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Broken Hill & the Far West · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1949

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Fire at Palace Hotel

Barrier Daily Truth · Friday 7 January 1949 · page 3

About 5.15 p.m. yesterday the Central Fire Brigade was called to the Palace Hotel where a laundry and woodheap were afire. Only slight damage resulted…

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Police Report On Hotels

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 12 January 1949 · page 3

In the Licensing Court today, before Mr. A. N. Bott, S.M., the district licensing inspector (Inspector J. Canning) presented his…

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Hotel Changes

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 12 January 1949 · page 6

Maximilian Robert Mendelson, Silverton Hotel, Silverton, was granted permission to make material alterations to improve…

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District Hotels Up To Standard

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 13 January 1949 · page 4

Hotels in the district now reasonably conform with the requirements of the Licensing Act, although applications by the Police for additional hotel…

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Silverton Hotel Alterations

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 13 January 1949 · page 4

Maximillian Robert Mendelson, licenses of Silverton Hotel, Silverton, was granted permission to make material alterations to the Silverton Hotel, by Mr. A. N…

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More Rooms For Use At Hotels Licensing Magistrates On City Needs

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 19 January 1949 · page 3

Sydney, January 18. — Licensing magistrates propose action to ensure that more hotel rooms are made available for occupancy in the metropolitan…

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Staggered Hours for Hotels?

Barrier Miner · Friday 28 January 1949 · page 4

Melbourne. — The introduction in Victoria of the English system of staggered hours of trading for hotels has been recommended by…

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Hotel Murder ls Alleged

Barrier Miner · Friday 4 February 1949 · page 1

Adelaide.—Alfred Thomas Taylor (57) laborer, of Market, Street, City, who was alleged to have been knocked down in the front…

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Visitor To Sydney Could Not Find His Hotel

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 17 February 1949 · page 4

Sydney, February 16.—An old man asked police yesterday to help him find the hotel where he left his clothing, cheque books,and other…

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Fatal Brawl in Adelaide Hotel

Barrier Miner · Thursday 17 February 1949 · page 2

Adelaide.—An eye-witness to a city hotel brawl said at an inquest that a man who later died, had been knocked down by an "extremely heavy" blow on the head…

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Hotel Not Sold at £125,000

Barrier Miner · Friday 25 February 1949 · page 8

Melbourne. Carlyon's Hotel, opposite Spencer Street Station, was passed in at auction yesterday after £125,000 had been bid…

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Theo Lewis Granted License

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 5 March 1949 · page 6

Melbourne, March 4.—Theo Lewis was today granted a renewal of his training licence and he will resume at Werribee next week. Ironically enough it was at…

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Hotel Charge for Australian Swimmers Trouble Over Bill

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 8 March 1949 · page 3

London, March 7.—Mr. Fern, secretary of the British Amateur Swimming Association, has announced that unless the Australian Amateur Swimming…

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Troubles of Publican

Barrier Miner · Friday 11 March 1949 · page 12

Hobart.-The licensee of the Bridge Hotel at Richmond (Mr. H. C. Rooke) has not had a happy time lately…

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Discipline for Sydney Hotels

Barrier Miner · Friday 11 March 1949 · page 8

Sydney.—Licensing police have decided to discipline Sydney's hotels. A check last week showed that 90 per cent, of the hotels in…

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S.A. Hotel Win By 13 Runs

Barrier Miner · Monday 14 March 1949 · page 4

Sunday cricket teams played a series of challenge games yesterday. The South Australian Hotel…

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Thousands In S. Africa Face Hotel Evictions

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 22 March 1949 · page 4

Cape Town. March 21.—Thousands of people throughout South Africa are likely to be evicted from their hotel rooms within the next few months. Instructions have been issued by…

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Grand Hotel's Good Win

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 22 March 1949 · page 5

Grand Hotel cricket team defeated the Post Office team on Sunday an innings, and 37 runs. Scores were:—…

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Hotel Football Meeting

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 23 March 1949 · page 5

At the recent annual meeting of the United Licensed Victuallers' Football Association a proposal received from the Sunday…

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High Bidding for Hotel

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 24 March 1949 · page 4

Young, March 23. — A two-storeyed brick hotel was sold for £418.000 by public auction at Young today. The successful bidder was Mr. Jack Williams…

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