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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1924

336 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 16 of 17

"Always After Me" Barmaid Shot in a Petersham Hotel Murder Charge Coroner Commits Railway Fireman for Trial SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 17 November 1924 · page 5

Alfred William McInnes was committed for trial by the City Coroner to-day on a charge of having murdered Winifred Foley, a pretty barmaid, at the Carrington Hotel in Petersham. Outside the Carrington Hotel on September 20 Miss Foley fell dead…

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Booth Licenses

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 18 November 1924 · page 6

Two booth licenses in connection with the Wallsend race, on November 22 were granted to Ernest Robert James Peters, of the Racecourse…

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Dudley Hotel

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 18 November 1924 · page 7

A transfer of the license of the Royal Crown Hotel Duddley from Patrick Sylvester Keely to Albert Ernest Berland was granted by Mr. Perry S.M. in the…

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Licensing Court. (Before Mr. A. R. Perry, L.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 November 1924 · page 11

Booth licenses for Newcastle races on December 8 were granted to George Galperin, licensee of the Great Britain Hotel. Newcastle. Ernest Robert James…

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Maitland District Auctioneers' Licenses

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 November 1924 · page 8

Messrs. E. Bowden and D. J. Ryan presided at the West Maitland Courthouse yesterday, to deal with applications for renewals of auctioneers'…

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Licensing Court. (Before Mr. A. R. Perry, L.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 November 1924 · page 10

The application for the transfer of the license of the Shortland Hotel, Newcastle, from M. Lynch to F. B. Hyland, was adjourned to December 2 at the…

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Auctioneers' Licenses

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 26 November 1924 · page 4

The large number of applications for removal of auctioneers' licenses were granted by Mr. Perry, S.M., at Newcastle Court to-day. No applicants were…

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Granted at Kurri Auctioneers' Licenses

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 26 November 1924 · page 5

There was a larger muster than usual of J's.P. on the bench at Kurri yesterday, at the annual meeting to fustices for the licensing of…

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Hotel Tragedy Fatal Shooting at Petersham Charge of Murder McInnes Says That He Cannot Remember SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 1 December 1924 · page 5

After a long stay in hospital, Alfred McInnes was charged at the Central Criminal Court to-day with the murder of Winifred Foley. Miss Foley died after being shot at the Carrington Hotel, Petersham, on September 20…

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New Modern Hotel for Newcastle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 2 December 1924 · page 5

Work of partial demolition has already begun of the building lately occupied by the offices of Messrs. J. Ireland, Limited, at the corner of Hunter and Crown…

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Hotel Employees' Union

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 December 1924 · page 5

A meeting of the Hotel, Club, and Restaurant Employees' Union was held at the Trades Hall last night. Mrs. G. Duncan, the secretary, reported that there…

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Licensing Court. (Before Mr. A. R. Perry, L.M.) Transfers Granted

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 December 1924 · page 10

The following applications for the transfers of hotel licenses were granted:— Shortland Hotel, Newcastle: From Matthem Lynch to Florence Bradbury…

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Died From Poison Muswellbrook Publican MUSWELLBROOK

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 3 December 1924 · page 1

John Fleming, the proprietor of the Family Hotel, died last night from the effects of poison. Fleming had been a hotelkeeper in…

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Illegal Listening Wireless Licenses Needed

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 3 December 1924 · page 6

Th Commonwealth Government Radio Inspector (from Sydney) is at present in the Newcastle district, in connection with the administration of…

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Poison for Ants Publican Takes it Himself MUSWELLBOOK

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 5 December 1924 · page 7

Mr. A. W. Swaddling, district coroner held an inquest concerning the death of John Fleming, proprietor of the Family hotel, on Wednesday…

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Hotel St. Bernard

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 December 1924 · page 12

Far back in our school books, and it made very nice reading, the sagacious dog scratched the snow away, and, posing the wayfarer, fallen by the…

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License Transfers

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 9 December 1924 · page 2

At the Newcastle licensing court this morning Mr. Perry. S.M., granted the following transfers of licenses Toronto Hotel. Toronto, from William…

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Licensing Court. Before Mr. A. R. Perry, L.M.) Transfers Granted

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 December 1924 · page 5

The following applications for the transfers of publicans' licenses were granted:—William Montgomery to Frank Andrews, Toronto Hotel, Toronto. Mr…

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Monks to Run a Hotel

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 December 1924 · page 6

The monks of the Grand St. Bernard, tired of being exploited by tourists, especially motorists, who spend weekends at the hospice and leave without…

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St. Patrick's Day Should Hotels Close? LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 13 December 1924 · page 1

The Dail Eirann., by 28 votes to 11. has rejected the Senate's amendment making provision for the closing of hotels on St. Patrick's Day…

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