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Broken Hill & the Far West · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1926

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Fight in an Hotel Police Make an Arrest After Half Hour's Battle Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Thursday 3 June 1926 · page 4

Riding his horse into the diningroom of the Exchange Hotel at Foster, Victoria, a man-called upon the people to put up their hands. A constable…

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Murdered Detectives Two Men Arrested Publican and Barman Kalgoorlie

Barrier Miner · Monday 7 June 1926 · page 2

Two men have been arrested and charged with the wilful murder of Inspector Walsh and Detective-Sergeant Pitman. Early on Sunday morning…

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U.s.a. Hotelkeepers Pay Visit to England Hotels and Railways Beat Their Own

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 9 June 1926 · page 1

Moro than 300 members of the International Hotel Alliance spent a few days in England recently before going to Paris for their annual convention…

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Licensing Court

Barrier Miner · Monday 14 June 1926 · page 2

In the Licensing Court this morning before Mr. G. A. Stevenson, S.M. Hedwig Watson, a widow and formerly licensed of the Topar Hotel, was…

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Showman's Appugation for Auctioneer's License Decision Reserved

Barrier Miner · Monday 14 June 1926 · page 1

In the Police Court this morning, before Mr. G. A. Stevenson, S.M., Alfred Hugh Alexander Payne, showman, applied for an auctioneer's license…

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Liquor Act Cases Licensee Is Convicted Will Not Be Recorded Against the License

Barrier Miner · Monday 14 June 1926 · page 2

In the Police Court this morning, before Mr. C. A. Stevenson, S.M., Melinda Johns, licensee of the South Australian Club Hotel, was charged…

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Fire at Woy Woy Licensee of an Hotel Collapses and Dies Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 15 June 1926 · page 1

A disastrous fire occurred at Woy Woy at about midnight last night, when four shops in the main business block were destroyed. The occupants…

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Showman Is Granted Auctioneer's License

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 15 June 1926 · page 2

In the Police Court this morning, before Mr. G. A. Stevenson,S.M., the case was continued in which Alfred Hugh Alexander Payne, showman,…

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Licensing Court Licenses Renewed

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 16 June 1926 · page 2

In the Licensing Court this morning Mr. G. A. Stevenson, S.M., granted renewals of fll publicans' licenses, seven Australian wine licenses, and five spirit…

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Licensing Court

Barrier Miner · Monday 21 June 1926 · page 2

In the Licensing Court this morning before Mr. G, A. Stevenson, S.M., the following cases were dealt with:— An application for the' transfer of…

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Fire Causes Damage at Australian Club Hotel Smoke Room Damaged and Fcrniture Destroyed

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 22 June 1926 · page 3

From outward, appearances few people this morning would have thought that the Australian Club Hotel had a, narrow escape from being…

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Licensing Court

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 23 June 1926 · page 2

In the Licensing Court this morning before Mr. G. A. Stevenson, S.M., Lila Edith Mathieson was granted the transfer of the publican's license in…

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Booth Licenses Granted

Barrier Miner · Thursday 24 June 1926 · page 2

Mr. H. A. Robertson, licensee of the Australian Club Hotel, was this moraing granted two booth licenses for the L.V.R.C. race meeting to be held on…

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Wireless and Hotels No State Restriction on Sporting Results Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 24 June 1926 · page 1

Mr. W. J. M'Kell, State Minister for Justice, says that under the Licensing Act radio music could not be permitted in the bar or any other…

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40 Melbourne Hotels Are to Be Delicense[?] Court's Decision Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 29 June 1926 · page 1

The Licensing Court yesterday decided that 40 hotels in the licensing districts of Albert Park, Port Melbourne, Prahran, St. Kilda,…

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Publicans' Booth Rights for South Jockey Club

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 29 June 1926 · page 2

Mrs. Mathieson, of the Theatre Royal Hotel, has secured the publican's booth rights for the South Broken Hill Jockey Club for the year, 1926-1927…

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Racing Carnival Bookings at Hotels

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 29 June 1926 · page 3

The racing carnival this year will attract a largo number of visitors from Adelaide... Hotelkeepers in the course of conversation this morning…

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More Insurance Companies T Do Not Want License Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 1 July 1926 · page 1

A number of additional insurance companies yesterday decided not to apply for licenses under the Workers' Compensation Act…

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Licensing Court

Barrier Miner · Thursday 1 July 1926 · page 4

The quarterly Licensing Court was held at the Courthouse this morning, when Mr. G. A. Stevenson, S.M., expressed satisfaction at the report…

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Notes and Comments Federal Hotels.—

Barrier Miner · Friday 2 July 1926 · page 2

It may not be generally known that the Federal Government owns hotel properties. Besides those in the Northern Territory for which tenders were…

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