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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1933

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Grand Hotel Splendid Acting Victoria Feature

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 2 January 1933 · page 2

THE Victoria Theatre was packed to the doors on Saturday night when the much-heralded picture, Grand Hotel, was shown. The…

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Fatal Hotel Brawl Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 January 1933 · page 6

Following the death of Michael Sexton, 65, of Chelsea, who was injured ill a brawl at a hotel at Carrum, on Saturday night, John O'Dwyer, 33, was charged…

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"Don't Send Me to Long Bay" Inebriate's Plea to Magistrate Was Out on License

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 3 January 1933 · page 5

"Please don't send me to Long Bay gaol, among all the murderers and criminals," was the appeal of an inebriate to Mr…

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Stole Hotel Beer Mug Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 January 1933 · page 6

"You have no right to be under the influence of liquor at your age. You ought to be smacked," said the Magistrate when he fined James Hassard 30/ for having…

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Theft From Hotel Builder Sent to Gaol SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 January 1933 · page 6

Samuel Osborne, alias Joseph Morton, builder, was sentenced by Mr. McDougal at the Central Police Court to-day to three months' imprisonment on a charge…

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Grand Hotel At The Victoria Fine Acting

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 4 January 1933 · page 3

DIVERSITY of characterisation and exceptionally fine acting are the outstanding characteristics of Grand Hotel, which is…

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£150 Stolen From Hotel Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 January 1933 · page 8

Detectives are investigating the theft of £150 from the Town Hall Hotel, Balmain yesterday…

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Grand Hotel Second Week—Victoria

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 6 January 1933 · page 3

The closest approximation of a genuine "all-star" cast is offered by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in bringing to the talking screen Vicki Baum's sensational novel and stage hit, Grand Hotel, which heads the programme for the second week at the Victoria Theatre…

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Inebriates' Home in Long Bay! Sufferer's Plea to Magistrate Broke His License

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 6 January 1933 · page 7

Allegations that lie had been sent to Long Bay gaol, "among criminals and murderers," instead of an inebriates' home. were…

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Hotel Robbed Police Arrest Suspect SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 9 January 1933 · page 5

Thieves entered the Prince Alfred Hotel, Camperdown, early this morning, and Stole liquor and cash to the value of £20. The police were notified, and…

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Grand Hotel In Second Week at Victoria

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 9 January 1933 · page 2

A very high standard in characterisation roles has been attained by the "all star" cast in Grand Hotel, which on Saturday…

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On Hotel After Hours

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 January 1933 · page 2

Augustus Lynch, Railway-street, Wickham, and Reginald Camps, Railway-lane, Wickham, pleaded "Guilty" to having been found on licensed premises at…

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Licensee Remanded

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 January 1933 · page 2

The charge against Victor Commonwealth Ransom, of the Lass o' Gowrie Hotel, Wickham, who was charged with having been the licensee of premises on…

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Hawker's License

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 10 January 1933 · page 7

When an application by Arthur Mew, of Corlette-street, Newcastle, for a hawker's license, was called at the Newcastle Licensing Court…

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Licensing Court

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 10 January 1933 · page 7

In the Newcastle Licensing Court, to-day, James Frederick Randolph Keys was granted a transfer of the license of the Oriental Hotel,…

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Licensing Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 January 1933 · page 10

On the application of Mr. H L. Wheeler (Harris, Wheeler, and Williams), the application of Arthur Mew, Corlette-street. Newcastle for a hawker's licence…

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Grand Hotel Victoria Feature

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 11 January 1933 · page 3

COMEDY, pathos and human interest are mingled in very lifelike proportions in Grand Hotel, now on its second week at the The picture deals with the liven of strangely differing characters drawn together in the vortex of a fashionable Berlin Hotel…

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Barmaid's Death Hotel Licensee Charged MELBOURNE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 January 1933 · page 10

Mr. Justice McArthur in the Practice Court to-day, refused bail to Patrick Sheedy, licensee of the North Grant Hotel, Ballarat who was charged with the…

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Hotel Employees v. Taxi Rank

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 January 1933 · page 4

At Empire Park, Newcastle Hotel Employees' cricket team defeated the Taxicab cab team by 112 runs on the first innings. Hotels compiled 154 (R…

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Hotel Licensee Was Fined Said His Employee "Treated" Friends No Conviction

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 16 January 1933 · page 7

After imposing a fine on a hotel licensee at the Newcastle Summons Court to-day, Mr. Harrison, S.M., taking into consideration…

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