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Hunter Valley · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1928

429 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 4 of 22

Licensing Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 13 February 1928 · page 4

The license of the Chelmsford Hotel, Kurri Kurri, was transferred by Mr. D. W. Reed, P.M., at the Maitland Licensing Court this…

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Publican's Estate Left £54, 165. SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 February 1928 · page 5

The estate of the late Martin Wenke, hotelkeeper, of Sydney, who died on November 29 last year, has been valued for probate at £54,165…

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Electricians. Compulsory Licensing

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 February 1928 · page 3

Legislation passed during the last session of Parliament had the effect of extending the time in which persons engaged in the electrical trade might…

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Beer in Street Fined for Not Having a License. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 February 1928 · page 5

At Newtown Court to-day, Harry McNamara was fined £30 for having sold liquor without a license. It was alleged that defendant sold a…

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Ejected From Hotel Revengeful Young Man

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 14 February 1928 · page 3

A number, of young men, it is alleged, after being ejected from.the Friendly Society Hotel, at Bulla (Vic), stormed the premises and forced.their way in…

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Plying Without Licenses Inspector to Be "Oiled Up"

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 14 February 1928 · page 6

At Friday night's meeting of the Kearsley Shire Council, Cr. Earp said it was time the Council took some steps to put a stop to people…

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Motor Prosecutions Failed to Return Expired Licenses

Cessnock Express and Mining and Farming Representative · Friday 17 February 1928 · page 6

For falling to return expired drivers’ licenses, Dorothy L Ryder and George [?] were each fined [?] plus 8/- costs and Reginald Fenwick…

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Late James Pringle Senr Coincidence of Chelmsford Hotel Licence. KURRI

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 17 February 1928 · page 12

A genial, generous, jovial soul, given to the works of charity, a pioneer of the Coalfields—he was one of the "originals" at Pelaw Main…

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Licensing Court

Singleton Argus · Saturday 18 February 1928 · page 8

Mr J. C. M'Intyre, of Merewether, was granted a license yesterday for the publican's booth at the Singleton races to be held on February 22nd…

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Car Licenses. the Windscreen Scheme

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 February 1928 · page 9

Instead of license holders which the police propose to have fixed on the wiadsoreen of motor cars, the president of the N.R.M.A. suggests…

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Electricians. Compulsory Licensing

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 February 1928 · page 16

Legislation passed during, the last session of Parliament had the effect of extending the time in which persons engaged in the electrical trade might…

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Publican's Estate Left £54,165. SYDNEY, Tuesday

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 February 1928 · page 16

The estate of the late Martin Wenke, hotelkeeper, of Sydney, who died on November 29 last year, has been valued for probate at £54, 165…

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Beer in Street Fined for Not Having a License. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 February 1928 · page 16

At Newtown Court to—day, Harry MaNamara was fined £30 for having sold liquor without a licence. It was alleged that defendant sold a…

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Licensing Law. Wine And. Spirit Merchants. Decision of Interest

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 February 1928 · page 9

A decision of interest to wine and spirit merchants was given by Mr. H, H. MacDougal, S.M., at the New—town Police Court, when…

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Liquor Licenses Appointment of Inspectors. Protest at Dubbo

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 February 1928 · page 3

At a meeting at Dubbo, attended by citizens and hotelkeepers, the following resolutions were pased:-"That this representative public…

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LOCAL & GENERAL Collector's License

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 February 1928 · page 4

A collector's license was granted to John Daniel O'Neill at the West Maitland Court to-day, before Mr. D. W. Reed, P.M…

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Paris's Latest. Hotel Swimming Bath. and Midnight Theatre. Paris, Feb. 19

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 February 1928 · page 5

The latest novelties include a midnight theatre, near the Opera House, and a large swimming bath in the basement of a large hotel…

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An Enterprising Publican

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 21 February 1928 · page 2

Mr. J. C. Melntyre, of the Prince of Wales' Hotel, Merewether, recently bought the rights of two booths at the Taree Show for £140, as against £78 10s…

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'Dawn' License Refused for London, Feb. 20

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 21 February 1928 · page 5

The Board of Film Censors, after a long sitting, refused a license to the film' "Dawn," which centres round the…

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Transfer of License Refused

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 21 February 1928 · page 4

William Dudley Francis applied at the West Maitland Licensing Court for the transfer of his license of the Criterion Hotel, Weston, to Charles…

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