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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1899

22 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 1 of 2

Another Fire in Braidwood. Shew an Auer's Store Destroyed Narrow Escape of the White Swan Hotel

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 11 January 1899 · page 2

A fire broke out in Shewan Aueb's Store on Sunday morning last at half past 12 o'clock. Before it was observed owing to the advanced hour-when nearly every one had [?] to rest it had get…

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The Licensing Bench

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 13 January 1899 · page 2

ON Tuesday granted a renewal licence to A. E. Cooper, of Captain's Flat Hotel, and on Wednesday the transfer of the licence of the Commercial Hotel, Queanbeyan from…

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Licensing Court. MONDAY. (Before Messrs. Maitland and R. Maddrell.)

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 25 January 1899 · page 2

A renewal of the license of the Post Office Hotel, Jembaicumbene, was granted to Richard Cornelius Ebsworthy. Mr. Ross appeared for applicant…

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A Monkey in a Hotel

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 28 January 1899 · page 1

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

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A Hint to Our Publicans

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 31 January 1899 · page 3

IN those days of over competition there is nothing like getting out of the beaten track, and having a speciality (says a correspondent to a Mudgee paper.) Here is a…

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Tramps' Hotels

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 11 February 1899 · page 1

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

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Braidwood Police Court Wednesday, Feb. 8. (Before the Police Magistrate.) Selling Liquor Without a License

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 11 February 1899 · page 2

J. G. Dunn, the manager of the Nerrigs Club, answered to the second charge preferred by the police for selling liquor without a license. The case was postponed after defendant was fined in the…

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Grilled Steak a la Maitre d'Hotel

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 1 July 1899 · page 2

Have one pound of good rump steak, and see that your fire is bright and hot twenty minutes before the steak is to be served. Place the gridiron over the fire…

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Local News. Licensing Court. Monday, July 24 (Before Dr. Richardson, L.M. and Mr. W. Beatty.) an Informal Application

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 25 July 1899 · page 2

John Sheedy, for whom Mr. Downing appeared, applied for the issue of a certificate for a colonial wine licence for a house erected and occupied by him at Tharwa…

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Quarterly Licensing Court

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 26 July 1899 · page 2

(Before Dr Richardson and Mr W. Beatty Licensing Magistrates.) John Sheedy, farmer, of Tharwa, applied for a colonial wine license at Tharwa Bridge…

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Special Licensing Bench

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 28 July 1899 · page 2

YESTERDAY morning Dr. Richardson and Messrs. Bull and Gale, Js. P., sat as a special licensing bench to deal with an application for an auctioneer's district licence…

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Police Court. Wednesday, August 16Th. Before the Police Magistrate (Stephen Murphy, Esq.) Breach of the Publicans' Act

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 18 August 1899 · page 2

Mary Ann Pooley appeared to answer an information charging her with, being the licensee of a licensed hotel in Queanbeyan, known as Pooley's Hotel, having on the…

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Music on Hotel Premises

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Friday 25 August 1899 · page 2

Albury, Monday.—During the hearing of a [?] in the Police Court to-day against a local publican charged under the Licensing Act with allowing music at a social gathering on the premises…

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Interesting to Publicans

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 25 August 1899 · page 3

THE following telegram from Albury dated Tuesday has a direct bearing on a case which recently came before the local bench : --" A novel and important point affecting…

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Music in Hotels

Queanbeyan Age · Wednesday 30 August 1899 · page 4

Owing to the recent hard case, in which a publican was very heavily fined for permitting music without having first obtained a permit, the question of music in hotels has been…

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Music in Hotels

The Braidwood and Araluen Express and People's Advocate · Friday 1 September 1899 · page 2

Owing to a recent hard case, in which a publican was very heavily fined for permitting music without having first obtained a permit, the question of music in hotels has…

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Licensed Cabmen

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 2 September 1899 · page 2

In Paris there are 15,790 licensed cabmen. Of these 15,539 are Frenchmen and 251 are foreigners. The latter belong to the following nationalities:—…

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Braidwood Lieensing Court. WEDNESDAY. (Before Messrs. Murphy, P.M., and W. J. Chapman, J.P., Application for a Conditional License

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Saturday 7 October 1899 · page 2

E. R. Rolfe, junr., of Nerriga, applied for the geanting of a publican's conditional license for premises at Narrige. Mr. Fell appeared for the applicant. Mr. Ross…

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Quarterly Licensing Court

Queanbeyan Age · Saturday 7 October 1899 · page 2

The quarterly licensing court was held at the courthouse on Wednesday, before Dr Richardson and Mr W Beatty, LsM. An application for renewal to T Mahony,…

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The Smallest Publican in the World

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 10 November 1899 · page 4

THE devices adopted by the trade to secure customers may very often be truly said to be marvellous. There is in America a publichouse which has for its attraction a…

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