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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1930

467 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 10 of 24

Hotel Raid

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 April 1930 · page 2

Thomas Manning and David Switzer, of Hexham, were each fined £1 and ordered to pay Court costs 8/, for having been on licensed premises—the Travellers' Rest…

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Licensing Applications

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 April 1930 · page 6

At the Newcastle Licensing Court yesterday, Mr. J. B. Gibson, L.M., granted William Way Wilson, of the Federal Hotel, a booth license for the soccer…

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Hotel Trading

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 April 1930 · page 5

Sir,—"Prohibition" writes and says he visited a number of hotels in the Newcastle district to learn for himself if illegal trading is being carried on, and…

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"BURGLARS" Licensee's Mistake Assaults Police Fined On Three Charges

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 4 April 1930 · page 7

Moments of excitement, including a struggle with two. "burglars" who turned out to be policemen raiding his hotel, were…

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Transfer of Hotels

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 April 1930 · page 13

Sir,—Mr. Shaw, Secretary of the Newcastle Branch of the Prohibition Alliance, blames my enthusiasm for not making allowance for errors. I can make all…

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On Licensed Premises

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 April 1930 · page 9

A plea of "Guilty" was entered by Frank Robertson and Frank Whalan, to a charge of having been found on the licensed premises of the Northern Star…

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Licensing Court

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 8 April 1930 · page 4

The license of the Great Northern Hotel, Plattsburg, was transferred from Samuel Miller to Leslie Thomas Turnbull by Mr. Gibson, L.M., at…

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Motor Licenses "Should Be Paid Locally" Country Move Planned

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 8 April 1930 · page 4

A concerted move to get the Government to re-introduce a system whereby Newcastle and country owners of motor vehicles…

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'Bus Licenses Uniformity in Permits Councils to Confer

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 8 April 1930 · page 6

The granting of licenses to run 'buses between Cessnock and Newcastle by several councils whoso areas the vehicles traverse, and the refusal…

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Licensing Applications

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 April 1930 · page 2

At the Newcastle Licensing Court yesterday. Mr. J. B. Gibson, L.M., granted the following applications: Transfer of the license of the Great…

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"Black" Hotels

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 April 1930 · page 7

A meeting of Stanford-Merthyr Miners' Lodge, held yesterday at Kurri Kurri, decided to lift the "black" ban from hotels. It was reported that the meeting had…

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Licenses Expired

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 11 April 1930 · page 5

Reginald Jones, of Marks' Point, Belmont, was charged with having driven a a motor car in Main-road, Belmont, on March 11, he not then being licensed to…

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Licenses Taken Away

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 April 1930 · page 11

According to a report of the Califorian State Division of motor vehicles 708 drivers were deprived of their licenses last year because of driving while intoxicated…

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'Bus Licenses Conference of Councils

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 April 1930 · page 9

A conference of council representatives convened by the West Maitland Municipal Council, was held at the Town Hall last night to discuss the question of the…

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Licensing Court

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 15 April 1930 · page 8

The license of the Cricketer's Arms Hotel, Cook's 'Hill, was transferred from Theophilus Robin to Charles James Augustus Steel by Mr. Gibson,…

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Licensing Applications. (Before Mr. J.B. Gibson, L.M.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 April 1930 · page 10

Andrew Norval, licensee of the Royal Hotel, was granted booth licenses for the Newcastle races on May 5. The transfer of the license of the…

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Human Torch Big Hotel Blaze Man Perishes Shops and Homes Gutted ROCKHAMPTON

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 16 April 1930 · page 5

James Macdonald, 53, was burned to death in a fire which. caused £10,000 damage at Jericho at 4 a.m, to-day…

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Burned to Death Disastrous Hotel Fire Boarder Badly Hurt Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 April 1930 · page 7

As the result of a disastrous fire at Jericho, the Central district, shortly after 4 o'clock this morning, four buildings were destroyed, and one man was…

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Free Pub Earl As Licensee

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 19 April 1930 · page 5

The licence of the Hampden Arms in the village of Great Hampden (Bucks, Eng.), has been transferred to the Earl of Buckinghamshire, who succeeded…

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"Wanted Bath" Laborer Gets Hard Labor Hotel Incident

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 22 April 1930 · page 6

The peculiar behavior of Robert Kay, 26, laborer, in a passageway of the Great Northern Hotel on APril 14 led to his appearance before Mr, Gibson,…

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