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Blue Mountains · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1922

12 stories in Blue Mountains's papers

Noel and No-License

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 6 January 1922 · page 6

This cable tells of the horrors of being dry. It is from New York to "S.M. Herald":—"The festive holidays' toll of…

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License Cancelled Puzzled 'Bus Proprietor

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 3 February 1922 · page 4

Mr. H. L. Tweedie, pioneer motor 'bus proprietor of Katoomba, has had has license cancelled by the Town Council. Naturally, it is a serious…

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Motor 'Bus License Tweedie Takes Action Council to Show Cause

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 10 February 1922 · page 5

As foreshadowed, Mr. "Bert" Tweedie, Katoomba's pioneer motor 'bus proprietor, is not going to take Council's cancellation of his license…

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Bird of Passage Expire Motor License

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 10 March 1922 · page 5

Stewart Gibbs, a motor driver, giving his address as Katoomba, was fined 20/- and 8/- costs by T.M. Clegg, at the Katoomba Police Court…

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Sub Judice Motor 'Bus License Waiting the Verdict

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 24 March 1922 · page 1

For the second time, during the last two sittings of the Katoomba Police Court, Eric V. Anstey was, on Tuesday, proceeded against by Mr…

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Law and License Another Traffic Puzzle Tweedie Girips the Bit

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 31 March 1922 · page 3

Considerable local interest has been manifested recently in the action, Tweedle v. Katoomba Council, in respect to the question of a motor…

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Motor 'Bus Tangle a Disputed License

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 7 April 1922 · page 4

A letter was received from the town clerk, Katoomba Council, at the Shire Council meeting on Wednesday, expressing surprise, in view of Mr…

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Navy at Katoomba Admiralty at Family Hotel

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 19 May 1922 · page 2

It is not generally known that Mr Lord's Commissioners of the Admiralty, Whitehall, London, S.W., once temporarily, transferred their…

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Police and Publicans No Need for Peepers P.m.'s. Advice Queried

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 11 August 1922 · page 3

In delivering judgement, in the case. Police v. Cutis (reported elsewhere), P.M. Clegg gave certain advice to licensed victuallers which, if…

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Petrol Pirates Mountains Councils Confer to Limit Taxi Licenses

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 25 August 1922 · page 3

Some months ago, arising out of a charge of alleged pirating by Lithgow motor men on Blackheath motor men's preserves, an effort was made…

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Rough on Motors £50 for a License

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 1 September 1922 · page 2

The municipality of Hamilton is frantically endeavering to tax all motorists out of existence. At the last Shire meeting, a letter was…

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Motor Licenses

The Blue Mountain Echo · Friday 15 September 1922 · page 4

A joint conference between the three Blue Mountains Local Government bodies will be hold to-morrow at Katoomba for the propose of…

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