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Hunter Valley · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1932

240 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 3 of 12

Tin Hares Country Licenses to Be Considered

Singleton Argus · Friday 29 January 1932 · page 4

The Chief Secretary, Mr Gosling, told a deputation yesterday that the question of licenses for country mechanical hare coursing meetings was…

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Cessnock Hotel License Transferred

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 1 February 1932 · page 4

"Paddy" Ryan, the well-known A.R.C. stipendiary steward in the coalfield district, was granted a transfer of the license of the…

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Sold Oysters But Had No License Man Fined

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 1 February 1932 · page 4

Accosted in High-st., on Saturday by Constable Ritchie, and asked to explain his possession of 17 bottles of oysters and his…

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Back to Original Family Pat Ryan Descendent of Pioneer Hotelkeeper

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 2 February 1932 · page 3

When Mr. P. J. Ryan took over the Cessnock Hotel on Monday, the old hostelry, which was licensed in 1856, went into the hands of a relative of…

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Fight in Hotel Riotous Behaviour Charge

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 2 February 1932 · page 3

Charged with riotous behaviour, Michael Hessian, at Cessnock Police. Court to-day, was fined £1, in default two days…

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Took Him In. Publican's Hard Luck

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 5 February 1932 · page 8

In a case at the Cowra Court, before the Industrial Magistrate, Mr. Bromhead, a man named George Edward, Peters, proceeded…

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Licensee Fined Men on Premises E.M. CASE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 February 1932 · page 6

Joseph Bluckburn, licensee of the George and Dragon Hotel, East Maitland was fined £3, with 8/ costs, at the East Maitland Court of Petty…

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Liquor Case Benefit of Doubt Licensee Charged

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 5 February 1932 · page 2

An unusual liquor case was heard at East Maitland Police Court this morning, when the licensee of the Rutherford Hotel was charged with…

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Royal Hotel, Gloucester

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 5 February 1932 · page 2

The license of the Royal Hotel, at Gloucester, has been transferred to Mr. Bernard Joseph Brown who has been a resident of Gloucester for 25…

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Fire at Julia Creek Bank and Hotel Destroyed. Brisbane

Singleton Argus · Friday 5 February 1932 · page 2

A disastrous fire occurred early yesterday morning at Julia Creek, near Townsville, when Gannon's Hotel, the Queensland National Bank premises,…

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Plying for Hire Without License. Offenders to Be Prosecuted

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 5 February 1932 · page 3

At Tuesday night's meeting of the Cessnock Municipal Council, the inspector (Mr. D. Caskey) reported that several complaints had…

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On Licensed Premises Three Men Fined

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 9 February 1932 · page 3

Among the matters which engaged the attention of Mr. F. D. H. Sutherland, P.M., at Cessnock Police Court to-day, was a case in which Walter…

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On Licensed Premises Three Men Fined

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 9 February 1932 · page 5

Among the matters which engaged the attention of Mr. F. D. H. Sutherland, P.M., at Cessnock Police Court to-day, was a case in which Walter…

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Radio in Hotels Music Forbidden Not Race Results Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 February 1932 · page 2

"If the broadcasting of racing results in hotels were prohibited, it would be a good thing," declared Judge Ourlewia at the Quarter…

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Race Results in Hotels Judge Makes Strong Comment

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 10 February 1932 · page 2

"It would be a very good thing if the broadcasting of racing results in hotels was prohibited," declared Judge Curlewis in the Quartor Sessions Appeal…

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Wireless in Hotels Race Results Allowed, But Not Music. Judge's Comment

The Scone Advocate · Friday 12 February 1932 · page 2

"It would be a very good thing if the broadcasting of racing results in hotels was prohibited," declared Judge Curlewis in the Quarter Sessions…

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Kearsley Methodist Church Plying for Hire Without License Sale of Gifts

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 12 February 1932 · page 5

A harvest thanksgiving service was held in the Methodist Church, Kearsley, on Sunday last, the preacher being Rev. Skinner. On Monday The traffic inspector (Mr. G. Walters) at last night's meeting of the Kearsley Shire Council, submitted a report containing the names of four…

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Huge Increase Wireless Licenses LONDON, Feb. 12

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 February 1932 · page 1

There are now 2,473,227 wireless licenses in Britain, an increase of 143,000 in a month. This includes 29,972 free licenses for blind…

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SINGLETON Illicit Spirits Publican Fined Singleton

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 February 1932 · page 4

At the Singleton Police Court, before Mr. F. D. H. Sutherland, P.M., George Frederick William Smith, licensee of the Albion…

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Not Gilbey's Publican Fined Maitland Case

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 15 February 1932 · page 5

Herbert Lindon Simmons, licenses of the Imperial Hotel, High-street, West Maitland, pleaded guilty at the West Maitland Court of Petty…

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