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Hunter Valley · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1937

205 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 5 of 11

Imperial Hotel Inspector's Application Court Undertaking

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 18 May 1937 · page 2

When the Maitland District Licensing Inspector (Inspector F. J. Noble) applied in the West Maitland Licensing Court to-day, before Mr. W. C. Ge[?], L.M., of the…

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"Bit His Ear" Hotelkeeper's a Charge NEWCASTLE

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 19 May 1937 · page 1

Joseph Stewart (26) miner, charged in the Police Court to-day with having caused actual bodily harm to Leslie Philip Higgs, was remanded for a…

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After Hours On Licensed Premises PATERSON

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 20 May 1937 · page 6

Charged with being the licences of promises on which persons were found after hours on March 22, Robert Keating Caspar, of the Courthouse…

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Starting Price Betting Licensed Shops Advocated

Singleton Argus · Friday 21 May 1937 · page 2

The Newtown Council has decided unanimously to ask the Government to license S.P. betting shops. It was declared that the present…

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Hotel Trading Protest Perth

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 May 1937 · page 3

A strong protest against the Sunday hotel trade on the gold[?] where it has been [?]tomary where it has been customary for many years not to enforce the legal closing hours…

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Close Call Overcome by Smoke Hotel Blaze Orange

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 May 1937 · page 1

A narrow [?]ape from asphyxiation was experienced by a waitress in a fire which severely damaged the Central Hotel…

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Orange Hotel Sold Orange

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 22 May 1937 · page 3

The sale has been completed on account of the estate of the late Alfred Stokes, of the freehold of the Empire Hotel, on the corner of Summer and…

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Narrow Escape of Hotel Waitress Overcome by Smoke

Singleton Argus · Monday 24 May 1937 · page 2

A narrow escape from asphyxiation was experienced by a waitress in a fire which severely damaged the Central Hotel, Orange, on Friday night. The…

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Raid on Hotel, Fifteen Men Fined

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 25 May 1937 · page 6

A raid on the Metropolitan Hotel, West Maitland at 9.30 p.m., on June 3, resulted in the appearance at the West Maitland Court to-day of the…

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Failed to Return Licenses

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 25 May 1937 · page 3

Fines of 5/-, plus 8/- costd, were imposed on Spyros Conomos and Henry J. Smith at CessnocK Court yesterday for…

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Potato Growers Proposed Licensing Fee SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 26 May 1937 · page 2

Instancing the decision of a conference of potato growers to request the Government to introduce legislation licensing growers at a fee of 10/…

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Singleton Police Court Thursday, 27th May. Theft From Hotel

Singleton Argus · Friday 28 May 1937 · page 7

Herbert Thomas Wells, aged 19, was convicted before Messrs A. Simmons and J. W. B. Waterhouse, Js.P., of stealing £3 in bank notes and a…

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Horses, Talkies, and Hotels Where the Money Goes

Singleton Argus · Friday 28 May 1937 · page 8

The question whether the poor man should be allowed to go to racecourses, hotels, and picture shows was raised in the Federal…

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Wireless Sets Removal from Hotel Bars SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 31 May 1937 · page 8

The Chief Secretary, Mr. Chaffey, stated to-day that he had no knowledge of wireless sels being removed from hotel bars at Cessnock on…

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Wireless Sets in Hotel Bars Statement by Acting Commissioner of Police

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 2 June 1937 · page 2

The Acting Commissioner of Police (Mr Lynch) said on Monday that the police had not ordered the removal of wireless sets from the bars of hotels in…

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Sydney News. Radio Sets. Removed From Hotel Bars. Sydney

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 4 June 1937 · page 2

According to Mr. Chaffey (Chief Secretary), the removal of radio sets from hotel bars on race days in the Newcastle district has had a good effect,…

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Betting in Hotels. Radio Sets Removed SYDNEY

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 4 June 1937 · page 1

A report on the action or the Newcastle police in requesting hotel proprietors to withdraw radio sets from hotel bars has been forwarded to the…

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Late News Duke of Windsor's Wedding. Leader of Spanish Government Forces Killed. Situation at Rabaul. Why Radios Were Ordered Out of Hotel Bars. Mr. Spooned's Warning to Hesitating Councils. Paris

The Scone Advocate · Friday 4 June 1937 · page 1

Looking radiantly happy, the Duke and Duchess of Windsor left the Chateau de Cande by car shortly after six o'clock to-night on their…

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More Radio Licenses

Singleton Argus · Friday 4 June 1937 · page 6

Broadcast listeners' licences totalled 903,493 at the end of March. That is an increase of 80,000 in nine months. During the four years ended June, 1936,…

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Removal of Radio Sets From Hotel Bars Good Effect in Newcastle District Sydney

Singleton Argus · Friday 4 June 1937 · page 6

The Chief Secretary (Mr F. Chaffey) said to-day that the removal of radio sets from hotel bars on race days in the Newcastle district had had a good…

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