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Broken Hill & the Far West · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1936

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Fire Destroys Hotel

Barrier Miner · Friday 3 January 1936 · page 4

WHITTLESEA, Thursday.—Hampered by a poor water supply, nearly 100 Whittlesea residents were powerless to save the Royal Mail Hotel,…

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Theft From Hotel; Man Charged

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 7 January 1936 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—Mrs. F. Farrow, licensee of the Waterside Hotel, city, struggled with an intruder in her bedroom yesterday morning…

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Seeks Refuge From Bandits U.S. Publican On Way To Australia San Francisco, January 9

Barrier Miner · Friday 10 January 1936 · page 1

Bound for Australia in the Monteney is Mr. Kenneth Wakefield, who has created a sensation by admitting that he is seeking refuge in…

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Stephens Creek Hotel Sold

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 15 January 1936 · page 1

Mrs. J. A. Gardner, of the Stephens Greek Hotel, has sold the property to Mr. Barney Roberts. The present licensee is Mr. L. Grigg…

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More Mines Idle Licensed Ships Refused Coal Sydney Rumor Sydney

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 15 January 1936 · page 4

There were no fresh developments to-day regarding the seamen's strike, but it was stated in Sydney that the Aberdare Central…

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Comments of Readers Work in Hotels To the Editor, Sir.—

Barrier Miner · Thursday 23 January 1936 · page 4

Please allow me space in your columns to put before the public of Broken Hill the unfairness of the Town Employees' Union. Why is it…

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Comments of Readers Union Labor at Hotels To the Editor,—Sir.—

Barrier Miner · Friday 24 January 1936 · page 2

Regarding the statement by Mr. Clark that all hotels employ union labor, I know one girl who has worked at three hotels during the last year, and is…

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Bourke's Big Blaze Hotel Building Destroyed Some Narrow Escapes Bourke

Barrier Miner · Saturday 1 February 1936 · page 1

One of the biggest fires in the history of Bourke destroyed the old Central Australian Hotel. The…

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Bourke's Big Blaze Hotel Building Destroyed Some Narrow Escapes Bourke

Barrier Miner · Saturday 1 February 1936 · page 3

One of the biggest fires in the history of Bourke destroyed the old Central Australian Hotel. The…

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Intruders Rob Hotel Proprietor

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 4 February 1936 · page 4

BRISBANE, Monday.—Four men entered Capalada Hotel, Brisbane, early yesterday morning and ordered the housekeeper to serve them with…

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Higher Country Hotel Standard

Barrier Miner · Thursday 6 February 1936 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Immediate and favorable consideration was promised by the Minister for Justice (Mr. Martin) when a deputation…

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£53 Stolen by Daring Hotel Thief

Barrier Miner · Friday 7 February 1936 · page 4

SYDNEY, Thursday.—When called upon to serve a man in the bar of the Kentish Hotel, Glebe, to-day Mrs. Eather Goddard, sister of the…

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Fire at Bourke Old Hotel Destroyed

Western Grazier · Saturday 8 February 1936 · page 2

The old Central Australian Hotel, built ever 50 years ago at Bourke, was demolished by fire about three o'clock Saturday morning. The outbreak…

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Licensing of Garages Bill Likely To Be Introduced SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 12 February 1936 · page 2

Mr. A. S. Henry, M.L.A., addressing a meeting of the Service Station Proprietors' Association, predicted that a bill would be introduced in the…

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Licensing Court

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 18 February 1936 · page 2

In the Licensing Court to-day the magistrate (Mr. R. Donaldson) adjourned until Friday an application by John Dwyer for a billiards licence in…

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Hotel Accommodation at Canberra

Barrier Miner · Friday 28 February 1936 · page 1

CANBERRA, Friday. — Following strong criticism, the Government has modified its proposal to displace public servants by Federal members at…

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Hotel Party Sequel Licensee And Four Guests Fined

Barrier Miner · Monday 9 March 1936 · page 1

A party at the Brewer's Arms Hotel on February 13 resulted in the licensee and four men appearing in the Police Court to-day to answer…

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Licensing of S.P. BETTING U.A.P. Younger Sel Resolution SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Friday 13 March 1936 · page 2

The North Sydney branch of the U.A.P. Younger Set convention carried a resolution urging the Government to licence S.P. betting…

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Privileges to Half-castes Allowed To Enter Hotels CANBERRA

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 25 March 1936 · page 4

How the affairs of aborigines and half-castes are almost entirely under the control of the Chief Protector (Dr. Cook) was described to-day by…

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Hotel Porter Bound Daring Robbery By Two Bandits SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Monday 30 March 1936 · page 3

About 2 o'clock this morning two men entered the Burlington Hotel at the corner of Sussex and Hay streets, and asked the night porter, Herbert…

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