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Broken Hill & the Far West · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1944

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Grand Hotel To Close Dining Room

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 1 January 1944 · page 1

One of the leading dining rooms in the city—the Grand Hotel dining room—is to be closed because of labor shortage…

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World Famed Hotel Threatened Auckland (N.z.), January 6

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 8 January 1944 · page 3

The world-famed Walrekal Hotel, now being used as a mental hospital, was gravely threatened by the huge bush fires which, for two days, have been…

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Hotelkeeper Fined £20 for Bad Wine

Barrier Miner · Monday 10 January 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY.—The sale of wine, which an analyst said "would cause nausea," brought a £20 fine to a North Sydney hotel licensee…

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Immorality At Sydney Hotel Alleged SYDNEY, January 11

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 12 January 1944 · page 1

Evidence given by police officers at the Licensing Court today was that w[?] they visited the York Hotel in Kin[?] Street City in November they found…

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Hotel Waiter Gaoled SYDNEY, January 12

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 13 January 1944 · page 4

Charles Swanwick (27). a former waiter at the Hotel Australia, was at the Paddington Court today sentenced to three months' gaol on charges of having…

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Hotel Licensee to Serve Term Sydney, January [?]

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 15 January 1944 · page 1

Leo Bernard Cullen, licensee, of the Criterion Hotel, Liverpool Street, Sydney, who is serving a gaol sentence[?] selling black market whisky, did not want…

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Licensee Charged SYDNEY, January 24

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 25 January 1944 · page 1

After a hearing extending over several days. Mr. Scobie, S.M. in the Licensing Court today, reserved his decision in the case in which Mrs. Alexandrina…

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Magistrate Hears Of Disturbance In Local Hotel Parlor

Barrier Miner · Thursday 27 January 1944 · page 3

AN incident at the Willyama Hotel on the evening of December 30 when it was alleged that, following a dispute, a man broke a glass and jabbed it into another man's face, was described to Magistrate R. W. S. Kelly in the…

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Hotel Licence Transferred

Barrier Miner · Thursday 27 January 1944 · page 3

In the Licensing Court, before Mr. W. S. Kelly, S.M.. Inspector C. J. Homann (Licensing Inspector) appeared in the matter of an…

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Transfer Of Hotel Licence

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 28 January 1944 · page 4

The transfer of the licence of the Victoria Hotel from James Davey to William Francis Young was granted by the magistrate in the Licensing Court…

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Committed For Trial Sequel to Hotel Assault

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 28 January 1944 · page 4

Archibald James Gillespie was committed for trial at the next Quarter Sessions by the S.M., Mr. R. W. S. Kelly, in the Police Court yesterday, when…

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Wodehouse Leaves Berlin Hotel

Barrier Miner · Monday 31 January 1944 · page 3

LONDON, January 29.—A Stockholm message from Berlin reports that P. G. Wodehouse, the British humorist, has disappeared from the…

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Beer Supplies Short Many Hotels Out

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 1 February 1944 · page 3

There were several local hotels without beer yesterday. Thirsty customers suffered disappointment when they went through the heat to hotels to be told…

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Black Marketing Wine Hotel Manager Gaoled Sydney, February 1

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 2 February 1944 · page 4

Charles Waterhouse, the manager of the Imperial Hotel, Milson's Point, was charged before a special Federal Court today with blackmarketing in wine. He…

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"Hotel That Never Runs Dry" as Lure To Sydney Visitors

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 2 February 1944 · page 2

SYDNEY.—Disgraceful scenes were witnessed in Camden's streets on Sundays as a result of visits by Sydney residents, who came to the…

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Black Marketing Of Liquor. Four Hotelkeepers Charged Trial Postponed Sydney, February 7

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 8 February 1944 · page 3

Mr. Justice Halse Rogers today grunted a postponement of the trial of four men alleged to be involved in the black marketing of liquor…

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Hotel Appeal Price Regulations Criticised Sydney, February 16

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 17 February 1944 · page 1

Before reserving his decision in an appeal involving prices regulations governing meals. Judge Studdert said in the Quarter Sessions today that the National…

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Meat Rationing Hotel Managers Revising Menus

Barrier Miner · Thursday 17 February 1944 · page 2

Because of reduced meat allowances since meat rationing, leading hotels here have had to revise their menus, cutting out some meat dishes,…

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Hotel Till Robbed

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 21 February 1944 · page 3

The day's takings of between £70 and £80 were taken from the bar till of the Wilcannia Club Hotel on Friday evening. It is supposed that the robber…

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£86 Stolen From Hotel Till

Barrier Miner · Monday 21 February 1944 · page 2

Police are investigating the theft of £86/7/ in cash and cheques from the Wilcannia Club Hotel shortly after closing time on Friday night…

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