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

Hotels & licensing, 1938

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

Empire Co-operation Concluding Statement at Conference Lapstone Hotel

National Advocate · Saturday 17 September 1938 · page 1

At the conclusion of the c Empire Relations Conference to-day the Chairman. Sir Thomas Bavin, said that the discussions had made a substantial…

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Mother's Collapse Sydney Hotel Fire Son's Fatal Panic SYDNEY

National Advocate · Wednesday 21 September 1938 · page 3

The mother of William Robert Redmond, who was killed when the Jumped from the fifth floor of the Wentworth Hotel last night, was admitted…

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Royal Hotel Changes Hands

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 22 September 1938 · page 2

Mr R. T. Doyle, former proprietor of the Royal Hotel, Dunedoo, has informed the "Guardian" that he has disposed of the lease of the…

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Hotel Improvements Court House Remodelling

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 23 September 1938 · page 2

Remodelling operations are progressing at the Court House Hotel, the work having been in progress about five weeks. Six laborers, three…

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£50,000 Hotel of Derwin

Leader · Friday 23 September 1938 · page 3

Mr W, [?] Car[?] and United [?] [?] (right), [?] James [?] of Sydney are [?]…

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Second Death Wentworth Hotel Fire SYDNEY

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 26 September 1938 · page 1

MRS Mary Byers (82) of Forbes, who was severely burned on the face and hands at the Wentworth Hotel last week, died in the Sydney…

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£50,000 Hotel at Darwin

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 26 September 1938 · page 3

Mr W. S. Raynes Dickson, of Carlton and United Brewerier, Melbourne, (right), and Sir James Butters, of Sydney, are on…

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Second Hotel Fire Death SYDNEY, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 26 September 1938 · page 1

Mrs. Mary Byers (82) of Forbes who was severely burned on the face and hands in the Wentworth Hotel fire last week, died in Sydney hospital…

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Wentworth Hotel Fire Death of Forbes' Woman Sydney

National Advocate · Tuesday 27 September 1938 · page 1

Mrs. Mary Byers, 82 of Forbes, who was severely burned on the face and hands in the Wentworth Hotel fire early last week, died from her…

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"Walking Licenses" for School Children" Road Safety Experiment at Wembley London. Sept. 17

National Advocate · Friday 7 October 1938 · page 1

[?]king licenses" are shortly to be issued to 12,000 Wembley school children under a novel road safety scheme…

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Brutal Murder Two Men Killed with Axe Drama In Disused Victorian Hotel MELBOURNE

National Advocate · Friday 7 October 1938 · page 2

A brutal double murder, the victims being Charles Bunny and Robert Gray, was rev[?] this morning at Dunolly. The men had been killed with an axe…

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Brutal Murder. Two Men Dead. Axe Found in Hotel. Grim Discovery. MELBOURNE

Leader · Friday 7 October 1938 · page 4

A brutal double murder, the victim being Charles [?] and Robert Gray, was revealed this morning at…

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Airman’s Car License Suspended. Sydney

Leader · Friday 7 October 1938 · page 4

For having driven a motor car In a negligent manner In Carrington Street, Sydney. on June 27, Henry Goya Henry, airman, was fined £3 at…

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70 Angling Licenses Issued

National Advocate · Saturday 8 October 1938 · page 2

A large number of trout fishing licenses have been issued so far at the Bathurst C.P.S. office and applications tire being taken daily. The…

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Mystery Death Identity of Girl Believed Known Found in Hotel Bathroom MELBOURNE

National Advocate · Monday 10 October 1938 · page 2

Detectives believe that the girl who was mysteriously found dead in the bath in an expensive suite in Menzies' Hotel on Friday morning is…

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Cute Codgers "Biting" a Publican

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 10 October 1938 · page 8

A MAN walked into a city hotel about 8 o'clock one morning recently and asked if the [?]esnsee could change a £10 note for him, at…

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Hotel Death Is Still a Mystery MELBOURNE, This Afternoon

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 10 October 1938 · page 1

Detectives are still endeavoring to elucidate the cause of the death of a young girl found in a bath at Menzies Hotel and whose name is believed to…

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Votes [?]D Wet.” Licensing Foil. Victoria Rejects Proposal. MELBOURNE

Leader · Monday 10 October 1938 · page 2

[?] rejected a [?] for the [?] yesterday’s [?]…

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Dead in Bath Melbourne Hotel Mystery Heart Failure Theory MELBOURNE

National Advocate · Tuesday 11 October 1938 · page 1

The attractive blonde girl found dead in a bath at Menzies Hotel, Melbourne, on Friday, flew from Sydney on Thursday in the A.N.A. airliner Pengana…

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Tragic Hotel Fire Inquest on Boy and Aged Woman Boy's Fatal Mistake SYDNEY

National Advocate · Tuesday 11 October 1938 · page 2

"If the lad had remained in his room we could quite easily have saved him." said Fireman Barker, giving evidence before the City Coroner…

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