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Murray · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1938

329 stories in Murray's papers · page 2 of 17

Hotelkeeper’s Death Bullet Wound in Chest Sydney

The Pastoral Times · Friday 25 February 1938 · page 1

John Ferguson (24), licensee of the Ivanhoe Hotel, Blackheath, was found shot to-day in a bed at the hotel. He was lying unconscious. fully dressed, on…

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Terrorised His Wife Hotelkeeper With Revolver. Finally Commits Suicide. Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 26 February 1938 · page 6

John Ferguson, 24, licensee of Ivanlice Hotel Blackhealh was found shot in a bedroom of the hotel. He was lying unconscious fully dressed on the…

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Conviction Not Recorded Charge Against Hotel Licensee Case in Albury Court

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 1 March 1938 · page 3

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From Hopfield to Hotel Bar

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 1 March 1938 · page 3

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Publican Loses Car Driving Licence for Three Years Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 1 March 1938 · page 1

After being convicted and fined £5 on a charge of having driven a car while under the influence of liquor, [?] Newl[?] Police Court lo-day,…

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Is Hotel Bar a "Place"? Judge Decides It Is

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 March 1938 · page 29

By way of a stated case from the magistrate (Mr. Stevenson, S.M.) in Chambers at Sydney, Justice Sir Thomas Bavin was asked to decide…

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£4000 Fire at Tumut Hotel Destroyed

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 March 1938 · page 33

The Commercial Hotel, on the corner of Wynward and Russell streets, Tumut, was destroyed by fire on Monday afternoon…

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Every Hotelkeeper in Town Charged

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 March 1938 · page 3

At the Yarrawonga (Vic.) Court on Tuesday each of the five hotelkeepers in Yarrawonga were prosecuted on charges of having disposed of liquor…

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No Conviction Against Licensee

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 March 1938 · page 9

Mrs. Lucy Adeline Seymour, licensee of the Albion' Hotel, Albury, was fined £2 for having allowed persons in the bar of her hotel during prohibited…

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Gaoled for Nine Months Man Stole From Hotel Sentenced at Albury Court

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 8 March 1938 · page 3

Found guilty of having stolen £18 from the bedroom of his host, John Thomas McMahan, laborer, of Bombala, was sentenced to…

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A Wodonga Publican Police Visit Hotel Court Proceedings Follow

Border Morning Mail · Friday 11 March 1938 · page 4

Bazil Learmonth, licensee of the Terminus Hotel, Wodonga. appeared before Mr. I. Williams. P.M., at the Wodonga Court yesterday, charged…

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Licensing Court

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 11 March 1938 · page 5

At the Corowa Licensing Court on Wednesday P.W.Pritchard applied for permission to carry out alterations in tri[?] at the Terminus Hotel…

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Yarong Creek Hotel Licence Transferred

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 15 March 1938 · page 4

A transfer of the licence of Yerong Crock Hotel. Yerong Creek, from Raymond Leslie Wayling to John Edward Lalor, of Blackburn (Vic.) was…

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Breach of Contract Alleged in Corowa Hotel Sale Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 16 March 1938 · page 8

Allle[?] breach of [?] in the sale of the [?] Hotel for £7000, George Alfred Adams, of central Hotel, Bourke street Melbourne to-day…

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FINED £100 for Carrying Un- Licensed Pistol Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 16 March 1938 · page 5

A dine of £100 with the alternative of 200 days in gaol, was imposed on Norman Toone, 26, dealer, at the Central police court to-day for carrying…

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Man Shot in Hotel a Self-Defence Plea Raised Barber on Trial Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 16 March 1938 · page 5

Presenting Harcourt Loe of Rathdown street, Carlton, hair[?] for trial in the criminal Court to-day on a charge of…

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Fatal Fall From Hotel Verandah Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 17 March 1938 · page 5

Randall Munro, who was injured when he fell from the verandah of the Modern Hotel on Sunday, died in the local district hospital to-day. An…

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ALBURY & DISTRICT Yerong Creek Hotel Licence

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 March 1938 · page 9

A transfer of the licence of Yerong Creek Hotel, Yerong Creek, from Raymond Leslie Wayling to John Edward Lalor, of Blackburn (Vic,), was…

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Sale of Corowa Hotel Action in High Court £5,000 Damages Claimed

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 18 March 1938 · page 5

The hearing was commenced on Tuesday in Melbourne before the Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia, Sir John Latham, of a…

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Corowa Hotel Sale Judgment for Defendant. Claim for £5000. MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Friday 18 March 1938 · page 6

The Chief Justice [?] (St. John Latham) to-day [?] with [?] an action in which Goerge Alfred [?] of the Central Hotel,…

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