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Hunter Valley · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1927

355 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 18 of 18

Traveller's Death. Fell From Hotel Window. Goulburn

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 December 1927 · page 5

Augustus Gye, 36, a commercial traveller, was found unconscious beneath the window of the hotel at which he lived. He died later in…

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Hotel Fire. Notes and Cheques Destroyed

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 December 1927 · page 11

When a small fire broke out in a bedroom of the Caledonian Hotel, Cessnock cheques and notes to the value of £100 were destroyed…

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Liquor Act. Closing of Hotels on Anzac Day

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 December 1927 · page 13

As the High Court has now upheld the Supreme Court's decision declaring illegal the proclamation closing hotels on Anzac Day, the Returned…

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Appeal Dismissed Interesting Legal Point. When Is an Hotel a Public Place?

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 10 December 1927 · page 13

That hotels are public places between the hours of 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. only was the ground of an appeal heard before his Honer. Judge…

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Licensing Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 10 December 1927 · page 4

A Quarterly Licensing Court for the Licensing District of Maitland will be held at the West Maitland Courthouse, on January 16, at 10…

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LOCAL & GENERAL Transfer of Hotel License

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 12 December 1927 · page 4

At the Maitland Licensing Court to-day, before Mr. H. M. Blackmore, P.M., the license of the Caledonian Hotel, Aberdare, was transferred…

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Belmore Hotel Appeal

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 12 December 1927 · page 4

His Honor, Judge White, this afternoon, gave his reserved decision in the matter of the appeal of the owner of the Belmore Hotel, West…

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Hotel Transfer

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 13 December 1927 · page 5

At the Maitland Licensing Court yesterday, before Mr. H. M. Blackmore, P.M., the license of the Caledonian Hotel, Aberdare, was…

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Auctioneers' Licenses Renewed

The Scone Advocate · Friday 16 December 1927 · page 2

The following auctioneers had their licenses renewed:—Arthur F. Barwick, Alexander J. Dodd, George N. Lochhcad, Cecil W. Morris, Harry Rowland…

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Licensing Court Friday, December 16th (Before Mr H. M. Blackmore, P.M.)

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 20 December 1927 · page 1

Applications for renewal of billiard licenses were granted Moulos, Arthew Matthew Southern, Henry Joseph Miner, Charles Lewis Halter,…

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Helpful Hotelkeepers

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 23 December 1927 · page 9

The hotel proprietors in Cessnock have adopted a rather good idea this year. Instead of giving away bottles of wine and such presents as are…

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Throat Slashed Hotel Broker Attacked. After Wine Bar Quarrel

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 29 December 1927 · page 3

A few minutes after he had intervened in a quarrel between a man and a woman in a Crown street wine bar on Wednesday afternoon, Leslie…

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Fees Reduced. Listeners-in Licenses. New Regulations

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 30 December 1927 · page 6

The Postmaster-General (Mr. Gibson) announces that the wireless regulations will be amended to provide that the new…

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Hotels Closed. Licenses Reduction Board's Decision. £30,130 in Compensation

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 31 December 1927 · page 7

The closing down of 16 hotels in the Northern Tablelands electorate has cost the Licenses Reduction Board £30,130. The owners were paid…

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Tin Hares. Licenses Expire To-day, Temporary Renewals

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 31 December 1927 · page 6

The licenses for mechanical hare coursing on other than licensed face-courses cease from to-day. The Chief Secretary (Mr…

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