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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1925

256 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 3 of 13

License Transferred

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 3 March 1925 · page 1

At the Newcastle Licencing Court to-day, before Mr. Shropshire, S.M., an application for the transfer of the license of the Hotel Beauford…

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Licensing Court. (Before Mr. J. L. Shropshire, L.M.) Adjourned

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 March 1925 · page 2

An application was made for the transfer of the Australian wine license at 123 Maitland-road, Mayfield, from Jack Tylor Morgan to Nathaniel Cornelius…

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"I Know Who Did" Alleged Theft of Bangles Hotel Case

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 4 March 1925 · page 6

"I am the mug: I never did the job, but I know who did." This remark, according to Plainclothes Constable Munday, was made…

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Transfer of Wine License

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 4 March 1925 · page 2

Nathaniel C. S. Hawkes was granted a transfer of a wine license previously held by Jack T. Morgan at 123 Maitland-road, Mayfield, at the…

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Dear Whisky After Hours Trading Publican Fined

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 4 March 1925 · page 5

Dionysul[?] McGuire, licensee of the Grand Junction Hotel, Merewether, was fined £5, with 8s costs, by Mr. Shropshire. S.M., at the Newcastle…

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Licensing Court. (Before Mr. J. L. Shropshire, L.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 March 1925 · page 7

Nathaniel Cornelius Samuel Mawkes made application for the transfer of the Australian wine license at 123 Maitland-road, Mayfield, from lack Tyler to…

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Cardiff Trouble Alleged Row at Hotel Court Sequel

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 5 March 1925 · page 5

Before Mr. Shropshire, S.M., in the Newcastle Police Court this afternoon, John Platt was charged with assulting Robert Edward Goldie at Cardiff…

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Beer Strike Hotel Declared White Hobart Thirst Hobart

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 6 March 1925 · page 3

The main development connection with the beer strike campaign which hus been waged in Hobart and suburbs for the last ten or…

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Sunday Cricket Publicans at Play Church Protest

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 10 March 1925 · page 6

Last Sunday on one of the city parks a cricket match between one hotel and another was played, apparnetly with the concurrence of the…

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Late Mr. Roxby Well-known Hotel-keeper

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 10 March 1925 · page 5

The death occurred last night at Rose Bay, Sydney, of Mr. Peter Roxby, licensee of the Exchange Hotel, Hamilton…

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Newcastle Licensing Court. (Before Mr. J. L. Shropshire, L.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 March 1925 · page 2

Applications for billiard licenses were granted to Thomas H. O'Toole for premises in Darby-street, Newcastle, and to Walter C. Baker for premises at Dora…

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Hotel Thefts Management Held Liable Twice Robbed Guests

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 12 March 1925 · page 6

A little dialogue in a London law Court:— Counsel: Why did you not deposit your fur wrap with the hotel…

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New Hotel Wood Not Permitted Charlestown Building

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 12 March 1925 · page 4

Mr. F. E. Adrian, chariman of the License Reduction Board, presided a the quarterly sitting of the Licensing Board at Newcastle court-house…

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Licensing Court. Charlestown Hotel

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 March 1925 · page 8

Mr. F. E. Adrian, the Chairman of the Licenses Reduction Board, presided at the quarterly sitting of the Licensing Court at the Newcastle Courthouse, yesterday…

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"Hit Her with Bottle" Seaman Fined for Assault Hotel Affray

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 13 March 1925 · page 5

"I hit her with a beer bottle. It's a pity I did not kill her." According to Constable Crothers, this statement was mads by Geo…

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Big Hotel Fails Winding Up Application Granted Debt of £65,000 Claim for Flowers Used at Opening by Governor SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 17 March 1925 · page 5

The Hotel Robertson Company, which opened its big new hotel on the Southern Highlands recently, is to be wound up. An a[?] stated that among the unpaid accounts was one for £30 for flowers used at the official opening…

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Licensing Court. (Before Mr. J. L. Shropshire, L.M.) Transfers of Licenses

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 March 1925 · page 9

The following transfers of publicans' licenses were granted:—Margaret Jane Gunther to Louis Ferran, Premier Hotel, Broadmeadow; William Archibald…

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No License

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 18 March 1925 · page 5

Noah Banks pleaded guilty before Mr. T. W. Cohen, P.M., at Kurri to-day, to driving a motor 'bus without a license…

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Wrong Address Hotel Visitor Fined

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 23 March 1925 · page 4

When a Newcastle man signed the travellers' book at the Cardiff Hotel on March 1, with Abermain as his address, he little thought that it was…

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Hotel Alerations

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 24 March 1925 · page 4

Permission to make alterations to the Great Britain Hotel was granted to George Galperin, the license, by Mr. Shropshire, S.M., at the…

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