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Hunter Valley · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1940

213 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 10 of 11

Troops on Leave City Hotel Plan SYDNEY

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 14 November 1940 · page 6

Lieut.-General Miles, General Officer Commanding the Eastern Command, has conferred with organisations interested in the establishment…

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Turmoil Over a Taxi License. Mr. Booth Replies to Cr. Burns

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 15 November 1940 · page 3

Replying to criticism levelled at him recently by Cr. A. Burns, in connection with an application for a taxi license, Mr. G. Booth, M.L.A., says:…

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Hotel Licence Transferred

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 15 November 1940 · page 1

The licence of the Royal Hotel, Muswellbrook, was yesterday transferred from Mrs. B. J. Egan to Alfred Montague. Burkc The new licensee…

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Royal Hotel Mrs. Wilton Takes Over

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 15 November 1940 · page 2

The license of the Royal Hotel, Dungog, was transferred in Dungog Licensing Court on Tuesday from Mr. A. J. McLeod to Mrs. Noel Wilton,…

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Echoes of Turmoil Over a Taxi License. Cr. Burns and Shire President Cross Swords. "I Think the Attack on Mr. Booth Was Unwarranted," Said Cr. Saxton

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 22 November 1940 · page 1

Echoes of criticism recently levelled at Mr. G. Booth, M.L.A., by Cr. A. Burns, in connection with an application for a…

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Plans Approved Two More New Hotels

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 27 November 1940 · page 4

Two more hotels in West Maitland are to be demolished and replaced with new structures. They are the Queen’s Arms and Metropolitan…

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The Old 'Clare Castle Hotel

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 28 November 1940 · page 4

The erection of a new hotel, which will take the place of the old premises, revives memories of other days in Raymond Terrace. The 'Clare Castle' would…

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Cannot Fine Licensing Magistrates SYDNEY

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 28 November 1940 · page 4

Holding that the Licensing Court was not a Court of summary jurisdiction, the Full Court queshed the conviction of Joseph Thompson who had…

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Bond of £500 Agents To Be Licensed State Legislation

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 28 November 1940 · page 6

Under a bill introduced in the Legislative Ass[?]mbly real [?] and stock and station aga[?]nts will be [?]ensed Such [?]onts, as well…

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The New Clare Castle Hotel

Maitland Mercury · Friday 29 November 1940 · page 4

The new Glare Castle Hotel building at Raymond Terrace is under construction. The walls for the cellars are practically complete, and…

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Famous Hotel’s Strangest Guest a Duck Puts Up At The Ritz (From a Special Correspondent) (By Air Mall) LONDON November [?]

Maitland Mercury · Monday 2 December 1940 · page 2

[?] hotel favoured by millionaire and visiting Royalty, has as a vision able week a deck. His name is Lord…

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New Hotels Applications Approved Licensing Court

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 4 December 1940 · page 4

Applications for permission to [?] the Arms and Metropolitan Hotels in West ,Maitland were approved by Mr. W…

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Hotel Trading Protest By Cessnock Ministers CESSNOCK

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 4 December 1940 · page 5

Cessnock Ministers Association decided to protest to the Chief Secretary (Mr, Tonking against what it described as “the [?] of the police…

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Did Not Produce License

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 6 December 1940 · page 8

Jack Gay, of Beaumont-street, Hamilton, was fined 10/-, with 8/- costs, when he appeared before Mr. C. G. Carr-Boyd, P.M.,…

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Hotel Boycotted. Proprietor Appeals to Labor Council. SYDNEY

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 6 December 1940 · page 2

Mr. R. A. King, M.L.C., said to-day that there was nothing the Trades and Labor Council could do to intervene in a beer strike. He was commenting…

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Licensing Court

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 10 December 1940 · page 4

To the West Maitland Licensing Court to-day the licence of Tatter sail's Hotel, Greta, Was transferred from Herbert Alexander Horton to…

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Alterations at Royal Hotel. £700 Scheme

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 13 December 1940 · page 1

Mr. G. J. Johnston, Licensing Magistrate, presided at yesterday's sitting of the Licensing Court, when an application was made by Mrs…

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Licensing Court

The Scone Advocate · Friday 13 December 1940 · page 7

Applications by Percival Ludington, of Scone, and Arthur Webb, of Gundy, to conduct publican's booths at the forthcoming race meetings at…

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Hotels Deserted Beer Ban Applied At Cessnock CESSNOCK

Maitland Mercury · Friday 13 December 1940 · page 5

Delegates of miners judges reported at a conference last night that the respective lodges had agreed to the recommendation that all trade…

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Hotels Black at Aberdeen

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 18 December 1940 · page 3

Beer at Aberdeen's three hotels has been declared black. A mass meeting of employees of the local meat works on Monday afternoon reached…

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