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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1933

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Bitter Fighting Havana's Bloodiest Day Heavy Casualties Officers Besieged in Hotel (Australian Press Association.) HAVANA (Cuba), October 2

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 October 1933 · page 7

Bitter fighting occurred in Havana to-day, continuing until after night-fall, and heavy casualties resulted. The fighting began between 400 army…

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Trade Union Certificates Issued to Hotels

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 6 October 1933 · page 7

The scheme for the issue of trade union certificates to Newcastle hotels' was claimed to-day to be similar to the American Blue Eagle, scheme, in…

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Electricians' Licensing Examination

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 October 1933 · page 8

Candidates for licences under the Electrical Contractors and Electricians Licensing Act will be afforded an opportunity of being examined in Sydney and in…

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Found on Licensed Premises

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 9 October 1933 · page 9

Harold Rigby, of Meredith-road, North Stockton, was fined 10s, with 8s costs, by Mr. Soane, S.M., at Newcastle Summons Court to-day, for…

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In the Courts at Newcastle Appeal Made to Magistrate Police Refused Pistol License

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 9 October 1933 · page 9

On the grounds that a pistol was a necessity to him to protect his life and property, that his life had been attempted, and that he carried large…

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Found on Licensed Premises

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 October 1933 · page 11

Pleading "Guilty" to having been found on licensed premises, known as the Boatrowers Hotel, North Stockton, during prohibited hours on September 5, Harold…

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Licensing Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 October 1933 · page 5

Leonard Merris was granted a music permit for a dinner at the Terminus Hotel. Newcastle, on October 14. Alton Thomas Cusick, of the Hotel…

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Bondi Hotels' Whisky War Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 11 October 1933 · page 8

Hotels at Bondi Junction are enjoying a large turnover in sales of whisky. Due to a price-cutting campaign spirits may be purchased for 8/2 a bottle,…

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Summons Division on Licensed Premises

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 October 1933 · page 3

Fines of 10/, costs 8/, in default imprisonment for two days, were imposed on George Ryan, Maitland-road, Wickham; Frank Ferguson, Sailors' Home,…

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Hotel Licence Transferred

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 October 1933 · page 9

The licence of the Rutherford Hotel, West Maitland, was transferred from William Challis to William Medlam, of West Maitland. Mr. H. Griffiths…

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Publican Shot Wild Scenes at Belfast BELFAST, October 16

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 October 1933 · page 7

Wild scenes followed the fatal shooting of the publican, Dan O'Boyle, an infuriated crowd attacking houses and breaking windows in the course of a search…

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Seeks to Have Pistol License Restored Police Say No Echo of Kidnapping Case Financier's Appeal

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 17 October 1933 · page 8

A roan, who was the central figure in a sensational claim for £10,000 for alleged kidnapping in Victoria…

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Licensing Court

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 17 October 1933 · page 8

Before Mr. Soane, L.M., at Newcastle Licensing Court to-day, Catherine Angela Johnson, widow of the late John Joseph Johnson, licensee…

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Licensing Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 October 1933 · page 2

Catherine Angela Johnson was granted the transfer of the licence of the Oriental Hotel, Cook's Hill, from her late husband, John Joseph Johnson…

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Betting Shops Licensing Advocated BRISBANE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 October 1933 · page 4

Speaking in the Legislative Assembly to-day, a Government member, Mr. O'Keefe urged that betting shops throughout the State be licensed. He said…

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Advice Given to Publicans Problem of Travelers

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 20 October 1933 · page 8

To safeguard themselves, hotel licensees should keep books in which to enter the names of any traveller, declared Mr. Soane, S.M., at the…

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£80 From Safe Hotel Licensee Robbed MELBOURNE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 October 1933 · page 5

Taking possession of the key of the safe, which had been left lying on the dressing table in the licensee's bedroom, a thief removed £80 from the safe of…

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Reconstruction of Hotel Premises

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 23 October 1933 · page 10

Good progress is being made on the reconstruction of the Centennial Hotel, Scott-street It is proposed to finish the bars and the front of the…

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Licensing Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 October 1933 · page 11

Alton Thomas Cusick, of Hotel Gosford, Gosford was granted three booth licences for Newcastle races on Saturday…

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Wireless Fees License Rates to Be Reduced? Parkhill's Pointer Canberra

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 25 October 1933 · page 8

Although the Postmaster General (Mr. Parkhill) to-day refused to make any statement on the matter, it is…

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