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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1927

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Sale of Stockton Hotel

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 March 1927 · page 4

The Boatrowers' Hotel, situated at the corner of Fullerton and Hereford streets, Stockton, was sold by auction yesterday afternoon by Messrs. Lang, Wood and…

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Largs Hotel Application

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 March 1927 · page 6

Evidence was continued at the West Maitland Licensing Court yesterday in connection with an application by John Crotty for the removal of the license of…

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Speeding Cyclist Fined and License Suspended Rowdy Exhaust

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 4 March 1927 · page 8

"Like a battery of artillery," was the description given to the noise mads by a motor cycle ridden by Robert Hendry, of Wallsend-street…

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Small, But Brave Page Boy as Rescuer Hotel Fire London

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 5 March 1927 · page 3

Climbing to the 60 feet high parapet of the burning Gloucester Hotel, Weymouth, by means of pipes, a page boy, William Dicker, reached…

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Money Lenders' Bill Licensing Proposed Reduction of Interest (Australian Press Association.) LONDON

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 March 1927 · page 5

The second reading of the Money-lenders Bill, which is substantially the same as that which reached the committee stage last year was moved in the…

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Drove Without License

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 7 March 1927 · page 5

For having permitted his young son to drive his car without a licence, Alexander McGregor was fined £1 by Mr. Parry, S.M., at Newcastle Police…

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No License

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 7 March 1927 · page 8

At the West Maitland Court to-day, Robert Robinson pleaded guilty to two charges, one of having driven a car without a license, and the other…

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Hotel Transfer

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 8 March 1927 · page 6

Application for the transfer of the Criterion Hotel, Islington, from Arthur Bruce to Alfred Pritchett was granted by Mr. Perry, S.M., at Newcastle…

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"Hotel Du Cinema" Paris Underworld a Near-tragedy Paris. January 6

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 8 March 1927 · page 7

The appropriately-named Hotel du Cinema at Neullly sur Seine, just outside Paris, has been the scene of a regular film exploit which might have…

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Licensing Court. (Before Mr. W. I. Perry, L.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 March 1927 · page 10

Booth licenses for the Wallsend races on March 12 were granted to E. R. J. Peters, Racecourse Hotel, Platisburg, and for the Newcastle races on March 19…

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On Licensed Premises

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 9 March 1927 · page 5

Though a sergeant and a constable swore that they law Francis James Johnson enter the Oriental Hotel, Bull-street, on Sunday, February 20,…

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"Not British Justice" 'Bus License Suspended Carrington Action

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 9 March 1927 · page 4

Carrington Council decided last night to suspend Mr. S. Johns's 'bus driver's license for 14 days. The motion was moved by Alderman Parker,…

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Broke Into Bar Thieves in Merewether Hotel Money and Ducks Taken

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 10 March 1927 · page 7

Thieves who entered the Merewether Hotel. Glebe-road, last night, by breaking the leadlight at the main bar door and turning the Yale lock…

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New Hotel Coalfields Expansion Kearsley Building

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 14 March 1927 · page 2

Nineteen applications for permission to build were received by Kearsley Shire Council during the last fortnight Estimated value is £14,547…

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License Transferred

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 15 March 1927 · page 1

The license of the Shortland Hotel, Newcastle, was to-day transferred from Amy Isabel Lynch to Adelaide Delbridge…

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Dry Canberra Two Hotels to Close CANBERRA

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 15 March 1927 · page 7

According of an official notice, the hotels, Canberra and Kurrajong will be closed to the public from April 30 until further notice…

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License Suspended Carrington 'Bus Driver 12 Minutes Late

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 15 March 1927 · page 3

Carrington Council, by five votes to four, last night dismissed the appeal of Mr. J. S. Johns, against the suspension for a fortnight of his motor…

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Licensing Court. (Before Mr. F. G. Adrian, Chairman of the State Licensing Board.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 March 1927 · page 3

The license of the Shortland Hotel, Newcastle, was transferred from Isabella Lynch to Adelaide Delbridge. Permission was granted to James…

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£45,500 for Hotel SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 16 March 1927 · page 6

The Forbes Hotel, on the corner of King and York streets, Sydney, was sold yesterday for £45,500. Messrs. Richardson and Wrench completed…

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Liquor Licenses Opposition From Y.W.C.A.

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 19 March 1927 · page 3

Some months ago a paragraph appeared in newspapers that the new London Y.W.C.A. Club was applying for a liquor license, and planning for…

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