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Riverina · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1912

174 stories in Riverina's papers · page 1 of 9

Renewal of Licenses

Daily Advertiser · Monday 1 January 1912 · page 2

Mr. Geo. Stevenson, P.M., at the Wagga Court House on Saturday morning, granted the applications for the renewal of the billiard license of…

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Burglars in Hotel. SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 2 January 1912 · page 2

Burglars entered an hotel at Hornsby on Saturday night and secured money and jewellery valued at £100…

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Tumut Licensing Court. Wednesday, Jan. 3

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 5 January 1912 · page 2

Before Messrs. Ridley, Bridle and Arragon, L.Ms. Julius Forrstrom applied for the removal of license from Ravine Hotel…

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Fire at Hotel. Guests on Roof. Chicago

Daily Advertiser · Monday 8 January 1912 · page 2

The Transit Hotel was destroyed by fire. The guests escaped to the roof. A number of girl employees were trapped on the top floor, but…

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Prohibited Person on Licensed Premises

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 9 January 1912 · page 4

A stalwart labourer, named Frederick Jackson pleaded guilty to a charge of having been found on licensed premises of the Royal George Hotel,…

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Hawkers' Licenses

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 9 January 1912 · page 4

Two Hindus named Buddha Khan and Sahib Dad were granted hawkers licenses for the Wagga District for a term of 12 months…

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Theatrical License

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 10 January 1912 · page 2

The Police Magistrate and the police department are to be congratulated on the penalty imposed, and the action taken, against the person who…

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Auctioneer's Licensing Court Tuesday, January 9Th, 1912. (Before Mr. G. Stevenson, P.M., and Mr E. Lapthorne, J.P.)

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 12 January 1912 · page 2

William Timothy Archer, of Kamarah, applied for an Auctioneer's District License for the Police District of Naranders…

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Quarterly Licensing Court. Wednesday, January 10, 1912 (Before Mr. G. Stevenson, P.M., and Messrs. A. Brown and E. Lap thorne, Js.P

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 12 January 1912 · page 2

The Licensing Inspector submitted his quarterly report upon the hotels in Narandera, Grong Grong, Whitton, Gillenbah, Morundab, Darlington Point…

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Alleged Fraud. Upon Hotel Cross Roads Proprietor

Daily Advertiser · Monday 15 January 1912 · page 3

Charles Robert Morgan, an English carpenter, appeared before Mr. George Stevenson, P.M., at the Wagga courthouse on Saturday on two charges of…

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Licensing Court. (Before Mr. Geo. Stevenson, L.M., and L. A. Fosbery, J.P.)

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 16 January 1912 · page 2

The quarterly report for the licensing district of Wagga was received and proved satisfactory, Sub-Inspector Draper stating that licensees had…

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Quarterly Licensing Court. Monday, January 15th. (Before Messrs. T. Cadell, A. Rasmussen and Dr. Faithfull)

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 19 January 1912 · page 3

W. P. Ritchie applied for a conditional publican's license for promises he proposed to erect on the corner of Molesworth and McGeo…

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Licensing Court. Before Mr. H. Giles Shaw, L.M. TRANSFER

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 23 January 1912 · page 2

William James Wallis and Edward Phillips: This was an application for a transfer of the license of the Stockinbingal hotel from Wallis to…

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Licensed Vehicle Unattended

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 23 January 1912 · page 3

John Edward Henry Eastcott was charged with leaving his cab, a vehicle licensed for public hire, unattended in the street. Senior-Constable…

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Sale of Brocklesby Hotel and Subdivision of Freehold Land

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 24 January 1912 · page 2

Dalgety and Co. Ltd. Albury, New South Wales (in conjunction with Messrs. Jas Colquhoun and Sons) report holding a very successful sale of…

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The Hotel Kosciusko

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 26 January 1912 · page 3

BUT very few weeks now remain before the winter season commences for the summer trip to Mt. Kosciusko. In June the Alpine Carnivals will be in…

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Great Labor Demonstration. Red Ribbons Paraded. Closing the Hotels. Trade at a Standstill. Brisbane

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 1 February 1912 · page 2

The strike is in full swing and Brisbane business in all directions is paralysed. The shop assistants are not participating in the strike…

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Auctioneer's License

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 6 February 1912 · page 5

William McLellan, of The Rock, was granted an auctioneer's license for the District of Wagga…

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The War in Brisbane Trams Running—strike Spreading. More Desertions of Work. Country Hotels Closed. Railway Works Held Up. Retail Employees Return. Theatres Without Orchestras. What Premier Denham Says. Workers Have Something "Up Their Sleeve." No Night Trains to Run. Brisbane

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 8 February 1912 · page 5

The Brisbane trams were running to-day. The A. W. Union is working bard all over the State to spread the strike with great success. Reports…

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Railways and Hotels Held Up

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 8 February 1912 · page 5

Most of the railway works are held up ,and hotels have closed in all the big country towns. Great inconvenience has accrued…

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