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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1928

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FINED 10/- Did Not Return License

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 18 April 1928 · page 7

For having failed to return his expired motor driver's license, George J. Keliner was fined 10s, with 8s costs, by Mr. Perry, S. M. at…

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Murder Charge Death of Chinese Hotel Cook Maitland Trial Witnesses Tell of Screams in Pantry

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 18 April 1928 · page 5

Michael Kelly (58) a grey-headed Paxton miner, pleaded not guilty before Mr. Justice James, at the Maitland Circuit Court' to-day, to a charge of having, at West Maitland on February 4, murdered Willie Yeep Gum, a Chinese cook, at…

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"Be More Strict" Licensing of Hawkers Maitland Move

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 19 April 1928 · page 8

A move to secure stricter supervision in the granting of hawkers' licenses was made at the Maitland Chamber of Commerce meeting last…

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Hotelkeeper Fined

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 19 April 1928 · page 9

Fines of 20s, with total costs of 15s, were inflicted on each charge by the Chief Industrial Magistrate (Mr. A. E. Prior) in the case in which Inspector…

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State Budget. Deficit of £1,597,107. Increase Liquor License Fees. No Increase in Taxation. Many Reforms Forecasted. Mr. Steven's Exhaustive Review. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 April 1928 · page 6

Mr. R. S. Stevens, Assistant Treasurer, delivered the Budget speech in the Legislative Assembly this evacuate, in the absence of Mr. Bavin, Premier and…

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Hotelkeeper Fined

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 April 1928 · page 11

Inspector M'Cubbin, of the Department of Labour had industry, proceeded against, Adelaide Delbridge, licensee of the land Hotel, Newcastle, who pleaded guilty…

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777 ROOMS London's New Hotel LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 20 April 1928 · page 8

London's latest hotel, The Royal, opens on Friday in Russell-square, when the entire 777 bedrooms will be occupied to their maximum. The…

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Centennial Hotel Lease, Etc

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 April 1928 · page 6

The beneficial lease of the Centennial Hotel for five years, together with the license and goodwill, is to be submitted to auction by Messrs. Lang, Wood and…

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Hotel Luxuries Bait for Business Men LONDON

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 23 April 1928 · page 1

The Hotel Metropole, at Brighton, which is world-famous for its exclusiveness and the luxury of its appointments, is making a bold…

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New Buildings Hotel Reconstruction

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 24 April 1928 · page 5

Of the 117 hotels in Newcastle Licensing district, five are reported as "fairly well conducted" and are being kept under observation according…

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

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 April 1928 · page 4

Booth licenses were granted to H. J. B. Robinson, for Newcastle Speedway, T. L. Fines, Hobart Park and G. S. Luscombe, Newcastle Showground Broadmeadow…

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Quarterly Licensing Report

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 April 1928 · page 4

Inspector J. Ramsay, in his quarterly licensing report, stated that there were 117 hotels in the Newcastle licensing district, the whole of them having hot water…

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Liquor Licenses the New Bill. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 April 1928 · page 6

At to-day's meeting of the State Cabinet, it was decided that the bill to amend the Liquor Act to provide for an increase in the fees charged to hotel licensees…

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Lease Sold Centennial Hotel

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 26 April 1928 · page 7

Mr. Cadell, for Messrs. Lang, Wood and Company, in conjunction with Mr. Kevin Held, offered at auction this afternoon the beneficial lease for…

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Centennial Hotel Lease

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 April 1928 · page 7

There was a large gathering at the real estate rooms of Messrs, Lang, Wood and Company yesterday afternoon when a lease of the centennial Hotel, Hunter and…

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Must Be 40 Years Old Women Hotel Employees BUDAPEST

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 28 April 1928 · page 1

For the better protection of public morals, the Ministry for the interior has drafted a Bill prohibiting the employment of women under forty years…

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No Notice Needed Renewing Car Licenses

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 30 April 1928 · page 5

"It is not the duty of the Traffic Department to tell you when your license expires, it is your duty to know," said Mr. Perry. S. M., at Newcastle Police…

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Summons Division. Expired Motor Licenses

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 May 1928 · page 9

For having neglected to return expired motor drivers' licenses, within the prescribed time, John Mahoney and James Nicholls were each fined 10s, with 8s…

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The Licensing Question

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 May 1928 · page 5

The licensing question, the rock on which the Government party in Parliament was nearly split last session is again becoming a prominent issue now…

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Newcastle Licensing Court

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 1 May 1928 · page 7

Following applications were granted by Mr. Perry, L.M., at Newcastle Licensing Court to-day:—Transfer of the license of the Hotel…

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