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Illawarra · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1928

75 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 4 of 4

On Licensed Premises

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 12 October 1928 · page 2

At Wollongong police court on Monday William Henry Lindsay, license of Great Eastern Hotel, Port Kembla, pleaded not guilty to a charge of a…

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License Transferred

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 12 October 1928 · page 4

At the Licensing Court, Wollongong, on Monday before Mr. Chapman, S.M., the license of the Wollongong Hotel was transferred from John Alexander…

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On Licensed Premises

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 12 October 1928 · page 7
Also in South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus

James New (Through a friend) and Ernest Robertson pleaded guilty to being found on licensed premises of Lake Illawarra Hotel, Brownsville, on Sunday,…

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On Hotel Premises. Listening to Wrestling

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 12 October 1928 · page 10

[?] anyone is round on licensed premises after hours and gives a good reason, the police rarely prosecute but it is reported from a country, town that…

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Corrimal Licensing Case. a Charge Dismissed

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 19 October 1928 · page 5

At the wollongong Police Court on Monday, before Mr. Chapman, S.M., Samuel McCauley was charged with having kept his licensed premises (Family…

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A Motor License Case

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 26 October 1928 · page 6

Arthur W.Helsham did not appear to answer a charge of failing to deliver up expired certificate of registration, and number plate, and the case was…

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Radio Licenses. Will N.s.w. Catch Up?

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Friday 26 October 1928 · page 10

New South Wales radio enthusiasts have always wondered why so many more Victorian people have radio receiving sets than people in New South…

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On Licensed Premises

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 2 November 1928 · page 7
Also in South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus

Philip Henry Rogers pleaded not guilty to being found on the licensed premises of the Port Kembla Hotel Port Kembla on…

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Licensing Court

The Kiama Reporter and Illawarra Journal · Wednesday 7 November 1928 · page 2

Before Mr. Chapman, S.M., at Kiama on Tuesday. The license of Tory's Hotel, Kiama, was transferred from James Anthony…

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Hotelkeeper Assaulted

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 16 November 1928 · page 3

George Adams pleaded guilty to (1) using indecent language, and (2) behaving in a riotous manner in the hall of Tattersall's Motel, Wollongong, on…

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On Licensed Premises

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 30 November 1928 · page 9

William Frederick Clarice was charged that he wad found on the licensed premises of Hie Lake Illawarra Motel, Brownsville, at unlawful hours, on…

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Hotel Changes Hands

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 14 December 1928 · page 10

Mr. Day, of Bega, has purchased the license of the Commercial Hotel, Wollongong, which has been conducted by Mrs. Shields, since the death of her…

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Driving Without A License

Illawarra Mercury · Friday 14 December 1928 · page 5

William Alfred Allen pleaded guilty to driving a motor vehicle without being licensed for that purpose on November 18th…

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