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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1929

138 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 2 of 7

Royal Hotel

The Western Herald · Wednesday 13 February 1929 · page 2

Mr L. C. Gobetti has taken over the Royal Hotel, lately carried on by Mr, A. C. Johnstone, and hopes to receive a share of the public…

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Improved Hotel Accommodation At Narromine Additional, Baths, Septic Tanks and Lavatories to Be Installed. The Commercial To Be Demolished And A New Brick Hotel Erected

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Wednesday 13 February 1929 · page 2

All hotels in Narromine are to be vastly improved and brought right up-to-date, and anybody who has had occasoin to frequent the local houses will agree that the order has not come one day too soon…

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Licenses Reduction Board. Narromine Oases. (Before Mr. Le Brun Brown)

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 15 February 1929 · page 8

Mr. Le Brun Brown, representing the Licenses Reduction Board, held a court of inquiry into appeals by owners of hotels made in connection with the…

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Hotel Transfer Curious Point Case in Licensing Court

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 18 February 1929 · page 1

Matters in connection with the transfer of the Great Western Hotel, from Anne Elizabeth Hallam to Phyliss Jane Kenn…

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Licenses Granted

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 18 February 1929 · page 1

At the Licensing Court his morning the license of a Taihragar street wine saloon was transferred from James Brooks to Aubrev Va[?]ulburgh.[?]…

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Without a License Auctioneer Fined £200

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 18 February 1929 · page 5

One of the heaviest fines in the history of Newcastle Police Court was imposed on Ludwig Edward Uhrig, a Maitland auctioneer, by…

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The Great Western Hotel. Transfer of License

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 19 February 1929 · page 2

Before Mr. W. S. Bromhead, L.M., in the Licensing Court, yesterday morning, Anne Elizabeth Hallam sought to transfer the license of the Great Western…

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Rumoured Change of Hotel

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 21 February 1929 · page 6

It is stated that the Commercial Hotel in Brisbane-street will shortly be changing hands. Mr. W. H. Hamer, well-known in Dubbo in connection…

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Wireless Licenses

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 22 February 1929 · page 4

A new return issued in Melbourne shows that there are 4.6 wireless sets to every 100 of the population of Australia. There is still room, therefore, for…

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Rafferty Rules Ding-dong Go Outside Hotel Police Reinforcements Arrive

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 25 February 1929 · page 5

Rafferty rules prevailed when two allegedly half drunken men staged a ding-dong go outside of the Royal Hotel on Thursday…

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Hotel Buildings Condemned

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 28 February 1929 · page 3

Two hotel buildings were condemned to destruction by the Special Licensing Board held at Molong Court House recently. The buildings are:—…

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Hotelkeeper's Joke

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 28 February 1929 · page 1

Albert McGee, licensee of the Dooen Hotel, Horsham, thought the police 'were out to trap him for selling' liquor after hours, so he filled two…

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Not Guilty of Robbing Hotel Accomplice Confesses to Theft in Western Star Hotel

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 28 February 1929 · page 6

Because it was alleged that be had entered the Western Star Hotel, in September last, and had stolen goods, Edgar Devenish appeared…

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Geurie Hotel Appeal

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 4 March 1929 · page 2

In the District Court on Thursday afternoon, Albert Edward Burfield, of the Genrie Hotel, was successful to his appeal against a recent conviction for…

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Parkes Palatial Hotel

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 5 March 1929 · page 8

All hotel costing £20,000 is to be built in Parkes, and a petition, signed by 1700 residents already, is going the rounds in favour of its construction. The…

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Hotel Transfer. Curious Points

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 7 March 1929 · page 7

Matters in connection with the transfer of the Great Western Hotel, from Ann Elizabeth Hallam to Phyllis Jane Kennedy, were held up in a…

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Broadcasting Licenses Steady Increase in Victoria

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 7 March 1929 · page 4

In spite of seasonal fluctuations and unemployment there has been an increase in wireless licenses in Victoria during the last six months of 3521…

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Topics of Trangie Hotel Improvements Found Unconscious Many New Buildings

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Thursday 7 March 1929 · page 4

Mr. K. Quigley, who has been holidaying in the metropolis arrived home on Saturday. Sergeant A. Bainbridge and family…

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Several Beers One Split Head Cowardly Assault in Hotel

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Monday 11 March 1929 · page 3

If John Lester had not imbibed too deeply and got a cargoe of beer aboard, he probably would not have appeared in the Police…

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Grand Hotel

Western Age · Thursday 14 March 1929 · page 2

Mr. J. S. McCulloch, who has recently taken over the Grand Hotel Cobar has been for some weeks past carrying on a vigorous renovating campaign…

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