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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1936

453 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 11 of 23

Hotel Licence Transferred

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 2 June 1936 · page 9

The licence of the Station Hotel, Kurri Kurri, was transferred from Glacome Nodari to James Warner, of Cessnock. Mr. A. K. Barnett represented both parties…

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Licensing Court

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 2 June 1936 · page 9

At Newcastle Licensing Court to-day, the renewal licence of 67 hotels in the Newcastle district was granted…

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Licensing Court Licence Transferred

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 June 1936 · page 10

The licence of the General Washington Hotel, Stockton, was transferred from William George Clarke to Joseph Winter. Mr. K. W. Barnett (Messrs. Braye, Cragg…

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Oppose Licensed Seamen Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 4 June 1936 · page 9

Representatives of the metal trade union group and maritime unions, at a conference, decided to assist in the protest against the formation and the…

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Islington Hotel

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 6 June 1936 · page 22

Preliminary steps have been taken in connection with a proposal to demolish an old hotel in Islington. In its place there will be erected a large modern…

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Raids on Hotels Five Visited by Police

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 8 June 1936 · page 9

The night of May 8 was an unfortunate one for persons found in city and suburban hotels Inspector McAlpine and Sergeant…

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"Filthy Premises" Hotel Licence Cancelled SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 June 1936 · page 7

Remarking that his inspection showed that the conditions were the worst he had ever seen, Mr. Cohen, S.M., in the Licensing Court, to-day, cancelled the licence…

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On Licensed Premises

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 June 1936 · page 5

Found in the bar of the Westminster Hotel, Newcastle, at an unlawful hour on May 8, John Brock, of Mitchell-street, Stockton, James John Holmes, of…

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S.P. Betting Inquiry Hotel Manager's Evidence Arrested in Cellar Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 9 June 1936 · page 7

Aubrey George Barton, manager of the Union Hotel, North Sydney, stated before the Royal Commission on S.P…

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Leap for Life From a Blazing Hotel Two Badly Hurt Fire at Byron Bay Byron Bay

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 9 June 1936 · page 7

Two men were injured in jumping from the balcony and a dozen other people were forced to run for their lives early to-day,…

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Hotel Furniture Shashed Man Ordered to Pay £60 or Go to Gaol Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 9 June 1936 · page 7

Eric James wade (55), engineer, was charged at the Central Court to-day before Mr. Shepherd, C.S.M., with having maliciously damaged 12…

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Byron Bay Fire Shops and Hotel Destroyed Two Hurt in Jumps to Safety Lismore

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 June 1936 · page 7

The Great Northern Hotel, a 35-year-old two-storey wooden building, and two shops were destroyed by fire at Byron Bay early this morning. The damage is estimated at…

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Chemist Shops Control in New Zealand Licensing Suggestion Wellington (N.z.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 June 1936 · page 5

The report of the Industries and Commerce Committee on petitions from many chemists and others against the development of the chain store system in their…

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"No Gambling Den" Man Defends Hotel Betting Commission Bookmakers Sometimes There SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 June 1936 · page 8

A denial that his hotel could be described as a "gambling den" was made by Aubrey Barton in evidence at the Starting-price Royal Commission to-day…

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Comprehensive Radio Installation Elaborate Equipment in Hotel

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 10 June 1936 · page 10

What is claimed to be the most elaborate centralised radio equipment yet installed in Australia is now operating at the new Hotel Australia,…

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Hotels for the Suburbs?

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 June 1936 · page 19

Very definite reports have gained currency to the effect that the all-powerful Licensing Commission—there is no appeal against its decisions—is seriously…

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Mattress on Fire Hotel Boarder Rescued Room Filled with Smoke Grafton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 June 1936 · page 18

Hearing screams from a boarder's bedroom between 3 o'clock and 4 o'clock this morning, W. Zietsch, proprietor of the Australian Hotel, South Grafton, rushed…

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Shots in Hotel Bar Woman with Revolver Customer and Licensee Wounded Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 13 June 1936 · page 11

A woman who entered the bar of the Universal Hotel, Fitzroy, this afternoon, produced a revolver, fired several times in rapid…

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Police Court Monday, June 15 (Before Mr. M. E. Soane, S.m.) Thefts at Hotel

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 June 1936 · page 12

Edward Spencer Wright, 25, a sign-writer, pleaded "Guilty" to charges of having stolen, at Newcastle, June 10, an overcoat and £2, the property of John…

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Licensing Court

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 16 June 1936 · page 9

At Newcastle Licensing Court to-day, the transfer of the license of the Toronto Hotel was granted from C. Bacon to J. L. Sim. The Magistrate…

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