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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1948

198 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 2 of 10

Remarkable Farewell to Mr. H. JUERGENS Big Gathering At Royal Hotel

Central Western Daily · Saturday 17 January 1948 · page 4

Mr. Harry Juergens, former licensee of the Royal Hotel, was given a remarkable send-off by his friends at a function in the lounge of the Royal Hotel on Thursday night…

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Skull Fractured in Hotel Man Guilty Of Assault

Central Western Daily · Tuesday 20 January 1948 · page 1

Frederick William Weathrsten, 29, was found guilty of common assault at the Orange Quarter Sessions yesterday, but the jury made a strong recommendation for…

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Sale of Beer After Hours Fine For Licensee Of City Hotel

Central Western Daily · Thursday 22 January 1948 · page 2

The licensee of the Central Hotel, Summer Street, Douglas J. Rafter, was fined £3 in Orange Court yesterday for having sold liquor during prohibited hours…

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Inspection of Local Hotels Carried Out

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 22 January 1948 · page 17

The health inspector reported to last Monday night's council meeting that a routine inspection had been made of eight…

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Hotel Hold-up Man on Four Charges

National Advocate · Thursday 22 January 1948 · page 4

SYDNEY, Wednesday: The hold-up of a car driver and the staff of the Arcadia Hotel Pitt St. on January 6, was referred to at Central Court…

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Sydney Hotel Hold-up Arrests at Bourke BOURKE, Thursday

National Advocate · Friday 30 January 1948 · page 2

Detectives made an early morning dash to Bourke by police plane to charged four men with a hold-up at the Olympic Hotel, Sydney on…

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Publican Fined Sydney

National Advocate · Friday 30 January 1948 · page 5

A country publican who came to Sydney to arrange for the sale of his licence, was arrested the following day for drunken driving, Central Court…

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Tragic Hotel Fire Unknown Death Roll

Central Western Daily · Saturday 31 January 1948 · page 5

ST ALRANS (Vermont, U.S.A.), Friday.— An [?] chamber of [?] were killed when a [?] destroyed a 73 [?] hotel here…

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Cash Stolen From Hotel Room Magistrate Warns Youth

Central Western Daily · Tuesday 3 February 1948 · page 1

“If you come before me again you are a gonner; you have had plenty of opportunities to go straight, but have not taken advantage of them,” said Mr. H. G. Cobley, Stipendiary Magistrate, at…

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Found on Licensed Premises Laborer Fined Twice

Central Western Daily · Tuesday 3 February 1948 · page 1

A fine of £1 was imposed on Edward J. Morgaus, laborer at Orange Court yesterday, for [?] found on the licensed premises of…

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Check on Hotels

National Advocate · Wednesday 4 February 1948 · page 2

A special Sydney police squad is making a tour of western towns to sec if country hotels are providing accommodation for the travelling public. A…

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Country Hotels

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 9 February 1948 · page 5

A special Sydney police squad is scouting about the west to see if hotels are doing their best to provide accomodation…

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Hotel Accommodation Improves

National Advocate · Monday 9 February 1948 · page 3

The N.R.M.A. reports "a refreshing" lack of complaints this summer against country hotel accommodation and service, and declares the obvious…

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Change in Licence Metropolitan Hotel

Central Western Daily · Tuesday 10 February 1948 · page 1

The licence of the Metropolitan Hotel, Orange, was transferred from James L. Nash to Arthur L. Bryant…

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Four Hotels to Be Renovated Applications Before Court

Central Western Daily · Tuesday 10 February 1948 · page 1

Tocheys Brewery Limited made four applications to Orange Licensing Court yesterday to make material alterations to four hotels in the district. The hotels to which alterations will be made are…

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Chamber Of Commerce Says Some Hotelkeepers Not Helping Lithgow

Lithgow Mercury · Wednesday 11 February 1948 · page 2

Allegations that the retail trade in Lithgow was suffering because some hotels were refusing to take their quota of permanent boarders, thus imposing a burden on other hotel keepers and restricting accommodation for travellers, were…

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Motoring Review: Better Service at Country Hotels Praise From Motorists

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 11 February 1948 · page 4

The NRMA reports “a refreshing lack of complaints” this summer against country hotel accommodation and service, and declares the obvious inference Is that publicans are giving travellers a better deal Serious…

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Licensing Bench Beaten

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 12 February 1948 · page 11

Quite an interesting game of bowls was played on the Gulgong green last Wednesday afternoon, between a local team, consisting…

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Special Licensing Court at Rylstone

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 12 February 1948 · page 12

A special licensing court was held at Rylstone on Thursday last, the bench consisting of Messrs J. B. Scobic (chairman)…

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Publican on Shooting Charge

National Advocate · Thursday 12 February 1948 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Theodore Galvin (44) publican who pleaded not guilty to a charge of shooting at William Keith Todd, denied in the…

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