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Hunter Valley · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1944

138 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 4 of 7

Military Service Application By Hotelkeeper

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 18 April 1944 · page 2

MUSWELLBROOK Tuesday.— “I know of married women who are endeavouring to protect their husband’s interests while they…

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Cases Against Hotel Licensee

Maitland Mercury · Monday 8 May 1944 · page 3

On the application of the police, cases against Elton Shade-licensee of the Queen’s Arms Hotel, were adjourned by Mr. L…

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Betting in Hotel

Maitland Mercury · Monday 8 May 1944 · page 1

NEWCASTLE Monday—For betting in the bar of the Sydney, Junction Hotel Hamilton Bernard Patrick Hicks (29), from…

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Used Language In Hotel

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 17 May 1944 · page 3

KURRI Wed.—At Kurri Kurri police court, to-day, Hughie Donald pleaded guilty to a charge of having used indecent language…

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Hotelkeepers Criticised Accommodation for Boarders

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 17 May 1944 · page 3

Criticism of the [?] of certain hotelkeepers In East Maitland in refusing to provide acc[?] was made at East…

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Linen and Towels in Hotels

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 17 May 1944 · page 2

QUIRINDI, wid.—In the Licensing Court tie PM (Mr. J. McElroy) suggested to the Licensing Inspector (Sergeant…

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Raid on Hotel Lounges

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 20 May 1944 · page 4

SYDNEY Sat.—When 83 women and girls found drinking in hotel lounges at King’s Cross were questioned by manpower…

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Hotels To Close Election Day

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 24 May 1944 · page 2

SYDNEY Wed. — The Chief Secretary (Mr. Baddelay) stated to-day that under the Liquor Act all hotels…

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Hotels Closed To-morrow

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 26 May 1944 · page 1

All hotels in New South Wales will be closed to-morrow (Saturday), election day. The prohibition also applies to…

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Hotel Profits on Beer

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 27 May 1944 · page 3

MELBOURNE Sat.—The Commonwealth Prices Commissioner Copland) stated that would not be…

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On Licensed Premises

Maitland Mercury · Monday 29 May 1944 · page 2

For having been found on the licensed premises of the Exchange Hotel, West Maitland, at a time when such premises should have…

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West Maitland Licensing Court

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 2 June 1944 · page 3

No evidence was offered in support of Hie application of Robert Elliott. of Oakdale, Pokolbin, for a spirit license for his vineyard, at the quarterly…

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Licenses Renewed

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 2 June 1944 · page 4

At the Court of Petty Sessions on Friday last. Mr. J. McElroy, P.M., granted renewal of wool, hide and skin licenses to Anthony Wakim, Moses…

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Delay to Police Charge Against Hotelckeeper

Maitland Mercury · Monday 5 June 1944 · page 3

At the consideration of evidence in a case at West Maitland court to-day. in which Eiten [?] was charged under the Liquor Act…

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On Licensed Premises

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 6 June 1944 · page 2

Elton Charles Shade, licensee of the Queen’s Arms Hotel, West Maitland, was fined 10/, with 8/ costs at Wept Maitland court…

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Accommodation At Country Hotels

Maitland Mercury · Friday 9 June 1944 · page 2

SYDNEY Friday.—The NRMA reports that during his rounds in the country a licensing magistrate issued, a warning that…

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Licensing Court

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 16 June 1944 · page 1

All hotel, Australian wine and spirit merchants' licenses for the Muswellbrook Licensing District were renewed at the Licensing Court…

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Exciting Night at Hotel

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 16 June 1944 · page 2

Guests in nightgowns and pyjamas in the foyer of the Hotel Metropole at the corner of Bent and Young Streets, City, had an exciting time on…

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The First Hotel

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 16 June 1944 · page 4

It must have been a monotonous life for both soldiers and convicts until about 1826, when Mr. Farrell built and opened an hotel, as a large…

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Must Provide Meals At Hotels

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 17 June 1944 · page 2

GOSFORD Saturday.— Hotelkeepers were rewired to provide accommodation and three meals a day, not merely bed end breakfast,…

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