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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1926

295 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 1 of 15

Newcastle Hotels Building Activity

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 4 January 1926 · page 2

Much building activity has been caused in Newcastle of late by tho various hotel interests. Several modern and commodious public houses…

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Billiard Licenses

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 5 January 1926 · page 2

Alfred Henry Lewis, of Mitchell-street Stockton, had his application for the renewal of his billiard license granted at Newcastle Licencing Court…

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Jump for Life Girl Leaps from Smoke Filled Room Hunter Street West Alarm Yardman's Presence of Mind Prevents Hotel Blaze

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 5 January 1926 · page 5

Awakened at two o'clock this morning by dense volumes of smoke pouring into her room, and fearing that her escape by way of the stairs had been cut off Miss Lena Disney, a Kurri girl, leaped from the window of her room at the Believue Hotel at the corner of Hunter'…

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Hotel and Restaurant Employees

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 January 1926 · page 5

Mr. A. Neat, secretary to the Newcastle Branch of the Hotel, Club, and Restaurant Employees' Union, stated yesterday that the forty-four hour week…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 January 1926 · page 3

The renewal of a billiard license was granted to A. H. Lewis, of Mitchell-street, Stockton. The application for the transfer of a billiard license from…

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Fire in Bellevue Hotel Young Woman Injured

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 6 January 1926 · page 5

A fire was discovered about a quarter to two o'clock yesterday morning in the Bellevue Hotel, at the corner of Hunter and Hannell streets, Wickham, and caused…

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License Refused. Applicant Not Present

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 6 January 1926 · page 5

Mr. Cleeve, P.M., at Kurri police court to-day, refused an application by Tofi Saide for a hawker's license, The applicant did not appear, his…

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Hotel Employees. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 January 1926 · page 4

The application by the Residential Hotel Proprietors' Association for exemption from the provisions of the 44-Hour Act was before Judge Beeby in the Industrial…

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Newcastle Licensing Court. (Before Mr. J. L. Shropshrie L.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 January 1926 · page 11

The license of the Royal Exchange Hotel, Newcastle, was transferred from Edward M'Ginty to Frank Cossey…

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"A Foolish Thing" Licensing Case Dismissed

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 12 January 1926 · page 5

Sarah Ann Hampton, licensee of the Railway Hotel, pleaded not guilty at Cessnock Police Court to-day, before Mr. M. H. Cleeve, P.M., on a charge…

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New Licenses Billiards and Wine

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 12 January 1926 · page 6

At the quarterly Licensing Court in Newcastle to-day Mr. Le Brun Brown, who presided, granted a wine license to Victor Edward Brown, for the…

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Quarterly Licensing Court. (Before Mr. W. Le B[?]un Brown, L.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 January 1926 · page 10

A Wine license for the Cross Roads, Cardiff, was granted to Victor Edwin Brown. Mr. H. L. O'Neill acting for Mr. A. H. James, appeared for the applicant…

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Wickham Hotel

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 13 January 1926 · page 8

In reference to the proceedings before, the Licensing Board yesterday, it was stated that permission was granted to the widow of Phillip W…

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Hotel Employees Altering the Awards SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 19 January 1926 · page 5

All application under the 44 Hours. Act was made to-day by E. Claney to Judge, Beeby in the Industrial Court. On behalf of the United Li[?]…

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Hot Baths! Hotel Facilities

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 19 January 1926 · page 2

In commenting on the quarterly report made by the Newcastle, licensing inspector (Inspector Ramsay), Mr. Shropshire, S.M., said that he was…

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Hotel Transfers

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 19 January 1926 · page 4

At the Newcastle Licensing Court this morning Mr. Shropshire, S.M., granted a transfer of the license of the Duke of Wellington Hotel at New…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 January 1926 · page 5

An application for the transfer of the license of the Duke of Wellington Hotel, New Lambton, fromy Sylvester Patrick Keely to Alexander Campbell Smith was…

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Nine Incinerated Disastrous Hotel Fire New York

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 25 January 1926 · page 1

Nine are dead, 15 injured, and 16 are missing at the result of a fire which destroyed the Lafayette Hotel at Allentown New York…

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Fight in Hotel Seaman Sent for Trial

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 25 January 1926 · page 5

"I poured water on his head to sober him, and he cot up and struck me," laid Marsden Speakman, 24, seaman, when he was arrested at the…

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City Improvement New Oxford Hotel

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 26 January 1926 · page 3

Speaking at a luncheon at the Oxford Hotel, in Newcastle. when the management entertained members of the council of the Chamber of…

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