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Hunter Valley · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1945

154 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 7 of 8

Betting in Hotel Conviction and Fine of £20

Maitland Mercury · Monday 8 October 1945 · page 2

Albert Edward Grant, 36, pit top hand pleaded not guilty at West Maitland court to-day to having been found in the hall of…

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Hotel Licence Transferred

Maitland Mercury · Monday 8 October 1945 · page 2

The licence of the Caledonia Hotel West Maitland was transferred from Duncan Forbes Mc-Genoble to Roderick McLeod, of…

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Played Two-up in Hotel Yard

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 9 October 1945 · page 3

CESSNOCK Tuesday—Arthur Davies, Timothy Riley George Thompson, and John Roxby appeared before Mr. T. A. Donian,…

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Betting in Hotel

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 10 October 1945 · page 3

Mr. N. Weeks appeared, at West Maitland court to-day and was granted permission by Mr. T. A. Doolan, PM, to make an…

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Hotel Transfers

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 12 October 1945 · page 3

In the Licensing Court yesterday, the following hotel transfers were granted: Royal Hotel, Muswellbrook, from Maud Elizabeth McRitchie to…

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Holdup at Pyrmont Hotel

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 18 October 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY Thurs.—The licenses and three guests at the Wool brokers’ Arms Hotel, Pyrmont, were held up last night by four…

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Found On Licensed Premises

Maitland Mercury · Friday 19 October 1945 · page 4

SINGLETON Friday — Eight soldiers and one civilian were charged at Singleton Court before Mr. A. E. Hodgson, PM, with…

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Expensive Sunday Evening Hospitality Soldiers and a Cividlian Caught on Hotel Premises

Singleton Argus · Friday 19 October 1945 · page 6

Hospitality extended to visiting footballers on the Sunday night of September. 2 proved costly for eight soldiers and a…

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Ravensworth Wine License Transferred

Singleton Argus · Friday 19 October 1945 · page 6

Before Police Magistrate A. E. Hodgson in the Licensing Court yesterday, application was made by Johanna Wolfgang for transfer to…

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Quarterly Licensing Report

Maitland Mercury · Monday 22 October 1945 · page 2

Referring to the quarterly report of the licensing inspector at the West Maitland court to-day. Sergeant W. J. L. Wright said…

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Trading And SP In Hotels

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 23 October 1945 · page 3

NEWCASTLE, Tuesday. — In his quarterly report to the Licensing Court to-day Inspector Hill said that after-hour and Sunday…

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Hours for Opening Hotels U.l.v.a. Puts Case to Minister

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 31 October 1945 · page 1

The United Licensed Victuallers' Association had unanimously decided that trading hours for hotels should be from 10…

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£180 Stolen From Hotel

Maitland Mercury · Monday 5 November 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY Mon.—Thieves stole £180 to cash and a large quantity of cigarettes from a [?] at the Bull and Bush Hotel, at…

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Hotel Hours In Country Districts

Singleton Argus · Monday 5 November 1945 · page 2

The State Government is giving consideration to permitting local residents to vote on hotel hours in country districts…

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Local Hotel-keeper Wins Equity Court Suit Reserved Judgment Delivered in Favour of J. P. Elliott

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 7 November 1945 · page 3

Mr. Justice Nicholas yesterday delivered reserved judgment in favour of James P. Elliott, licensee of the Central Hotel,…

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Judgment in Favour of Licensee

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 8 November 1945 · page 3

SINGLETON Thurs—Mr. Justice Nicholas yesterday delivered reserved judgment in favour of James P. Elliott, licensee of the…

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Hotel Licensee Fined, But No Mark Case in Local Police Court

Singleton Argus · Friday 9 November 1945 · page 4

Eileen Byrnes, licensee of the Agricultural Hotel, was fined in the local police court before Mr. A. E. Hodgson, P.M., yesterday on…

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On Licensed Premises

Maitland Mercury · Friday 9 November 1945 · page 4

SINGLETON, Friday. — Mr. Leacy, of Harriett-st., Singleton, appeared on behalf of Mr. Robert Phillips at Singleton court,…

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Hotel Licence Trasferred

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 16 November 1945 · page 1

At the Licensing Court yesterday, the licence of the Hunter. Hotel was transferred from Kenneth Drysdale Smith to Raymond Hall Harrison…

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Licensing Court

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 20 November 1945 · page 2

The license of the Royal Hotel, Scone, was transferred from Percy Ludington to John Laurie, of Newcastle. That of the Victoria Hotel,…

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