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Hunter Valley · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1929

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Singleton Licensing Court Friday, 29th NOVEMBER, 1929. (Before Mr D. W. Reed, P.M.)

Singleton Argus · Friday 29 November 1929 · page 9

The application was granted of Mr. James Charles M'Intyre for a booth license for the Singleton races on November 30…

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Breaking Out Afresh Barksby 'Bus Battle Kearsley Again Objects to License

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 29 November 1929 · page 7

The 'bus war promises to break out afresh. Last week Tarro Shire Council re-granted Stanley Barksby a…

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Transfer of License

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 30 November 1929 · page 8

At the Licensing Court, Mr. D. W. Reed, P.M., granted an application for the transfer of the license of the Post Office Hotel, Jerry's Plains, from Olive…

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Hotel Tragedy. Man and Woman Poisoned

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 November 1929 · page 14

Desmond James Gore, 33, of Muswellbrook, and Mary Pearl Elsley, 24, a nurse from the Scott Memorial Hospital at Scone, were found…

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Bus Licenses Cessnock Council Discussion

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 30 November 1929 · page 9

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

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LOCAL & GENERAL Billiards License Renewed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 2 December 1929 · page 4

At the West Maitland Licensing Court, an application by Charles Welter for the renewal of his billiards license was granted…

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Shot in Thigh. Sensation in Sydney Hotel

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 2 December 1929 · page 8

Excitement prevailed in the bar of a hotel in George-street, Sydney, when the report of a revolver shot rang out, and John Dixon, aged 20,…

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Constable's Retirement. Double Tragedy Found Poisoned at Hotel. Inquest Adjourned. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 3 December 1929 · page 4

After a service of over 30 years in the police force, 28 of which were spent doing patrol duty in the Botanic Gardens, Sydney, and in the An inquest was opened to-day on the deaths of Mary Pearl Elsley, 24, and Desmond James Gore, 34, who were found fatally poisoned in a…

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Face Slashed. Alleged Use of Knife. Hotel Sensation. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 3 December 1929 · page 5

At the Redfern Police court to-day, Robert Cotter, 26, and James Barron, 28, both labourers, were remanded on charges arising out of an…

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Barksby's License Cancelled Tarro Shire's Decision

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 3 December 1929 · page 4

Tarro Shire Council, at its meeting to-day, cancelled the temporary 'bus license granted to Stanley Barksby at its previous meeting…

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Hotel Tragedy. SYDNEY

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 6 December 1929 · page 6

The inquest opened to-day, into the death of Mary Pearl Elsley, (24), and Desmond James Gore (34) who were found fatally poisoned in a…

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Fitzroy Hotel. Changes Hand

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 6 December 1929 · page 4

Mr. A. N. Brissett has disposed of the license of the Fitzroy Hotel to Mr. E. Watkins. The legal transfer was effected in Muswellbrock on…

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Face Slashed. Alleged Use of Knife. Hotel Sensation. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 December 1929 · page 6

At the Redfern Police Court to-day, Robert Cotter, 26, and James Barron, 28, both labourers, were remanded on charges arising out of an…

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Double Tragedy Found Poisoned at Hotel. Inquest Adjourned. Sydney

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 December 1929 · page 16

An inquest was opened to-day on the deaths of Mary Pearl Elnley, 24, and Desmond James Gore, 34, who were found fatally poisoned in a…

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Temporary License. Kearsley Demands Withdrawal. Cessnock

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 December 1929 · page 11

Kearsley Shire Council discussed in committee on 28th ult., the decision of [?] Shire granting Stanley Barks[?] a second temporary license…

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Transfer of License

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 7 December 1929 · page 7

At the Licensing Court, Mr. D. W. Reed, P.M., granted an application for the transfer of the license of the Post Office Hotel, Jerry s Plains, from…

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Hotel License Transferred

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 December 1929 · page 4

The license of the Carrington Hotel, West Maitland, was transferred from isaac Upton to Everard M. Tierney, at the west Maitland Licensing Court…

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LOCAL & GENERAL Renewal of Licenses

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 9 December 1929 · page 4

Dairymen, barbers, and owners of public vehicles, are reminded that their licenses must be renewed with the local authority without delay…

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FINED £30. Sold Beer Without License. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 10 December 1929 · page 5

At the Burwood Police Court, William Hall was fined £80, on a charge of having sold been without a license. Hall, who denied the oharge, said…

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Hotel Affray. Alleged Bodily Harm, Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 10 December 1929 · page 4

At Cessnock Police Court to-day, Sidney Joseph Frith was charged with having occasioned bodily harm to William Fishburn…

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