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Murray · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1939

272 stories in Murray's papers · page 3 of 14

2 Hotels Change Licensees Exchange and Court House

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 14 February 1939 · page 3

The licences of two Deniliquin hotels will be transferred to new licensees early in March. Mr. William Matuschka has sold the…

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Progress on Five-storey Hotel

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 15 February 1939 · page 5

Workmen on the five-storey hotel in Kiewa st. will soon be able to look down on the rest of the town with the greatest of ease. The building has now advanced to the second storey. When completed it will be the highest building in the town. Mr. Bert Jackson (left) is in charge of construction. Bottom: Things are looking up in this part of the building—— “a worm’s eye view” of workmen laying flooring…

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A Real “Mill” Fight at Hotel Follows When Refused Drink Girl Gave Man a “Pasting” Gun Poked in Another’s Eye

Border Morning Mail · Friday 17 February 1939 · page 2

When the licensee refused to admit them to his hotel for drinks, a party of young men, who were accompanied by a girl, started a willing fight…

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Unionists Harry Mr. Goldberg in N.Z. No Accommodation at Hotels Wellington (N.z.)

Border Morning Mail · Friday 17 February 1939 · page 8

Unionists’ theat of boycott has forced Mr. Frank Goldberg, chief of Goldberg Advertising Agency Co., to leave other hotel in Christchurch. The…

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X-ray Shows Church and Hotel in Man’s Chest! Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 18 February 1939 · page 4

When an X-ray photograph of a man’s chest was taken at Lithgow hospital last week and developed, it not only showed the man’s ribs, but…

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Prosperous Year for Mallee Hotels Ltd. Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Monday 20 February 1939 · page 3

Steadily increasing annual earnings are being shown by Mallee Hotels Ltd., as disclosed by the accounts this year. Profits in 1938 amounted to £3783,…

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Thought It a Hotel Man Breaks Police Station Window Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 21 February 1939 · page 1

Startled by the crash of a window being broken the constable on duty at the West Melbourne police station last night went outside to…

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Lang Party Selects Publican for Hurstville Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 23 February 1939 · page 8

Ald. J. F. McGrath, deputy-Mayor of Bexley, was selected to-night by the. executive of the Lang Labor Party as candidate for Hurstville by-election…

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Hotel-keepers May Be Involved in Heavier Penalties for Breaches of Health Laws Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 2 March 1939 · page 1

The Minister for Justice (Mr. Martin) indicated in the Legislative Assembly to-day that he was considering increasing penalties against…

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Bandit’s Audacity Hotel Licensee Held Up Bar Was Crowded Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Monday 6 March 1939 · page 1

Amazing audacity was shown by an armed bandit who held up the licensee of the Star Hotel at Alexandria. yesterday in a crowded bar,…

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Tragic Hotel Fire 36 Persons Perish in Flames Firemen Hampered by Bitterly Cold Weather Halifax, March 5

Border Morning Mail · Monday 6 March 1939 · page 1

Thirty-six persons were burned to death when the Queen’s Hotel, a wooden building erected 50 years ago, caught fire during the darkness of…

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Wodonga Hotel Licence Transfer

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 7 March 1939 · page 2

The Licensing Court in Melbourne yesterday approved of the transfer of the licence of Carriers’ Arms Hotel, Wodonga, from Lila Maud…

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Wages Award Case. Calm Against Hotelkeeper

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 10 March 1939 · page 4

The P.M. sat as Industrial Magistrate, on Wednesday, to hear a claim by James Garth Langley, who complained that whilst in the employ of…

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Sale of Court House Hotel Lease

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 10 March 1939 · page 2

John D. Fraser & Sons report having sold the lease of this hotel to Mr. G. Claxton, late of the Pretty Pine Hotel, Denlliquin, Mr. Claxton takes…

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Hotel Licences Transferred Exchange and Court House

The Pastoral Times · Friday 10 March 1939 · page 3

The licences of the Court House Hotel and Exchange Hotel were transferred to new licensees by Mr. Hawkins, P.M., in the Deniliquin Licensing Court…

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On Licensed Premises, 2 Fined

The Pastoral Times · Friday 10 March 1939 · page 1

In the Court of Petty Sessions yesterday, Mr. H. Hawkins, P M., fined William Matthewson £1, with 8/ costs, on a large of having been on the licensed…

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Coursing Merino Andy Fancied for Town Hall Hotel Cup Masoolah Danger at Albury To-night

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 11 March 1939 · page 8

Merino Andy’s dashing display at Albury last Saturday night augurs well for his prospects in the final of the Town Hall Hotel Cup at Albury…

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License Marked Royal Hotel Licensee Allegedly Traded After Hours

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 14 March 1939 · page 4

William H. Glover, licensee of Royal Hotel, Townsend st., was charged at Albury Court of Petty Sessions with having allowed persons to be…

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Lease of Royal Hotel

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 14 March 1939 · page 3

The lease of the Royal Hotel, Corowa, has been sold to N. and R. McCle[?]and, of the Royal Mail Hotel, Yarrawonga. The owner of the…

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Thieves Get £250 From Hotel Safe Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 14 March 1939 · page 1

Carrying a. heavy safe from the Coronation Hotel, City, last night, thieves blew it open at ,Chullora and stole £250 A night watchman noticed…

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