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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1932

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More Hotel Barbers

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 28 October 1932 · page 1

Following the raids on three Lambton hotels on Wednesday, hotel "barbers" were again active early…

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Thieves Disturbed Robbery at Gosford Losses From Hotels

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 October 1932 · page 8

Apparently disturbed as they were making getaway after having collected about £73 worth of tobacco from T. Canning's store, Munn-street, Gosford, on…

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Hotel Cases Adjourned

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 31 October 1932 · page 8

Cases at the Newcastle Summons Court to-day, in which Joseph Roach, of Russell-road, New Lambton, and William Hayes, of Hobart-road, New…

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On Licensed Premises

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 November 1932 · page 8

Harry Delmore, King-street, Newcastle, John Hulme, Gibson-avenue, Newcastle, and Henry Cass, Bolton-street, Newcastle, were each fined 10/ and 8/ costs…

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"Wizard" Smith in Reply He Had Row with Hotelkeeper "Break My Neck" Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 1 November 1932 · page 7

Evidence in rebuttal of the case for the defence was given to-day by Norman Loslie ("Wizard") Smith in his action for…

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Licensing Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 November 1932 · page 2

The licence of the Commercial Hotel was transferred from Reginald James Stevens to George Atholston Delander. Mr. C. A. K. Cohen (Messrs. Braye,…

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"Wizard" Smith Denies Nervousness Row with Hotelkeeper Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 November 1932 · page 8

Norman ("Wizard") Smith, recalled to-day in his action against "Smith's Weekly" for alleged libel, denied that he had, prior to the trials, been so nervous that…

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Can Drink After Hours When Licensee "Shouts" Friends Magistrate's View

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 2 November 1932 · page 5

"If a man goes to a hotel on business, and incidentally has a drink, it is all right. But if he goes there…

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No Conviction in 14 Years Carrington Licensee Before Court After Hours Trading

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 2 November 1932 · page 6

In the flickering light of a candle in a kerosene tin. four men were being served with beer in the bar of the Criterion Hotel…

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Summons Division on Licensed Premises

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 3 November 1932 · page 11

At 7.35 p.m. on October 17, Sergeant Booth entered the bar of the Criterion Hotel, Carrington, and saw four men there. One of the men was being served…

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Conviction Not Recorded Licensee's Plea Succeeds

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 4 November 1932 · page 8

After inflicting a fine of £1, with 8s costs, in default three days' imprisonment, on George Messenger, licensee of the Criterion Hotel…

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Licensee Fined

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 November 1932 · page 12

Pleading "Guilty" to an information that he was the licensee of premises on which a person was found during prohibited hours on October 17, George…

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Not Licensed Pilot Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 November 1932 · page 7

Discussing the fatal air crash in West Australia, the Acting Controller of Civil Aviation (Captain Johnson) said that Galwey was not a licensed pilot. He had…

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Murder Charge Two Youths for Trial Hotel Manager Shot Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 5 November 1932 · page 7

Bernard William Boyd, 18, and Ernest Kitchener Jenkins, 16, both of Graham-street, Port Melbourne, were committed for trial by the Coroner to-day, on a…

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Busy Town To Deserted Village Rise and Fall of Minmi Hotel License Surrendered a Page of History

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 8 November 1932 · page 5

A page torn out of the history of Australian pioneers was the remarkable story told at Newcastle Courthouse…

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Loss of Thumb Man Claims £150 Damages Alleged Ejection From Hotel Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 November 1932 · page 7

A claim for £150 damages for the loss of a thumb, made by Bernard Donohoe from Askey's, Limited, came before Judge Edwards in the District Court to-day…

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Minmi's Decline Seventy in Employment Hotel Licence Surrendered

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 November 1932 · page 11

The story of the rise of Minmi from a scattered settlement to one of the most important mining centres of New South Wales and its decline to almost a deserted…

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Hotel Employees

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 November 1932 · page 9

The General Secretary of the Hotel Employees' Federation (Mr. A. Rutherford), who has been spending several days on the South Maitland coalfields on…

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Won't Create Precedent Magistrate and Licensee's Case

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 11 November 1932 · page 8

Stating that he did not wish to create a precedent, Mr. Harrison, S.M., at the Newcastle Summons Court to-day, refused to bind over a…

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Summons Division on Licensed Premises

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 November 1932 · page 14

A fine of 10/, with costs 8/, in default imprisonment for two days, was imposed on Joshua Warwick, 388 King-street, Newcastle, who pleaded "Guilty" to a charge…

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