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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1934

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A London Letter Modern Medical School—Civil Aviation—The Printing of the Bible—New Licensing Law—Lunacy Blunder LONDON, December 14

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 January 1934 · page 5

The King and Queen went to the opening on Tuesday of the new medical school at St. Marry's Hospital, Paddington. One significant fact about the school is that…

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20,000 on Strike Cooks and Waiters in U.S.A. Police Guard Hotels New York, January 27

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 29 January 1934 · page 8

Demanding union recognition, higher pay and shorter hours, 20,000 waiters, cooks, and kitchen assistants went on strike to-night, crippling the service of…

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On Licensed Premises

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 30 January 1934 · page 11

Reginald Hope. Porcher-street, Hamilton, was fined 10/, with 8/ costs, in default two days' impisonment, for having been found on the licensed premises of…

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Mob Fury In Sensational Riot In w.A. ,o Crowd Loots and Sets Fire to Hotels and Shope Police Powerless to Check Charge Vengeance for Death of Kalgoorlie Man Amazing Scenes in Streets Kalgoorlie

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 30 January 1934 · page 7

A wild outbreak of mob vengeance against the foreign community at Kalgoorlie and Boulder last night resulted in the wrecking, looting and burning of three hotels, a wine saloon, a two-storied boarding house, a…

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22 Hotels Owned by Sydney Council

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 30 January 1934 · page 10

A proposal to sell 22 hotels owned by the Sydney City Council will be considered by a special committee appointed yesterday, comprising the…

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To Hotel Ceiling Floods in Queensland Police Rescue Many Brisbane

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 February 1934 · page 11

General rain is falling, and the railway bridges in the North are still under water. Ingham has had 24 wet days this month…

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Fielders' Licenses Falling Off in Newcastle

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 1 February 1934 · page 19

There has been a marked falling off this year of paddock and leger bookmakers operating at local race…

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Hotel Sold for £55,000 SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 February 1934 · page 12

Said to have been purchased on behalf of Tooth and Co., the freehold of the Prince of Wales Hotel, Haymarket, Sydney was sold at auction to-day for…

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Theatre and Hotel Fullers' £450,000 Project MELBOURNE

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 February 1934 · page 12

Sir Benjamin Fuller, of Fullers' Theatres, Limited, announced to-day that it was proposed to put in hand forthwith the construction of a modern theatre and…

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Fire Fury At Moree Destroys Large Hotel and Five Shops Stampede Of The Boarders Fireman Collapses; Girl Injured Wild Stampede for Safety Moree

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 8 February 1934 · page 11

Forty- four people made sensational escapes early this morning from a fire which completely destroyed the Criterion Hotel, and five adjoining shops. The damage is estimated at £12,000…

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Fire at Moree Hotel and Five Shops Burnt Exciting Rescues Woman Seriously Injured SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 February 1934 · page 9

The most disastrous fire since the big outbreaks in December, 1928, when the main business portion of Moree was destroyed, occurred carly this morning,…

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Bets Legal On Licensed Showgrounds Bookmaker's Appeal Upheld Bathurst

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 9 February 1934 · page 10

Judge Barton, sitting in the Bathurst Appeal Court to-day, gave a ruling which means that betting at showgrounds and other grounds licensed for trotting or…

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Brawl at Hotel Licensee Roughly Handled Six Men Arrested Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 10 February 1934 · page 9

Blood flowed, a woman Was knocked out and a publican had his wrist broken and a window was smashed in a…

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Brawl at Hotel Licensee's Wrist Fractured Police Make Six Arrests Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 February 1934 · page 9

A fierce brawl occurred in an hotel in Balmain at 2 a.m. on Saturday, and the result was that six arrests were made…

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Theft of £35 Thieves Visit City Hotel Crash on Stolen Cycle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 12 February 1934 · page 6

Apparently disappointed in not obtaining a larger haul, thieves who broke into the Centennial Hotel, Hunter-street, New-castle, on Saturday night during the…

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Thieves at City Hotel Money Stolen From Bedroom

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 12 February 1934 · page 3

Detectives are continuing their inquiries into the theft of £35 from the Centennial Hotel in Hunter-street on Saturday night. The money was…

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Licensing Breach at Maitland

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 12 February 1934 · page 9

A visit to Chant and Co.'s store in High-street, West Maitland, by Sergeant Brodie and Constable Ashton on the afternoon of February 2 led…

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What People Think Hotel Hours For Health--Charge For Safety Matches--The Test Team Hotel Hours and Health

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 12 February 1934 · page 6

"Keep 'Em Open" reasons:-- I should like to endorse the remarks of "England for Ever" in his protest against the iniquitous,…

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Free Drinks at Byron Bay Local Publican Won £25,000 "Carried on To-day" Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 13 February 1934 · page 7

Mr. W. J. Ewart, of Byron Bay, won £25,000. To-day in the bar of his Great Northern Hotel be worked as hard…

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Licensing Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 February 1934 · page 2

Alton Thomas Cusick, of the Hotel Gosford, Gosford, was granted three booth licences for Newcastle races on February 17 and 21…

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