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Hunter Valley · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1947

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Licensing Court

The Scone Advocate · Friday 24 January 1947 · page 2

In the Licensing Court, there was no public objection to an application by Thomas Woodhead Hudson for the transfer of the license…

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“How To Vote” Posters Banned On Hotels

Maitland Mercury · Friday 24 January 1947 · page 3

No “How to Vote” posters in connection with the closing hour referendum will be allowed on Maitland City Hotels…

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Hotel Bill Not Paid

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 28 January 1947 · page 3

NEWCASTLE, Tuesday.—In the Police Court -to-day Theo Badger (38), taxi driver, pleaded guilty to having failed to pay on…

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Correspondence Proposed Community Hotel to the Editor

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 31 January 1947 · page 4

Dear Sir,—Stroud Shire ratepayers must feel gratified to see in your issue of January 24th that Mr. A. Gregory, of Forster, has taken action in…

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Hotel Licence Transferred

Maitland Mercury · Monday 3 February 1947 · page 2

The licence of the Exchange Hotel, West Maitland, was transferred from Francis Carle Alien to Frederick Allen, of Fennell’s…

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Hotelkeeper Fined for Unusual Offence

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 4 February 1947 · page 2

The proprietor of the Spring Hill Hotel in tlie Orange district was fined £3 and 8/- costs yesterday for permitting drunkenness on his premises…

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Temperance Hotel for Canberra

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 4 February 1947 · page 1

CANBERRA: Queensland temperance organisations are negotiating with the Department of the interior to erect a large hotel…

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Hotel Closing Hours

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 5 February 1947 · page 2

AT very considerable cost to the country as a whole the people of this State will shortly be called upon to…

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Today’s Leader: Hotel Closing Hours Miners’ Leaders Discuss Vital Issue

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 5 February 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—A special meeting of the Central Council of the Miners’ Federation, which opened in Sydney to-day,…

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Residence Not Licensed Premises. Interesting Case at Police

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 7 February 1947 · page 1

An interesting point of law was raised at the Police Court on Wednesday, when charges of selling and taking a bottle of wine from…

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Forster Community Hotel

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 7 February 1947 · page 2

In connection with the paragraph appearing under the above heading in our issue of January 29th, says the Taree "Champion" the receipt…

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Hotel Union Supports 10 p.m. Closing

Maitland Mercury · Friday 7 February 1947 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday.—The Hotel, Club and Restaurant Employees’ Union is advising Its members to vote for 10 o’clock closing, the…

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New Fire Alarm for Hotels

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 8 February 1947 · page 7

CHATTANOOGA (Tennessee), (Associated Press): A school teacher and an advertising man have invented an apparatus…

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Woman Killed In Lift Tragedy Fatality In Melbourne Hotel

Singleton Argus · Monday 10 February 1947 · page 2

A lift tragedy, almost identical with that which caused the death of a seaman in Sydney last week, occurred at Menzies' Hotel (Melbourne) early to-day, when Mrs. May Ford, 50, housemaid at the Hotel, was crushed to death…

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Six O’ CIock Closing Of Hotels

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 11 February 1947 · page 2

NEWCASTLE, Tuesday. —Six o’clock closing of hotels is favoured by the Shop Assistants’ Union board of management…

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Licenses Granted

Raymond Terrace Examiner and Lower Hunter and Port Stephens Advertiser · Thursday 13 February 1947 · page 4

Applications for the following licenses were approved at the last Shire meeting on the motion of Crs. Lantry and Tranter…

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6 P.M. OR 10 P.M.? Hotel Closing Hours. To-morrow's Vote

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 14 February 1947 · page 6

Whether hotel closing hours will be changed to 10 p.m. or remain at 6 p.m., as at present, will be decided at the referendum to…

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Repairs to Hotel Permission Refused by Department

Maitland Mercury · Monday 17 February 1947 · page 2

Application was made to West Maitland court to-day by Tooth a Co. Ltd, for permission to withdraw application to have repairs…

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No Change In Grace For Hotels

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 19 February 1947 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday.— The State Government will not alter the 20 minutes’ grace allowed hotelkeepers for closing bars…

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Twenty Minutes' Hotel Grace to Remain

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 19 February 1947 · page 2

The State Government will not alter the 20 minutes' grace allowed hotel-keepers for clearing bars after 6 p.m., it was…

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