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

Hotels & licensing, 1939

331 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 6 of 17

Brutal Murder Another Hotel Yard Horror Few Yards to Police Station SYDNEY

National Advocate · Tuesday 21 March 1939 · page 2

A daring and cold-blooded murder was carried out in the basement of a hotel opposite the Erskine Street police station late this…

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Hotel Yard Murder a Possible Clue SYDNEY

National Advocate · Wednesday 22 March 1939 · page 1

Certain pencilled notes which have come into the possession of the police might help them in their inquiries into the murder of Rebert Vincent…

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Sequel to Row in Hotel

Leader · Wednesday 22 March 1939 · page 4

How three young men assaulted the licensee of the Royal Hotel, Bertie Edye Duff, and a porter, Rog[?]ld Marks, in the hotel on the night of…

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Hotel Murder Graveside Appeal Funeral of Victim SYDNEY

National Advocate · Thursday 23 March 1939 · page 2

"If the man who shot this boy dill it in error I ask him across the body of the dead man to send a message to clear up the mystery…

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Capertee Progresses Electric Light and Power to Be Supplied by Hotel

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 23 March 1939 · page 2

After receiving a report from its electrical engineer- (Mr. R. E. Hollis) yesterday, Blaxland Shire Council decided to grant permission to Mr…

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Hotel Sensation Bullet Through Window Young Man Arrested Broken Hill

National Advocate · Monday 27 March 1939 · page 1

Ten minutes after three men were ejected from a hotel on Saturday, one of them returned and allegedly fired a shot through the…

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New Licensee at McSORLEY'S HOTEL

National Advocate · Tuesday 28 March 1939 · page 2

Mr. Jack Sheehan, who is one of the most widely known sports in the West, has taken over the conduct of McSorley's Hotel, at the corner of…

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General News Licensing Court

National Advocate · Tuesday 28 March 1939 · page 2

The licence of that Cosmopolitan Hotel was transferred from William Burns to John William Webb in the Bathurst Licensing Court yesterday…

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Bathurst Hotels

National Advocate · Wednesday 29 March 1939 · page 2

There are many people who will tell you that they remember Bathurst when it had 80 hotels. The fact is that 50 was the highest number. It is likely that the Bathurst A. H. and P. Association will tackle the bindli problem in the near future. Mr. B. Cavanagh told…

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Orange Court List. MONDAY.(Magistrate: Mr. R. Donaldson, P.M.)Smashed Hotel Door

Leader · Wednesday 29 March 1939 · page 1

In addition to being [?]ed, John Owers was ordered to pay compensation to Edward Chapman, licensee o[?] the Metropolitan Hotel. Chapman…

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Hotel Improvements

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 30 March 1939 · page 6

Good progress is being made with the remodelling of the Royal Hotel. It is expected that the job will be completed soon after Easter…

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Licensing Court

National Advocate · Tuesday 4 April 1939 · page 2

Frances May McSorley was granted a booth licence in the Bathurst Licensing Court yesterday for the T.T. races at Mt. Panorama on…

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Bomb in Hotel Sensation at Queenstown MELBOURNE

National Advocate · Wednesday 5 April 1939 · page 1

Considerable damage was caused to the roof and bar of the St. Andreas Hotel, Queenstown, last night when a bomb exploded. The m[?]…

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Cooyal Hotel

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 6 April 1939 · page 4

THE licence of the Cooyal Hotel has been transferred from Wyatt P. Donnelly to Lesite Woods…

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Influx of Visitors. 300 in Two Hotels. Orange Booked Out

Leader · Friday 7 April 1939 · page 2

Orange will probably have a record number of visitors this Easter Duntryleague Guest House and most of the hotels…

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Mt. Victoria Hotel Hotel Brokers and References

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 11 April 1939 · page 3

An application for the transfer of the licence of the Mt. Victoria Hotel Mt. Victoria, from John Francis Regan Cranney to Edith Mary Gardiner, was…

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Bathurst Hotel Raid . Local Men Fined

National Advocate · Saturday 15 April 1939 · page 1

The sequel to a police raid on the Cosmopolitan Hotel on the night of March 18, was the appearance in the Bathurst Police Court yesterday of…

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Licensing Report Satisfactory

National Advocate · Tuesday 18 April 1939 · page 2

In the Licensing Court yesterday Mr. W. S. Bromhead. S.M. received from Sergeant Thomas on behalf of the police the quarterly district…

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Bathurst Hotels in the "Good Old Days"

National Advocate · Tuesday 18 April 1939 · page 2

Two Bathurst natives of the generation when our beards were black met at the "National Advocate" yesterday. They were Messrs J. Minehan. now…

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"Wonderful Record" Of Dubbo Licensee Two Convictions in 44 Years DUBBO

National Advocate · Wednesday 19 April 1939 · page 7

"Because of that [?]nave over the past [?]…

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