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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1938

124 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 1 of 7

Drunken Drivers Will Lose Their t Licenses An Official Warning

The Forbes Advocate · Tuesday 11 January 1938 · page 1

Motorists who in future drive recklessly, furiously or dangerously, or who drive while intoxicated, will automatically lose their…

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Miscellaneous World's Highest Hotel

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 13 January 1938 · page 1

What is claimed to be "the world's highest hotel" will soon be opened at the summit of the Gouter "needle," a peak in the Mont Blanc chains of…

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Quarterly Report Licensing Inspector Hotels In Order

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 14 January 1938 · page 1

The quarterly report submitted to the West Wyalong Licensing Court, over which Mr. F. Grugeon, P.M. Licensing Magistrate, presided, by…

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General News Drunken Drivers Will Lose Their Licenses. an Official Warning

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 17 January 1938 · page 1

Motorists who in future drive recklessly, furiously or dangerously, or who drive while intoxicated, will automatically lose their license for…

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Licenses Granted Two Local Plumbers

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 18 January 1938 · page 2

Bland Shire Council at its last meeting approved of the application of Messrs, Kevin Cambell and G. Booker, both of West Wyalong, for water and…

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Loses His License For Driving Car In Dangerous Manner First Conviction Under New Motor Traffic Act An Old-Standing Charge

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 21 January 1938 · page 1

FOR driving a car in a manner dangerous to the public, on August 14, 1937, Edgar Arthur Pascoe, a motor mechanic, was on Tuesday, at Forbes Police Court fined £5 by Mr. J. A. S. Balmain, relieving P.M. Although the offence was committed…

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Empire Hotel Under New Management

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 25 January 1938 · page 1

Police reports submitted to the Licensing Magistrate (Mr. F. Grugeon P.M.) at the monthly sitting of the West Wyalong Licensing Court…

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Licensing Laws in Australia "Are Most Antiquated"

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 25 January 1938 · page 6

"The licensing laws of Australia are the most antiquated in existence and everything possible is done to discourage the in[?]ex of visitors…

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Bound Over at His Own Request Young Man Who Illegally Used Car Without Being Holder of Driver's License

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 28 January 1938 · page 3

A regrettable lapse on the part of a young man, Dudley Herbert Strickland, who pleaded guilty to illegally using a car…

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Favorable Licensing Report

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 28 January 1938 · page 9

At the local Licensing Court on Tuesday the report of the Inspector for the past quarter was presented by Sergt. Pollard, who. in answer to Mr…

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New Hotel Opened at Tullibigeal a Modern Building

The West Wyalong Advocate · Friday 4 February 1938 · page 5

An important event was celebrated at Tullibigeal on Thursday, 27th ultimo, when the modern two-storey brick hotel was…

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Building Boom in Forbes Royal Hotel Reconstruction Meagher's New Store Commenced

The Forbes Advocate · Friday 4 February 1938 · page 1

FORBES is on the eve of a big building boom, and there is not a local carpenter who is unemployed. Moreover, many tradesmen from Sydney and elsewhere have had to be brought here to cope with the increased activity evident in this…

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Blind Barman Manages Own Hotel

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 7 February 1938 · page 3

Blind from birth, Mr. Roland Hewitt runs and manages his own public-house in Cannock Road, Wolverhampton, states 'The People.' In the…

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FINED £5 And License Suspended

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 8 February 1938 · page 4

Pleading guilty at the Ardlethan Police Court to a charge of driving a motor vehicle whilst under the influence of liquor. Charles Henry…

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Licensing Court Tuesday. (Before Mr. Bromaead, P.M.)

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Thursday 10 February 1938 · page 6

Application by William Geavy for transfer of publican's license for Royal Hotel, Caragabal, to Arthur C. Leary…

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Grenfell Girl Secures Pilot's License

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 14 February 1938 · page 4

In Thursdays "Herald" appears a photo of Miss Beatrice Shannon in the cockpit of the Gypsy Moth aeroplane in which she completed her test for…

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Hotel Transferred

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Monday 14 February 1938 · page 4

At the Licensing Court at Parkes yesterday, Mr. M. J. Ryan, L.M., granted an application for the transfer of the license of the Commercial,…

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Grand Central Hotel License Changes Hands

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 22 February 1938 · page 2

The West Wyalong Licensing Court on Wednesday last, Mr. N L. Sheridan. P.M.. (Licensing Magistrate) approved of the…

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Improvements to Royal Hotel

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Monday 28 February 1938 · page 2

Messrs. Purvis and Lipman, architects, of Young, are inviting tenders in this issue for extensive improvements and alterations to the Royal…

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Convictfon to Stand Against Harden Hotelkeeper

The West Wyalong Advocate · Tuesday 1 March 1938 · page 4

L. K. Foley, former licensee of the Carrington Hotel. Harden, appealed against the severity of his conviction for a breach of the Liquor Act at the…

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