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Hotels & licensing, 1954

200 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 9 of 10

Hotels To Close On Referendum Day

Maitland Mercury · Monday 18 October 1954 · page 2

Hotels, clubs and wine bars must close on Saturday, November 18, — the day of the liquor trading hours…

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Debate on 10 O'clock Closing of Hotels Eight Young People Give Views

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 19 October 1954 · page 6

Eight young people, members of the youth group of Catholic Action on the Coalfields, maintained the attention of a large audience at the Lyceum Hall on Sunday night, throughout a debate on the thorny…

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Teetotalers Shut Hotel

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 19 October 1954 · page 4

Two teetotal brothers have bought a North Yorkshire village's only public house and closed it…

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Aberdeen Ratepayers Complain Hotel Septic Tank Faulty

The Scone Advocate · Friday 22 October 1954 · page 1

BECAUSE OF THE INCONVENIENCE BEING CAUSED BY THE FAULTY OPERATION OF THE SEPTIC SYSTEM EXISTING AT THE ABERDEEN HOTEL, A DOZEN RATEPAYERS HAVE…

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Hotels Close For Referendum Day

The Scone Advocate · Friday 22 October 1954 · page 2

Hotels will close on Saturday, 13th November, the day on which the referendum on the closing hours of hotels…

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Licensing Court

Maitland Mercury · Monday 25 October 1954 · page 3

Maitland licensing magistrate (Mr. F. R. Wood S.M.), to-day granted an application by the Cessnock District…

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Royal Hotel Improvements to Cost Over £5000 Application Granted At Licensing Court

The Scone Advocate · Friday 29 October 1954 · page 1

At the Scone Licensing Court on Tuesday, an application to have £5385 spent on improvements to the Royal Hotel was granted to the owner, Mr. Stan. G. Keene…

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Club Debate On Hours For Hotels

Maitland Mercury · Monday 1 November 1954 · page 2

“That the hours of drinking to public houses in New South Wales be retained” was the question debated at Newcastle…

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Methodist Synod opposes longer opening of hotels

Singleton Argus · Monday 8 November 1954 · page 1

The annual synod of Maitland district Methodist Church, held at Kurri Kurri, carried a motion opposing extension of hours for the sale of liquor…

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Fell 25ft. From Roof Of Hotel

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 10 November 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY: A Port Macquarie woman, holidaying in Sydney, was seriously injured when she accidentally fell 25 feel…

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£700 Stolen From Hotel

Maitland Mercury · Friday 12 November 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY: Thieves broke into the Town and Country Hotel. Unwin’s Bridge road, St Peters, early today and stole…

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Liquor Referendum Maitland Electorate Is Clearly in Favour of 6 P.M. Closing of Hotels

Maitland Mercury · Monday 15 November 1954 · page 2

Only two centres in the Maitland electorate had palled in favour of 10 o’clock closing of hotels end other licensed premises when officials checked liquor referendum votes this morning. These centres were Mt. Kanwary (between Hinton and Nelson’s Plains)…

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Votes To-day Favour Early Hotel Hours

Maitland Mercury · Monday 15 November 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY: The 6 o’clock vote increased its majority 339 over yesterday’s figure when counting in the liquor referendum was resumed this morning. The majority for 6 o’clock was 9679 as against…

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Late Hotel Closing Tipped for Trial

Maitland Mercury · Monday 15 November 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY: The State Government is almost certain to allow hotels to remain open until 10 p.m. for a trail period, irrespective of the final referendum count…

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Drivers Changed Licenses Two Queenslanders Fined

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 16 November 1954 · page 2

Two Queensland motor drivers were fined in an unusual matter at Scone Court on Wednesday last…

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Late Closing For Hotels Gains Ground

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 18 November 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY: Counting of ballot papers in Saturday’s liquor referendum continued to-day, with 10 o’clock closing gaining…

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Local hotel's new lounge

Singleton Argus · Friday 19 November 1954 · page 4

A lounge which is claimed to be one of the most up-to-date in any hotel outside of Sydney will be…

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10. p.m Closing OF Hotels Farther Ahead

Maitland Mercury · Monday 22 November 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY: Closing of hotels at 10 p.m. in the liquor referendum moved further ahead when counting resumed…

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Licensee Said : District Supplies of Beer Are Far Greater This Year

Maitland Mercury · Monday 22 November 1954 · page 1

A Maitland hotelkeeper said to-day that Maitland was getting 90 percent more bottled beer supplies than for the same time last year. However Christmas supplies would not be plentiful…

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Late Hotel Closing Decided By Cabinet

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 23 November 1954 · page 2

SYDNEY: Closing of N.S.W. horels at 10 p.m. will be introduced, but it is not expected to apply until early in the New Year. State Cabinet decided last night to introduce the…

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