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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1928

365 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 11 of 19

Quarter Sessions Monday, August 13. (Before His Honor Judge White.) (Mr. T. S. Crawford, Crown Prosecutor.) Disturbance in Hotel Bar

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 14 August 1928 · page 3

A plea of not guilty was entered by Joseph E. Read, represented by Mr. H. L. O'Neill, to a charge that, at Newcastle, on July 10, he did feloniously slay…

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Newcastle Licensing Court

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 14 August 1928 · page 9

Applications granted at Newcastle Licensing Court to-day by Mr. Cohen, L.M., were:—Booth license to Leslie P. Higgs,…

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Licensing Court. (Before Mr. T. W. Cohen, D.L.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 August 1928 · page 2

The license of the Federla Hotel. Newcastle, was transferred from Jack Wilson, to Nicholas Joseph Coffey. Mr. C. A. K. Cohen appeared for the applicant…

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Hotel Fines Licensee's Appeal Fails

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 16 August 1928 · page 9

The appeal by Vincent Walsh, licensee of the Sydney Junction Hotel, Hamilton, at Newcastle Quarter Sessions to-day against a conviction…

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Didn't Pay Board S.M. Gives Boarder a Chance Publican's Charge

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 17 August 1928 · page 9

Frederick Barry (37), a musician, has been staying at the Star Hotel for some time "free," according to evidence at Newcastle Police Court…

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On Hotel Premises

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 17 August 1928 · page 7

On a charge of having been found in the licensed promises of "The Northern Star" Hotel, Hamilton, during unlawful hours on Sunday, August 5,…

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Murder Reward Attack on Recipient Hotel Assault London

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 18 August 1928 · page 8

An astounding affray occurred in a hotel at Bakewell when Charles Curry, the recipient of the "News of the World" £1000 reward for revealing…

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Alleged Betting Hotel Licensee Charged

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 20 August 1928 · page 6

Sidney Edward McAuley, senior, licensee of the Lake Macquarie Hotel, Teralba, was charged before Mr. Cohen, S. M. at Newcastle Police…

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New Tracks Kosciusko Search Continues Hotel Kosciusko

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 20 August 1928 · page 5

Encouraging news has been received to-day regarding the missing men. Yesterday afternoon one of the searchers found new tracks in the…

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Summons Division. Betting in Hotel Alleged

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 August 1928 · page 3

Proceedings were taken by the police against Sydney Edward M'Auley, senior, on two charges, one of having aided and abetted betting, and the other of having…

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Booth Licenses

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 21 August 1928 · page 8

Booth licenses were granted by Mr. Cohen, L.M., at Newcastle Licensing Court to-day to Gordon Seater Luscombe licensee of the Baid Faced…

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Licensing Court. (Before Mr. T. W. Cohen, L.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 August 1928 · page 4

The following booth licenses were granted: Gordon Seater Luscombe, Bald Faced Stag Hotel, Leichhardt, Newcastle Show Ground, Saturday; James Cusick,…

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"Let Sleeping Dogs Lie" Carrington Council and 'Bus License Returned

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 22 August 1928 · page 6

Carrington Council recently spent £300 in an effort to prevent Messrs. Johns and Skinner from running 'buses between Newcastle and Carrington…

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Sale of Hotel Hotelkeeper Sued by Agents Commission Claim

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 22 August 1928 · page 5

Agents' commission amounting to £246 on the sale of the Orient Hotel, Watt-street, was claimed by N. Hall and Sons, hotel brokers, in an action…

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Five People Electrocuted during Storm in Arizona Government "Hotels" Al. Smith's Plan for U.S.A. Discard Prohibition 70,000,000 Listen to Policy Speech Albany (New York State)

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 23 August 1928 · page 1

An unprecedented radio hookup enabled 70,000,000 persons to listen-in to Governor Al. Smith's speech to-night, formally, accepting the Democratic nomination for the presidency, the election for which takes places in November…

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Again Remanded Hotel Assault Charge

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 24 August 1928 · page 5

Henry Crosscombe, 36 laborer, who has been charged in connection with the alleged assault on John Whalan, in a city hotel on July 21, was…

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"RUN" Police Raid Hotel Man Was Caught

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 24 August 1928 · page 8

"Somebody said, 'Run,' and everybody ran," said James Ryan, when asked why he ran away when the police raided an hotel at Adamstown…

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On Licensed Premises

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 24 August 1928 · page 8

Charged with having been on the licensed premises of the Northern Star Hotel, Hamilton, Alfred Perry of Union-street, Tighe's Hill, and…

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Licensing Court

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 28 August 1928 · page 5

The license of the Duke of Wellington Hotel, New Lambton, was transferred from Horance Dee Wagner to George E. Duckworth, by Mr. Cohen, L.M. at…

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Licensing Court. (Before Mr. T. W. Cohen, L.m.) Billiard License

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 August 1928 · page 11

Maud Graham, Boolaroo was granted permission for the removal of a billiard license. HOTEL LICENSES TRANSFERRED…

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