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Broken Hill & the Far West · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1931

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Strangers in Court Threatening Words Used to Barman at Hotel Fines Inflicted

Barrier Miner · Saturday 2 May 1931 · page 6

In the Police Court to-day, before Mr. G. S. Goldie. S.M., James Morgan (21) was charged with being drunk and disorderly in Argent-street on May 1…

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Dispute at a Hotel

Barrier Miner · Thursday 7 May 1931 · page 1

To hear the report of the vigilance committee of the Unemployed Union in regard to a dispute at a local hotel in connection with which the…

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Dispute at Hotel Meeting of Unemployed Discusses the Position Charge Made by Men Against Union Secretary

Barrier Miner · Friday 8 May 1931 · page 4

Lively scenes were witnessed this afternoon at the spacial meeting of the-Unemployed Union which was held outside the Trades Hall in the…

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Dispute at Hotel Employees Refuse Demand of Vigilance Committee

Barrier Miner · Friday 8 May 1931 · page 2

Sir members of the vigilance committee of the Unemployed Union called at the Royal Exchange Hotel to-day and interviewed the members of the…

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Licensing Prosecutions a Licensee Fined

Barrier Miner · Monday 11 May 1931 · page 3

In the Police Court to-day, before Mr. G. S. Goldle, S.M., Hercules Page was charged with having falled on April 6 to have closed and kept closed…

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Wentworth Licensing Court

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 12 May 1931 · page 4

At the Wentworth Licensing Court the licence of the Wentworth Hotel was transferred from Herbert Coutts Dunn to Francis Ralph Harvey; Edward…

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Liquor Prosecution Case Is Dismissed Against a Licensee First Offenders Fined

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 12 May 1931 · page 4

In the Police Court this afternoon before Mr. G. S. Goldie, S.M., Thomas W. C. Kerrison, former licensee of the Oriental Hotel, was charged that…

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Racing Licensing Board

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 13 May 1931 · page 1

At a meeting of the Silver City Racing Club presided over by Mr. C. J. Emery the following were chosen to comprise the Broken Hill Licensing…

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Licensing Court

Barrier Miner · Monday 18 May 1931 · page 1

In the Licensing Court todny Arthur Norman Paynter, manager for Seppelt and Sons, was granted spirit merchant's licence previously held by…

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Wellington (N.z.) Hotel Destroyed by Fire Six Persons Injured Wellington (N.Z.), May 2l

Barrier Miner · Thursday 21 May 1931 · page 1

The Panama"Hotel was destroyed by fire this morning. Six persons were taken to hospital suffering from burns and the effects of smoke, two being…

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Licensing Court Licences Transferred

Barrier Miner · Monday 25 May 1931 · page 2

In the Licensing Court to-day before Mr. G. S. Goldie, the licence of the Fowler's Gap Hotel was transferred from Arthur Richard Theodore Rowe…

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Black Snake in Hotel Bar Shot by Proprietor Adelaide

Barrier Miner · Monday 25 May 1931 · page 3

Mrs. Gordon Dreyer, wife of the proprietor or the Metropolitan Hotel, Grote-street, was getting some drinks for boarders last night when a strange…

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Private Inquiry Agents Police Chief Disapproves of Their Being Licensed Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 27 May 1931 · page 1

Mr. Childs, the Police Commissioner, to-day expressed emphatic disapproval of suggestions to license private inquiry agents. He said he…

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Telephoned Ricing News to an Adelaide Hotel Action by Police Taken to High Court Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Thursday 28 May 1931 · page 4

The right to disallow the sending of racing news over the telephone to hotels, which is claimed by the Chief Licensing Inspector of South Australia,…

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Sporting Racing Licenses Granted

Barrier Miner · Friday 29 May 1931 · page 1

A meeting of the Broken Hill Licensing Board was held yesterday after-noon, Mr. C. J. Emery presiding. Jockey's licences were granted to P. C…

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N.S.W. Hotel Licences Pull Court Decision on Surrender of Licences Sydney

Barrier Miner · Saturday 30 May 1931 · page 6

The State Full Court by a majority decision to-day decided that the Licensing Reduction Board has jurisdiction in its discretion to accept the…

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Licensing Court Excelsior Hotel Licence

Barrier Miner · Monday 1 June 1931 · page 1

In the Licensing Court to-day an application for the licence of the Excelsior Hotel was made by Mrs. Bertha Jane Rogers. Mr. T. J. Brown…

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New Zealand Hotel Fire Four Lives Lost Auckland (N.Z.), June 1

Barrier Miner · Monday 1 June 1931 · page 1

A fire in the Union Hotel, Greymouth (New Zealand) early yesterday morning resulted in the loss of four lives, The victims are David Isbester…

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Mungindi Hotel Destroyed Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 4 June 1931 · page 1

A disastrous fire c[?]curred on the Queensland side of Muugindi yesterday morning, destroying Tattersalls Hotel, a comparatively new building…

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Country Fires Wattle Flat Hotel Burnt Sydney

Barrier Miner · Thursday 4 June 1931 · page 1

The Royal Hotel at Wattle Flat, in the Bathurst district, was destroyed by fire early yesterday morning. The inmates escaped in their night attire…

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