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

Hotels & licensing, 1953

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

Hotel Licence Transfer Opposed Former Detective's Appeal

National Advocate · Saturday 7 February 1953 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday: Objection to an ex-detective holding a hotel licence was based on charges in a secret file of the Police Department, Judg…

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Publican Fined

Central Western Daily · Saturday 7 February 1953 · page 2

For not keeping his bars closed after the licensing hours Bruce William Doran licensee of…

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Publican Fined: Drinks At 3 a.m

Central Western Daily · Tuesday 10 February 1953 · page 2

An Orange publican, who served liquor when playing cards with his friends at…

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Rifle Used in Hotel Hold-up

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 16 February 1953 · page 1

MELBOURNE, This Aft.--A man armed with a rifle held up a porter at a city hotel to-day and robbed him of £910-…

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No Power to Conduct Hotel Advice to Council

National Advocate · Tuesday 17 February 1953 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday. — The City Council has been legally advised it has no power under the Liquor Act to conduct the Burlington Hotel, Hay and…

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Hotel Transfer Refused

National Advocate · Tuesday 24 February 1953 · page 2

At yesterday's sitting of the Bathurst Licensing Court, Mr. Dash, S.M., refused to grant an application for the transfer of the publican's licence…

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Death Plunge From King's Cross Hotel

Lithgow Mercury · Thursday 26 February 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY. This Afternoon.--A leading turf identity and wealthy property owner crashed 60 feet to his death from…

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Men found in wine saloon yard on a Sunday morning Licensee fined: alleges policeman ‘telling lies’

Central Western Daily · Thursday 26 February 1953 · page 2

Because two men were found in the backyard of a Summer Street wine saloon without a lawful excuse on a Sunday morning, the license was fines £5 and 12/- costs in Orange Court yesterday. The licensee, William…

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Former Hotel Bar Becomes Church

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 27 February 1953 · page 4

What was originally the bar of the old Star and Compass Hotel at Lidsdale will on Sunday night become a Church Hall. The old hotel, in Mudgee-road, was formerly a regular stopping place for Cobb and Co…

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Hotel Workers Seek Big Pay Increases

Central Western Daily · Monday 2 March 1953 · page 4

The Federated Liquor and Allied Trades Union has filed a log of claims in the Arbitration Court which, if granted, would add many thousands of pounds to hotelkeepers’ wages bills…

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“New Log Is Absurd” Views Of Orange Publicans

Central Western Daily · Tuesday 3 March 1953 · page 3

If the log of claims filed by the Federated liquor and Allied Trades Union and published, in part, in yesterday’s Central Western Daily—is granted by the Arbitration Court, hotelkeeping would be an utter impossibility wife of an Orange publican said yesterday…

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New “Royal” Licensee

Central Western Daily · Tuesday 3 March 1953 · page 2

In Orange Licensing Court yesterday, the licence of the Royal Hotel was transferred from…

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Easy Win in Hotel Cricket

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 4 March 1953 · page 11

Gladstone Hotel, winners of the Shadforth-Lucknow Cup on Sunday will defend…

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Stricter Check on Publicans Licensing Court Action

National Advocate · Friday 6 March 1953 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday: As a sequel to disclosures before the Liquor Royal Commission, the renewal of nine spirit merchants' licences and four…

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Why Hotels Are "Tied"

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 6 March 1953 · page 5

The retiring chairman of the Licensing Magistrates (Mr. V. H. Wells) said yesterday that the present-day cost of…

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Rockley Hotel Transferred Police Objection Over-ruled

National Advocate · Tuesday 10 March 1953 · page 1

"I'm satisfied that this is a bonafide application, although I agree that the District Licensing Inspector was not only correct but obliged to…

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Hotels Transferred

National Advocate · Tuesday 10 March 1953 · page 2

The licences of two Bathurst District Hotels were transferred at Bathurst Licensing Court yesterday. The ferred from Reginald Charles…

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Orange Publicans Fined

Central Western Daily · Tuesday 10 March 1953 · page 2

Two Orange publicans were fined in court yesterday for breaches of the Liquor…

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Passion Drama Death Hotel Tragedy

National Advocate · Thursday 12 March 1953 · page 5

PARIS, Wed.— French police are satisfed that the deaths of a French nobleman and an English woman in London's plush Ritz Hotel. during…

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Settlement On Broken Hill Hotel Wages

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 13 March 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, This Afternoon.--An 8- increase in the town allowance for Broken Hill hotel employees was announced today…

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