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Hunter Valley · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1928

429 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 12 of 22

Booth License. for Football Matches. Application Again Refused

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 June 1928 · page 13

At the West Maitland Licensing Court on Monday before Mr. D. W. Reed, P.M., Mrs. Lena Bellotti, of the Aberdare Hotel, Weston, made…

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Sunday Trading Licenses

Singleton Argus · Saturday 30 June 1928 · page 8

At the Courthouse yesterday, before Messrs A. Simmons, J. W. B. Waterhouse, and T. A. Doolan, Js.P., Sunday trading licenses were granted to Rachael…

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Thirsty "Trvellers" But the Drinks Proved Expensive. Caledonia Hotel Incident

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 3 July 1928 · page 5

It Thomas Mitchell, of Aberdare, over subscribed to the time-honored dictum that the pen is mightier than the sword, he is probably an…

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Hotels Black. Beer Strike at Kandos. Lithgow

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 4 July 1928 · page 7

A large meeting at Kandos decided by a big majority, to declare both hotels "black" until, the recently increased prices are reduced to their…

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Alleged Draft Tin Hare License. Mr. Mark Gosling's Denial. SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 5 July 1928 · page 7

At the request of his solicitor, Mr. E. D Meagher, Mr Shepherd, Stipendiary Magistrate at the Central Police Court…

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Hotel Tragedy. Woman's Death From Poison. Tired Op Life. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 5 July 1928 · page 7

A married woman, 37, who gave her name as Kennedy, who left her home at Bondi yesterday morning, and booked a room at the Grand…

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Cattle Slaughtering License

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 6 July 1928 · page 9

At last night's meeting of the Cessnock Municipal Council the Health Inspector (Mr. D. Caskey) reported that application had been…

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Hotel Tragedy. Woman's Death From Poison. Tired of Life. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 July 1928 · page 4

A married woman, 37, who gave. Tier name as Kennedy, who left her home at Bondi yesterday morning, and booked a room at the Grand…

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Alleged Graft Tin Hare License. Mr. Mark Gosling's Denial. SYDNEY

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 July 1928 · page 5

At the request of his solicitor, Mr. R. D. Meagher, Mr. Shepherd, Stipendiary Magistrate at the Central Police Court…

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Hotels Black. Beer Strike at Kandos. Lithgow

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 July 1928 · page 7

A large meeting at Kandos decided by a big majority, to declare both hotels "black" until the recently increased prices are reduced to their…

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Alleged Offer £3500. for Tin Hare License. Mr Gosling's Denial

Singleton Argus · Saturday 7 July 1928 · page 10

When Alfred Cooper, aged 44, Frank Edwards, aged 33, and John Joy, aged 45, appeared before the Central Police Court, Sydney, last week on a charge…

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Brawl in Hotel Man Severely Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 July 1928 · page 8

As a result of a scuffle in the Rawson Hotel, in Hunter-street, Newcastle, Thomas Maloney, aged 43 years, of King-street, Newcastle,…

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Liquor Strike Hotels Picketed

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 10 July 1928 · page 3

Hotels at Kandos and Rylstone are being boycotted owing to an increase in the price of liquor. A strike committee has been elected by customers,…

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Prevention of Crime Closing Hotels on Saturday Afternoons

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 12 July 1928 · page 2

At a meeting of the Women's League of New South Wales, held in Sydney, resolutions were carried expressing horror at the shocking…

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Closing Hotel Bars on Anzac Day. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 12 July 1928 · page 2

Replying to the Returned Soldiers' League, which believes that the opening of hotel bars on Anzac Day, should not take place before 1 p.m., the…

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Theft From Hotel

Singleton Argus · Thursday 12 July 1928 · page 4

While police, firemen, and neighbours were working to extinguiish the fire at Bryant's saddlery shop, Hunter-street, Newcastle, early on Saturday morning,…

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Grand Hotel, Newcastle

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 13 July 1928 · page 2

Mr. W. Birmingham, who is well known in Dungog begs to inform the public that he has acquired the Grand Hotel, Bolton-St., Newcastle…

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Brawl in Hotel Man Severely Injured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 July 1928 · page 14

As a result of a scuffle in the Rawson Hotel, in Hunter-street, Newcastle, Thomas Maloney, aged 43 years, of King-street. Newcastle…

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Licensing Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 July 1928 · page 3

Before Mr. D. W. Reed, P. M., in the Liceusong Court, the license of the Australian Hotel, Browe was transferred from…

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Hotel Change

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 17 July 1928 · page 1

Mr. F. S. Hackett, proprietor of the Royal Hotel, Merriwa, has disposed of the license of the well-known house to Mr. J. A. Jenkins, of Greenthorpe…

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