Australian newspapers
1803 – 1954
Old Local Papers
Every story
read free on Trove

These are historical newspapers. Some stories use language and express views that are offensive today.

← Hotels & licensing, all years

Broken Hill & the Far West · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1924

216 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 9 of 11

Hotel Boarders at Play

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 17 September 1924 · page 3

The annual cricket match between the Returned Soldiers' Hostel and the Australian Club Hotel boarders was held last Sunday at the Pinnacles, the…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Wireless Broadcasting. Dealers in New Zealand Are to Be Licensed Wellington (N.Z.). September 18

Barrier Miner · Thursday 18 September 1924 · page 4

Wireless dealers in New Zealand are to be licensed, and the fees will go towards broadcasting expenses…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Crystal Hotel Sold

Barrier Miner · Friday 19 September 1924 · page 4

Messrs. Megaw and Hogg report having sold the Crystal Hotel in Crystal-street to Messrs. S. Borg and P. Summitt for £200…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Crystal Hotel Sold

Barrier Miner · Saturday 20 September 1924 · page 8

Messrs. Megaw and Hogg report having sold the Crystal Hotel in Crystalstreet to Messrs. S. Borg and P. Summitt for £200…

Continued on Trove, page 8 →

Erca[?] Listeners' Licenses

Western Grazier · Saturday 27 September 1924 · page 2

The Postmaster General's Department expresses surprise that a number of nears of wireless receiving apparatus have so far failed to obtain…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Oxford Hotel Closed

Barrier Miner · Saturday 27 September 1924 · page 4

The Oxford Hotel, which was one of those delicensed by the Licensee Reduction Board, closed at 6.30 p.m. on Thursday. The Barrier Club Hotel,…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Oxford Hotel Closed

Barrier Miner · Saturday 27 September 1924 · page 10

The Oxford Hotel, which was one of those delicensed by the License Reduction Board, closed at 6.30 p.m. on Thursday. The Barrier Club Hotel,…

Continued on Trove, page 10 →

General Cable News Famous Hotel Destroyed (Reuter's Message.) Vancouver, September 27

Barrier Miner · Monday 29 September 1924 · page 1

A message from Del Monte, California, states that the Hotel Del Monte, which was in the centre of a playground known internationally to…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Cable Hotel Sold

Barrier Miner · Monday 29 September 1924 · page 4

Messrs. Megaw and Hogg advise that they have sold the Cable Hotel on account of the South Australian Brewing Company to Mr. R. Halliday for £100…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Charge Against Licensee Adjourned for a Week

Barrier Miner · Monday 29 September 1924 · page 1

Henry Treble Brown, licensee of the Centennial Hotel, was charged with Laving failed to keep his bar closed to the public during prohibited hours on…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Wireless Sets. 60,000 New South Wales But Only 10,000 LICENSES Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 2 October 1924 · page 4

It is estimated that there are at least 60,000 wireless sets in operation in New South Wales, while only about 10,000 persons have taken out licenses…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Licensing Court

Barrier Miner · Friday 3 October 1924 · page 2

In the Licensing Court this morning, before Mr. G. A. Stevenson, S.M., tho following matters were dealt with: —License Transferred.—…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Liquor Act Prosecution. Charge Against Licensee a Conviction Recorded

Barrier Miner · Monday 6 October 1924 · page 1

In the Police Court this morning, before Mr. G. A. Stevenson, S.M., Henry Treble Brown, licensee of the Centennial Hotel, was charged with…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Storms in Queensland. Much Damage by Cyclone in Western Township Hotel and Store Wrecked Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 7 October 1924 · page 1

A cyclone swept over [?]fracombe, a central western township, near Longreach, on Sunday night. Details to hand are meagre, but it is known that…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

[?] Desperate Prisoner. Captured by Hotelkeeper After Breaking Gaol Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 7 October 1924 · page 1

William Digby, who with William Augustine M[?]Entee, made a sensational escape from Yatala Labor Prison in 1921. again escaped from gaol on…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Delicensed Hotels. Compensation at Goulburn Sydney

Barrier Miner · Monday 13 October 1924 · page 4

The Licenses Reduction Board yesterday allotted compensation in respect of the hotels closed in the Goulburn licensing district. The total…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

On Licensed Premises. Two Convictions Recorded

Barrier Miner · Monday 13 October 1924 · page 1

In the Police Court this morning, before Mr. G. A. Stevenson, S.M., John Sheridan and John Kennedy pleaded not guilty to a charge of…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Licensing Inspector's Report

Barrier Miner · Monday 13 October 1924 · page 2

Inspector Dimond presented his quarterly report to the Licensing Court this morning. He stated that renovations had been recommended at…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Second-hand Dealing. Police Oppose a License

Barrier Miner · Monday 13 October 1924 · page 1

In the Police Court this morning, before Mr. G. A. Stevenson, S.M. John Truscott applied for a renewal of his secondhand dealers license…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →

Fire Destroys Hotel

Barrier Miner · Thursday 16 October 1924 · page 1

Early on Wednesday morning the Railway Hotel at Ultima (221 miles from Melbourne), comprising 40 rooms, was burned to the ground (says…

Continued on Trove, page 1 →