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Hunter Valley · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1941

220 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 1 of 11

Stricter Enforcement of Liquor Laws Hotels Must Close Punctually at 6 P.m

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 1 January 1941 · page 3

From to-morrow, all hotel bars in New South Wales will be required to close punctually at 6 p.m., thus ending the 20 minutes'…

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Stricter Enforcement of Liquor Laws Hotels Must Close Punctually at 6 P.M. SYDNEY

The Scone Advocate · Friday 3 January 1941 · page 1

From Wednesday, all hotel bars in New South Wales will be required to close punctually at 6 p.m., thus ending the 20 minutes' grace…

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Quiet Time Six O’Clock Closing of Hotels

Maitland Mercury · Friday 3 January 1941 · page 5

The decision of the Government to enforce 6 o'clock closing in hotels has been put into force in Maitland. Licensees were notified that bars must…

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New Hotel at Raymond Terrace

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 4 January 1941 · page 4

The Contractor for the new hotel at Raymond Terrace (Mr. J. E. Parry) Is proceeding with work on the ground floor. More than 250,000…

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Hotel Licence What Is Correct Name

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 7 January 1941 · page 5

When an application for the transfer of the licence of the hotel at Ellalong came beforet Mr C.G CarriBoyd PM, at the Maitland Licensing…

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Fine of £20 Betting in Hotel Yard

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 7 January 1941 · page 4

Leslie Richard Anderson was fined £20 by Mr C.G. Boyd P.M an the West -Maitland Police Court today, for haying been found at…

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No License Owner of Pistol Fined

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 7 January 1941 · page 4

Charged at West Maitland Police Court this morning with having -an unlicensed pistol in his possession, Percival Leopold Regnaid Hicks…

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Old Building Demolition Men At Work New Hotel

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 7 January 1941 · page 4

After standing for approximately 100 years, Winchesters barber’s shop building in High-street, West Maitland is in the hand of demolishers…

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Hotel Hours Cancellation of Period of Grace

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 8 January 1941 · page 5

District hotel kespers have been notified by the United [?] Victuallers Association that the period of grace allowed after 6 o’cloack had been…

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Hotel Closing Reasonable Time To Clear Bar

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 9 January 1941 · page 6

The Minister for Justice (Mr. Treatt) stated last night that the Government considered that the requirements of 6 o’clock closing did not…

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Hotel Has No Chimney

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 9 January 1941 · page 10

The Nova Scotian, the modern Bandian National Railways hotel in Hallfax, is distinguished as one of the world’s few hotels without a…

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Drivers' Licenses

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 10 January 1941 · page 2

With the issue of new motor traffic handbooks, a pamphlet containing 40 questions on traffic law has been published. A copy will be handed to…

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Clearing Hotel Bars "Reasonabe Period" to Be Allowed. Cabinet's Decision

The Scone Advocate · Friday 10 January 1941 · page 2

The State Cabinet decided on Wednesday that hotelkeepers should be allowed "a reasonable period" in which to clear their bars of…

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"Licensed Foreigers Not Danger"

Singleton Argus · Friday 10 January 1941 · page 1

Statements that many foreigners worked on wharves and might be a danger to Australia, were brought under the notice of the Prime…

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Licensing of American Exports (A. A.P. Service ) WASHINGTON, Jan.12

Maitland Mercury · Monday 13 January 1941 · page 1

President Roosed[?] has Imposed strict export licence reg[?] on copper brass bro[?] zine nickel and potash effection from [?]…

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Hotel Raided in Newcastle

Singleton Argus · Monday 13 January 1941 · page 3

Police raided the Great Northern Hotel, principal hotel in Newcastle, on Friday night, and took the names of 50 persons, including a number of…

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Aliens Have Radio Licenses Cancelled Sydney, Monday

Singleton Argus · Monday 13 January 1941 · page 2

According to the Director-General of Posts and Telegraphs, 998 aliens of whom 909 live in New South Wales, have had their radio licences…

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Short Measure Beer Hotel Licensees Fined

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 14 January 1941 · page 5

The licensees of two hotels were each fined £2/10/ at Paddington Police Court yesterday for selling beer by measure short of the quantity…

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Hotels Quiet. Effect of Boycott

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 14 January 1941 · page 1

Business at local hotels has been quiet since the ban imposed on beer by the miners, in co-operation with the Aberdeen meat works…

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Licensing Report

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 16 January 1941 · page 3

Before the Licensing Magistrate (Mr. R. Soiling) PM., in Dungog court, Sergeant Gentle’s quarterly licensing report was submitted, It…

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