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Hunter Valley · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1942

223 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 9 of 12

Police Report on Liquor Ban Fewer Women in Hotels

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 2 September 1942 · page 3

Since the new regulations came into force on Monday prohibiting women from drinking in hotel lounges where there are bars…

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Publican Discharged Serving Person Under Influence

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 4 September 1942 · page 1

A charge of an unusual nature, that of serving a person who, at the time, was in a state of intoxication, was preferred against Frederick Lawrie…

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Inspection of Wireless Licenses

Singleton Argus · Friday 4 September 1942 · page 4

The heavy fines which have recently been inflicted on numerous listeners-in in the metropolitan area for operating wireless without the…

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Reduction in Hotel Rentals

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 9 September 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY Wednesday—Because hotelkeepers now receive only one-half their normal supplies of liquor, and because their hours…

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Publican in Trouble

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 15 September 1942 · page 3

Recently Mr. S. A. Thornton, P.M. journeyed to Angledool to determine charges levelled against W. Laughton, licensee of the Exchange Hotel…

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Hermits in Hotel Remarkable Case

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 17 September 1942 · page 4

NEW YORK Sept. 18— A mother and daughter [?] of whom has emerged from their suite in the Hotel America for 28…

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Licensing Court

The Scone Advocate · Friday 18 September 1942 · page 2

In the Licensing Court, the license going with the Victoria Hotel, Moonan Flat, was transferred from Herbert Taylor to Richard Kimber…

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State Control of Hotels Urged

Maitland Mercury · Friday 18 September 1942 · page 4

GRAFTON Friday. — Grafton diocesan Sy[?] carried a motion advocating State ownership of breweries and [?]…

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House Charges by Hotels and Restaurants

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 24 September 1942 · page 2

CANBERRA Thurs.—It was officially announced last night that special house charges made by proprietors of hotels and…

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Refused a Meal by Hotel Licensee

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 25 September 1942 · page 1

Mr. W. J. McElroy, P.M., presided over me Scone Court last week. A case of interest was as follows:—Ponce v. Edward Walter Howell…

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Fire Escape At Imperial Hotel

Maitland Mercury · Friday 25 September 1942 · page 3

The chairman of the Licensing Board (Mr. J. B Scoble) will attend a special sitting of the LI censing Court at West Maitland…

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Hotelkeeper to Be Prosecuted

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 25 September 1942 · page 1

A Sydney hotelkeeper is to be prosecuted for selling six 26 [?]unce bottles of draught beer for 10/6—1/9 each. The fixed price is 1/4 for a 26…

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Hotel Drainage at Kurri

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 25 September 1942 · page 5

The Health Inspector (Mr. McGilway) submitted the following report to the Kearsley Shire Council:—"I have to report that during the…

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Real Estate Agents Must Be Licensed

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 26 September 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY Saturday —The Police Department by Government direction has decided to prosecute all real estate agents doing…

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Hotels To Open On Raceless Days

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 26 September 1942 · page 1

CANBERRA Saturday— A Government spokesman said the Commonwealth Government does not intend to close hotels next…

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Heavy Loss for Small Profit Hotel Licensee Fined

Singleton Argus · Monday 28 September 1942 · page 1

The Chief Industrial Magistrate, Mr Reed, imposed the maximum fine of £20 on a hotel licensee in the Central Summons Court, for…

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Hotel Rents

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 29 September 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…

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Fire Escape in Hotel

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 29 September 1942 · page 2

The chairman of the Licensing Boards (Mr J B Scoble), at the West Maitland Courthouse this morning dealt with an…

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Free Radio Licenses for Blind

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 29 September 1942 · page 1

The Post Master General's Department has issued free wireless licenses to 2,509 blind people. Provision was made for this in the recent…

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Hotel Rents

The Scone Advocate · Friday 2 October 1942 · page 5

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

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