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Broken Hill & the Far West · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1917

181 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 9 of 10

Hotel Struck by Lightning. Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Thursday 29 November 1917 · page 2

The Tarcoola Hotel was struck by lightning yesterday, and was set on fire and destroyed…

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New Zealand Licensing Laws. Six O'clock Closing Inaugurated. Wellington (N.Z.)

Barrier Miner · Monday 3 December 1917 · page 2

The 6 o'clock closing of hotels was inaugurated in non-prohibition areas in New Zealand on Saturday with[?] any special incident…

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Municipal Licenses

Barrier Miner · Monday 3 December 1917 · page 2

Municipal licences for 1918 in Broken Hill—cabe, taxis, carriers, dairy, and milk vendors—are due on or before December 12…

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Licensing Court. Transfer Remanded; Renewals Granted

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 5 December 1917 · page 4

In the Licensing Court this after-noon, before Mr. H. Giles Shaw, S.M. (chairman), and Mr. T. Hall, L.M., George William Scott applied for a…

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Police Raid on Hotels. Trading After Hours. Forty Defendants Plead Guilty. Eight Defended Cases

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 5 December 1917 · page 2

In the Police Court to-day, before Mr. H. Giles Shaw, S.M., the sequel was witnessed to the raids made by the Broken Hill police on city and…

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Sunday Trading License Refused

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 5 December 1917 · page 2

In the Police Court on the 27th inst., when the application of William Young for a Sunday trading license was called on, he did not appear[?] and Sergeant…

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Egg Thrown in a Hotel. Two Men Fined and One Discharged

Barrier Miner · Thursday 6 December 1917 · page 2

Before Mr. T. W. Cohen, J.P., in the Police Court to-day, John Henry Moore (36) was charged that on December 5 he was found drunk and…

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Centennial Hotel Offered for Sale

Barrier Miner · Friday 7 December 1917 · page 1

This morning Messrs. Megaw and Hogg, acting under instructions from Hider's Trustee and Executor Company, Limited, offered for auction sale…

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Eggs Thrown in a Hotel. Another Charge Against J. H. Moore

Barrier Miner · Monday 10 December 1917 · page 4

In the Police Court this morning before Mr. H. Giles Shaw, S.M., John Henry Moore pleaded not guilty to a charge of having behaved in a riotous…

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Charge of Resisting the Police. While Entering a Hotel

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 12 December 1917 · page 4

Before Mr. H. Giles Shaw, S.M., in the Police Court this morning Hans Christian Ericksen, a Dane, was charged with having on Saturday night…

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Affairs In Britain. License for Import of Butter Revoked. (Reuter's Message). London

Barrier Miner · Thursday 13 December 1917 · page 4

Official: The Government's general licence for the import of butter has been revoked, but consignments en route to Great Britain before December…

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Hotel and Wine Bars on Polling Day. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Friday 14 December 1917 · page 2

The question of closing hotels on polling day has not yet been decided by the Federal authorities. It is probable, however, that a proclamation will be…

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Hotels to Be Open. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Monday 17 December 1917 · page 2

The Federal Government will not dose the hotels on polling day…

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White Cliffs Police Court. Licensing Cases

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 18 December 1917 · page 3

"The Miner's" White Cliffs correspondent reports:— At the White Cliffs Police Court on the 13th instant, before Mr. T. W…

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Brisbane Hotels to Be Closed on Thursday. Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 18 December 1917 · page 2

An order has been issued by the chief police magistrate directing the closure of all hotels within the Brisbane licensing area during polling…

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Licensing Court. Renewals Granted

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 19 December 1917 · page 4

In the Licensing Court this morning, before Mr. H. Giles Shaw, S.M. (chairman), and Mr. G. C. Bowen, L.M.,…

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The Referendum. Hotels to Be Closed To-morrow. Sale of Liquor Prohibited. Sunday Conditions to Prevail

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 19 December 1917 · page 8

The Broken Hill police authorities been officially advised that all holders of licenses under the Liquor Act for the sale of intoxicating liquors,…

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Hotels to Be Closed. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 19 December 1917 · page 6

The Federal Government yesterday decided that, hotels throughout the Commonwealth will be required to be closed to-morrow (referendum day)…

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Souh Australia. Hotels Open in Adelaide. Adelaide, Thursday

Barrier Miner · Thursday 20 December 1917 · page 4

The hotels in Adelaide, after being closed for some time this morning, were opened later on as usual, as no official proclamation had been issued…

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In Australia. Transports and Opening of Hotels

Barrier Miner · Friday 21 December 1917 · page 2

In reference to the efforts being made by the Licensed Victuallers' Association to induce the military commandant to relax regulations concerning the…

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