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Northern Rivers · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1929

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Exciting Escapes Hotel Burned Fire at South Grafton Mass of Flames

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 1 January 1929 · page 3

GRAFTON, Monday. —The Great Northern Hotel, South Grafton, situated at the corner of Spring and New Streets, was destroyed…

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South Grafton Fire. Hotel Destroyed

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 2 January 1929 · page 4

The Great Northern Hotel at South Grafton, situated at the corner of Spring and New streets, was destroyed by fire on Sunday afternoon. The hotel, which…

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Haul of £500 Missed by Hotel Thieves. Safe Removed and Blown

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 2 January 1929 · page 2

MOSS VALE, Tuesday.--Thieves who broke into the Royal Hotel at Moss Vale just missed securing a haul of £500. They removed the safe from the…

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"Wet" and Noisy. New Year Revelries New York Hotels Run Dry Night Clubs Raided

Tweed Daily · Thursday 3 January 1929 · page 3

NEW YORK, Tuesday:--The New Year celebrations were noisy and ''wet'' until midnight, after which they became subdued…

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Crude Oil in Hotel Cellar

Tweed Daily · Thursday 3 January 1929 · page 4

Cleaning out his cellar at New bridge, near Blayney, the licensee of the Royal Hotel noticed a peculiar odor rising from the water. Fluid was oozing…

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Hotel Industry Position in U.s.a

Northern Star · Thursday 3 January 1929 · page 9

With a total capital investment of 5,024,000,000 dollars and annual sales aggregating 1.315,000,000 dollars, the hotel industry of the United States…

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Grafton Blaze. Great Northern Hotel Gutted

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 4 January 1929 · page 2

The Great Northern Hotel at South Grafton, situated in Spring Street, was destroyed by fire on Sunday afternoon. The hotel, which was…

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N.s.w. Wireless Licenses Increase

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Monday 7 January 1929 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday.—During the four months, September to December inclusive, [?] new wireless licenses were issued in New South Wales, oat of…

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N.s.w. Wireless Licenses Increase

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Monday 7 January 1929 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday.— During the four months, September to December inclusive, 6513 new wireless licenses were issued in New South Wales, out of…

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Licensing Court

Northern Star · Tuesday 8 January 1929 · page 4

Mr. A. G. Hardwick, Police Magistrate, presided at a Licensing Co[?] held in Lismore yesterday and g[?] the transfer of the license of the…

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Hotel Owned by the King

Northern Star · Wednesday 9 January 1929 · page 10

In the Norfolk village of Dersingham there is an hotel which is owned by the King. It is called The Fethers, and is said to be one of the…

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Hotel License

Northern Star · Saturday 12 January 1929 · page 8

At a Special sitting of the Licencing Court at Grafton the Licensing Inspector applied for the cancellation of the license of the premises of Canga Hotel…

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Motor Drivers Licenses

Northern Star · Saturday 12 January 1929 · page 11

The distinction made between the driver of a private car and the driver of a commercial vehicle is regarded as an inconsistency and an injustice by…

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Hotel Outbuilding Gutted Brigade's Timely Arrival

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Monday 14 January 1929 · page 2

"Shortly after 4 p.m. yesterday a fire occurred in a skillion-roofed building at the rear of the Hotel Pacifique, "Tweed Heads, and resulted almost in its…

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Hotel Outbuilding Gutted Brigade's Timely Arrival

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Monday 14 January 1929 · page 2

Shortly after 4 p.m. yesterday a fire occurred in a skillion-roofed building at the rear of the Hotel Pacifique, Tweed Heads, and resulted almost in its…

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A Good Save... Tweed Heads Fire Hotel Outbuilding Gutted Brigade's Timely Arrival

Tweed Daily · Monday 14 January 1929 · page 2

Shortly after 4 p.m. yesterday a fire occurred in a skillion-roofed building at the hear of the Hotel Pacifique, Tweed Heads, and resulted…

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On Strike Hotels Boycotted Perth

Northern Star · Monday 14 January 1929 · page 2

There has been a strike in progress at Meekatharra as a result of the hotelkeepers' decision to raise the price of board and lodging…

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Had No License Restaurateur Fined £100 SYDNEY

Northern Star · Monday 14 January 1929 · page 6

A fine of £100 or six months' imprisonment was imposed on Gregory Helas (34) a restaurant keeper, at the Central Police Court yesterday for…

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Hotel Strike in Perth Both Sides Determined

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 15 January 1929 · page 4

PERTH, Monday. There has been a strike in progress at Meekathara as a result of the hotelkeepers decision to raise the price of board and lodgings…

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On Licensed Premises

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 16 January 1929 · page 2

In Murwillumbah Police Court yesterday, before Mr. E. T. Oran, P.M. Ernest Robinson, William Fox and Charles Collier were charged with…

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