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

Hotels & licensing, 1954

208 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 5 of 11

Hotel Alterations

National Advocate · Saturday 12 June 1954 · page 2

In the licensing court at Bathurst next Tuesday, application will be made by the executors of the will of [?]mes A. Patterson, owner of the…

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Tattersall’s Hotel sold

Central Western Daily · Saturday 12 June 1954 · page 1

Tattersall’s Hotel, one of the oldest business premises in Summer Street, has been sold for £33,600. This property was submitted for sale by…

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Carruthers Eager to Revisit Orange Royal Hotel will be headquarters

Central Western Daily · Saturday 12 June 1954 · page 16

Although Jimmy Carruthers, retired world bantamweight champion, was in Orange in 1949, he is looking forward to another…

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Hotel Hours Referendum Mooted

National Advocate · Tuesday 15 June 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Mon.— The extension of liquor hours without a referendum could wreck the State Government, the senior…

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Licensing Court

National Advocate · Wednesday 16 June 1954 · page 2

In the Bathurst Licensing Court yesterday, Mr. K. M. Dash, granted an application from the executors of the will of James A. Patterson…

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Hotel Conditions Improve Bench Report

National Advocate · Wednesday 16 June 1954 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Improvement in the standard of hotel meals and accommodation during 1953 is noted by members of the NSW Licensing…

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License Fees Record

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 16 June 1954 · page 2

Liquor license fees paid in the past year set a new record at £13,087…

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Blind licensee has unique safe

Central Western Daily · Wednesday 16 June 1954 · page 8

John Wall, formerly of the Commercial Hotel, Parkes, the only blinded soldier in Australia who is the licensee of the hotel, recently installed a safe in the Hotel Mainsbridge,…

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General News Licensing Court

National Advocate · Thursday 17 June 1954 · page 2

In the licensing court at Bathurst today, application will be made for the transfer to William White, of the wine and spirit merchant's…

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Charge Against Publican Sequel to Raglan Accident

National Advocate · Friday 18 June 1954 · page 1

A charge of driving under the influence against a Wellington hotelkeeper was adjourned to August 12 in Bathurst Court…

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Hotel Hours Press Campaign Criticised SYDNEY

National Advocate · Tuesday 22 June 1954 · page 4

Certain newspapers had started a campaign to create a synthetic atmosphere in favor of 10 p.m. closing, said the publicity officer of…

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Licence Renewal Refused Court Upholds Police Objections Royal Hotel Case

National Advocate · Tuesday 22 June 1954 · page 2

At a special sitting of the Licensing Court in Bathurst yesterday, Ben Bernard was refused a renewal of the licence of the Royal Hotel, Bathurst. Objections to the granting of the license were…

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Man Not Guilty of Whisky Theft Missing from hotel bar

Central Western Daily · Thursday 24 June 1954 · page 1

After a retire ment of ten minutes, a jury in Orange Quarter Sessions yesterday acquitted a man of a charge of having stolen a…

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Court renews licenses

Central Western Daily · Saturday 26 June 1954 · page 7

Following is a list of Orange hotels and their licensees were renewed on Monday…

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Hotel Gutted £220,000 Damaged in South Coast Fire

National Advocate · Monday 28 June 1954 · page 3

WOLLONGONG, Sunday: Firemen had to cart water by truck to fight a fire which gutted the Commercial Hotel at Albion Park, near…

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Hours Check on Local Hotels

Lithgow Mercury · Monday 28 June 1954 · page 4

In a check on after hours drinking at local hotels last night police took the names of several men found drinking at…

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Hotel Gutted by Fire

Central Western Daily · Monday 28 June 1954 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sunday. — Fire completely gutted the Commercial Hotel at Albion Park tonight…

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Single bottle licenses for grocers favoured

Central Western Daily · Thursday 1 July 1954 · page 1

Wine and spirit merchants, small grocery store owners and members of the public who were interviewed yesterday were in favour of the introduction of single-bottle liquor licenses for grocery stores. Petitions are now being…

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Bathurst Licensee Fined After Hours Trading

National Advocate · Friday 2 July 1954 · page 1

In Bathurst Court yesterday, Mr. K. M. Dash, S.M., refrained from recording a mark against Mrs. Dorothy Leeds, licensee of…

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Application For Hotel Demolition

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 2 July 1954 · page 1

Police at Lithgow court on July 27 will apply for an order for the demolition and rebuilding of the Zig-zag…

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