Story Of Shooting In Hotel
"I heard Buchanan cry that it was an accident and beg her to speak to him. She tried to, but couldn't. Grindal was…
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Opposition To Law-breaking Hotel Keepers
Hotelkeepers convicted of having black market liquor, or those known to have black marketed without a conviction having been…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Woman Shot in Hotel Accident Theory Advanced
"For God's sake speak to me. You know I didn't mean it, dear." This, a witness told the City…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Clamp on Black Market Police Watch On Hotel Licences
Police would oppose renewal of hotel licences to publicans known to have operated in the liquor black market, the Minister of Justice (Mr. Downing) said last night…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →"Licensee Screamed Like A Woman" Graphic Story Told of Shooting at City Hotel
MACABRE story of a tragedy at the Observer Hotel, George Street North, during the early hours of November 21, when Edna Jean Lund (29) was fatally shot, allegedly by the licensee of the hotel, Niels on Buchanan Grindal, with whom she was said to have been living as man and wife, was unfolded at the Coroner's Court last week…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Killing Of Moree Wai[?]ess in Hotel Room Solicitor Challenges Evidence; Man for Trial
AFTER a 30-hours' inquest, highlighted by a series of extraordinary departures from the usual solemn, personal legal practice in such proceedings, the Moree Coroner (Mr. T. G. P. Do[?]e) this week committed Thomas Martin Dowe (28) for trial on a charge of having mu[?]ed Joan Minnie…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Beer and food are Christmas headaches Customs officers force hotels to sell hoarded bottled beer
CUSTOMS officials have taken drastic action to force many suburban hotels and wine and spirits stores to sell bottled beer-hoarded in their cellars. All hotels visited complied with the official demands and people…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Abolition of Hotel Lounges Urged By Police Officer
Abolition of the lounge bar trade was advocated by an officer of the police vice squad at the week-end…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Customs Officers Swoop Again on City Hotels
Widespread visits to city and suburban hotels, also wine and spirit merchants, were made again today by Customs officers. Requests were made for bottles of beer and wine and a search of cellars followed refusals…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →New Swoop on Sydney Hotels Cellar Search For Bottled Beer Drive Against Black Market
FOLLOWING their visits to nearly 100 hotels on Friday and Saturday, flying squads of Customs officers today swooped on more Sydney hotels…
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William Mathias Westphal, licensee of the Family (May's) Hotel, 5 Vernon St., Forest Lodge, was fined £5 in the Licensing Court today for failing to keep his door open during trading hours…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →New Swoop on Sydney Hotels Cellar Search For Bottled Beer Drive Against Black Market
FOLLOWING their visits to nearly 100 hotels on Friday and Saturday, flying squads of Customs officers today swooned on more city and suburban…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Hotel Man Fined For Closed Door
William Mathias Westphal, licensee of the Family (May's) Hotel, 5 Vernon St., Forest Lodge, was fined £5 in the Licensing Court today for failing to keep his door open during trading hours…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Police Tell of "Hysterical Screaming" in Hotel Room
Sgt. Foster Doolan said at the Coroner's Court today that before he entered the Observer Hotel, George St. North, early on the morning of November 21 he heard hysterical screaming from an unstairs room…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →New Swoop on Sydney Hotels Cellar Search For Bottled Beer Drive Against Black Market
FOLLOWING their visits to nearly i 00 hotels on Friday and Saturday, flying squads of Customs officers today swooped on more Sydney hotels…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Hotel Mae Fined For Closed Door
William Mathias Westphal, licensee of the Family (May's) Hotel, 5 Vernon St., Forest Lodge, was fined £5 in the Licensing Court today for failing to keep his door open during trading hours…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →New Swoop on Sydney Hotels Cellar Search For Bottled Beer Drive Against Black Market
FOLLOWING their visits . to nearly 100 hotels on Friday and Saturday, flying squads of Customs officers today swooped on more city and suburban…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Hotel Man Fined For Closed Door
William Mathias Westphal, licensee of the Family (May's) Hotel, 5 Vernon St., Forest Lodge," was fined £5 in the Licensing Court today for failing to keep his door open during trading hours…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Woman Shot in Hotel Licensee Sent For Trial
Nelson Buchanan Grindal, licensee of the Observer Hotel, George Street North, was committed for trial by the City…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Hotel Raids Renewed: Many May Face Court
More widespread visits to city and suburban hotels were made again today by Customs officers. It is considered likely that a large number of summonses will be issued following their…
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