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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1928

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Dance Floor in Airship. Aerial Hotel for 100 Passengers

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 24 February 1928 · page 4

The most wonderful skeleton in the world--the metal framework of the airship R 100--is to he seen at Howden, In Yorkshire…

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Sale of a Dubbo Hotel. Longobardi v. LARKINS

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 28 February 1928 · page 5

In an action tried before Mr. Justice James and a [?]ury at Dubbo on October [?] last John William George Loongobardi, formerly licensee of the…

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Radio notes & news on Licensed Premises. Use of Radio Permitted

Western Age · Thursday 1 March 1928 · page 3

Some uncertainty having arisen in the minds of hotel proprietors as to their right in respect of using radio receiving sets on licensed premises, Mr…

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Hotel Occidental. Home of Spaciousness and Comfort

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 9 March 1928 · page 3

The day of dinginess and dirt in the mailer of hotels has passed and that impressiveness, homeliness and comfort has superseded…

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Booth License

The Wellington Times · Monday 12 March 1928 · page 2

At the Licensing Court on Friday a booth license was granted to T. M. McCormick for the Garryowen race meeting on March 14 and 15…

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Victorian Hotels. De-Licensing Court's Work. SYDNEY

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 16 March 1928 · page 6

Share 1907 the Victorian Licensing Court has de[?]sed 1763 hotels, at a cost in compensation of £1,074,000…

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Victoria Reforming. Hotels Gradually Disappearing. Melbourne

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 16 March 1928 · page 6

Since 1907 the Victorian Licensing Court has delicensed 176 hotels at a cost in compensation of £1,074,000. There are now only 1842 hotels in…

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Police Criticised. Bathurst Hotel Case

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 23 March 1928 · page 4

When R. S. Burton, licensed of King's Hotel Bathurst, was charged at the Police Court, Bathurst, with having permitted a person on his licensed…

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Driver's License Suspended

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 23 March 1928 · page 4

John George Furness was fined £5 for driving a motor car on the Terramagamine road on Sunday last, whilst under the influence of liquor. The…

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Nerves, Not Drink. Trundle Hotelkeeper's Experience

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 23 March 1928 · page 8

It was possible for a man, after an accident of the kind described--a collision between a motor car and tram--to become the victim of a nervous…

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Hotels in the North All Closed. Darwin

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 27 March 1928 · page 4

All hotels in North Australia were closed yesterday morning by order of the acting Government resident, who stated that the Minister had not…

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Breach of Licensing Act

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 27 March 1928 · page 6

Richard Morton was charged with being found in licensed premises during prohibited hours. Defendant pleaded guilty and was fined £1 and 8/- costs…

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No-hawker's License

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 27 March 1928 · page 6

Herbert Thompson was charged with selling goods in the street without having a hawker's license, and further with not having his name and number of his…

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Application for Transfer of Hotel License

The Western Herald · Wednesday 28 March 1928 · page 2

On the 4th April before the Licensing Court, Mr Joseph Barry is making application for a transfer of the license of the Grata Hut Hotel to…

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Nerves, Not Drink. Trundle Hotelkeeper's Experience

Western Age · Thursday 29 March 1928 · page 3

It was possible for a man, after an accident of the kind described—a collision between a motor car and tram—to become the victim of a nervous…

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Barmaid to Rescue. Saves Licensee from Tramp

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 30 March 1928 · page 2

Presence of mind and the prompt plucky action of Mary M'Namara, a pretty barmaid; wived Jack Quigley, a former noted Jockey, now Bodensee of…

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Dubbo Police Court. Monday--Before Mr. W, S. Bromhead, P.M. Hawking Without a License

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 30 March 1928 · page 2

Norbert Thompson, for hawking without a license, was fined £1 or 7 days hard labour, and for not having the number of Ids license and his name…

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Sunday Trading License

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 3 April 1928 · page 3

William B. Aldridge applied for a Sunday trading license. There being no police objections the application was granted…

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Special Licensing Court. Australian Wine Case

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 3 April 1928 · page 2

Messrs. F. G. Adrian and W. Arnott, members of the Licenses Reduction Board, held a special Licensing Court this morning…

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State Licensing Court. the Australian Wine Case

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 6 April 1928 · page 6

The decision in the case, evidence of which was reported at length in Tuesday's "Liberal," in which J. T. Alam applied to remove the wine license from…

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