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New England · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1926

133 stories in New England's papers · page 5 of 7

Felled the Constable. Country Hotel Row. Police Court Sequel. WAGGA

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 6 July 1926 · page 1

At the Wagga Police Court [?] Sharpe was fined £8 for ind[?]ent language and ass[?]; Francis Shum[?] was fine £13 for a similar £…

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Whisky Bottle As Hotel Sign

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 6 July 1926 · page 3

An application was made to the Richmond (Vic.) City Improvement and Building Committee by the proprietor of a hotel for permission to erect over…

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License Fees Are Sacred

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 6 July 1926 · page 6

The P.M., at Ballina Licensing Court, made special mention of the fact that on no account must the hotel license fee be divulged to anyone nor…

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Five Tamworth Hotels Closed

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 6 July 1926 · page 6

Five hotels in the Tamworth Licensing district closed their doors for the last time at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, June 30 having been fixed by the Licenses…

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Armidale City Council. Workmen's Compensation Act. Smallgoods Shops' Licenses. council Funds at Fixed Deposit

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 7 July 1926 · page 3

The Armidale City Council met on Monday night, when Ald. Morgan Stephens (Mayor), Watson, Maddoth, E. B. Hawke, Sullivan,…

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'On the Jagg at Rockvale' Hotel Licensee Sues Boarder

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 9 July 1926 · page 10

At the Armidale Small Debts Court on Wednesday, before the P.M., A. P. Iville sued Chas Jackson, claim £11/7/. Mr. Wray for defendant…

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License Fees Are Sacred

The Inverell Times · Friday 9 July 1926 · page 6

Them P.M. at Ballina Licensing Court, made special mention of the fact that on no account must the hotel license fee be divulged to…

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On Licensed Premises. Two Men Fined. Licensee Also Mulct of £5

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 10 July 1926 · page 3

In the Armidale Police Court on Wednesday. before the P.M. (Mr. E. A. May). Arthur Giles and Cyril Wilkinson pleaded guilty to charges of…

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Items of Interest Tamworth Hotel Transfer

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 16 July 1926 · page 8

In the Tamworth Licensing Court on Monday the license of the Royal Hotel, Tamworth, was transferred from William Francis McQuillan to Edward…

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Five Tamworth District Hotels Close

The Uralla Times · Monday 19 July 1926 · page 6

Five hotels in the Tamworth Licensing District closed their doors for the last time at 6 p.m. on June 30, the date fixed by the Licenses…

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Millionaire's Loss Alleged Theft Frost Hotel. Jewels Worth £11,000

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 30 July 1926 · page 11

Saul Newbury, a reputed millionaire from Chicago, who is staying at the Hotel Australia, Sydney, informed the police on Tuesday morning that…

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After Hours. on Licensed Premises. Police Case Fails

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 6 August 1926 · page 11

The Armidale police were unsuccessful at Wednesday's Court, before the P.M., in a case of [?]on licensed premises during prohibited…

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On Licensed Premises. Police Charges Fail. An Incident at the Albion Hotel

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 7 August 1926 · page 4

At the Armidale Police Court on Wednesday, before the P.M. (Mr. E. M. May), Herbert George Smith was charged with having been found…

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Prohibition in Australia Rev. Nicholson's Views. Publicans and Pleas

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 13 August 1926 · page 8

"You migh[?] as well try to stop Niagara Falls with a bunch of toothpicks as try to stop prohibition coming into force in…

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Value of Football in Civic Sense. "Better Than Loafing About Hotel Corners."

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 31 August 1926 · page 3

Football should build them into men more able to withstand hard knocks in a civic sense and make them better citizens "than if you…

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Teamsters on Reserves Awkward Situation. Should They Be Licensed?

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 3 September 1926 · page 12

At yesterday's meeting of the Armidale P.P. Board, J. J. McHatton wrote that E. Wall had asked permission to run his horse team on the stock route…

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Local and General. Hotel License Transferred

The Inverell Times · Friday 10 September 1926 · page 2

At a sitting of the Licensing Court at Inverell last Tuesday a transfer was granted of the license of the Commercial Hotel at Ashford from Francis…

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Publican Helps Church

The Inverell Times · Friday 10 September 1926 · page 6

It is not often that a publican takes an interest in a church. Mr. Harvey, of the Ulimambri Hotel, Coonoborbran, is an exception. He has…

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Westworth Hotel Prosecution

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 11 September 1926 · page 8

The case in which Hannah MacLauran, license of the Wentworth Hotel, was charged with having sold liquor after hours, was concluded at…

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Queensland's Licensing Laws

The Inverell Times · Friday 24 September 1926 · page 4

The rout of the prohibitionists at the last reference to the people has encouraged the Queensland Government to bring in a bill to permit, among…

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