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Broken Hill & the Far West · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1951

144 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 7 of 8

Fire At Hotel

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 20 November 1951 · page 1

At 2.9 o'clock this morning,the Central and South Fire Brigades attended a fire at the Federal Palace…

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Staircase Damaged In Hotel Fire Bucket Brigade Formed

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 21 November 1951 · page 1

Severe damage to a storeroom under a staircase resulted from a [?]re which broke out in the Federal Palace Hotel in the early…

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Hotel Tie-Up Two Men In Seven Companies

Barrier Daily Truth · Thursday 22 November 1951 · page 1

Sydney, November 21.—The Royal Commission on Liquor was told yesterday that seven proprietary companies each…

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Hotel Profit

Barrier Miner · Thursday 22 November 1951 · page 1

Sydney— A publican (Robert William Plaste) told theLiquor Royal Commission today that the…

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Theft at Hotel

Barrier Miner · Friday 23 November 1951 · page 1

A thief who entered the Sydney Club Hotel, Argent Street, last night, stole £200 from the room of the licensee (Mr. L. J. Mahon.) The robbery was…

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£200 Stolen From City Hotel

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 24 November 1951 · page 1

A sum of £200 in £5 and £1 notes was stolen from the Sydney Club Hotel on Thursday night. The money was removed from…

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Smash In Hotel Glasses

Barrier Miner · Saturday 24 November 1951 · page 2

Sydney.—Police made inquiries, but no arrests, after a group of drinkers in thc public bar of the…

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Smash In Hotel Glasses

Barrier Miner · Saturday 24 November 1951 · page 2

Sydney.—Police made inquiries, but no arrests, after a group of drinkers in the public bar of the…

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Police Visit To Hotel

Barrier Miner · Monday 26 November 1951 · page 1

A leading Argent Street hotel was visited by the police on Saturday just before midnight…

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McGirr Family In 25 Hotels

Barrier Miner · Monday 26 November 1951 · page 1

Sydney— The family of the late John Joseph Gregory McGirr owns or controls 25 country hotels. the…

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Sunday Cricket Start Defeats Victoria Hotel

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 27 November 1951 · page 6

Sturt Club defeated Victoria Hold by 36 runs in a cricket match on the Turf Oval on Sunday. Start batted first and Max…

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Poker Machines in Hotels; Judge Critical

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 28 November 1951 · page 7

The use of poker machines in hotels for personal profit was strongly criticised by Judge Le Gay Brereton at yesterday's Quarter Sessions…

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Hotel Change

Barrier Miner · Monday 3 December 1951 · page 12

Mr. C. K. Ward, in the Licensing Court today granted the transfer of the Criterion Hotel license from…

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Criterion Hotel Changes Hands

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 4 December 1951 · page 1

In the Licensing Court yesterday Mr. C. K. Ward, S.M., granted a transfer of the license of the Criterion Hotel to Eric Ivan…

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Hotel Change

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 4 December 1951 · page 1

The transfer was grantee in the Licensing Court this afternoon of the licence for the Wilcannia Club Hotel,…

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Hotel Licence Transferred

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 5 December 1951 · page 1

In the Licensing Court yesterday before Mr. C. K. Ward, S.M., the license of the Wilcannia Club Hotel was transferred from Percival John…

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Transfer of Hotel Licence

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 8 December 1951 · page 5

The licenced of the Federal Palace Hotel was transferred from Henry Potter to Gordon James Robertson by Mr. C. K. Ward. S.M., in…

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Hotel Change

Barrier Miner · Saturday 8 December 1951 · page 3

Mr. C. K. Ward, S.M., In the Licensing Court yesterday approved the transfer of the licence of the Federal…

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Wireless Licenses Up From January 1

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 15 December 1951 · page 4

Canberra, December 14.—Lis[?] wireless licences will be increased from the present fee of [?] to £3 as from January 1, 1952…

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Hotelsand Casinos for Rich

Barrier Miner · Monday 17 December 1951 · page 3

New York, December 16— American multi- millionaire Conrad Nicholson Hilton is to build London's first…

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