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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1929

404 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 5 of 21

Hotel Charges

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 April 1929 · page 4

Motorists on, country, tours have objected from time to time to the payment for bed and breakfast when they require only sleeping accommodation. Many…

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Hotel Disturbance Two Windows Broken

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 April 1929 · page 6

The sequel to a disturbance which occurred in the bar of the Chelmsford Hotel Kurri Kurri, on March 28, was heard before Mr. D. W. Reid, P.M., at…

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Hotel Raid Court Conviction Recorded Flying Squad

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 8 April 1929 · page 3

Inspectors Bryden and Stein, with their flying squad, made a surprise raid on the Exchange Hotel at Lambton on the night of March 21…

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Summons Division. Star Hotel Raid

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 April 1929 · page 2

Thomas Henshaw, Bull-street, Mayfield, and Benjamin Miller New, c/o Buxton's, Hunter-street. Newcastle, who pleaded "Guilty" to charges of having been found…

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Hotel Raided "Mugs Behind Door" Domino Players Blamed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 April 1929 · page 2

A police rain on the Exchange Hotel, Lambton, led by two well-known Newcastle officers, was described in evidence before Mr. J. B. Gibson, S.M., in the…

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Fire's Sweep Big Blaze at Branxton £7000 DAMAGE Hotel and Shops Destroyed

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 9 April 1929 · page 5

The most severe fire the town of Branxton has known swept through the northern side of the main street in the early hours of…

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Hotel Transferred

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 9 April 1929 · page 5

The license of the Sydney Junction Hotel. Hamilton, was transferred from Vincent Walsh to Roy James Bloorafield by Mr. Gibson, L.M., at…

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Licensing Court Before Mr. J. B. Gibson, L.m.) Hotel Licenses

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 April 1929 · page 2

The license of the Sydney Junction Hotel, Hamilton, was transferred from Vincent Walsh to Roy James Bloomfield…

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Big Branxton Fire Hotel and Four Shops £7000 Damages

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 April 1929 · page 8

A fire broke out in an oyster saloon in High-street, Branxton, early yesterday morning, and swept the Commercial Hotel and four shops out of existence, and, but…

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Women's Claim Case Against Publican "Worked Overtime"

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 11 April 1929 · page 8

Claims for overtime due were made by Mrs. Eve Campbell, a cook, and Doris Moore, a housemaid, against Alexander Campbell, licensee of the…

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Rebuild It City Council Block Big Expenditure New Residential Hotel

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 11 April 1929 · page 7

Newcastle Council has before it a big rebuilding scheme for its Market Building block in Hunter-street, estimated to invilve an…

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Overtime Due Hotelkeeper Fined Employees' Claim

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 April 1929 · page 9

Am insight into the domestic workings of an hotel was given before Mr. A. R. Perry. Acting Chief Industrial Magistrate, at the Newcastle Courthouse…

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Hotel Transfers

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 16 April 1929 · page 7

The license of the Cross Keys Hotel. Carrington. was transferred from John Mellon to Irvine Price Jones by Mr. Gibson. L.M., at Newcastle…

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Licensing Court (Before Mr. J. B. Gibson, L.m.) Licenses Transferred

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 April 1929 · page 10

Hotel licenses were transferred from Alfred Joseph Mellon. Cross Keys Hotel Carrington to Irvine Price Jones; George M. L. Maddox, Lass o' Gowrie Hotel,…

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No Car License

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 19 April 1929 · page 5

John Smith, of Quambee, Shelley-street, Waratah, was fined 10s, with 8s costs, in default seven days' imprisonment, by Mr. Gibson. S.M., at…

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Electrical Licenses

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 April 1929 · page 4

The Electrical Contractors and Electricians' Licensing Board will conduct an examination of candidates for licenses early in June. Metropolitan candidates…

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Licensee Fined Men Found on Premises

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 22 April 1929 · page 5

Visiting the Star Hotel on the night of March 16, Sergeants E. and W. Moore found a number of men running about the premises…

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Visible Licenses British System Adopted

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 April 1929 · page 10

In England the motor car license must be carried on the car so that it is visible to all and sundry. This system has been adopted in France, and Italy, although…

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Hotel Closing

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 April 1929 · page 8

The Northern Branch of United Licensed Victuallers' Association of New South Wales notifies by advertisement that all hotels will be closed on Anzac Day from…

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Licensing Court (Before Mr. J. B. Gibson, L.m.) Booth Licenses

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 April 1929 · page 5

Booth licenses were granted to James Cusick, Clarendon Hotel, Newcastle for Wallsend races on April 27, and for Newcastle races on May 6 and May 18…

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