Battle with Bandits. Chicago Hotel Hold-up
Four bandits entered the lobby of the fashionable Drake Hotel in Chicago. They brandished revolvers, ordered the guests to stand against the wall, and…
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Hotels & licensing, 1925
284 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 10 of 15
State Hotels in Queensland Brisbane, Thursday.'
A number of requests have been made to the Government for the establishment of State hotels in country districts, but it appears the Cabinet has decided against any…
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BRISBANE, Thursday.- A number of requests have been made to the Government for the establishment of State hotels in country districts, but…
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The Spanish Government has just imposed a special tax on bachelors. All men who have not married by the age of 25 are to pay a small tax annually, and the amount…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Terrific Crash Motor Car Carries Away Six Cast-Iron Posts. Hotel Balcony Collapses. Three Persons Injured
ADELAIDE, Monday.—Shortly after 8 p.m. on Saturday, a sensational motor car smash occurred at the Newmarket Hotel, on the corner of North…
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At the Liconsing Court yesterday before Mr. F. D. H. Sutherland, P.M., the transfer of the license of the Freemasons' Hotel was granted from Charles Husking to Harry…
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At Burwood court to-day Ald. Arthur Foxeroft, was fined £10 and his license suspended for four months for having driven a ear while under the influence of…
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The annual report of the Licenses Reduction Board shows compensation fees for 1924 totalled £223,000, compared with £163,000 in 1920. The report adds that on March 24,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Winsome Hotel-handsome New Building
This magnificent brick building at Lismore, situated between the two bridges within easy distance of railway and boat, has just been erected by Brown and Jolly, Ltd., the well-known contractors, for Messrs. Tooth and Go. Messsrs. Copeman and Lemont, in conjunction with Col. F. J. Board, were the architects. The building is beautifully fitted up inside, the complete furnishings being also supplied by…
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SYDNEY, Thursday.--The annual report of the Licenses Reduction Board shows that compensation fees for 1924 totalled £223,000, compared…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →After Hours Charge Against Licensee of Hotel Wells Succeeds. Tweed Heads Police Court Case
A charge of supplying liquor to Edward A. Pollett, after hours on July 9 last, was preferred against John McDougall, licensee of the Hotel Wells,…
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Phillip Frederick Fitzgerald pleaded guilty, at Tweed Heads Police Court yesterday, to driving, a motor lorry, he not being the holder of a driver's…
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In a case heard at West Maitland Police Court against a hotel licensee for allowing three men on the premises, and supplying them with liquor after hours, evidence was…
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Mr. Harry Green, the new proprietor of the Freemason's Hotel, Lismore, has an announcement in this issue regarding the hostelry. Having purchased the freehold of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →"CHILDISH" System of Issuing Motor Licenses in London Arouses Adverse Comment
LONDON, Sunday.--Two deaf and dumb motorists were fined for dangerous driving during the week. The system of motor licenses has been the…
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The hearing of the charge against Leslie Pritehard for driving a motor car in a manner dangerous to the public was continued at Lismore Police Court yesterday, before…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Canberra Hotel Garden City Scheme Melbourne
The Federal Public Works Committee's report, on the proposal to erect at Canberra an hotel for 120 guests to provide further necessary accommodation for members of…
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SYDNEY, Thursday.--At Kogarah Police Court to-day, Harold Westbrook (29), hotel manager, was committed for trial on the charge of having maliciously…
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The Federal Public Works Committee's report on the proposal to erect at Canberra an hotel for 120 guests, in order to provide further necessary…
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In the Murwillumbah Licensing Court yesterday, before Mr. W. S. Bromhead, P.M., the licensee of the Grand Pacific Hotel, Cudgen, was…
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