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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1954

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Local Hotel Thefts

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 24 February 1954 · page 1

Money and goods valued at approximately £75 have been stolen from two Goulburn hotels during the past few days. On Sunday night, a lady's…

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Court Sequel To Brawl In Hotel

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 24 February 1954 · page 5

A fight between two men in the bar of the Criterion Hotel on January 22 last had its sequel in the local Court of Petty…

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A.c.t. Hotel for £95,000

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 5 March 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday: The Hotel Wellington, Canberra, in Sydney this morning for was sold by public auction…

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Hotel Application

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 9 March 1954 · page 1

In Goulburn Licensing Court yesterday, Mr. H. L. Curry, S.M., allowed an application by the proprietors of the Exchange…

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Hotelkeeper Gaoled

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 10 March 1954 · page 3

Mr. St[?]nh[?]m. S.M., yesterday sentenced the manager of Tattersall's Hotel, Parramatta, to three months' hard labour…

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Old Hotels

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 12 March 1954 · page 1

Three Goulburn hotels Whose associations with the city go back many years were omitted from a list published in last…

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Ex-m.l.c. Falls to Death From Hotel Metropole

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 17 March 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday: An ex-M.L.C. and Armidale University Councillor fell to his death from the fifth floor of the Hotel Metropole early to-day. He was Hugh Morpett Wragge,…

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Police Raid On Hotel Licensee And Nine Men Fined

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 18 March 1954 · page 3

As the result of a visit by Yass Police to the Commercial Hotel, Bowning, on Sunday, January 3, 1954 , nine men were fined at…

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Sale Of Hotel Goulburn

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 18 March 1954 · page 1

Mr. Len Jones, for the last ten years licensee of the Hotel Goulburn, will leave Goulburn on Monday to live…

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Daily Bulletins at Royal Hotel

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 18 March 1954 · page 2

Telegrams are being posted on the Royal Hotel notice board each day announcing the progress of Mr. Reub Howes and Mr. Beg…

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Hotel Goulburn Brings £52,000

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 23 March 1954 · page 1

The freebold and licence of the Goulburn Hotel have been acquired for £52,000. The purchaser is Mr. Rupert…

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Conviction Not Recorded Hotelkeeper’s Appeal Successful

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 25 March 1954 · page 6

Charles Joseph Hooper, licensee of the Australian Hotel, Yass, appealed against the severity of his conviction for supplying liquor…

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Racehorse Missing From Hotel Stable

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 30 March 1954 · page 1

A Goulburn racehorse, worth £200, has disappeared from stables at the rear of Tattersall's Hotel in Auburn St. He is Nigre Son, a six-year-old black gelding, owned by Mr. G…

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Explosion In Hotel Kills Five Men

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 5 April 1954 · page 3

BRISBANE, Monday: Arson Squad detective have begun an investigation in the cause 6f the explosion and fire at a Cunnamulla Hotel yesterday afternoon. Five men were killed and four…

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Theft From Local Hotel

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 6 April 1954 · page 1

Thieves broke into two loci premises during the week-end. They. stole a total of 16/18/0…

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Qld. Hotel Inquiries

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 6 April 1954 · page 3

BRISBANE, Tuesday: Police are confident there are no more bodies in the runs of the Commercial Hotel at…

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Sixth Victim of Hotel Fire

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 7 April 1954 · page 3

BRISBANE, Wednesday: Deathrool in the Cunn mul a Hotel fire increased to six last night…

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Crookwell Man Killed in Hotel Explosion

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 7 April 1954 · page 1

A very well-known resident of Crookwell, Ronald Foxton of Prospect Street, was one of the five persons who perished in the…

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Rush on Local Cafes, Hotels

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 19 April 1954 · page 1

Goulburn cafes received more business from people passing through the city over the week-end than on…

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Hotel "Dummies" Out

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 21 April 1954 · page 7

The Licensing Court does not approve "dummies" running hotels for licensees it has rejected. Last year's annual report of…

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