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Riverina · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1912

174 stories in Riverina's papers · page 3 of 9

Lady Taxi-driver. Refused a License

Tumbarumba Times · Friday 8 March 1912 · page 4

A lady motorist (says "Lloyd's News") is endeavouring to persuade the Manchester authorities to permit her to act as a taxi-cab driver…

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Earlier Closing of Hotels. Deputation to Mr Holman. Minister Shocks Deputation. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 9 March 1912 · page 4

A deputation to-day interviewed Mr Holman to urge the earlier closing of hotels. Dr. Arthur M.L.A., contended that…

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Licensing Court

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 12 March 1912 · page 2
Also in Wagga Wagga Express

Philip Henry Gehrig applied for a license to open a booth at L.V. races. Granted. J. P. Quinlan was granted license…

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Parliament. Early Closing of Hotels. Increase of Members' Salaries. Mr. Holman Gives Notice. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 12 March 1912 · page 2

A set off against the large number of petitions which have been received in the Assembly advocating the early closing of liquor bars,…

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Publican Prosecuted. Midnight Vigil by Police

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 12 March 1912 · page 3

J. S. O'Regan, licensee of the Terminus Hotel, was charged with allowing certain persons on his licensed premises during prohibited hours. He…

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Hotel Safe Dynamited MELBOURNE

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 12 March 1912 · page 2

Burglars dynamited the safe at a hotel at Camberwell early, this morning, and secured £40 in cash…

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Licenses Transferred

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 12 March 1912 · page 3

The Licensing Bench, only the P.M. sitting, consented to the transfers of the following licenses:—Royal Hotel, P. Shelley to Thomas Davis; Railway…

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Booth Licenses

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 12 March 1912 · page 3

J. F. M'Lean's application for a booth license for the cricket ground on March 27, the date of the Wagga v. Albury annual old buffers' cricket…

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Hotel Hours. Extension Craved For. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 12 March 1912 · page 2

In the House of Assembly this afternoon Mr. Cann presented a petition from quite a large number of residents at Broken Hill praying that hours for…

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A Licensee Fined

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 12 March 1912 · page 4

James Sebastian O'Regan, licensee of the Terminus Hotel, pleaded not guilty to having persons, other than lodgers, on his premises, during…

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An Hotel Fire Five Commercial Travellers Perish. Other Occupants Narrowly Escape. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 14 March 1912 · page 5

At Plaster nock, New Brunswick, Middlesex, the Fraser Hotel was to tally destroyed by fire. Five commercial travellers perished, and ten…

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Suggested Early Closing of Hotels. Temperance Party's Request to N.s.w. Government

The Worker · Thursday 14 March 1912 · page 3

A deputation representing the State temperance party interviewed Attorney-General Holman at Sydney last week to ask for legislation to compel the earlier…

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Land Notes. Occupation License Granted

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 15 March 1912 · page 8

Killen, Ekin and Co., Nariah, 28,700 acres, parishes Eurathra 8th., Kolkibertoo and Gurragong, county Cooper, Bland shire. Annual…

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Licensed Victuallers' Race Club. Annual Races. Officials

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 15 March 1912 · page 2

Patron: Mat. Sawyer, Esq., J.P. President: J. T. Stratton, Esq., J.P. (Mayor), Vice-presidents: E. C. Bartley, Esq., J.P., and Jas…

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Licensing Court

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 19 March 1912 · page 3

At a s[?] of the Licensing Court, [?] by Mr. G. Stevenson, [?] Charles Norman Ha[?] billiard license for…

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[?]Neer's License

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 19 March 1912 · page 3

[?] Henry Croker applied for a District [?] license which was [?] on the recommendation of a number of prominent local business men…

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Hotel Hours

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 21 March 1912 · page 2

A further batch of petitions praying that the hours at present in force for the sale of liquor in hotels should not be altered, were presented in the…

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Desirable Investment for Country Residents. Huge Hotel to Be Built in Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 22 March 1912 · page 2

It is not often that country residents have on opportunity of investing in a city proposition they thoroughly understand, more so. indeed, than city…

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Items of News. Sale of Local Hotel

Daily Advertiser · Friday 22 March 1912 · page 2

The trustees in the estate of the late C J. Juppenlatz submitted to public auction yesterday, through Messrs. J. Jeremy and Co., the…

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