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Riverina · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1915

144 stories in Riverina's papers · page 3 of 8

Hotel Bought for a Half-crown The Captive Chow

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 22 April 1915 · page 2

The late Mr. T. H. Welton, who died at Wellington the other day, used to relate that he once purchased an hotel for…

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Quarterly Licensing Court. Tuesday, April 20th. Before Mr. C. J. B. Helm, P.M., and

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 23 April 1915 · page 6

Messrs. Lapthorne and Sugden, Js.P., William T. Walton applied for the renewal of his license of the Barellan Hotel, Barellan: and applied under…

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Sale of an Hotel. Alleged False Pretehces. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 23 April 1915 · page 3

At the police court to-day Gordon M'Donald, departmental manager of the Public Supply Co-operative Stores, was charged with false pretences…

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Early Closing of Hotels. Legislation in South Australia. Adelaide

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 27 April 1915 · page 4

The Premier of South Australia intends to introduce legislation early next session to give effect of the recent referendum in respect to the…

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Liquor at Bohemian Club Sold Without License. Manager Fined £40. SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 28 April 1915 · page 3

The manager of the Bohemian Club, George-street, was fined £10 for aiding and abetting a waiter at the club in selling liquor without a license. The…

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A State Hotel

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 30 April 1915 · page 1

A letter signed by "Onlooker" in the S.M. Herald recently, takes up the cudgels on behalf of a State Hotel for the area, in defence of a…

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Labor Resents Slight. Licensed Victuallers Say Proposals Impossible. London

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 1 May 1915 · page 4

It is believed that the Duties Bill will be dropped, while the restriction of drinking in munition areas will be carried…

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Victorian Move. Closing Hotels at 10 P.M. SYDNEY

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 4 May 1915 · page 2

The Victorian Minister will probably introduce a measure to provide for the closing of hotels at 10 p.m…

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Dishonest Brokers. Fraud and Trickery Over Hotel Purchase Deal. Judge's Revere Comments. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 7 May 1915 · page 3

Mr. Justice Street delivered judgment to-day in the suit in which Sarah Ann Alderson and Louisa Packer were the plaintiffs, and John Sheedy and Michael…

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Fire at Freemasons' Hotel

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 8 May 1915 · page 4

A slight outbreak of fire occurred in the cellar of the Freemasons' Hotel shortly after 7 o'clock yesterday morning. The alarm at the…

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Riots at Liverpool. Early Closing of Hotels Ordered. London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 12 May 1915 · page 3

Owing to anti-German riots, which have been occurring since the news of the sinking of the Lusitania, public houses in Liverpool have been…

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Solo Beer Without License. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 13 May 1915 · page 4

Charles Williams was fined £30 at the police court to-day for selling beer without a license, in a city lane…

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Early Closing of Hotels. 9 A.M. TO 9.30 P.M. in Victoria. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 19 May 1915 · page 3

In the Legislative Assembly tonight the Premier (Sir. A. Peacock) announced that the Government intended to introduce a Bill to provide…

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Hillston Licensing Court. Tuesday, June 1st, 1915. (Before Mr. M. Longfield, P.M., chairman, and A. Rasmussen.)

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Saturday 5 June 1915 · page 7

Satisfactory reports were submitted by the Inspector with regard to the Royal Mail Hotel. Hillston; Rankin Springs Hotel; Royal Hotel, Mt…

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Licensing Court

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 10 June 1915 · page 2

The following renewals of publican's licenses were granted by the Bench (the P.M. and Mr A. Elworthy, licensing magistrate):…

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Criterion Hotel. Police Object to Renewal

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 19 June 1915 · page 3

The application of Peter Sullivan for a renewal of the license of the Criterion Hotel, Fitzmaurice-street, Wagga, met with considerable police…

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Housing Prisoners. Cheaper to Keep Them at Hotel Australia. Than at Country Gaols. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 22 June 1915 · page 4

The Attorney-General stated to-day that be found it would be far cheaper to keep prisoners in hotels like the Australia or the Metropole than at some of…

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Special Licensing Court. Tuesday, Juke 22nd. Before Mr C. J. B. Helm, L.M., and Mr. E. Lapthorne, J.P.

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 25 June 1915 · page 2

David Cunninham applied for a renewal of the license of the Victoria Hotel, Narandera. The Inspector's report was favorable,…

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Yarrangobilly Hotel Burned to the Ground

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 25 June 1915 · page 3

By a fire which occurred at Mr. A. T. Richards' Yarrangobilly Hotel about 2 a.m. on Tuesday last, the building was razed to the ground and almost the whole of the…

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Licensed Victuallers' Race Club

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 25 June 1915 · page 3

A meeting of the committee of the above was held at the Globe Hotel on Tuesday night. Present the Mayor (W. H. White) (chairman)…

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