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Northern Rivers · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1931

220 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 1 of 11

Hotel Grande Dance Coolangatta Function

Tweed Daily · Friday 2 January 1931 · page 2

It is the usual custom to hold an annual fancy dress dance at the Hotel Grande, Coolangatta, each New Year's Eve, tie guests in residence taking…

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All-night Vigils Police Make Arrest Thefts From Hotel Bar

Tweed Daily · Saturday 3 January 1931 · page 8

CASINO, Wednesday.--Following a series of thefts from the bar of the Hotel Royal, police spent several all night vigils on the premises, and early…

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Hotel Sensation Money Missing From Till

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 3 January 1931 · page 2

Over a period of weeks, change left in the cash register of the bar of the Royal Hotel, was found to be missing, and the police were informed…

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£5000 Damage Fire at Lismore Two-Storey Building Gutted Hotel Ryan Menaced

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 6 January 1931 · page 2

A two-storey building was gutted and the rear buildings of the Hotel Ryan severely damaged by a fire which broke out in Lismore at…

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Midnight Blaze Another Molesworth Street Building Gutted Hotel Ryan Menaced Firemen Hampered by Water Shortage

Northern Star · Tuesday 6 January 1931 · page 4

A fire in a Molesworth-street (Lismore) building last night that in the first few minutes could have been extinguished with a garden hose grew to a serious blaze—through absence of water—that threatened the whole of the Hotel Ryan. A two-storied wooden…

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To Be Licensed S.P. Betting Shops Heavy Fees and Penalties Axe on Mid-week Racing

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 7 January 1931 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday:--Although an official announcement has yet to be made, it was learned definitely to-day that the Government has…

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Starting Price Betting Shops. to Be Licensed

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 7 January 1931 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday.--It was learned to-day that the Government had decided to license starting price besting shops…

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Caught Red-Handed. Robbing Hotel Bar. Policeman's Vigil Successful. Young Man Committed for Trial

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 7 January 1931 · page 3

In the Police Court yesterday, before Mr. E. A. Mahoney. P.M., Albeit James Allen, aged 20, was charged on six counts of breaking, entering and…

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"No Rush for Licenses"

Northern Star · Wednesday 7 January 1931 · page 9

A prominent bookmaker said to-day that he did not think there would be any rush to take out starting price licenses. The barber, grocer or butcher…

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To Be Licensed S.P Betting Shops Heavy Fees Proposed Ten Per Cent. Tax Sydney

Northern Star · Wednesday 7 January 1931 · page 9

Although, an official announcement has yet to be made it was learned definitely to-day that the Government has decided to license…

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Hotel Case Casino Police Court Casino

Northern Star · Wednesday 7 January 1931 · page 13

Before Mr. E. A. Mahony, P.M., at Casino Police Court to-day, Albert James Allen, an employee of the Hotel Royal, Casino, was charged with…

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The Hotel Hammond. a Modern Version of the Good Samaritan

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 9 January 1931 · page 3

The Rev. R. B. S. Hammond may truly be said to be one of Sydney's most remarkable men. He is a reformer with business instincts. His name…

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Headland Hotel a Contentious Matter to Be or Not to Be?

Tweed Daily · Saturday 10 January 1931 · page 2

Interest has been centring in the proposal to have the licence of the C[?]gen township hotel transferred to [?]en Headland, where, it is stated,…

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Gold Bounty No Licensed Buyers N.S.W. or Queensland

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 13 January 1931 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday:--The Minister for Mines (Mr. Baddeley) said to-day that, owing to an inadvertence in the drafting of the measure, the…

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Hotel Fire Incendiarism Suspected NARROMINE

Northern Star · Tuesday 13 January 1931 · page 5

It is thought a fire which damaged the Royal Hotel to-day was deliberately caused. The fire started in the kitchen and there was a separate…

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Huge Bribe Hotel Closing Hour. "£260,000 For Extension" Mr. Weaver's Charge

Tweed Daily · Friday 16 January 1931 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday:--Speaking at Haberfield, Mr. Weaver, M.L.A., said there were members in the State House who would sell the…

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Licenses to Inoculate

Northern Star · Tuesday 20 January 1931 · page 4

By the Department of Agriculture the following licenses to incoulate stock have been issued with the Tweed Lismore Pastures Protection Board's…

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'Bus License Fees Sydney

Northern Star · Tuesday 20 January 1931 · page 7

Newcastle bus owners have informed the Transport Trust that they are willing to pay the new license fees. No decision on the matter has yet been…

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Repairs to Hotel

Northern Star · Thursday 22 January 1931 · page 4

It will cost nearly £2500 to repair the damage to the Hotel Ryan, Lismore, caused by the fire at the beginning of the month. The end wall of…

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S.P. Licenses Conspiracy Charge Preference Promised' Arrests at Manly Sydney

Northern Star · Friday 23 January 1931 · page 7

Two men were arrested at Manly last night in sensational circumstances and charged with conspiracy to defraud. It is said that for a monetary…

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