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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1930

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Body Found In Sydney Harbor Newcastle Publican? Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 24 March 1930 · page 5

In response to a telephone message from a ferry passenger who had seen the body of a man floating in the harbor, off…

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Branxton. New Hotel Opened

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 25 March 1930 · page 7

Timothy Quinn, licensee of the Commercial Hotel, Branxton, was granted permission by Mr. D. W. Reed, L.M., at the West Maitland Licensing Court,…

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Disturbance in Hotel

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 25 March 1930 · page 3

"If you do not let me go. I will knife you," Charles-Sutton. 35 wharf labourer, was alleged to have said to David Robertson, licensee of the Pacific Hotel, on…

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Police Criticised Transfers of Licenses Prohibitionist Views

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 25 March 1930 · page 6

Vigorous criticism of the police attitude towards the recent Maryville licensing case, decided by Judge Sheridan, was made at the annual meeting of the…

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Newcastle Licensing Court

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 25 March 1930 · page 7

Permission to make alterations and additions to licensed premises at Maydeld was granted to Nathaniel C. S. Mawkes. by Mr. Glbson, S.M., at Newcastle…

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Tenth Fine Consistent Taxi-driver No License

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 25 March 1930 · page 5

Ills tenth conviction for having piled for hire with un unlicensed public vehicle was recorded against RegInuld Jones, taxi-driver, of Marks…

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Hotel Robbery Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 March 1930 · page 8

By boring a hole near a lock, thieves entered the Railway Hotel, in Chapel-street, Prahran, late last night, and secured £200 in notes and silver…

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Alterations to Hotels

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 26 March 1930 · page 6

At the Newcastle Licensing Court yesterday, Mr. J. B. Gibson, L.M., grunted permission to Nathaniel Cornelius Samuel Mawkes, of Mayfield, and George Edward…

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"Don't Drink It" Water in a Hotel "For Health's Sake"

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 26 March 1930 · page 4

When the matter of copper service pipes teas under discussion at Lake Macquarie Shire Council last night, Councillor J. Johnson said…

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Still "Black" Kurri Kurri Hotels

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 27 March 1930 · page 7

An effort was made to lift the "black" ban on hotels in Kurri Kurri, at a meeting of the Richmond Main Miners' Lodge, at Kurri Kurri yesterday. Several…

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On Licensed Premises

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 March 1930 · page 2

On the night of the March 12, Inspector Brodie had occasion to go the Sydney June Hotel, Hamilton, and about 8.15 o'clock saw Ernest Twist, of Bibby-street,…

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Raid on Hotel

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 28 March 1930 · page 2

Details of a raid on the Northumberland Hotel, West Wallsend, by members of the police force in civilian clothes, on the night of February 27, were related in the…

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N.Z. Jockey's License Element of Mystery SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 28 March 1930 · page 7

An element of mystery surrounds the application for a license to ride in races in Sydney by the crack N.Z. Jockey, Hector Gray. Yesterday…

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Greta and Branxton Hotels Are White Again OESSNOOK

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 28 March 1930 · page 7

The Grcia and Brancion hotels are again "white," and the staunchest unionist may quench his thirst at the same bar as the men in blue. It is one of the signs of the ending of the coalfields struggle…

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Hotel Trading

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 March 1930 · page 4

Sir,—Hearing so much about after-hour trading by certain hotel licensees in the Newcastle district, I decided to visit a number of hotels, to learn for myself if…

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Airman's License Suspended Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 March 1930 · page 10

Consequent on a recent accident in Sydney, when the pilot of an aeroplane was forced to make a landing in the main street of a suburb owing to engine trouble…

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Transfer of Licenses

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 March 1930 · page 4

Sir,—In the "Newcastle Morning Herald" of March 25 appeared extracts from the annual report of the Secretary of the Newcastle branch of the Prohibition…

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Wet or Dry ? Victoria on License Issue Big Vote Expected Melbourne

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 29 March 1930 · page 3

After three months' of intensive campaigning, the vote in the "No license" referendum is being taken throughout Victoria to-day…

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Guns and Razors Adelaide Hotel Battle AUSTRALIANS v. Italians Adelaide

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 31 March 1930 · page 5

Australians and Italians clashed at a hotel in Franklin-street, City, last night, as a result, it is alleged, of the foreigners interfering with a game of quoits which…

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Hotel Transfers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 31 March 1930 · page 2

Sir,—Mr. Ritchie, the Secretary of the Jesmond No-Hotel Committee, is so obsessed with his own enthusiasm that he is unable to make allowance for errors…

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