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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1918

132 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 5 of 7

Tighe's Hill Robbery Hotel Safe Removed

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 24 August 1918 · page 2

Between one and six o'clock this morning, the Royal Hotel, Tighe's Hill, was broken into and a safe, weighing about two cwt, and containing about £36 in notes and cash…

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Jewellery Robbery Newcastle Hotel Loss Watch and Rings Worth £230

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 27 August 1918 · page 3

A big Jewellery robbery in Newcastle has been reported to the police. Last Friday afternoon. Mrs. Millie Donnison, wife of the licensee of the Oxford Hotel, placed her…

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Newcastle Licensing Court. (Before Mr. S. B. Gunn, L.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 August 1918 · page 3

Licenses for two booths were granted to Harold J. Robinson for the Newcastle races. Music permits were granted to John…

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Licenses Reduction Board

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 31 August 1918 · page 9

Although two Commissioners have been doing their best to manage the railway and may be taken to have succeeded, notwithstanding the deffclt, the Government has not thought…

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Newcastle Licensing Court. (Before Mr. C. F. Butler, L.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 September 1918 · page 3

Transfer of the following publicans licenses were granted: Locomotive Hotel from Emily Mary Roberts to Charles J. Steel; Sulphide Hotel, Boolaroo, from the…

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Newcastle Licensing Court. (Before Messrs. C. F. Butler and S. B. Gunn, L.Ms.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 September 1918 · page 7

Renewals of publicans' licenses were granted to Edward M'Donald, Merewether Hotel, Merewether; Mary Ann Davidson. Travellers' Rest Hotel. Hexham; R. T. Martin, Miners'…

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Spring Racing Publican Favorite Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 16 September 1918 · page 5

A new favorite was found for the Epsom to-day, Publican, who is slightly in more demand than Poltrina and Panacre, both of whom found strong support. Norbury and…

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Newcastle Licensing Court. (Before Mr. C. F. Butler, L.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 September 1918 · page 7

The Bench announced that the application for a transfer of the license of the Federal Hotel, Stockton, from John Power to J. W. Shaw, would be adjourned until to-day. A…

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Newcastle Licensing Court. (Before Mr. C. F. Butler, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 September 1918 · page 3

The magistrate stated in regard to the application for a transfer of the license of the Federal Hotel, Stockton, from John Power to J. W. Shaw, that he had…

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Licensing Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 September 1918 · page 6

Messrs. C. H. Gale and Elias Bowden, L.Ms., occupied the Bench at the West Maitland Licensing Court yesterday. Renewals of publican's licenses were…

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Newcastle Licensing Court. (Before Messrs. Butler and Hibble, L.Ms.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 September 1918 · page 3

The application of William James Watt for renewal of the license of Witt's Family Hotel, Islington, was granted. Bernard James Doughan applied for…

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Were They Boarders? Men at Strand Hotel Magistrate's Severe Comment

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 23 September 1918 · page 3

That there was a bona fide belief that the men were travellers was the defence put before Mr. Gunn, S.M.. on behalf of Mrs. Flora Ann M'Neil, licensee of the…

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Newcastle Licensing Court. (Before Mr. S. B. Gunn, L.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 26 September 1918 · page 7

A transfer of the license of the Federal Hotel, Stockton, was granted, from John Power to James W. Shaw…

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Newcastle Licensing Court. (Before Messrs. S. B. Gunn and C. Hibble, L.Ms.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 September 1918 · page 7

Ranewals of publicans licenses were granted to Hannah Sussman. Waratah Hotel, Waratah; R. P. Rich Royal Hotel Waratah; and C. R. Sweeney,…

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New Liquor Duties. Meeting of Hotelkeepers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 September 1918 · page 7

A meeting of Newcastle and suburban hotelkeepers was hold in the Oddfellows Hall, Auckland-street, last night, for the purpose, in the words of the…

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Come, Fill the Cup! Publicans and Prices "Better than Backing Panacre"

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 28 September 1918 · page 6

Beer: 4d a glass, all round. Draught plnts (bottle supplied by customer): 5d; draught pint (with bottle), 6d; quart (over counter), 9d; half-gallon (over…

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Victoria Theatre Hotel

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 1 October 1918 · page 3

Mr. Thomas Atkinson, the popular licensee of the Victoria Theatre Hotel, owes his success largely to the fact that his stock has always been of the best quality. His…

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Panacre Firmer Quaestor and Publican Backed SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 2 October 1918 · page 5

The horses in demand for the Epsom Handicap to-day were Quaestor and Publican. Quaestor has been consistently backed on the strength of a report that he had done…

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Meeting of Hotelkeepers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 October 1918 · page 4

A meeting of the hotelkeepers of Newcastle and suburbs was held on Tuesday night, in the Oddfellows' Hall, Auckland-street. Mr. C. Hawken, president of the…

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Licensing Court. (Before Messrs. C. F. Butler and C. Hibble, L.Ms.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 October 1918 · page 7

Two booth licenses for Wallsend races were granted to Alexander Frew. The applications of William John Watt, Watt's Family Hotel, and Abraham…

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