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Broken Hill & the Far West · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1939

70 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 1 of 4

Betting in Hotel Two Men Fined £20 In Court

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 3 January 1939 · page 1

BETTING by two men in a room at the Gasworks Hotel Railway Town, on Saturday afternoon cost them £20 each in…

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Of New Southwa[?] Stop Press Guests Fell in Pyjamas Fire in Hotel

Barrier Miner · Friday 6 January 1939 · page 1

SYDNEY.—The Oakes Hotel at The Oakes, near Camden, was destroyed by fire today. Inmates wore compelled to flee clad only in…

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Carried Beer in Kit Bag; Hotel Boots Fined

Barrier Miner · Saturday 7 January 1939 · page 2

ADELAIDE, Saturday.—A Christmas Eve party cost Arthur John Moran, boots of the Britannia Hotel, Port Adelaide, £2/10/-, when he was…

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In Hotel After Hours Fines Inflicted On Nine Men

Barrier Miner · Monday 9 January 1939 · page 1

NINE men found in the bar of the Theatre Royal Hotel during prohibited, hours on December ll were each fined 10/- with 8/- costs by Mr…

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Denial Of Beer Shortage In Hotels

Barrier Miner · Thursday 12 January 1939 · page 1

LOCAL managers of breweries today denied that there was any beer shortage in Broken Hill, and said that there were ample supplies…

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Moral Fibre Weakened Why Woman Stole From Hotels

Barrier Miner · Friday 20 January 1939 · page 6

WINIFRED HEALEY, of Claremont-road, Surbiton, Surrey, sentenced at London Sessions to 21 months' imprisonment for thefts…

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Motor Car Hits Pole Near Grand Hotel

Barrier Miner · Saturday 21 January 1939 · page 6

Excitement was caused in Argent-street about 4.45 o'clock this afternoon when a motorist, attempting to back his car into the kerb, struck…

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Japanese Hotels Raided (Special to "The Miner.") SINGAPORE, January 20

Barrier Miner · Saturday 21 January 1939 · page 3

Special police today raided Japanese hotels, the Japanese Industrial Bureau and Chamber of Commerce and seized certain documents. These…

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Two Men Each Fined £25 Were Betting In Hotel

Barrier Miner · Monday 23 January 1939 · page 1

TWO men who were arrested at the Oriental Hotel on Saturday afternoon for betting…

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Car Taken From in Front of Hotel

Barrier Miner · Thursday 9 February 1939 · page 2

Joyriders are believed to be responsible for the disappearance of a car from in front of the Theatre Royal Hotel last night. It was later found…

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Told To Leave Hotel; Sequel to N. Z. Elections

Barrier Miner · Thursday 16 February 1939 · page 8

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Mr. Frank Goldberg of Sydney, head of Goldberg Advertising Agency, who is now on his 50th business visit to New…

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Forced to Leave Another Hotel

Barrier Miner · Thursday 16 February 1939 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday.—The boycott against Frank Goldberg, the well known advertising agent, is still proceeding in New Zealand. Goldberg in…

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Hairdressers Fined Failed To Renew Licenses

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 21 February 1939 · page 1

TWO hairdressers, who pleaded guilty to charges of failing to renew their licences which expired at the end.of December, were fined. by…

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Change of Licensees At Grand Hotel

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 22 February 1939 · page 3

Mr. T. V. Slattery, licensee of the Grand Hotel, will soon relinquish that licence to Mr. William Tasman O'Keefe, of Sydney. An application…

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Farewell To Hotel Licensee

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 7 March 1939 · page 2

A farewell social was tendered to the president of the United Licensed Victuallers' Association (Mr. T. V. Slattery) and Mrs. Slattery at the…

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Armed Bandit Steals £44 From Hotel

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 7 March 1939 · page 4

SYDNEY, Monday.—An armed bandit calmly walked into an Alexandria hotel, grabbed a bag containing £44, and made a successful getaway…

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Hotel Licensees Make Applications

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 14 March 1939 · page 4

An application by George Dudley Martin, of the Imperial Hotel to allow John Storey to carry on the business of his hotel for a period of six…

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Hotel Guest Threatened Woman Imprisoned SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 14 March 1939 · page 3

SCENTENCES totalling nine months' imprisonment were imposed on Jovce Pascoe (26) at the Manly Police Court today after she had…

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Alleged Betting In Hotel Police Story of Visit Charge Against Licensee

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 15 March 1939 · page 1

THE hearing of a charge against the licensee of the Oriental Hotel of permitting betting in his hotel bar was begun before Mr. A. B. Collins, S.M. in the Police Court today. Mr. J. J. Davoren, who appeared for the…

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Magistrate Hears Story in Court Disturbance At Hotel Follows Rent Talk

Barrier Miner · Monday 20 March 1939 · page 1

THE story of an alleged assault on the local manager of Tooth & Co. Ltd., Mr. E. A. Reiss, was told to Mr. A. B. Collins, S.M., in the Police Court today when Cecil Charles Richards pleaded not guilty to having…

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