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Hunter Valley · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1947

252 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 12 of 13

Hotel to Cost £120,000

Maitland Mercury · Friday 21 November 1947 · page 2

SYDNEY Tuesday—When [?] for the transfer of she license of Royal Hotel Cur[?] to a site at Th[?] was…

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On Licensed Premises

Maitland Mercury · Friday 21 November 1947 · page 4

SINGLETON Friday.— Seven residents were brought before Mr. Tompson SM. at the local court charged with having been…

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£5 Fine for Riding Motor Cycle Without License

Singleton Argus · Friday 21 November 1947 · page 6

Clifford Beard, who resides at Windsor, was fined £5 yesterday by Stipendiary Magistrate Tompson on a charge of riding…

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Late Hotel Drinkers Bring £7 In Fines

Singleton Argus · Friday 21 November 1947 · page 5

Seven local residents who were located by the police on hotel premises after legal trading hours were each fined…

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Hotel Razed by Fire

Maitland Mercury · Monday 24 November 1947 · page 1

BRISBANE, Monday. — Damage estimated at £30,000 was done by a [?] which destroyed the Embassy Theatre, three shops and the Royal…

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"Test" Cricket "Grim Struggle for Publicans' Challenge Cup

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 25 November 1947 · page 1

On Sunday the public largely—or those of them who were there—were privileged in witnessing probably the most interesting…

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Hotel Keepers to Be Watched

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 26 November 1947 · page 2

Customs and Prices Branch, officers intend to conduct a campaign against black marketing in beer by hotelkeepers…

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Tasmanian Hotel Bill

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 29 November 1947 · page 1

HOBART. Nov. 28.—The Houed of Assembly has passed the Hill which aims at excluding [?] under 21 from hotel [?] and…

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Stole Glass From Hotel

Maitland Mercury · Monday 1 December 1947 · page 2

Pleading guilty at West Maitland court to-day to having stolen a beer glass, Ronald James Hunt, 23, soldier, was fined £2 by Mr. W. K…

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Publicans' Cup Challenge Return Match to Be Be Played

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 2 December 1947 · page 1

The unusual, unorthodox, and undetermined cricket match which was fought to a draw between the two hotel teams of 21 players…

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Limiting Hotel Repairs

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 3 December 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday.— The Minister for Building Material, Mr. Matthews, has. asked the Licensing Court to suspend its…

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Licensing Court

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 5 December 1947 · page 2

In the Licensing Court on Wednesday, Thomas Dwyer (Merriwa) and Thomas John Parker (Denman) were granted renewals of billiard licences…

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Correcting Hotel Evils

Maitland Mercury · Friday 5 December 1947 · page 8

HOBART, Friday —The Minister for Forests (Mr. Worsley) speaking in support of the new Licensing Bill said it would…

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£17m Worth of Import licenses Cancelled Further Steps To Limit Dollar Expenditure

Maitland Mercury · Friday 5 December 1947 · page 6

CANBERRA, Friday.—Import licences for goods from dollar countries valued at £52,000,000 had been called in and licences to the value of £17,000,000 had been cancelled the Prime Minister (Mr. Chifley) told the House of…

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15 Years Ago (From issues of "Argus" for period ended December 5, 1932). Robbery at Agricultural Hotel

Singleton Argus · Friday 5 December 1947 · page 7

A thief or thieves, opened the door of the cellar on the verandah of the Agricultural Hotel, and entered the bar. An amount…

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Leader Of Hotel Strikers Fined

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 9 December 1947 · page 3

LONDON, December 9.— A magistrate yesterday fined a member of the House-of Commons, Arthur Lewis, leader of…

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Driving License Given Back

Singleton Argus · Friday 12 December 1947 · page 6

Edward Charles Brassington, motor truck driver, of Scone, was successful in an appeal before His Honour Judge Nield, at…

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New Licenses For Essential Dollar Goods

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 16 December 1947 · page 2

The Prime Minister, Mr. CaMey, has announced that the issue of new import licenses for "highest essential" dollar goods would be resumed…

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Investication of Hotel Charges

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 16 December 1947 · page 2

Prices Branch Inspectors will investigate charges that some country hotels were overcharging travellers. There had been complaints that…

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Punched Hotel Licensee

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 18 December 1947 · page 7

KURRI KURRl, Thurs — Leslie John Ale Donald. 25, did not appear at Kurri Court to-day to answer charges of assaulting…

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