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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1936

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SNATCHED £53 in Hotel Bar Cheeky Bandit's Deed in Sydney Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 6 February 1936 · page 9

A cheeky bandit this morning stole a bag containing £53 from the Kentish Hotel, at the corner of Parramatta-road and…

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Money Stolen Daring Hotel Robbery SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 7 February 1936 · page 11

A bag containing £53 was stolen from a hotel at Glebe to-day in daring fashion. Two men, who, apparently were aware of the procedure adopted in making up money…

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On Licensed Premises

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 7 February 1936 · page 8

For having been found on the Royal Hotel, Waratah, at a prohibited hour, Cvril Stanley Brandon and Raymond Frederick Spruce, both of…

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Volunteer Attacked In Carrington Hotel Allowed to Return to Ship

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 February 1936 · page 10

After being attacked in a Carrington hotel at 12.40 o'clock yesterday afternoon, a volunteer seaman from the steamer Ellaroo was allowed to return to his…

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On Licensed Premises

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 February 1936 · page 19

Cyril Stanley Brandon, of Went worth street, Waratah, Raymond Wilson, of Mackie-avenue, New Lambton, and Raymond Frederick Spruce, of…

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Hotel and Club Raided Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 February 1936 · page 13

The liquor squad was active in the city to-night. Raiding a George-street hotel, the police arrested nine men, who were later charged with drinking on licensed…

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Common Cause Wharf Men and Steel Strike Ruling Ignored Licensing Probable WOLLONGONG

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 February 1936 · page 7

Ignoring the instructions of its Federal officials not to become involved in the steel workers' strike, the Port Kembla branch of the…

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Thefts in Hotel

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 February 1936 · page 4

Police on Saturday received a report from John Shaw, of West Narrabri, that £60 had been stolen from his clothes in a room at a city hotel on Friday night…

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Summons Division on Licensed Premises

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 February 1936 · page 2

John Joseph Bourke, of the Stockton unemployed camp, was fined £1, with 8/ costs, in default three days' imprisonment, for having been found on the…

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Licensing Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 February 1936 · page 9

Time licence of the Kurri Kurri Hotel, Kurri Kurri, was transferred from Mrs Mav Waugh, to Charles Brahan Mellords, of Allandale-road, Cessnock…

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Licensing Court

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 12 February 1936 · page 9

At Newcastle Licensing Court to-day David Amos, Junr., of the Hotel Amos. Mayfield, was granted permission to carry out minor alterations at a cost…

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Hotel-keeper Fined

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 12 February 1936 · page 9

On a charge of having sold gin not of the nature, substance, or quality demanded by the purchaser, Abner W. Cardenzana, of the Exchange Hotel,…

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Hotel "Barbers" Audacity Rifled Rooms of Sleepers Thefts This Morning

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 12 February 1936 · page 8

Coolness and daring were exhibited by a thief who entered the Hotel Delany about 4 A.m. to-dAy And ransacked boarders' rooms…

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Italian Custom "Babies Weaned on Wine" Licensing Court Told Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 February 1936 · page 9

The deposition of an Italian, Diaga Lamaro, aged 71, who had been consuming wine for 70 years, was mainly responsible for a fellow-countryman securing…

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Licensing Court Application Granted

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 13 February 1936 · page 2

The application of David Amos, jun., licensee of the Hotel Amos. Mayfield, to make alterations to the hotel premises, at an estimated cost of £15, was granted…

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Reply To-day Attorney-General and Licensing Shipowners' Officials Meet Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 February 1936 · page 11

No indication was given by the Attorney-General (Mr. R. G. Menzies) to-night as to the reply he has made to the conference of Federal unions concerning their…

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On Hotel Premises

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 14 February 1936 · page 8

At Newcastle Summons Court to-day, James Lista, of Newcomen-street, Newcastle, was fined 20s, with 8s costs, in default three days' imprisonment,…

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Great Northern Hotel Remodelling to Start Next Month

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 14 February 1936 · page 7

Work will start on the remodelling of the Great Northern Hotel, at a cost of more than £50,000, early in March, it…

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Hotel Theft at Islington Licensee's Room Ransacked

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 15 February 1936 · page 3

While the licensee of the Hamilton Hotel, Islington, was asleep on Thursday night a daring thief entered his bedroom and stole…

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COST £50,000 Great Northern Hotel Final Plans Received

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 February 1936 · page 18

Messrs. Rudder and Grout, architects, of Sydney, have furnished Mr. J. P. Trim. of the Great Northern Hotel, Newcastle, with the final plans of the new…

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