908 · page 3

AT the Licensing Court on Monday, before Mr. Burton Smith, a transfer of the license of the Macquarie View Hotel was granted from Thomas Smith to George Gilbert…

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Special Licensing Court

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 17 June 1908 · page 3

IT is understood that the Special Licensing Court which will be held in Dubbo an the 26th inst., to deal with the question of the reduction of licenses, will be of short duration. The…

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Renewals of Licenses

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 17 June 1908 · page 3

AT at a special Licensing Court held on Tuesday, and consisting of Messrs. Burton Smith, T. Baird, and E. H. Burkitt, the following hotelkeepers were granted renewals of their licenses:…

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Special Licensing Court

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 20 June 1908 · page 3

On Friday next, the 26th instant, the Special Licensing Court will sit to deal with licenses that may be affected by the local of ion poll, taken last September, in the…

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Licensing Conviction Quashed

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 20 June 1908 · page 4

BEFORE Acting Judge Scholes, James Stibbard, licensee of the Central Hotel, Orange, appealed against a conviction by Mr. E. Marriott, P.M., for having a prohibited…

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The Macquarie View Hotel. Mr. G. Gilbert Takes Charge

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 20 June 1908 · page 5

AT the last sitting of the Dubbo Licensing Court transfer of the license of the Macquarie View Hotel was granted from Mr. Thomas Smith to MR. George Gilbert, the well-known…

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Closing of Wellington Hotels

The Wellington Times · Monday 22 June 1908 · page 2

A meeting of local hotel-keepers was held at the Grand Hotel last week for the purpose of deciding upon common action in regard to the approaching…

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Special Licensing Court. Renewal of Licences

The Wellington Times · Monday 22 June 1908 · page 3

A Special Licensing Court to deal with applications for renewals of licences was held at Wellington on Friday, Mr. W. Burton Smith and Dr…

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Country Hotel Accommodation

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 24 June 1908 · page 2

JUDGE BACKHOUSE, who presided over the Special Local Option Courts in the metropolitan licensing districts, stated that in country towns the question of accommodation at hotels was of…

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Special Licensing Court

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 24 June 1908 · page 2

A SPECIAL Licensing Court will be held in Dubbo on Friday, the 26th inst., to consider the question of the re[?]tion of hotel licenses. After taking evidence [?] the court will adjourn…

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Special Licensing Court. Friday's Sittings

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 27 June 1908 · page 4

THE Special Licensing Court appointed to consider the question of shutting up hotels commenced its sittings in Dubbo this (Friday) morning. The Bench consisted of Judge…

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Special Licensing Court. Friday, June 26

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 27 June 1908 · page 4

The special court appointed to deal with the licences offeoted by the local option vote of September last opened on Friday. His Honor Judge Docker presided, the…

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Local Option Vote. Sitting of the Special Court. the Hotels Classified

The Wellington Times · Monday 29 June 1908 · page 3

The Special Licensing Court to deal with the reduction of hotels in the Macquarie electorate, carried at the Local Option vote taken at the general…

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Classification of Hotels

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 1 July 1908 · page 2

The Special Licensing Court has made the following classification of hotels within the Macquarie electorate in connection with one conviction, in accordance with the…

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The Bathurst Hotels. An Excessive Number

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 4 July 1908 · page 2

BEFORE the Local Option Court on Wednesday, Licencing Inspector Anderson slated that 34 hotels in the Bathurst district were in excess of requirements…

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Licensing Case From Bodangora. Consuming Liquor on Licensed Premises

The Wellington Times · Monday 6 July 1908 · page 3

At the Wellington Police Court oil Friday, before Mr. W. Burton Smith, P.M., John Stinson was charged with illegally consuming liquor on licensed…

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The Bathurst Hotels. Eight to be Closed

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 8 July 1908 · page 2

AT Bathurst, on Friday, the Special Local Option Court decided that the following hotels should be closed:--Gasworks Hotel, Federal Hotel, Royal Hotel, Star Hotel, Morning Star…

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