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Hunter Valley · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1949

135 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 3 of 7

Hotel Boiler Explodes

Maitland Mercury · Monday 21 March 1949 · page 1

WOLLONGONG, Monday—The Hotel Wollongong was badly damaged to-day when a bot water boiler exploded at the rear of…

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Two Deaths From Hotel Shooting

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 23 March 1949 · page 3

ADELAIDE, Wed.—Found shot in Coombe’s Railway Hotel, Peterborough, yesterday, a man and a women later died from their…

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Water Pumped From Hotel Cellar

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 23 March 1949 · page 5

The salvage pump of Maitland Fire Brigade was conveyed to Hinton yesterday to pump water from the cellar of the…

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Hotel Case Struck Out

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 24 March 1949 · page 6

SINGLETON, Thursday. — A charge against the Central Hotel for failing to carry out necessary sewerage works was struck out…

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Illegally On Hotel Premises

Maitland Mercury · Friday 25 March 1949 · page 3

SINGLETON, Friday.—James Joseph Burke, Robert Benjamin Kelly end Allen James Russell were charged at Singleton Court…

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On Licensed Premises During Prohibited Hours Three Men Fined

Singleton Argus · Friday 25 March 1949 · page 3

At Singleton Police Court yesterday, before Mr J. B. Hodgson,. S.M. three men were each fined £1, with 10/- Court costs,…

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Water Pumped From Hotel Cellar

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 26 March 1949 · page 2

The salvage pump of Maitland Fire Brigade was conveyed to Hinton on Tuesday to pump water from the cellar of the Victoria Hotel. Water…

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May Be Evicted From Hotels (From a Reuter correspondent)

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 26 March 1949 · page 4

JOHANNESBURG: Thousands of people throughout South Africa are likely to be evicted from their hotel rooms within the next few…

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Dog Owners Will Ask Pertinent Question Free License To Cessnock Queried

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 26 March 1949 · page 3

Mr. F. A. Lambert, president of the Maitland branch of the New South Wales Greyhound Owners, Trainers and Breeders’ Association, said to-day that when the organisation meets on Sunday a number of pertinent questions will be…

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“Can Government House People In Hotels?”

Maitland Mercury · Monday 28 March 1949 · page 2

During a question period at the week-end conference in Maitland of A.L.P. delegates. Mr. L. Wihberley (Homeville-Telarah) asked…

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Hotel Burnt to Ground

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 29 March 1949 · page 4

LISMORE, Tuesday.—The Pier Hotel at Byron Bay, was destroyed by fire in 45 minutes yesterday afternoon. The fire, which…

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Hotel Meal Hours

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 5 April 1949 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday—Prescribed hours to serve meals In hotels in the metropolitan area were made by an order of the Full…

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Poll of Ratepayers on Question of Borrowing Balance of Money Required for Community Hotel Jroject at Forster

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 6 April 1949 · page 4

Consideration has been given to the decision of the previous Council at a Special Call Meeting on 18/2/49 to hold a poll of ratepayers on the…

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Hotel Records

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 8 April 1949 · page 10

The opinion that 90 years possession of the one hotel by the one family line will "take some beating in Australia" was recently expressed by…

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Former Publican Before Industrial Court Seven Cases Adjourned

Singleton Argus · Friday 8 April 1949 · page 8

A former Singleton publican, Mr. K. P. Dagg, who until recently was proprietor of the Albion Hotel, appeared before…

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Hotel Licence Transferred

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 21 April 1949 · page 4

The licence of the Queen’s Arms Hotel, Maitland, was transferred from Grace Patricia Edworthy to Sadie Frankell, at…

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Demonstration Against S. African Premier Students Gather Outside Dr. Malan’s Hotel

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 21 April 1949 · page 1

LONDON, April 21. — African, Indian and Colonial students demonstrated last night outside the West End hotel at which the South African Premier, Dr. Malan, is staying during the Commonwealth Prime Ministers conference,…

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Licensing Court

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 22 April 1949 · page 6

At the Licensing Court on Wednesday, the Magistrate (Mr. J. B. Hodgson, S.M.) made an order prescribing the following meal hours for the…

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Complaints Against Hotels

Maitland Mercury · Friday 22 April 1949 · page 4

SYDNEY: If official action it to be taken following receipt of travellers’ complaints against hotels for breaches of the Liquor Act, the…

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S.M.’s Warning To Hotels

Maitland Mercury · Friday 22 April 1949 · page 2

GOSFORD: Hotelkeepers on the Central Coast were told in the Licensing Court by Mr. A. E. Stonham, SM, they must provide…

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