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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1939

534 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 8 of 27

In the Courts On Hotel Premises

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 31 March 1939 · page 7

Leslie Blackford. of Hampden-av., New Lambton. who did not appear, was fined £1. with 8s costs. In default three days' Imprisonment, by Mr. Soane. S.M.,…

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Bomb Thrown on to Roof of Hotel Melbourne

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 4 April 1939 · page 9

A bomb, which was thrown on to the roof of the St. Andrew's Hotel. Queenstown, 25 miles from Melbourne, at 9 o'clock lest night, blew s hole in…

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Hotel Alterations

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 4 April 1939 · page 12

Tooth and Co., Ltd., were granted permission by Mr. Soane, S.M., at the Newcastle Licensing Court to-day to make alterations and additions to the…

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Alterations to Hotel

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 April 1939 · page 3

Tooth and Co. Ltd. were granted six months in which to make alterations, estimated to cost £250, to the Commonwealth Hotel, Cook's Hill…

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Licensing Court Booth Licences

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 April 1939 · page 3

Alton Thomas Cusick, of the Hotel Gosford, Gosford, was granted booth licences for Newcastle races on Thursday…

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Bomb Explodes in Hotel Roof and Bar Damaged Man Questioned Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 5 April 1939 · page 12

A bomb, which exploded in St. Andrew's Hotel, Queenstown, last night, damaged the roof and the bar. The bomb comprised a small quantity…

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State Of Hotels' Accommodation In West Maitland

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 5 April 1939 · page 8

West Maitland Council last night adopted a recommendation that the attention of the Licensing Board be directed to the state of hotel…

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Tenders Called Renovations to Suburban Hotels

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 April 1939 · page 11

Messrs. Tooth and Co. Ltd. invite tenders for exterior repairs and painting to the Broadway Hotel. Broadmeadow, and the Town Hall Hotel, Waratah…

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Kidnap Theory Hotelkeeper's Daughter Missing Three Days Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 April 1939 · page 5

Police are still endeavouring to trace Kathleen McCloughessy, 16, who disappeared on Saturday while on her way to a bank to deposit a considerable sum of…

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Acquitted on Two Charges Licensed Driver Since 1910 SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 12 April 1939 · page 8

Stated to hove driven Jock Johnson to his fight with. Tommy Burns in 1908, Norman Francis Witt. 46, of Strathfield, was acquitted at Glebe Police Court…

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Wife's Hotel Bill Of, £50 a Week Holiday Spent in London Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 13 April 1939 · page 10

To make up for an assault, her husband, a wealthy station-owner, gave her a, trip to England during which the hotel…

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New Armidale Hotel

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 April 1939 · page 22

Tattersall's hotel, at Armidale, has been completed at a cost of £20,000, giving that city a most modern hotel building. The work was carried out by Mr…

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Licensed Food Shops Magistrate's Advocacy SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 15 April 1939 · page 12

Shops selling food should be licensed, and it prosecutions were launched against them for breaches of the Pure Foods Act, the question of delicensing them…

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Key to Murder Mystery? Anonymous Letters Sent to Police Two Former Hold Ups in Sydney Hotels Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 15 April 1939 · page 1

Two anonymous letters, received by Detective-Sergeant Allmond, are believed to contain the key to the mystery of the Erskine-street murder on March 20…

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License All Food Shops, Says S.M. SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 15 April 1939 · page 8

All shops where food was sold should be licensed, said Mr. Arnold, S.M., at North Sydney Court yesterday…

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Was Money Demanded? Hotel Washroom Murder SYDNEY

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 17 April 1939 · page 8

Police have received two anonymous leters which they believe may prove of considerable assistance in clearing up the murder of William James Anderson,…

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Hotels Change Hands

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 18 April 1939 · page 8

The licence of the Hamilton Station Hotel, Islington, was transferred from Alfred Henry Lewis to William James Maitland, late of Broken Hill, by Mr…

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"S.p. Betting Eliminated From Hotels" Police Report to Magistrate

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 18 April 1939 · page 8

"Starting price betting has been eliminated from most of the hotels, and strict supervision in this regard is being…

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Hotel Alterations

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 18 April 1939 · page 7

Permission to make alterations to the Great Northern Hotel at an approximate cost of £700, was granted to Tooth and Co.. Ltd., by Mr. Soane…

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Starting-price Betting Out of Most Hotels Licensing Inspector's Report to Court

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 April 1939 · page 10

A favourable report on the condition and conduct of hotels in the Newcastle licensing district was made to the Licensing Court, consisting of Mr. M. E…

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