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Hunter Valley · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1948

141 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 4 of 8

Giving Up Hotel Life

Maitland Mercury · Monday 28 June 1948 · page 1

LONDON, June 28—Two Victorian women, who are watching the distribution of food parcels brought to England by the…

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Rode Cycle Without License

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 29 June 1948 · page 2

Keith McLeod was fined £1/14/6, with 5/6 costs, at the Cessnock Court of Petty Sessions this morning for having ridden a motor-cycle without a…

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Shops, Hotels Close While Bega Protests

The Scone Advocate · Friday 2 July 1948 · page 3

All business ceased and even hotels closed on Tuesday while 3500 people from many towns on the South Coast met in the…

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Transfer of Hotel Licence

Maitland Mercury · Monday 5 July 1948 · page 2

The licence of the Caledonian Hotel, West Maitland was trans furred from Roderick McLa[?] to Leonard Ben, Raisbeck, at West…

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No Permanent Residents' in Canberra Hotels

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 7 July 1948 · page 1

"Permanent residents" of Canberra's four licensed hotels have been transferred to the status of "temporary residents"…

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Forster Community Hotel

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 10 July 1948 · page 2

At the Taree Licensing Court on Monday an application by Mr. G. D. Stone, engineer to the Stroud Shire Council, for a conditional publican's…

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Tel Aviv Raided After Truce Expires Direct Bomb Hit on Refugees’ Hotel

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 10 July 1948 · page 1

LONDON, July 10.—Three Jews—a man and two children—were killed and at least 10 others injured when Tel Aviv was raided from the air yesterday after the United Nations truce in Palestine expired…

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Licensing Report

Maitland Mercury · Monday 12 July 1948 · page 3

When the quarterly report of the Licensing inspector was submitted at West Maitland Court to-day, Mr. W. C. Avery, S.M., said he noted…

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Brawling Men Turned On Publican

Maitland Mercury · Monday 19 July 1948 · page 3

Five men who pleaded guilty at West Maitland court to-day to having assaulted a publican, were described by the latter as being “more…

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In Hotel on

Maitland Mercury · Monday 19 July 1948 · page 3

Mr. H. T. Skilton appeared and pleaded guilty at West Maitland Court to-day for Harry Muir, proprietor of the Commercial…

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Albion Hotel License Changes Hands

Singleton Argus · Friday 23 July 1948 · page 6

Mr. J. B. Hodgson, Stipendiary Magistrate, yesterday granted an application by Keith Phillip Dagg, licensee of the…

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Local and General. Another Hotel for Port Macquarie

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 24 July 1948 · page 2

"H.A.McC" in Wingham "Chronicle": Labor Member J. I. Langtry, who retained Riverina by the skin of his teeth at last Federal elections…

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Hotel Transfer

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 24 July 1948 · page 2

SINGLETON: The licence of the Albion Hotel, previously held by Keith Phillip Dagg, was transferred to Charles William Wade, an…

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Found On Hotel Premises

Maitland Mercury · Monday 26 July 1948 · page 2

Four men found on the Commercial Hotel premises, West Maitland, at noon on Sunday, May 30, were each fined £1 and…

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New Singleton Publican Fought Fires in Blitz

Singleton Argus · Monday 26 July 1948 · page 2

New proprietor of the Albion Hotel. Singleton. Mr. C. W. Wade, recently arrived in Australia from Northampton, in England…

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The First Community Hotel Story of Renmark Profits Amount to 120,000

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 27 July 1948 · page 5

The Renmark Community Hotel was established in 1897. Since then it has distributed in profits, 120,000, all of Which has gone to charities such as the local hospitals, to schools, town improvements and beautification. The hotel, one of the best in the…

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improvements To District Hotels Delayed Applications Lodged For Re-building

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 27 July 1948 · page 3

W. J. B. Scobie, chairman, and Mr. S. J. Bliss, of the [?]ensing Board, at a sitting in Maitland to-day dealt with number of applications by the licensing inspector, under [?]ction 40A, for rebuilding or extensive improvements, to…

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Licenses for New Air Routes Scone to Get Service

Singleton Argus · Friday 30 July 1948 · page 5

The Minister for Transport (Mr. O'Sullivan) has approved airline licences to East-West airlines, Tamworth, for four…

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Collapsed at Hotel

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 3 August 1948 · page 3

NEWCASTLE. Tuesday.—William Grant collapsed at the Criterion Hotel, Carrington last night. He was dead on arrival of Newcastle…

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Hotel Licence Fees Higher

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 4 August 1948 · page 2

Fees for the 34 hotels in Maitland licensing district increased from £19,024/7/5 last year to £20.843/3/ for the current term…

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