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Broken Hill & the Far West · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1927

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New South Wales Man Knocked Senseless by the in an Hotel Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 19 April 1927 · page 4

Caught in a room at the Woolpack Inn, Parramatta, on Monday, a thief attacked Alexander Blackadder, knocked him senseless and, [?] down…

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Drunken Motor Cyclist Fined & License Suspended

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 19 April 1927 · page 2

In the Police Court this morning. before Mr. R. C. Atkinson. S.M., James Bowman pleaded guilty to a charge of having driven a motor cycle and…

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Ahzac Day Holiday the Closing of Hotels During Church Services Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 21 April 1927 · page 2

Mr. J. T. Lang, the Premier, stated yesterday that steps are being taken for the issue of a proclamation closing all hotels between the hours of 10.30…

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Latest News Issue General Cables French Publicans Fined for Breaking Contracts (The "Times" Message.) Cannes, April 19

Barrier Miner · Thursday 21 April 1927 · page 4

The frequency with which French botelkeepers break agreements to reserve, accommodation for dominion tourists makes it advisable that…

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South Australia Robberies From Hotels Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 27 April 1927 · page 4

There was a recurrence of hotel robberies to-day when the British Arms Hotel at Gilberton was entered by burglars through a window leading…

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An Hotel at Whttton Destroyed by Fire Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 28 April 1927 · page 3

Albert Hotel at Wlitton, containing 23 rooms, was dostroyed by fire yesterday morning. The adjoining residences were saved with difficulty…

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Sydney Burglar's Nerve Enables Him to Escape Walks Through an Hotel After Eliding the Police Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 3 May 1927 · page 4

Sheer nerve enabled a burglar to make his escape when he was surrounded by police in the premises of Mick Simmons at the corner of George…

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From Hotel to Palace Hungarian Romance Berlin, May 9

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 11 May 1927 · page 3

A romance like that of Cophetua, a legendary king of Africa, who loved and married a beggar maid, is reported from Belgrade…

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Polish Airman Killed Crashed on Hotel Roof (A.p.a. Message.) Warsaw, May 12

Barrier Miner · Friday 13 May 1927 · page 4

Lientenant-Colonel Polowsky, Deputy Chief of the Polish Air Force, was flying over the city when a gust of wind overturned his machine. It…

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Polish Airman Killed Crashed on Hotel Roof (A.p.a. Message.) Warsaw, May 12

Barrier Miner · Saturday 14 May 1927 · page 8

Lieutenant-Colonel Polowsky, Deputy Chief of the Polish Air Force, was flying over the city when a gust of wind overturned his machine. It…

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Fighting in Hotel Bar a Defendant Fined

Barrier Miner · Monday 16 May 1927 · page 2

In the Police Court this morning, before Mr. R. C. Atkinson, S.M., Francis John Hedley (35) pleaded not guilty to a charge of having behaved in a…

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Licensing Court a License Transferred

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 17 May 1927 · page 2

In the Licensing Court this morning, before Mr. R. C. Atkinson. S.M., Sydney Knapman, formerly of Henley Beach, Adelaide, was granted the…

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The Federal Capital the Second Best Hotel Reserved for Politicians

Barrier Miner · Thursday 19 May 1927 · page 2

Hotel Kurrajong, the second best at Canberra, is to be converted into a hostel for politicians (says a Melbourne message in the "Advertiser"). All the…

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Fight in Hotel Bar Defendant Is Fined Fou Riotous Behaviour

Barrier Miner · Monday 30 May 1927 · page 3

In the Police Court to-day, before Mr R.C Atkmson. S.M., John Leahy pleaded not guilty to a charge of having behaved in a riotous manner…

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Hotelkeepers Boycotted Action by Brewers Hobart

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 31 May 1927 · page 1

As 33 hotels in Southern Tasmania did not comply with the conditions of sale of liquor they were boycotted by the Brewers' Association…

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Man Dead in Hotel Rifle by His Body Brisbane

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 31 May 1927 · page 4

John Joseph Walsh, a former resident of Maitland, New South Wales, was found dead with a bullet wound in the heart' at Tattersalls Hotel…

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Licensing Court

Barrier Miner · Saturday 11 June 1927 · page 4

In the Licensing Court this morning, before Mr. R. C. Atkinson, S.M., Charles Berkholz was given permission to transfer the license of the…

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Licensing Court

Barrier Miner · Monday 13 June 1927 · page 1

At a special sitting of the Licensing Court to-day Mr. R. C. Atkinson, S.M., granted renewals of the 53 publicans licenses held in Broken Hill and…

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Four Germans Arrested in a Moscow Hotel Charge of Espionage (A.p.a. Message.) Berlin, June 17

Barrier Miner · Saturday 18 June 1927 · page 1

The "Zeitung Am Mittag" reports that the Soviet secret police have arrested five Germans in a Moscow hotel on [?]charge of espionage…

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Four Germans Arrested in a Moscow Hotel Charge of Espionage (A.p.a. Message.) Berlin, June 17

Barrier Miner · Saturday 18 June 1927 · page 2

The "Zeitung Sin Mittag" reports that the Soviet secret police have arrested five Germans in a Moscow hotel on a charge of espionage…

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