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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1920

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Newcastle Licensing Court. (Before Mr. W. Le Brun Brown, S.M., and Dr. W. Nickson. J.P.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 September 1920 · page 7

T. Dalton, Commonwealth Hotel, Newcastle, was granted booth licenses for the Showground on September 11 and 18. Permission to make alterations was granted to…

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Our Sydney Letter. Raising the Wind.—the Peace Loan.—war Promises.—any Majority Is One.—strike and Look-out.—our Many Hotels. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 September 1920 · page 4

Curiosity as the chief incentive to living has ceased to exist. While we may dodge strikes we cannot taxation papers, and what with one thing and another they…

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Newcastle Licensing Court. (Before Mr. W. Le Brun Brown and Dr. Nickson, L.Ms.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 September 1920 · page 3

Applications by W. A. B. Hunt, licensee of the Criterion Hotel, Newcastle, and George Messenger, licensee of the Criterion Hotel, Carrington, to effect…

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Barmaid's Holiday Newcastle Publican Fined

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 17 September 1920 · page 4

John Sampson was proceeded against in the Newcastle Court to-day by Inspector Huntley for not having allowed a barmaid an afternoon off. The…

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Maitland Licensing Court

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 20 September 1920 · page 4

The following hotel-keepers were granted a renewal of this licenses before the Maitland licensing bench (Messrs. Atkin and Bowden) to-day:…

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Maitland District. Licensing Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 September 1920 · page 6

Messrs. G. Atkin and E. Bowden, L.Ms., occupied the Bench at the West Maitland Licensing Court yesterday. Renewals of licenses were granted as follows:—…

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Newcastle Licensing Court. (Before Mr. W. Le Brun Brown and Dr. Nickson, L.Ms.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 September 1920 · page 3

Bernard James Doughan was granted a renewal of his publican's license in respect of the Sulphide Hotel, Boolaroo: annual value, £78; license fee, £20. Coochooveles Denes…

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A[?] the Diamonds Thieves at Hotel Proprietress' Room Entered SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 23 September 1920 · page 5

Thleves who visited the Hotel Graham in Cast[?]-street, in daylight yesterday, were believed to have been after diamonds valued at about…

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Seamen's Theft Ship's Groceries Hotelkeeper Criticised

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 25 September 1920 · page 2

Fines of £5, or a month's gaol, were inflicted on Ernest Pring (22), fireman, and Matthew Clarke (47), fireman, at the Newcastle Court to-day, on…

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Stolen Goods Publican Fined "Security Till Pay-day"

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 27 September 1920 · page 5

Charged at the Newcastle Court this morning that being a holder of a publican's license, he received goods under pledge for liquor supplied, John…

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Kogue the Kicker Hotel "Rough House" a Birthday Stunt

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 28 September 1920 · page 4

"I've got a soveerign down at Lee Wharf, can I go and get it?" asked Oskar Kogue (31), laborer, as he was being taken to the cells from the…

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The Newmarket Hotel

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 29 September 1920 · page 4

The term, "Hotel Rough House" has application to anyone attempting to make a "roughhouse" of a hotel. "Rough House' Hotel" has a…

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No Extra for Water. Spirits Go Up New Hotel Prices SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 1 October 1920 · page 5

At some of the city hotels to-day the price of spirtits nest was 10d. a nobbler. and with ser[?] water 11d. So far no publican is charging extra for…

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Hotels As Nurseries

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 October 1920 · page 7

Two former public-houses in the heart of the Chicago stockyards district have been reopened as a day nursery. Both had bad reputations in the old days…

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Maitland Hotel Tra[?]

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 4 October 1920 · page 5

The licenses of the Carrington Hotel High arrest West Maitland, was transferred to-day, from John Balford to [?]…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 October 1920 · page 2

Booth licenses were granted Alexander. Frew for the Wallsend races on October 16, and the Newcastle races on October 23…

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Sailors' Sunday Beer. Stockton Publican Fined "Spotted" by Women

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 6 October 1920 · page 2

Sergeant Borthwick told the story at Newcastle Police Court this morning of how a doson bottles of beer and a bottle of whisky destined…

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Summons Division. Stockton Licensee Fined

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 October 1920 · page 7

Robert Stevenson, licensee of the Federal Hotel, Stockton, was charged with having permitted his licensed premises to be kept open for the sale of liquor on…

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Newcastle Licensing Court. (Before Mr. W. Le Brun Brown, and Dr. W. Nickson, L.Ms.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 October 1920 · page 2

John Philpotts was the applicant for the transfer of the license of the Miners' Arms Hotel, Young Wallsend, from Frances G. Clayton, to himself. The application was…

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Licensing Court

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 19 October 1920 · page 5

Applications were made before the Newcastle Licensing Court to-day by Edgar Condie licensee of the Royal Crown Hotel. Adamstown, and…

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