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Northern Rivers · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1920

227 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 4 of 12

Robbery Outside Hotel

Northern Star · Tuesday 13 April 1920 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—Myles Duggan was standing outside a hotel in the city on Saturday night when he was assaulted by an unknown man, who secured his watch and…

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Licensing Court

Northern Star · Wednesday 14 April 1920 · page 2

Before the P.M., Messrs. R. J. Spinks and G. A. Burrows (members). Charles Spillane, of the Terminus Hotel, South Lismore, was granted a renewal of his…

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Reducing Hotel Licenses. Adelaide

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 14 April 1920 · page 3

At the Licensing Court in Adelaide yesterday consideration of applications for the renewal of licenses from 108 city hotelkeepers was started. The main…

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Hotels at Port Adelaide Deserted. Declaring Beer "Black." Port Adelaide

Tweed Daily · Thursday 15 April 1920 · page 3

Owing to the increased price of beer, which will come into operation on Monday, the Port Adelaide branch of the waterside workers has passed a…

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Local and General. Licensing Court

Tweed Daily · Thursday 15 April 1920 · page 2

In the Licensing Court yesterday, S. A. Munsie, of South Murwillumbah, was granted a renewal of his Sunday trading license. The license of the Court House…

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An Hotel Purchased. (Reuter.)

Northern Star · Thursday 15 April 1920 · page 7

LONDON, Tuesday.—A Manchester syndicate has provisionally bought Dekeyser's Hotel, alias Adastral House, which was the Air Force headquarters during the war, at a…

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Hotel Workers Demand Two Clear Holidays. Wellington (N.z.)

Tweed Daily · Saturday 17 April 1920 · page 7

Hotel and restaurant workers at. Wellington, N.Z., demand two clear holidays during the visit of the Prince of Wales thus seriously inconveniencing visitors…

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Daring Burglar. Tried to Chloroform Hotel Keeper's Wife

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 17 April 1920 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday.--A masked man entered the Oxford Hotel at Inverell with burglarious intention. He tried to chloroform the wife of the…

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Bullet Wound in Chest. Man round in Hotel Lift. SYDNEY

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 27 April 1920 · page 3

George Oregan, living at the Hotel Grand Central, City, was found lying in the lift this afternoon with a bullet wound in the left side of his chest. He…

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Hotel Incident

Northern Star · Tuesday 27 April 1920 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—George O'Regan, advertising canvasser, walked to the lift driver on the fourth floor of the Hotel Grand Central and informed him that he had shot…

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Licensing Court. Before Mr. A. J. Peisley., P.M., aud Mr. G. A. Burrows, J.P.

Northern Star · Wednesday 5 May 1920 · page 4

William H. Eiiglerl (Richmond Hotel) and Glen H. Webb (Royal Hotel) applied for renewal of publican's licenses, which were granted, the annual value of the former…

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Alleged Breach of Licensing Act

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Tuesday 11 May 1920 · page 6

At Casino Police Court on Friday, before the P.M., [?] Michael Kei[?] was charged with allowing persons to be found on his [?] premises…

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Reduction of Hotels

Northern Star · Thursday 13 May 1920 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The number of hotels in N.S.W. may be reduced by 489 by the Licensees Reduction Board…

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Drinking Shops or Hotels?

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Tuesday 18 May 1920 · page 1

"The Sun," which has always been a direct opponent of the prohibition movement, has been moved to make the following remarks—and candid ones…

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Beer Boycott. People Asked not to Enter Hotels. SYDNEY

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 18 May 1920 · page 3

A beer boycott commenced to-day. The Anti-Profiteering League distributed leaflets urging people not to enter hotels while the boycott is in progress…

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The Northern Star, Published Daily at Lismore, Richmond River, N.S.W. Subscription Rates: Single Copy—One Penny Halfpenny. 10s per Quarter Booked. 9s per Quarter in Advance, Posted or Delivered. In Advance Rates will not apply when Accounts have to be Rendered. Tuesday, May 18, 1920. General News. Sunday Trading License

Northern Star · Tuesday 18 May 1920 · page 4

A Sunday trading license was granted John M. Shackley at Lismore Police Court yesterday…

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Liquor Prosecution. Local Publican Fined

Tweed Daily · Thursday 20 May 1920 · page 2

At the Police Court yesterday, before Mr. A. J. Piesley, P.M., the case in which Vincent Sylvester Dowling was charged with having his licensed…

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Hotel and Club Employees. Inability to Pay Defence. SYDNEY

Tweed Daily · Friday 21 May 1920 · page 3

When the application of the hotel and club employees for an award was before the Court the defence raised was the inability of the employers to pay the…

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Hotel and Club Employees

Northern Star · Friday 21 May 1920 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday.—When an application from the Hotel and Club Employees' Union for an award for restaurant employees in the State was brought before the Industrial Court,…

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