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Hunter Valley · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1929

381 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 15 of 20

Hotel Robbed Safe Carried Away

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 October 1929 · page 16

The Melbourne Hotel, in Hay-street, Per[?], was broken into and a small safe containing £112 in cash and about £300 in cheques was…

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The Singleton Argus. MONDAY, 28th OCTOBER, 1929. LOCAL & General News Rebuilding Hotel

Singleton Argus · Monday 28 October 1929 · page 2

A start has been made to rebuild the Commercial Hotel at Branxton, which was destroyed by fire. The successful tenderer is Mr. Audit, of Maitland…

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New Hotel Building

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 1 November 1929 · page 2

The Prince of Wales Hotel is to be demolished and a new structure erected on the site. when completed the new hotel will be one of the best in the…

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Water On! Hotel Bega First to Be Connected

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 1 November 1929 · page 3

"Bega water supply is now available to householders, and on Thursday last the first connection with the mains was made to the Hotel…

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"Nothing Was Further From My Mind" Cr. Burns on Cancellation of 'Bus Licenses. "Shire Only Wanted Offenders Echo of Deputation to West Maitland Council

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 1 November 1929 · page 7

"My attention has been drawn to the fact that some of the newspapers have deliberately stated that the Kearsley Shire representatives went to the Maitland Municipal Council for the express purpose of having Barkeby's and Fogg's 'bus licenses cancelled…

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Petition for 'Bus License. Weslon Movement

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 1 November 1929 · page 8

The names of 1046 persons have been collected for a petition, which will be presented to the Kearsley Shire Council, requesting that a 'Bus…

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Hotel Brawl. Man Seriously Injured

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 4 November 1929 · page 5

As the result of a brawl in a hotel yard at Cessnock late on Saturday afternoon William Fishburn was so seriously injured that he was…

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Tuggerah Mystery. Hotel Boarder Disappears. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 November 1929 · page 5

There is still no trace of Mr. H.G. Green, who disappeared from The Entrance Hotel Tuggerah Lakes last Wednesday…

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Man Seriously Injured Alleged Brawl at Hotel Yard

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 5 November 1929 · page 1

What is described as a brawl in the yard of the Wentworth Hotel, at Cessnock, on Saturday afternoon, resulted in William Frost Fishburn…

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Found Hanging. Licensee at Grenfell Hotel Granfell

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 7 November 1929 · page 7

Patrick Joseph Nesh 40 who took over the [?] of the Bindi Hotel yesterday was found dead early this morning hanging by a repe in the…

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Bus. Licenses Cessnock Council's Action Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 8 November 1929 · page 2

The bus question was briefly mentioned at Cessnock council last night Ald, shakespeare I want to give notice of motion for the recidion of…

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Grant Barksby a License, or Resign Miners' Lodge Decision

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 8 November 1929 · page 3

A combined meeting of the Pelaw Main and Richmond Main Miners Lodges, held in the Kurri Kurri School of Arts on Wednesday afternoon,…

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'Bus Licenses Move to Rescind Resolution Ald. Shakespeare's. Proposal

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 8 November 1929 · page 4

Who said the subject of buses was dead? At last night's meeting of the Cessnock Municipal Council…

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Found Hanging. Licensee at Grenfell Hotel. Grenfell

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 November 1929 · page 5

Patrick Joseph Nash, 40, who took over the license of the Bindi Hotel yesterday, was found dead early this morning, hanging by a rope in the…

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Hotel Brawl. Man Seriously Injured

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 November 1929 · page 13

As the result of a brawl in a hotel yard at Cessnock, late on Saturday afternoon, William Frost Fishburn was so seriously injured that he was…

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Hotel license Transferred

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 11 November 1929 · page 4

The license of the Victoria Hotel, Hinton, was transferred from George Orchand Mocatta, to William Evans, at the West Maitland Licensing Court…

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LOCAL & GENERAL Billiards license Renewed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 11 November 1929 · page 4

Albert Poole, of Went Maitland, made application for the renewal of his billiards license, at the West Maitland Licensing Court this morning. The application was granted…

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Cessnock Cases. on Licensed Priomibes. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 12 November 1929 · page 2

At Cessnock Police Court to-day, before Mr. D. W. Reed, P.M., Claude Anderson was charged with being found on licensed promises after…

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Hotelkeepers' Bowls Gilmores' the Champions

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 12 November 1929 · page 2

Having narrowly defeated Mr. Stan Creamer's rink, the Gilmore bowlers were favorites in the contest against Mr. White's rink…

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On Licensed Premises "Thought He'd Left the Wireless On. BUT P.M. Imposed a Fine

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 12 November 1929 · page 6

Before Mr. D. W. Reed, P.M., at the Cessnock Polite Court this morning Claude Anderson, miner, was charged with being found on…

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