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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1938

509 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 16 of 26

On Licensed Premises

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 8 August 1938 · page 7

Three men who were found on the premises of the Albion Hotel, Wickham, on June 25, were each fined £1 12s, with 8s costs, in the Newcastle…

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On Licensed Premises

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 August 1938 · page 9

Bradley Arthur Hall, Bishopgate-street, Wickham, Geoffrey Edward Pender, Parry-street, Hamilton, and Joseph Noah Taylor, Wickham-street, Wickham, were…

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Betting in Hotels

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 August 1938 · page 6

During the bearing of a case at Newcastle Courthouse yesterday in which a man was charged with illegal betting, Constable Semler said that the man was…

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Lose Licence Magistrate's Warning to Hotelkeeper Sequel to Sydney Raid Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 August 1938 · page 5

The Licensing Magistrate (Mr. Laidlaw) to-day threatened to disqualify Harvey Hercules Wellman, licensee of Usher's Metropolitan Hotel, from holding a licence…

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Licensing Court Liquor with Meals

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 August 1938 · page 15

John Phillip Trim and S. C. Pierre yarn granted permission to supply liquor with meals at the Great Northern Hotel and, the George Hotel respectively…

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Hotel Hours Support for Ten O'Clock Closing Animated Discussion U.A.P. Youth Movement SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 August 1938 · page 10

Shouts of "Drink more tea," "It's a blot on the community," "Stop the 6 o'clock rush," and "Why not open the pubs all night," marked the discussion…

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On Licensed Premises

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 10 August 1938 · page 9

Eight men pleaded guilty and were, each fined £1 12s, with 8s costs, in the Newcastle Summons court to-day for having been found on the premises…

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On Licensed Premises

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 August 1938 · page 9

For having been found on the licensed premises of the Kent Hotel, Hamilton, at an unlawful hour on July 10, each of the following defendants was fined £1/12/,…

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To-day in the Courts Licensing Court

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 16 August 1938 · page 2

An application for the transfer of the licence of the Cosmopolitan Hotel. Carrington from Richard Jones to Cifford Henry Pyatt was granted by…

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Licensing Court Licence Transferred

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 August 1938 · page 5

The licence of the Cosmopolitan Hotel, Carrington, was transferred from Richard Jones to Clifford Henry Pyatt. Herbert Walter Harris was granted the…

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54 Persons Fined in Hotel Sydney Raid Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 17 August 1938 · page 7

[?] on licensed premises after hours is "The question of people having cof-one for Parliament, which can alter the law if it wants to or leave it as…

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Hours for Hotels Big Changes Unlikely Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 18 August 1938 · page 11

It is an offence to drink even a glass of water in an hotel lounge after hours unless you are a bona fide traveller, a resident…

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Hotel Venture Proved Unprofitable Licensee Tells of Heavy Losses Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 19 August 1938 · page 7

The licensee of the Strathfield Hotel, Ernest Matthew O'Connor, told Mr. Justice Nicholas to-day that in 1929 he had paid £1500 to go into the…

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Gaming Houses Declarations in Sydney Hotel and Three Clubs Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 August 1938 · page 11

The Mansion House Hotel, City, and three suburban clubs, were declared by Mr. Justice Owen to-day as common gaming houses…

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Stole From Hotel

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 19 August 1938 · page 8

"You have a long list, and jour attitude, apparently, is to take what you want whether it is yours or not," said Mr. Soane, SAL, at the Newcastle…

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"Not Passing Whim" Action to Stop Hotel Betting SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 August 1938 · page 18

The Chief Secretcary (Mr. G. C. Gollan) said to-day that the action taken to declare one more hotel and three clubs as common gaming houses indicated to all…

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"Simply Disgraceful" Darwin Hotel Accommodation Five Beds in Single Room Darwin

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 August 1938 · page 7

Criticism of the hotel accommodation at Darwin was expressed by Senator Gordon Brown member of the Public Works Committee. The hotel conditions…

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Licensing Court Licence Transferred

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 August 1938 · page 3

The licence of the Pacific Hotel. Newcastle, was transferred from Norman Santamaria, to Albert Joseph Flohm. Mr. K. W. Barnett (Messrs. Braye,…

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Hamilton Club "Declared" Anti- Gambling Drive Hotels, Billiard Saloons and Houses Warned

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 24 August 1938 · page 1

Advice of the declaration by the Supreme Court of a billiard club at Hamilton, known as the Hamilton B.C.U. Club, as a common gaming house was received at Newcastle police headquarters to-day…

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Hotel Additions

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 27 August 1938 · page 6

Extensive additions are to be made to the Star Hotel, Hunter-street, the plans of which have been prepared in the offices of Messrs. Pitt and Merewether. Tenders…

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