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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1945

167 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 5 of 9

Hotel Useful Fined Over Whisky Sale

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 20 June 1945 · page 5

When two U.S. servicemen and a Customs official went to the Beach Hotel, Merewether, on the evening of November 20. 1944. they were…

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"Black" Hotel's Licence Renewed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 21 June 1945 · page 4

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Despte an application for an adjournment of the hearing of an objection to the renewal of the Punchbowl Hotel…

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Kurri Wants Community Hotel

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 June 1945 · page 2

"Kurri Kurri is the only centre that has made a move for the establishment of a community hotel," Mr. G. Booth, M.L.A., told the Kurri…

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"Must Provide Meals" Hotel Licensees Warned

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 June 1945 · page 5

Warning hotel licensees that they must observe the terms of their licences and provide meals, the Licensing Magistrate (Mr. I…

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Bought More Liquor, Hotel Fees Higher

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 27 June 1945 · page 2

Based on purchases of liquor from January 1 to December 31, fees for the renewal of licences for the Maitland Licensing District for 1945…

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Hotelkeeper Faces Malicious Wounding Charge

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 June 1945 · page 5

Charged with having, at Cardiff, on May 11, maliciously wounded Stanley Lonsdale with intent to do grievous bodily harm, Roy Allan…

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Publican's Plea For Serving Sunday Liquor

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 2 July 1945 · page 3

"Why should we not let soldiers in? They are fighting for us." a publican charged with failing to keep his bars closed…

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Brawl In Hotel: Seamen Fined

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 2 July 1945 · page 5

Three Allied seamen became involved in a brawl at the Cambridge Hotel, Hunter Street West, on Saturday afternoon. An…

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Perth Hotel Hours Extended

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 3 July 1945 · page 3

PERTH, Monday.—The Western Australian Government has decided to amend the trading hours to hotels in the metropolitan area from July…

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Only Lent Liquor Licensee Denies Sale

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 July 1945 · page 5

He lent the liquor and expected it to be returned the following Monday, said George Harold Hill, 48, wine licensee, at Newcastle Police…

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Wine Licensee Fined £50

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 10 July 1945 · page 4

The case is clear to my mind and the offence calls for punishment befitting the breach," Mr. C. G. Carr-Boyd, S.M. said in, Newcastle Police…

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Cash, Jewellery Stolen from Hotel Safe

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 14 July 1945 · page 3

SYDNEY. Friday.—Up till a late hour to-night there were no arrests following the ransacking of four rooms of the Palace Hotel…

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Newcastle Publican Gaoled: Suspected Stolen Groceries

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 17 July 1945 · page 3

Found guilty of having in his possession a quantity of butter, tinned fish and tinned fruit, suspected of having been stolen, William James Jackson, 37, publican was sentenced to three months' imprisonment at Newcastle Police Court today…

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Malicious Wounding Charge Against Cardiff Publican

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 19 July 1945 · page 3

The third day's hearing of a malicious wounding charge against Roy Allen Ferguson, 31, hotelkeeper, was continued before Mr. I. Beavers, S.M., at Wallsend Police Court today. Ferguson was charged with day-…

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Defence Case Opens Hotelkeeper on Wounding Charge

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 July 1945 · page 6

Six extra witnesses for the prosecution and three for the defence described happenings in the Royal Hotel, Cardiff, on May 11 when the case…

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Newsboys Must Be Licensed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 July 1945 · page 7

The Officer in Charge of the Child Welfare Department at Newcastle (Mr. R. G. Snowden) advises that a new type of badge is available…

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Publican Denies Hitting Man with Bottle

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 20 July 1945 · page 4

Denials that he had hit Stanley Lonsdale over the head with a bottle and then jabbed him in the face with the…

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"Disappointed With Singleton Hotels"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 21 July 1945 · page 6

SINGLETON, Friday.—He was disappointed with the hotels at Singleton, the Chairman of the Licenses Reduction Board (Mr. J. B. Scobie)…

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Man Shot Near Hotel, Another Hit Over Head

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 21 July 1945 · page 3

SYDNEY: Hit in the groin and buttock by shotgun pellets last night, Leslie Marchbank, 19, told police that he did not know…

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Convert Hotels to Flats

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 23 July 1945 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sunday.—Hotels without boarders because of staff shortages should be converted into flat units, said the State and Federal…

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