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New England · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1917

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The Central Hotel Rent Reduced From £7 to £5/10/

The Inverell Times · Friday 23 February 1917 · page 4

The adjourned application of William Gray licensee of the Central Hotel for a reduction of his rent was before the Licensing Court again this…

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Hotels for Women

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 23 February 1917 · page 7

In some of the American cities there are hotels solely for women. They are run on exactly the same lines as an ordinary hotel, but no man is…

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Tuesday, 27th February. — (Before Messrs. E. M. Cohen and R. T. Vyner, Js.P.). Driving Without a License

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 2 March 1917 · page 6

L. Irwin, a boy, was charged with driving a motor car without a license, Defendent pleaded guilty. Sergeant Jones said defendant drove the car…

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The Federal Hotel. Question of Rent

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 6 March 1917 · page 2

At the Licensing Court yesterday before Mr. W le Brun Brown R. J. Elbra applied to have the rent of the Federal Hotel reduced…

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Hint to Hotelkeepers

The Inverell Times · Friday 9 March 1917 · page 2

There is obvious shrewdness in the advice of a successful American hotelman "Make the travelling public think you are squandering money on them—…

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Items of Interest. Hotel Rents Revision Court

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 9 March 1917 · page 6

A Court for the revision of the rents of the Armidale hotels, where licensees consider they are entitled to a reduction, is to he held in the local…

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Licensing Court. Monday, March 12. (Before Messrs. W. le Brun Brown, L.M., and C. C. Loxton, J.P ) Refund of License Fees

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 13 March 1917 · page 2

Albert. N. Brissett applied for a refund of the amount paid by him as licensing fee. Mr. S. J. S. Butter appeared for the…

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Hotel Industry

Guyra Argus · Thursday 15 March 1917 · page 5

"It will be grossly unfair to the hotel industry if, during the next three years, it must provide a fund to compensate licensees evicted by a Board, or…

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Hotelkeeper Enlists

The Inverell Times · Friday 16 March 1917 · page 4

]As hinted In last. Issue, Mr. Albert Brissett, licensee of the Empice Hotel. has offered his services to the Empire for the great cause, and been…

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Troubles of Hotelkeepers Abatement of Rent. Monday, March 19

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 20 March 1917 · page 7

A further list of applications for reduction of rent were heard before the special Abatement of Rent Court, Mr W. le Brun Brown, P.M.,…

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Abatement of Rent. Little Plain Hotel

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 20 March 1917 · page 4

Frederick C. W. Nixon, licensee of the Little Plain Hotel, applied to have the rent of his promises reduced at the Abatement Court yesterday…

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Fair Bents Court. Hotel Rents Reduced

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 21 March 1917 · page 7

The P.M. (Mr. G. Atkin) sat as a Fair-Rents Court for hotels Mondav morning. The first case called upon was that…

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Breach of Licensing Act

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 22 March 1917 · page 3

Police v. William Brabner, breach of the Licensing Act, in serving inmates at the bar after six o'clock. Mr. F. O'Donnell appeared for…

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Fell at an Hotel

The Inverell Times · Friday 23 March 1917 · page 2

A clam for £500 compensation against an hotel proprietor for damage caused by alleged neg[?]ence was heard in the State Banee Court on…

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Hotel Closing

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 23 March 1917 · page 4

Sydney, Thursday.—Mr. Loxton, K.C., has announced himself in favor of six o'clock hotel closing on week days, and at l o'clock on Saturdays…

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Hotelkeeper's Application Reduction of Rent

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 26 March 1917 · page 3

At the local Licensing Court on Tuesday (before Major Crane, P.M.) E. E. Dawson, licensee of the Commercial Hotel, applied for a…

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Fire at Little Plain. Hotel Completely Destroyed

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 27 March 1917 · page 2

A disastrous fire occurred at Little Plain in the early hours of Sunday morning when the hotel was burnt to the ground. The fire did its…

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Duty of Hotelkeepers. Accommodating a Guest

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 27 March 1917 · page 4

At the Police Court yesterday morning before Mr. W. le Brun Brown P M an interesting [?]asse, so far as hotelkeepers are concerned, was…

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Hotel Servants Acts

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 29 March 1917 · page 7

The [?] as to low for a licence of an hotel is liable for the acts of his servants and for acts which have been done without his knowledge or author…

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State an Hotelkeeper

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 2 April 1917 · page 2

A[?]ts for nine months of the hotel business in the Northern Territoty taken over by the Commonwealth indicate that a profit was realised of…

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