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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1929

320 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 12 of 16

Lithgow Hotel Case Licensee Convicted--"used Too Much Force"

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 2 September 1929 · page 2

At the Lithgow Police Court on Friday, before Mr. H. H. Farrington, P.M., Arthur Edward Hawkins was charged that on August 9, he…

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Radio Development License Figures Increase—n.s.w. Unique Position

National Advocate · Wednesday 4 September 1929 · page 3

At the end of last month (July), the number of radio licenses operative in the Commonwealth was 302,539, an increase for the whole continent of 1,993…

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FINED £100 Beer Without a License. SYDNEY

National Advocate · Thursday 5 September 1929 · page 3

Charged at the Central Police Court to-day with having sold liquor without being the holder of a license, Angus Murphy (35), was fined £100…

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Unlawfully on Hotel Premises

National Advocate · Tuesday 10 September 1929 · page 2

When William Bratton. 21, came out of the Globe Hotel in an intoxicated condition on Saturday night last, he was taken in hand by Constable…

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Daring Daylight Theft Lansdowne Hotel Sensation an Arrest at Portland

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 11 September 1929 · page 2

A daring, theft was perpetrated at the Lansdowne Hotel shortly, after 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon, when a man Entered the office and extracted…

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Licensee Fined. Man Found in Bar at Royal

Leader · Wednesday 11 September 1929 · page 3

Oswald Nelc[?], licensee of the Royal at Hotel, was charged in the Orange Court, on Monday, with having permitted a boarder to be in the public…

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£230 Stolen Redfern Hotelkeeper's Loss Sydney

National Advocate · Thursday 12 September 1929 · page 2

The sum of £230 was stolen from the till in the bar of the Hotel Royal at Redfern to-night. The thief evidently secreted himself on the…

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Man of Many Names Robbery at Lansdowne Hotel Six Months' Gaol

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 13 September 1929 · page 4

The sensational robbery at the Hotel Lansdowne on Tuesday afternoon had a sequel at Lithgow Police Court this morning, when John Shaw…

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Hotel Changes Hands

Leader · Friday 13 September 1929 · page 8

The Occidental Hotel again changed hands on Monday last the new proprietor being Mr. Harry Mandell late of the Royal Exchange Hotel, Cowra…

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Newbridge Hotelkeeper Fined

National Advocate · Saturday 14 September 1929 · page 2

Jas. Carroll, a Newbridge hotel-keeper, was fined £5 at the Blayney Police Court by Mr. W. S. Bromhead, S.M., for failing to keep his bar door closed…

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Hotel Hours Change Probable SYDNEY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 16 September 1929 · page 2

The Minister for Justice in his report on the proposed reform of the State liquor laws, recommends that the opening hour for hotels showed…

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No Drink Before Breakfast Proposed New Hotelhours

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 16 September 1929 · page 2

The Minister for Justice (Mr. Lee) has prepared a report concerning proposed reform of the State liquor laws. It is recommended that the opening…

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Lodger Sent to Gaol. Hotelkeeper’s Attitude

Leader · Wednesday 18 September 1929 · page 6

“I want to make It as hard as I can for [?] has made it hard for [?] said Bertrand [?] for me [?] said Bertrand [?]…

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Lue Hotel License Transferred Forty-four Years Record

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Friday 20 September 1929 · page 20

Mr H. C. Martin, of Mudgee, and an old Wollar boy, is the now licensee of the Lue Hotel, which was transferred at the Licensing Court,…

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Dog Licenses

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Wednesday 25 September 1929 · page 6

The time for registering dogs has come round again. Owners may obtain the necessary forms from this office…

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State Parliament Hotel "Spooks" Mr Bavin and the Colliery Proprietors Coal Commission Evidence Refused Sydney

National Advocate · Wednesday 25 September 1929 · page 2

In the Legislative Assembly to-day, Mr. Lang, leader of the Opposition, inquired of the Premier whether would inform the House as to the…

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A Hotel with a Personality

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 7 October 1929 · page 10

Hotels, like humans after they attain a certain age and status—[?] known for their various tralis on personallities, if you will…

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£20,000 Hotel for Parkes

Leader · Monday 7 October 1929 · page 2

After a protracted si[?]ting, which lasted four days, the Parkes Licensing Court has granted the application of John Morgan for a license for a…

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Brawl in a Hotel. Five Men Taken to Hospital. SYDNEY

Leader · Monday 7 October 1929 · page 2

A serious affray occurred among a number of men [?]n the bar of a hotel at Rock[?]le, to-day. Gl[?] and bo[?] were thrown…

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Bar Door Open. Metropolitan Hotel Conviction. Warning to Licensees

Leader · Wednesday 9 October 1929 · page 6

Hotel licensees who believe that they can serve boarders in a parlor adjoining the bar during prohibited hours with immunity…

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