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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1928

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AT 1 A.M. Exciting Scenes at Hotel Arrests Follow Strange Behaviour

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 31 July 1928 · page 6

First discovery of a man hiding beneath the sofa in the lounge . . . his capture after a short struggle with a uniformed…

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£2,700 in Month Publican's Betting Losses SYDNEY

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 3 August 1928 · page 3

In the course of his examination before the Registrar in Bankruptcy (Mr. N. C. Lockhart) yesterday Henry Goldman told the official…

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Wombat Hotel Transferred

The Young Chronicle · Friday 3 August 1928 · page 8

The license of the Royal Hotel at Wombat has been transferred., from James Leslie Duell to James Marsden Pratt late licensee of the…

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Game at an Hotel Bar

The Yass Courier · Monday 6 August 1928 · page 4

In Chambers, before Judge Davidson, on Thursday, a case was heard against Thomas Williams, hotelkeeper, Coff’s Harbour, for breach of the Gaming…

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Thefts From Bendick Hotel. Man Convicted at Young To-day. Smart Work by Constable Maskill. Defendant Throws a Watch Away

The Young Chronicle · Tuesday 7 August 1928 · page 2

Before Mr. A. S. Wickham at the court to-day Stanislaus Francis Castles, aged 20, a married man, was convicted of stealing a pair of…

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Wild Party Fracas at Hotel Licensee Withdraws Prosecution

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 20 August 1928 · page 2

When a quarrel developed into a fracas in a room at the Hibernian Hotel on Saturday night nine men engaged in a free fight, the…

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Shocked! Mr. Harrison and Youths. Found on Licensed Premises

The Young Chronicle · Friday 24 August 1928 · page 1

Baby! That's what the police magistrate (Mr. Harrison) called 19-year-old Norman Ritchie at court on Wednesday…

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Country Towns and Hotels Value to Adjoining Properties Mr. Greg McGIRR'S VIEWS "Shut Hotels and You Shut Small Towns"

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 28 August 1928 · page 5

The farmer and graziers of Binalong on July 1[?] last formed themselves a committee of protest against t a proposed closing of the…

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Blamed Drink Thefts From Royal Hotel Two Men Convicted

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 30 August 1928 · page 2

Pleading guilty to charges of stealing from the Royal Hotel on June 23, at the Goulburn Quarter Sessions today, Walter James…

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After Hours Police Visit Licensed Premises

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Monday 3 September 1928 · page 2

At the Goulburn Police Court this morning William Spicer and Thomas Brown were each filled 10/ with 8/ costs, or seven days,' for having been…

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Drunken Motorist In Burrowa Street. FINE £5 and License Suspended Till Expiry. Drove on Wrong Side Without Lights

The Young Chronicle · Tuesday 4 September 1928 · page 1

A fine of £5 and suspension of his license until date of expiry on 31st December was the punishment meted out to Charles Avenal Linton…

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Dog Racing Licenses Will Be Refused SYDNEY

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 6 September 1928 · page 6

The State Cabinet made a move yesterday towards banning dog-racing after live hares on courses formerly used for greyhound racing with…

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Declined to Proceed Licensee and Change Against Boarder. What a Constable Saw

The Young Chronicle · Friday 7 September 1928 · page 2

When Hilton Peers was charged at court this morning with refusing to pay for his accommodation at the Great Eastern Hotel, Mr. Prescott,…

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Went for a 'Warm' in Wombat Many Excuses Fail Football Fan. Fined for Hotel Visit

The Young Chronicle · Friday 7 September 1928 · page 2

Stanley Semili[?]sky aged 22, was fined £2 at court this afternoon for being found on the licensed premises of the Royal Hotel at Wombat on…

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Royal Hotel Sold

Yass Evening Tribune · Monday 10 September 1928 · page 2

Owing to indifferent health, Mr. J. Mann, proprietor of the Royal Hotel, Cooma Street, has sold out to Mr. Barry, of Guyra. Mr. and Mrs…

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Architect's Claim Hotel Gordon Alterations "Never Indebted," says Defence

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 11 September 1928 · page 2

At the Goulburn District Court this morning before Judge Coyle, Herbert Charles Manfred, architect, of Goulburn, claimed £140 from Kate…

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Was To Have Been Married. Applicant for License of Oddfellows' Arms. Magistrate's Comment on Police Statement. Asks for Report From the Commissioners

The Young Chronicle · Tuesday 11 September 1928 · page 1

A strong protest was made by the magistrate (Mr Harrison) at the Licensing Court on Friday at a police report on an applicant…

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Contract Claim Judge Inspects Premises Hotel Gordon Case Continued

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Wednesday 12 September 1928 · page 2

The case in which Herbert Charles Manfred, architect, and John Joseph Piggott, builder, are claiming balance due on the. contracting work for the…

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Hotel Gordon Claim for Contract Fees Effort at Settlement Fails

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 13 September 1928 · page 4

When the case in which Herbert Charles Manfred, architect, and John Joseph Piggott, bulider, are claiming balance of payment due on the…

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Hotel Gordon Claim For Contract Fees

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Friday 14 September 1928 · page 4

The cast in which Herbert Charles Manfred, architect, and John Joseph Pigott, builder are claiming balance of payment due on the contract of the…

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