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Hotels & licensing, 1954

200 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 7 of 10

Chamber of Commerce Supports Single Bottle Licenses "Uncivilised Drinking Habits Created"

The Scone Advocate · Friday 23 July 1954 · page 8

At the meeting of the Chamber of Commerce, held on Monday night last, it was resolved to support the move to have single bottle licenses for the sale of liquor granted to grocers and storekeepers, and to raise the matter with the…

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Carruthers Is Publican To-day

Maitland Mercury · Monday 26 July 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY: Former world bantamweight champion, Jimmy Carruthers, became the licensee of Bells Hotel,…

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Hotel Licence Transferred

Maitland Mercury · Monday 26 July 1954 · page 2

Mr. F. R. Wood, S.M., granted in Maitland Court this morning an application for the transfer of the…

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Hotel Licence Transfered

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 28 July 1954 · page 2

An application for the transfer of the licence of the Queen's Arms Hotel was granted by Mr .F. R Wood S.M.,…

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Vote on Hotel Hours Mooted

Singleton Argus · Monday 2 August 1954 · page 1

The Minister for Justice (Mr. Downing) has recommended a referendum on hotel trading hours. Cabinet Ministers expect…

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Vote on Hotel Hours Mooted

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 3 August 1954 · page 1

The Minister for Justice (Mr. Downing) has recommended a referendum on hotel trading hours. Cabinet Ministers expect that it will be held in October. It is believed that the Government will…

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Hotel Hours Referendum

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 4 August 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY: A date for a referendum on hotel trading hours is being discussed at the State Parliamentary Caucus…

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Muswellbrook Hotels in Other Days

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 13 August 1954 · page 6

Mr. Frank Lowe, of Mayfield, and for many years of Muswellbrook, writes: "I was reading in the…

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Hotel Licence Transferred

Maitland Mercury · Monday 16 August 1954 · page 2

Mr. F. R. Wood, S.M., in Maitland Court this morning granted an application for the transfer of the…

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Police Tribute to Hotel-keeper

Maitland Mercury · Monday 16 August 1954 · page 2

QUIRINDI: At the Quirindi Licensing Court the application of Chas. C. Ledlin to transfer the licence of the…

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Liquor Referendum Decision Clubs As Well As Hotels

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 17 August 1954 · page 4

A REFERENDUM TO DECIDE WHETHER NEW SOUTH WALES HOTELS AND CLUBS SHOULD CLOSE AT 6 P.M. OR 10 P.M. WILL BE HELD LATER THIS YEAR, PROBABLY IN…

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Club Liquor Licenses Local Protests

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 20 August 1954 · page 1

The decision to link clubs with hotels in the forthcoming referendum on hours was discussed by representatives of…

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New Licensee

Singleton Argus · Friday 20 August 1954 · page 4

New licensee of the Criterion Hotel, Mr. Bernard Arthur Cotton, took over the management of the hotel…

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Cracksmen Get £1000 Set Fire to Hotel Building Sydney

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 27 August 1954 · page 1

The second upsurge of crime by cracksmen this month occurred early to-day, when safe-breakers stole £1000 from a…

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“Blown” Safe Fires Hotel

Maitland Mercury · Friday 27 August 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY: The second upsurge of crime by cracksmen this month occurred, early today when safebreakers stole…

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Aberdeen Publicans' Annual Fixture

The Scone Advocate · Friday 3 September 1954 · page 5

Sunday afternoon has been selected for the annual clash between the three hotels and the R.S.L. Club for the football trophy. The draw has been made, in which the R.S.L. Club will meet the Commercial, and…

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Hotel Licence

Maitland Mercury · Monday 6 September 1954 · page 3

Mr. F. R. Wood, S.M., In Maitland Court to-day granted an application for the transfer of the licence of the…

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Hotel at Wang!

Maitland Mercury · Monday 6 September 1954 · page 3

Work has begun on building a hotel at Wangi Wangi . It will be built on a site opposite the post office in Walkins-road…

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Aberdeen District News Aberdeen Hotel Wins Football Knock-out Large Crows at Anntial Fixture

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Tuesday 7 September 1954 · page 4

Before a crowd of approximately 350 people at the Recreation Ground on Sunday, the Aberdeen Hotel team won the inter-hotels' football "cup," defeating Hudson's Hotel in the final, 9/5…

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Controls Off Hotels

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 7 September 1954 · page 2

Price controls were removed on Friday last from a number of items, including board and lodging, the…

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