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Hunter Valley · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1952

106 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 5 of 6

Judge Criticises Hotel Conditions

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 24 September 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY: The Liquor Royal Commissioner (Mr. Justice Maxwell) said to-day that some publicans treated people…

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Fire In Hotel Made Beer Boil

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 30 September 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY: The entire population of the little town of Brocklesby, near Corowa, turned out late last night to help…

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Second Lottery Win for Muswellbrook Woman Excitement At Local Hotel

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 3 October 1952 · page 1

Mrs. E. Anderson, wife of Mr. W. Anderson, licensee of the Hotel Muswellbrook, to-day won first prize in the State lottery, sharing the prize with Mr. Vincent Worrel, an employee at the hotel…

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Fire in Hotel Made Beer Boil

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 4 October 1952 · page 3

The entire population of the little town of Brocklesby, near Corowa, turned out to help fight a fire which finally…

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Newcastle Hotels Ration Beer

Maitland Mercury · Friday 10 October 1952 · page 3

NEWCASTLE: Some Newcastle hotels supplied by Tooheys Ltd. have begun to ration beer…

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Hotel Site At Kosciusko

Maitland Mercury · Friday 10 October 1952 · page 3

The Kosciusko State Trust decided to invite applications for the leasing of a site and for the building-of an hotel at…

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Hotelkeeper Fined

Maitland Mercury · Monday 13 October 1952 · page 2

Brie John Dargin, licensee of the Carrington Hotel, Maitland, was fined £4, with 12/ costs, for allowing liquor to…

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Turpin’s Hotel Venture

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 15 October 1952 · page 5

LONDON: British middle and lightweight. champion Randolph Torpin has become part owner of a £10,000…

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Hotel Collections For Spastic Appeal

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 17 October 1952 · page 5

Hotel collections in aid of the appeal for funds for the provision of a school for spastic and crippled children of…

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Licensing Court

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 28 October 1952 · page 2

In the Maitland Licensing Court to-day, Dorothy Kathleen Robinson was granted permission to have her name…

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£450,000 Paid For Melbourne Hotel

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 29 October 1952 · page 4

MELBOURNE : After being pansed in at £380,000 at auction, the Hotel Alexander was later sold privately for…

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Magistrate Says He Must Record Conviction Against Publican

Singleton Argus · Friday 7 November 1952 · page 5

At Singleton Court yesterday, the magistrate, Mr. J. B. Hodgson, said he could not make an order…

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Hotelkeeper Fined

Maitland Mercury · Monday 17 November 1952 · page 3

QUIRINDI: Norman Arthur Griffiths, licensee of the Commercial Hotel, Quirindi, was charged by T. H. Walker, of…

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Hotel Manager’s Estate

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 18 November 1952 · page 4

Melbourne: Mr. Gerald Bulga Wilson, a St. Klida hotel [?] who died on July 15. [?] estate of £130,676…

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To Boston U.S.A., Via New Zealand and Panama 1000 Hotels Jam Miami Beach

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Saturday 22 November 1952 · page 2

John Gam continues the story of his journey to America. At Miami, Florida, he is amazed to find 1,000 hotels jammed along the beach front with not even room enough for a shop between them. DEPARTS WELLINGTON…

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U.s. Hotels

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Wednesday 26 November 1952 · page 2

The first night I arrived in Boston I stayed at the Statler Hotel. I would say it is the most luxurious I have ever…

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Hotelkeepers Still Have Responsibilities

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 26 November 1952 · page 5

Judge Amsberg told a hotel licensee at Maitland Quarter Sessions today that, although the Liquor Royal Commission…

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Stealing From Hotel Room

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 27 November 1952 · page 4

A 25-years-old steel worker, convicted of stealing from an hotel room, was ordered by Judge Amsberg at…

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Publican’s Opinion Of Elley Bennett

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 4 December 1952 · page 8

SYDNEY: A Melbourne publican it reported to be willing to back Elley Bennett for £500 to beat world…

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Licensing Court

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 5 December 1952 · page 10

William Anderson applied to the Licensing Court yesterday to allow Davey Bing to manage the Hotel Muswellbrook for a…

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