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Hunter Valley · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1929

381 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 17 of 20

Mr Weaver Has Lively Meeting at Cessnock Counter-demonstration on Opposite Corner Minister Subjected to Running Fire of Interjections. "We Are Going to Open Rothbury and Produce Coal." "Red Flag" Sung Outside Hotel

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 22 November 1929 · page 1

Lively scenes characterised the proceedings when Mr. Weaver (Minister for Mines) addressed a meeting in Cessnock on Wednesday night. Having seen a last minute announcement in the…

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"I Can't Hear You" And They Weren't Heard Eittier. 'Bus License Petition

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 22 November 1929 · page 2

A deputation from Weston waited on the Kearsley Shire Council on Wednesday afternoon, and…

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Licensing of the 'Buses Motion to Rescind Previous Resolution Fails. Council Won't Grant Licenses Beyond Its Own Boundary

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 22 November 1929 · page 7

In accordance with notice of motion, Ald. Shakespeare moved, at last night's meeting of the Cessnock Municipal Council that a motion previously placed on the books to the effect that the Council…

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Bus Licenses Cessnock Council, Discussion

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 23 November 1929 · page 5

A notice of motion moved by Alderman Shakespeare at Cessnock Municipal Council for the recision of the resolution licensing buses to the…

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Motor Licenses. Office Required at Newcastle

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 November 1929 · page 9

The action of the Newcastle City Council in again taking up the matter of having an office in Newcastle for the receipt of motor and…

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Hotel Black. Barman Assisted Police. Crowd Insisted on Dismissal

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 November 1929 · page 16

When a constable arrested a man at Tully (Q.) during the week-end the prisoner called on the crowd to assist him to resist arrest, but no…

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Margate Mystery Woman's Death in Hotel Scotland Yard at Work. London, Nov. 17

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 November 1929 · page 2

What will be known as "The Mystery of Room 66" is intriguing the police and the newspaper-reading public alike. Although a verdict of…

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Liquor Reform. Protest Against New Licenses

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 November 1929 · page 16

A deputation representative of temperance organisations and the Churches waited upon the Premier (Mr. Bavin), and protested against…

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Temporary License Granted. Inadequate Bus Service

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 November 1929 · page 7

Tarro Shire Council granted a temporary license for throe months to S. Barksby to run a motor 'bus from Pelaw-Main to the…

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Hotel Tragedy. Man and Woman Poisoned

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 25 November 1929 · page 4

Deamond James Gore, 33, of Muswellbrook, and Mary Pearl [?] 24, a nurse from the Scott Memorial Hospital at Scone, wore found suffer…

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Double Tragedy in City Hotel Man and Woman Poisoned

Singleton Argus · Monday 25 November 1929 · page 2

Shortly after taking poison in a bedroom at the Hotel Burlington, at the corner of Hay and Sussex streets, Sydney, yesterday evening, Desmond James…

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Burglars at Summer Hill Hotel Robbery. Work Or EXPERTS. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Monday 25 November 1929 · page 3

During the night burglars broke into a hotel at Summer Hill, blew open the safe, and extracted between £500 and £700…

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Poison Crime in City the Coal Conference. Hotel. Scone Nurse the Victim. Lured to Hotey by Exmuswellbrook Resident

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 26 November 1929 · page 4

The Upper Hunter was shocked when the news came through late on Sunday evening that a Scone nurse, Mary…

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Double Tragedy in City Hotel. Man and Woman Poisoned

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 26 November 1929 · page 3

Shortly after taking poison in a bedroom at the Hotel Burlington, at the corner of Hay and Sussex Streets, Sydney, on Sunday evening, Desmond…

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Licenses Reduction Board

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 November 1929 · page 6

The credit balance of the Compensation Fund, which was created by the Liquor Amendment Act, of 1919, stood at £846,350 at the end of June 30 last…

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Temporary License. Kearsley Demands Withdrawal. Proceedings Threatened. Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 29 November 1929 · page 4

Kearsley Shire Council discussed in committee yesterday afternoon the decision of Tarro Shire granting Stanley Barksby a second temporary license…

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License Fee for Dairies

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 29 November 1929 · page 3

F. C. Abbott applied to register a dairy.—Granted. The Clerk pointed out that a present no license fee is charged in…

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Murder and Suicide in City Hotel

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 29 November 1929 · page 2

Desmond James Gore, 33, who had been employed on the Muswellbrook "Chronicle" but left, of his own accord, was found dead in a room at…

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Beer a Luxury Higher License Fees

Singleton Argus · Friday 29 November 1929 · page 4

Among the new taxation proposals under consideration by the State Government is one to increase the liquorlicensing fees…

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State Budget New Means of Raising Revenue Taxes on Tobacco, Liquor Licenses, and Mid-week Race Meetings

Singleton Argus · Friday 29 November 1929 · page 8

Important proposals to be included in the State Budget Speech, and new means of raising revenue to meet child endowment payments, were placed before the Ministerial party meeting yesterday. These include:—…

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