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Mid North Coast · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1931

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Hotelkeeper Fined

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 29 April 1931 · page 2

G. P. Adkins, licensee of the West Kempsey Hotel, pleaded guilty to allowing persons on the hotel premises during prohibited hours. His son was…

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Expired License

The Northern Champion · Saturday 2 May 1931 · page 1

Keith Worthing was charged with failing to return an expired motor driver's license. Fined 5/-, with 8/- costs…

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Licensing Court

Macleay Argus · Friday 8 May 1931 · page 5

Before the Licensing Court Herbert R. Price was granted permission [?]o make minor alterations to his hotel premises at South West Rocks…

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Licensing Court

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 9 May 1931 · page 6

A booth license was granted to J. P. O'Neill for sports at Byabarra on 6th May, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The application for a transfer of…

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Cutting Cart License Refused

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 13 May 1931 · page 8

Inspector Baldock recommended that Messrs. Finlayson Bros., of Armidale, be refused a license for a cutting cart in Kempsey Municipality…

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Sale of Hotel. Aldridge v. MILLER

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 15 May 1931 · page 2

William Bert Aldridge appealed from a decision of Mr. Justice Davidson in non-suiting appellant in an action brought by him against Henry…

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Bank Hotel, Dungog. Mr. Pat O'Neill Takes Over

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 15 May 1931 · page 2

The well-known proprietor of the Bank Hotel, Dungog, Mr. F. G. Makin, has disposed of his business to Mr. Pat O'Neill, son of Mr. and Mrs…

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Transfer of License Granted

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 19 May 1931 · page 1

On Tuesday, at the Dungog Licensing Court. Patrick Alfred O'Neill, late of the Star Hotel, Wauchope, applied for the transfer of license of the…

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Cycle Rider's License

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 26 May 1931 · page 2

William James Hinton was charged with failing to return an expired motor cycle rider's license. Plea of guilty entered…

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East Kempsey Hotel License. Unusual Proceedings in Full Court. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Friday 29 May 1931 · page 8

The Full Court yesterday heard the special case in re Tyne and others stated by the Chairman and members of the Licenses Reduction Board for…

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Cycle Rider's License

The Northern Champion · Saturday 30 May 1931 · page 1

William James Hinton was charged with failing to return an expired motor cycle rider's license. Pined 5s costs of court 8s, in default…

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Of Interest to Publicans

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 2 June 1931 · page 1

In fining a hotelkeeper and several young bloods at Bowral recently, for a breach of the Liquor Act, Mr. Soane, P.M., said it was not sufficient to have…

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Conviction Quashed. Hotel Keeper's Appeal Upheld

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 3 June 1931 · page 2

An hotelkeeper's appeal, involving unusual featudes, was heard Friday last by Judge Armstrong in the Sessions Appeal Court Joseph Richard Nolan,…

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License Surrender

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 3 June 1931 · page 2

A decision was given by the Supreme Court Friday that an hotelkeeper that may surrender his licence under the Amending Liquor Act would get the…

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Current Topics Opossum Licenses—now Available

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 5 June 1931 · page 2

Sergeant Bolton informs us that he has been instructed to issue licenses to unemployed persons to destroy opossums on Crown Lands, as…

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Found on Licensed Premises

Macleay Argus · Friday 5 June 1931 · page 2

Arthur Piggott was charged that, at 10.30 p.m. on Saturday, 16th May, he was found on the licensed premises of the Great Northern Hotel during…

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Of Interest to Publicans

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 12 June 1931 · page 4

In fining a hotelkeeper and several young bloods at Bowral recently for a breach of the Liquor Act, Mr. Soane, P.M., said it was not sufficient to have…

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"Council Openly Flouted." Says Ald. Mackay. That Armidale Cutting-cart License

Macleay Argus · Friday 12 June 1931 · page 11

At Tuesday night's meeting of the Kempsey Municipal Council Ald. Mackay stated that about a month ago an application from a Mr. Wilcox for a…

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Licensing Court

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 17 June 1931 · page 2

Fifteen hotel licenses and one Australian wine license were ranewed for premises in the Manning licensing district…

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Current Topics Opossum Licenses

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 19 June 1931 · page 2

Eighty licenses to destroy opossums have been issued to unemployed by Sergeant Bolton at the Gloucester Police Station. Holders of…

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