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Hunter Valley · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1944

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

Hotel Smashed By Robot

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 1 November 1944 · page 5

LONDON Oct. 31. — Flying bombs demolished a hotel in Southern England early to-day. At least five, possibly seven,…

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Hotel Transfer

The Scone Advocate · Friday 17 November 1944 · page 2

Mr. E. Shipley, who has been proprietor of the Aberdeen Hotel for slightly less than a year, has disposed of his interest to Mr. B…

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Charge of Murder Hotel Licensee Remanded

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 21 November 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY Tuesday.— Norman Buchanan Grindal (40), licensee the “Observer”Hotel, Georgest, north, Sydney, was charged at…

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Hotelkeeper Fined £10

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 21 November 1944 · page 1

Gerald Abraham Bloom (area officer) proceeded against Reginald Charles Harris (represented by Mr. E. W. [?]oust) on a charge of failing to…

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Woman's Death. Hotelkeeper Remanded on Murder Charge. Sydney

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 21 November 1944 · page 2

Norman Buchanan Grindal (40), licen. see of the Observer Hotel, Sydney was remanded at the Central Police Court to-day on a charge of having murdered…

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Must Supply Meals At Hotels

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 25 November 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY Sat—The Minister for Justice (Mr. Downing) today warned that hotelkeepers who failed to supply meals and…

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Publican Fined

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 29 November 1944 · page 1

MELBOURNE Wed.—For having disposed of beer in his lounge when was of available in the [?] Thomas Fitzmaurice,…

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“Flying Hotel” for Diplomats

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 30 November 1944 · page 1

LONDON Nov. 29—A new “flying hotel” will carry high British and American emissaries on future urgent Atlantic crossings,…

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New Hotel Hours for Coalfields

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

From December 4, when increased supplies of beer will for available, all hotels from Heddon Greta to Paxton will…

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Threw Glass at Kurri Kurri Hotel

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 6 December 1944 · page 3

KURRI Wednesday.—At Kurri police court to-day, before Mr. L. Beavers, P.M. Ralph White, of Leconfield-street. Stanford…

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Two Charges Against Woman Driving Under Influence Driving Without License

Singleton Argus · Friday 8 December 1944 · page 4

Ellen Louisa Prior, on remand, was called in the local police court' yesterday afternoon before Mr. J. McElroy, P.M., on…

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Licensing Court

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 15 December 1944 · page 5

At the Licensing Court yesterday the licence of the Fitzroy Hotel, Merriwa, was transferred from Florence Eliza Jones to George Henry Lee. A booth…

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Hotel Raids Continued Newcastle Included

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 20 December 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY Wednesday—As a result of the Customs Department’s surprise raids on city hotels most supplies of bottled beer have now…

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Bottled Beer at Most Hotels Visit by Customs Officers

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 20 December 1944 · page 2

Nearly 100 hotels in Sydney were visited by Customs officers on Friday and Saturday in their search, for bottled beer, said a Customs official…

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£300 Bail for Publican

Maitland Mercury · Friday 22 December 1944 · page 6

SYDNEY Friday.—Nelson Buchanan chanan, licensee of the Observer Hotel, George-st. North, who is charged with the murder…

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Refused Exemption From Service Hotelkeeper at Muswellbrook

Singleton Argus · Friday 22 December 1944 · page 1

Reginald Charles Harris applied to Mr. J. McElroy, P.M., at Muswellbrook, for exemption from service in the defence forces on the ground of…

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Action Against Publicans

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 28 December 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Already 17 prosecutions have been launched against publicans for not making bear…

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Determination to Stamp Out Liquor Racket Eleven Publicans Before Federal Court

Singleton Argus · Friday 29 December 1944 · page 2

Eleven publicans changed with failure to supply liquor to customers were remanded until January 4 at the Special Federal…

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