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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1936

453 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 18 of 23

Bibles in Hotel Rooms

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 September 1936 · page 13

The International Association of Gideons, which has its headquarters at Washington, was placed more than 1,300,000 copies of the Bible in hotel…

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New Hotels Temporary Shortage of Accommodation Demand for Flats and Rooms

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 September 1936 · page 6

A forecast that accommodation at Newcastle would be seriously restricted during the summer, and that there would be a big demand for furnished flats and…

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Fell From Hotel Maori Footballer Dies Played Against Australians Wellington (N.z.)

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 25 September 1936 · page 13

The Australian Rugby Union team's last match had a tragic sequel to-day, when B. Rogers, 24, married, who played for the Maori team, died in the Palmerston…

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Work on Caledonia Hotel

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 September 1936 · page 18

The Caledonia Hotel at Aberdare, on the South Maitland Coalfields, is to be sewered. Alterations will also be effected to the property. Messrs. Pitt and…

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Functions Defined State Licensing Court Reserved Judgment Given Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 September 1936 · page 13

The State Full Court, in a reserved judgment delivered today, held that the primary function of the Licensing Court was to administer the existing licences in…

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Licensing Court Licence Transferred

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 September 1936 · page 9

A billiard-room licence at High-street, Swansea, was transferred from George Lovett to Joseph Charlton…

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On Hotel Premises

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 30 September 1936 · page 8

Charged at Newcastle Summons Court with having been found at a prohibited hour on the premises of the Beach Hotel, Newcastle, Joseph…

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Summons Division on Licensed Premises

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 October 1936 · page 3

For having been found on the licensed premises of the Beach Hotel, Newcastle, during prohibited hours on August 30, Joseph Stephenson Armstrong, of…

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On Licensed Premises

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 1 October 1936 · page 10

For having been found on the Royal Hotel. West Wallsend, during prohibited hours. Cecil Allwood. of Cowper-street, Wallsend. John Corliss, of…

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In the Courts On Licensed Premises

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 1 October 1936 · page 10

For having been found at a prohibited hour on the premises of the Hotel Bennett, Hamilton, the following person were fined £1. with 8s costs each, at…

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On Licensed Premises

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 October 1936 · page 11

When Sergeant J. Homann, of Hamilton, visited the Hotel Bennett, Hamilton, at 9 p.m. on September 4, he found a number of men in the bat. For having…

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Hotel Razed in New Zealand Auckland (N.z.)

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 5 October 1936 · page 1

Two young, girls narrowly escaped death when the Knmo Hotel, near Whangarel, was burnt to the ground with practically all of its contents…

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Old Trick Used in Hotel Passed Penny As Two Shillings

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 5 October 1936 · page 6

The old ruse of covering a penny with a piece of tinsel to make it look like a two shilling piece brought William Joseph McLoughlin (20). laborer…

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Licensing of Cobblers Move to Be Made in Sydney Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 6 October 1936 · page 7

A move for the licensing of boot makers and repairers all over Australia will be made at a meeting of the N.S.W. Master Bootmakers and…

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Hotel Mayfield Alterations and Additions

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 October 1936 · page 20

Extensive alterations and additions have been completed at the Hotel Mayfield for the proprietor, Mr. D Amos, sen. The public bar and the saloon bar have been…

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Coalfields' Hotel

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 October 1936 · page 20

Tenders for work at the Caledonia Hotel, Anerdare, which closed with Messrs. Pitt and Merewether, architects, yesterday, are now under consideration. The…

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Posed As Sergeant Stir Caused in Two Hotels

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 12 October 1936 · page 5

Posing as a sergeant of police, a man entered two hotels in Newcastle on Friday night and took the names of all the men in the bars. THE bogus sergeant said he had been…

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Hotel Transfers at Maitland

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 12 October 1936 · page 5

An application by Marcus James Henesscy for permission to transfer the licence of the Commercial Hotel, Paterson, to Francis Cronin, was…

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Broke Hotel Door

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 12 October 1936 · page 7

Maynard James Peutherer (19), cadet draughtsman, was fined £1 and ordered to pay £1 damages in default four days' imprisonment by Mr. D. F…

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Licensing Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 October 1936 · page 9

Marous James Hennessy was granted a transfer of the licence of the Commercial Hotel, Paterson, to Patrick Francis Crenin, of Short-street. Dulwich Hill…

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