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Hunter Valley · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1947

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Restrictions on Hotel Repairs Building

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 18 December 1947 · page 8

“Licensing magistrates regret to say that, many hotels in New South Wales are getting into a bad state,” said Mr. V. H. Wells, magistrate at…

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Ex-Services Club Granted License Will Commence in New Year

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 19 December 1947 · page 7

At the Maitland Courthouse on Wednesday, the Licensing Magistrate, Mr. V. Wells, granted the Cessnock District United Ex-Services Club a certificate of…

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Publicans' Challenge Match Royal v. Willow Tree

The Scone Advocate · Friday 19 December 1947 · page 1

The "Willow Tree" team has accepted a challenge from Laurie's Lads, of the Royal Hotel, to play a further Test match next…

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No Referendum on Forster Community Hotel

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 20 December 1947 · page 2

In a report to the Strand Shire Council, the engineer (Mr. Stone) stated that a big programme of works was in progress, but he…

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Publican’s Booth At Show

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 20 December 1947 · page 3

No change is to be made in the manner of letting booths at the Maitland Show next year, this having been decided by the Maitland…

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Daring Robbery at Hotel Cash and Valuables Stolen

Singleton Argus · Monday 22 December 1947 · page 2

A gang of thieves this morning broke into the Duke of Gloucester Hotel, Franchman's Road, Randwick, and stole a…

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Xmas Tree at Agricultural Hotel

Singleton Argus · Monday 22 December 1947 · page 2

Mr. and Mrs. Len Einsaar, of the Agricultural Hotel, organised and conducted a Xmas tree at the hotel on Friday afternoon…

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Community Hotel

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 23 December 1947 · page 3

Presenting his report the Engineer said that as far as possible he had indicated the position of the major works and the stages reached. Council…

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Hotel at Jerry’s Plains Destroyed

Maitland Mercury · Friday 26 December 1947 · page 3

SINGLETON. Friday. — The Post Office Hotel at Jerry’s Plaius was almost completely destroyed by rue in the early…

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Thieves Raid Three Hotels

Maitland Mercury · Monday 29 December 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday.—A gang of thieves raided three hotels in the [?]astern suburbs in a car stole from Bellevue Hill last night, but…

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Burglars at Hotel

Maitland Mercury · Monday 29 December 1947 · page 4

SYDNEY, Monday. — Police are searching for two men who stole £40 from a man named Maris, who haw a room on the third floor of…

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Woman Battered to Death with Bottle Body Found In Trunk At Sydney Hotel

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 30 December 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday—Allegations that Mrs. Annie Kathleen Sturrock had beat battered to death with a water bottle, and the body then placed in a trunk, were made by the police at Central Court to-day when Arthur Andrew Beach (47),…

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