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

Hotels & licensing, 1954

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Hospital Praised Equals Best Hotels

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 22 April 1954 · page 1

Mr. Reg. Smith, of Woolgarlo, via Bowning, appreciated the treatment he received at the District…

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Baptist Church Opposed to Hotel Changes

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 28 April 1954 · page 1

President of the Baptist Union, the Rev. E. F. Heather, declared in Goulburn yesterday that the church was "diabolically opposed to any extension of trading hours for hotels."…

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Imprisonment For Hotel Theft

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 5 May 1954 · page 1

A comparative stranger to Crookwell, William Moran, was sentenced to one month's imprisonment in Goulburn…

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Two Men Fined for Hotel Betting

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 6 May 1954 · page 4

George Grills, 31, barman, Yass was fined £20 in default 40 days hard labour, at Yass Court of Petty Sessions on Thursday, for…

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Fire in Hotel

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 14 May 1954 · page 1

Goulburn Fire Brigade was called to a chimney fire in the kitchen of the Imperial Hotel yesterday afternoon…

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Firebug in City Hotel

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 14 May 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday: Arson Squad detectives are investigating two attempts to burn down a city hotel last night…

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Defendants Forgot To Renew Wireless Licenses

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 17 May 1954 · page 2

Eleven defendants were fined amounts ranging from £2 to £7 at Yass Court of Petty Sessions on Thursday, for having…

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Found-on Licensed Premises

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 24 May 1954 · page 4

Denis Clough, of Bowning, was fined £3, costs 12/-, for being found on the premises of the Commercial Hotel, Bowning,…

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Tarago Hotel Licence

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 26 May 1954 · page 1

In Goulburn Licensing Court this week, an application by George Arthur Bright for the transfer of the licence of the…

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Election Day: Hotels Closed

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 28 May 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday: More than 1,861,000 voters will go to the polls in N.S.W. tomorrow In the bitterest…

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Theft From Hotel

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 2 June 1954 · page 1

Thieves used a jemmy to force their way into the Exchange Hotel last night. They stole a total of £25 from…

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Royal Hotel Sign Tangle

Crookwell Gazette · Wednesday 2 June 1954 · page 2

A sign for Crookwell's Royal Hotel was the cause of a court case at Goulburn Quarter Sessions last week. Two Goulburn men, William…

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Eric Welch As Hotelkeeper

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 4 June 1954 · page 1

Eric Welch, one of Australia's best-known sporting commentators, has announced his retirement from radio as a full-time…

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Central Hotel Wins by l½d. Spastic Centre Collections

Boorowa News · Friday 4 June 1954 · page 1

The Central Hotel narrowly won the collection for the Mosman Spastic Centre during May when customers…

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Counter Lunches At Local Hotel

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 9 June 1954 · page 1

"Counter lunches" are now the order in at least one Goulburn hotel, and it is possible other local hotels may soon provide a similar service to customers. At present the counter lunch…

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Longer Trading Hours for N.s.w. Hotels Sought

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 10 June 1954 · page 6

The U.L.V.A. is believed to be planning a proposal for the extension of N.S.W. drinking hours. They are expected to urge…

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Hotel Licence Transferred

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 11 June 1954 · page 1

In Goulburn Licensing Court this week, Mr. Finlay, S.M., granted an application by William K. D. Rosser for the…

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Pure Petrol in Hotel Well

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 14 June 1954 · page 5

Bendigo has a mystery—the mystery of the hole that fills with petrol. The hole, nearly 20 feet deep,…

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Referendum on Hotel Hours

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 15 June 1954 · page 3

The State Government was Instructed by the N.S.W. branch of the Australian Labour Party conference…

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Fire in Hotel Australia

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 18 June 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday: Some firemen staggered into the street after fighting a fire at Australia's best-known hotel, the…

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