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Mid North Coast · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1920

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Interesting to Hotelkeepers

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 22 May 1920 · page 5

A CASE of much interest to publicans was heard at the Stuart Town (near Bathurst) Police Court the other day, when the licensee of the Railway…

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Hotelkeeper Fined. Not the Whisky Asked For

The Northern Champion · Saturday 22 May 1920 · page 4

In the Central Summons Court on Wednesday, Mrs. A, Chapman, licensee of the North Star Hotel, Pitt-street, Sydney,…

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Victoria Hotel Stables

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 8 June 1920 · page 2

The first bid at the Verge Estate auction sale was that of Mr. Jas. McQuade, for a cottage and land at the rear of the Victoria Theatre, which…

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Publicans' Licenses

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 29 June 1920 · page 2

At Taree Licensing Court on Friday lost, before Mr. W. Fincham, P.M., and Messrs. H. W. Flett and Captain Gollan, L.M's., the following…

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Insanitary Closets. Licensing Inspector v. J. W. Walsh

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 6 July 1920 · page 1

The Licensing Inspector (Inspector Anderson) prosecuted John William Walsh, licensee of the hotel at Frederickton, for not keeping his closets in a…

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Licenses Renewed

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 9 July 1920 · page 4

At the Quarterly Licensing Court Messrs. Parkes, P.M., W. P. Murray and A. Maloney, Js.P., being on the Bench, renewals of licenses were…

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Licensing Court

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 14 July 1920 · page 2

The Application, Herbert Albert Abbott, for general auctioneers, license, for the State was granted…

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An Elephant Hotel

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 4 August 1920 · page 3

What is probably the queerest hotel and restaurant in the world is that recently erected at Atlantic City. U.S.A. It takes the form of a monster elephant, Seen…

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Magistrate Criticises Hotels

Macleay Argus · Friday 6 August 1920 · page 4

The condition of Guyra hotels was a subject of disagreement at the Armidale Quarterly Licensing Court between Mr. Butler, P.M., and the local…

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100,000 Liquor Licenses. [Publisheo by arrangement.] What Prohibition Meant in U.S.A. As Much Drink As One Can Carry

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 31 August 1920 · page 4

An interesting proof that the sale of liquor goes on in great quantities despite national prohibition in the United States is the fact that more than…

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Hotel Changes

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 4 September 1920 · page 4

MR. W. A. Smith, of Port Macquarie, has purchased the goodwill and taken a lease of the Royal Hotel, Port Macquarie, from Mr. W. Halpin. The lessee will take over…

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Hotels and Visitors

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 4 September 1920 · page 2

During the hearing of a prosecution under the Liquor Act at the West Maitland Police Court Inspector Buzzacott drew attention to the need for greater care by the…

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Licensing Court. (Before Mr. H. F. W. Fletcher, P.M., Captain Gollan and H. W. Flett. L. M'S.)

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 29 September 1920 · page 4

Daniel Munroe was granted a renewal of publican's license of the victoria Hotel, Crokl. Also granted a booth for the…

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Hotelkeeper Suicides

Macleay Argus · Friday 8 October 1920 · page 5

About 7 o'clock on Friday morning, hearing a noise as of someone falling, Mrs. Bushell and Mr. George Kapler went to the room occupied by the…

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Hotel Employees

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 12 October 1920 · page 2

Licensees of country hotels received a "staggerer" the other day. It is the claim by the Hotel Employees' Union for an award by…

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Hotel Employees

The Northern Champion · Saturday 16 October 1920 · page 3

Licensees of country hotels received a "staggerer" the other day. It is the claim by the Hotel Employees' Union for an award by the Industrial…

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Licensed Premises' Addition

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 19 October 1920 · page 2

At the quarterly Licensing Court, which sat at the Kempsey Police Court on Monday, before Messrs. E. P. Noonan and Dr. L. B. Lancaster, an application…

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Auctioneers' Licenses

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 26 October 1920 · page 2

On November 23rd at the Kempsey Court House, applications for auctioncers' licenses for the ensuing year will be considered. The last date for…

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Local Option Poll. Scottish Districts. One in Four for No-license. London, Nov. 3

Macleay Argus · Friday 5 November 1920 · page 5

The first returns of the licensing polling in Scotland show that about one district in four is in favor of the abolition of licenses. Three-quarters of the…

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Current Topics Licensing Court

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 10 November 1920 · page 2

The Licensing Court is to be held at Gloucester on the 23rd of November. The following auctioneers have applied for licenses, viz., Messrs. T. W. Carter, H. C…

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