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Hunter Valley · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1936

204 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 4 of 11

Thefts From Hotel Baulina

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 3 April 1936 · page 9

Two balcony rooms of the Austra-lian Hotel, in River-street, were entered, and a wallet containing £15 in notes was stelen from the room…

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Hotel Blaze Brigade 's Good Save MELBOURNE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 April 1936 · page 3

Fire broke out early yesterday at the Commercial Hotel, South Morang. It destroyed the dining hall and several outbuildings, The guests and the…

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Denman Hotel

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 7 April 1936 · page 6

Extensive alterations have been carried out to the Denman Hotel, The front of the verandah has been remodelled in brickwork. Other…

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"Plenty of Bar" 'Hotel Alterations Comment From Bench Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 7 April 1936 · page 1

In the Licensing Court to-day the licences of four suburban hotels were transferred and an application for extensive alterations to the George…

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S.P. CHARGE Young Man Fined Hotel Arrest

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 20 April 1936 · page 4

Pleading guilty at the West Maitland Court to-day to a breach of the Totallsator Act, John Dunoan Campbell (22), salesman, was fined £5,…

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"PROSPERITY" Hotel Transfers Rush to Get in Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 21 April 1936 · page 1

"Is it a sign of prosperity?" asked the Licensing Magistrate, Mr. Soane, to-day, after granting three applications for transfers of suburban hotel…

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Man Fined Bets in Hotel SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 22 April 1936 · page 3

In fining Norman Peters £20 at the Central, Summons Court on a charge of having used a hotel for the purpose of betting with persons resorting…

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Man-made Law Ban on S.P. Betting Publican's View Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 23 April 1936 · page 7

When evidence concludes tomorrow the Royal Commission on S.P. betting will adjourn for a week it Was announced to-day…

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The Willow Tree Hotel New Building in Kelly-street

The Scone Advocate · Friday 24 April 1936 · page 2

In keeping with the trend of times, or rather the march of progress in connection with the building boom experienced in Scone for some years…

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Hotel Robbed Cessnock

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 25 April 1936 · page 6

Thieves forced an entrance into the premises of the Wentworth Hotel in Vincent-street Cessnock, some time during last night and stole from the…

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Links with Early Days Extracts from "Mercury" Files Hunter Valley History Licensing Court—New Public Houses—Census Re-turns—General Increases in Population—Patrick Plains Mechanics' Institute—First Annual Meeting—Attempt at Murder—Church at Cockfighter's Now Licences Granted

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 25 April 1936 · page 11

A full bench of magistrates assembled yesterday (May 5) to decied on the licences of those publicans whose applications were postponed from the 21st April…

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Hotel Betting Still Prevalent NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 28 April 1936 · page 1

Of 114 hotels in the Newcastle Licensing District, thirty four were re-ferred to as being fairly, well conducted," by Inspector Aspery in his…

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Hotel Robbery Thieves Take £20

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 28 April 1936 · page 3

Between midnight on Friday and the early hours of Saturday morning thieves entered the public bar of Wentworth Hotel…

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Application Granted Spirit Merchant's License for Cessnock. Licensing Count's Decision

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 1 May 1936 · page 6

At the West Maitland [?] Court on Tuesday, Aid. P. J. Ryan, of Cessnock. successfully applied for a spirit…

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Publican's Booth

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 5 May 1936 · page 4

Mr. P. G. Preston of Milson's Point had the right of the Publican's Booth and although rather late in the year the weather was rather warm at times…

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Drove Car Without License

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 5 May 1936 · page 3

George Hinchcliffe was proceeded against at Cessnock Court to-day on a charge of having driven a motor vehicle without a license…

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Royal Hotel. New Proprietor

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 8 May 1936 · page 6

Mr. A. J. Stanton has disposed of the license of the Royal Hotel to Mr. Percy Ballange, of Sydney. The change will take effect on the…

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Hotel Fire Caused by Spark KURRI

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 8 May 1936 · page 7

The Kurri Kurrl Fire Brigade re-ceived a call to Heddon Greta at 8.46 , o'clock- last night. On arrival there.it was found that there was a…

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Haile Selassie Guarded at Hotel Strange Pet Jerusalem, May 8

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 9 May 1936 · page 1

A British sentry with his rifle and bayonet guards the door of Haile Selassie's room at the King David…

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Licensing Court

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 15 May 1936 · page 7

All hotel Australian wine and spirit merchants' licences in the Maitland district will be renewed at a special licensing court to be held at the Wett…

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