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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1920

165 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 2 of 9

Licensing Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 February 1920 · page 6

Messrs. G. Atkin and Elias Bowden, L.M., occupied the bench at the West Maitland Licensing Court yesterday. The license of the Belmore Hotel, West…

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Licensing Court. (Before Mr. A. O. Butler, S.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 February 1920 · page 3

A transfer was granted of the license of the Prince of Wales' Hotel, Merewether, from J. T. Andrews to T. V. Newell. A receipt was produced showing…

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"Disgraceful Episode" Publican Censured

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 4 March 1920 · page 5

Disfigured by a pair of black eyes, a cut face and broken nose, Leander Larsen, who presented none of the attributes of his classical namesake,…

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Newcastle Licensing Court. (Before Mr. A. O. Butler, Acting S.M., And Mr. C. Hibble, J.P.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 March 1920 · page 7

H. A. Burton was grunted a renewal of the license of the Commercial Hotel, Boolaroo. Mr. H. M. Cohen appeared in support of the application…

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Newcastle Licensing Court. (Before Mr. A. O. Butler, L.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 March 1920 · page 3

Transfers of publicans' licenses were granted of the Museum Hotel, West Wallsend, from John Stenhouse to Alfred T. Bowie, and of the Beach Hotel. Newcastle,…

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Maitland District. Licensing Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 March 1920 · page 6

Messrs. G. Atkin and Elias Bowden, L.Ms., occupied the bench at the West Maitland Licensing Court yesterday. Frederick Stead, licensee of the…

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Hotel Employees

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 March 1920 · page 4

Mr. T. O'Malley, secretary to the Newcastle branch of the Liquor Trades Union, stated yesterday that at a well-attended meeting of the employees, held in…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 March 1920 · page 7

Alfred Thomas Bowie was granted a renewal of the license for the Museum Hotel, West Wallsend. The following transfers of licenses were…

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Islington Tragedy Popular Publican's Death Found Hanging in Shed

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 25 March 1920 · page 5

William John Watt, license of the Watt Family Hotel, Maitland-road, Islington was found this morning hanging [?] a pair of reins in an outhouse…

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Great Northern Hotel

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 March 1920 · page 4

The Great Northern Hotel, Newcastle, was put up to auction by Messrs. Creer and Berkeley, at their rooms, yesterday, but was not sold, the highest bid of…

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Newcastle Licensing Court. (Before Mr. A. Gates, A.S.M., and Dr. W. Nickson, L.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 March 1920 · page 7

The following were granted renewals of publicans' licenses:—Annie White, National Hotel, Wallsend; John Taylor, Ocean View Hotel, Dudley; Frank Burden,…

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The New Hotel

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 April 1920 · page 6

The proposed new hotel on the corner of Maitland-road end Hanbury-street is now in course of construction. The plans provided for two stories, the upper story…

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Dearer Beer Price May be 4d a Glass Question for Publicans

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 5 April 1920 · page 2

Beer drinkers—and others—will learn with deep interest that there is on foot a definite proposal to increase the price of beer…

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Comedian and His Wife Chaplin's Troubles Knocked Down in a Hotel VANCOUVER

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 10 April 1920 · page 1

A message from Los Angeles states that a climax was reached in the Chaplin domestic troubles last night, when Louis Mayer, manager for Mrs…

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Licensing Court. (Before Messrs. W. Le Brun Brown, C. Hibble, and Dr. Nickson, L.Ms.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 April 1920 · page 7

The license of the General Washington Hotel, Stockton, was transferred from William Mulcahy to Frederick Keys, for whom Mr. Braye appeared…

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Alien Brings Trouble Hotelkeeper Fined

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 14 April 1920 · page 4

At the Newcastle Court this morning, Montford May Adams was charged with failing to enter particulars of an alien in his register. Sir. Nelson…

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Shots in a Hotel Murder Charge Fails Syrian Soldier on Trial DUBBO

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 15 April 1920 · page 5

At the Circuit Court Alfred Axel Syrjalainon, a young Finn, was acquitted on a charge of murdering Frank Carragher, at Molong on…

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Licensee Fined

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 16 April 1920 · page 1

Peter Ferguson was fined £5, with 6s costs, before Mr. le Brun Brown, S.M., at the Newcastle Court this morning, for permitting drunkenness…

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Assault on Publican Iron Bar Used Trimmer in Court

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 17 April 1920 · page 1

A sensational Incident at Carrington last night was described in the Newcastle Court this morning. John Joseph Johnston, licensee, of the…

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"Evading the Law" "Worst Hotel in Town" a Maitland Criticism

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 19 April 1920 · page 4

At 1 a.m. on March 25, Sergeant Nolan found George Haner and Norman Ralston on the premises of the Sportsmen's Arms Hotel. West Maitland…

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