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Hunter Valley · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1942

223 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 10 of 12

Watered Beer Prosecutions Against Publicans Being Considered

Singleton Argus · Friday 2 October 1942 · page 5

Prosecutions against publicans found to have watered beer were being considered, the Collector of Customs (Mr Mitchell) said…

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Fire at Hotel

Maitland Mercury · Monday 5 October 1942 · page 4

SINGLETON Monday.—A fire in the back portion of McPhee’s Club House Hotel yesterday afternoon, was extinguished before any damage…

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Played Two-up in Hotel Yard

Maitland Mercury · Monday 5 October 1942 · page 3

Charged at West Maitland Court today with having been drunk and behaved in an offensive manner. john Williams, 27,…

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Idlers in Hotel Lounges

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 7 October 1942 · page 1

CANBERRA Wed-— Federal Ministers are giving consideration to a proposal that inspectors should, be appointed to police…

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Men of Military Age in Hotel Lounges Complaints to Government Canberra

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 7 October 1942 · page 2

Federal Ministers are giving consideration to the proposal that inspectors should be appointed to police hotels, billiard…

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Hotel Rents

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 8 October 1942 · page 2

A case of great importance to hotel proprietors and licensees was decided at the Mudgee District Court, before Judge Shortland. On the application of the…

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“Squirted” Soda Water In Hotel

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 8 October 1942 · page 3

NEWCASTLE Thursday.—On September [?] Len. Dawson [?]…

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Tea Ration For Cafes And Hotels

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 10 October 1942 · page 2

MELBOURNE Saturday—The Rationing Commission has Announced that the new three tea rationing period-for…

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Hotel Licence Transferred

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 16 October 1942 · page 5

At the Quarterly Licensing Court yesterday the licence of the Fitzroy Hotel, Merriwa, was transferred to Florence Jones, widow of the late…

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Licensing Court

The Scone Advocate · Friday 16 October 1942 · page 6

In the Scone Licensing Court, on Wednesday last—the Licensing Magistrate, Mr. J. McElroy, occupied the Bench—an application to transfer…

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P.v. License Granted

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 16 October 1942 · page 6

Mr. W. Peden, of Brilge-street, Cessnock, at the Cessnock Municipal Council on Tuesday night, was granted a license to for hire with Buick…

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Licensees Must Supply Meals

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 20 October 1942 · page 4

Mr. A. Bryant, P.M., commenting in the Murwillumbah Licensing Court on a report by the Licensing Inspector, that four hotels in his…

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Fuel Licenses Impounded

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 20 October 1942 · page 3

More than 400 petrol consumers' licenses have either been impounded or their holders have been asked to explain the use of their ration following…

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Cessnock Dog License Renewed

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 23 October 1942 · page 3

Mr. M. Snape, President Cessnock Agricultural Association, states that the Cessnock dog license has been renewed…

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114 Hotels in Newcastle Area

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 27 October 1942 · page 3

NEWCASTLE Tuesday. — Inspector McCormack, in his quarterly licensing report to-day, said there are 114 hotels in the…

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Petrol for Farmers Special Licenses Fob Drum Lots

The Scone Advocate · Friday 30 October 1942 · page 2

Mr. R. B. Nott, M.L.A., primary producers' representative on the Commonwealth Liquid Fuel Control Board, advises that the Board…

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Sold Watered Beer Publican Fined £20

Singleton Argus · Friday 30 October 1942 · page 6

On a charge of watering beer sold at Belfield's Hotel, George and King Streets, Sydney, Albert L. Brown, zicencee, pleaded guilty in Central…

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Sold Liquor to Girl of 16 Publican Fined £3

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 4 November 1942 · page 3

For having supplied liquor to a girl under 18, Leonard Graham Swan, licensee of the Century Hotel, George Street, Sydney, was fined £3…

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Shepheard's Hotel Open to Troops

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 6 November 1942 · page 4

During the last war Shepheard's Hotel, Cairo, was open only to officers. Some of the brass hats objected to the presence of Australian privates…

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Hotel Licence Transferred

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 13 November 1942 · page 3

At the Licensing Court yesterday, the licence of the Hotel Hunter was transferred from Raymond Hall Harrison (represented by Mr. E. W…

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