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Murray · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1939

272 stories in Murray's papers · page 4 of 14

No Jurisdiction Albury Publican’s Claim Man Sued for Alleged Debt

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 14 March 1939 · page 3

After lengthy evidence had been taken in a case in which Alan Joseph Gittings, duco sprayer, of Moonee Ponds, Melbourne, was charged with…

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New Licensee

Riverina Recorder · Saturday 18 March 1939 · page 2

In this issue Mr. H. L. Blake announces that he has taken over the license of the Balranald Hotel from Mr. J. Aston…

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Man Shot Dead in Heart of Sydney; Found Dead in Hotel No Sign of Murderer Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 21 March 1939 · page 2

A daring and cold-blooded murder was carried out in the basement of a hotel opposite Erskine st. Police station la[?] this…

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Seaside Hotel, [?]; £ 11,000 Damage Brisbane

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 21 March 1939 · page 3

At the seaside resort of Tewantin, 90 miles north of Brisbane, a fire which broke out this morning destroyed the Royal Mail Hotel. The building…

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Theft From Hotel Cigarettes and Liquor Man Arrested in Scrub

The Pastoral Times · Friday 24 March 1939 · page 1

Whisky wine and cigarettes valued at £9/15/, were stolen from the bar of the Edward River Hotel, North Deniliquin, early on…

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Licensed Victuallers Threaten Political Action

The Pastoral Times · Friday 24 March 1939 · page 4

Stating that his Association had steered clear of politics to date, the N. S. W. President of the United Licensed Victuallers’ Association (Mr. N. H…

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Excitement in Hotel Shots From Outside Bullet Goes Through Bar Window Broken Hill

Border Morning Mail · Monday 27 March 1939 · page 1

Ten minutes after three men had been ejected from an hotel on Saturday, one of them returned and allegedly fired a shot through one of the…

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Hotel Licensee Fined

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 28 March 1939 · page 4

At the Albury Court of Petty Sessions yesterday, before Mr. I. Beavers, P.M. Francis Douglas Strang appeared to answer an adjourned charge of…

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Theft from Deniliquin Hotel Cigarettes and Liquor

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 30 March 1939 · page 3

Whisky, wine and cigarettes valued at £9/15/-, were stolen from the bar of the Edward River Hotel North Deniliquin, early on…

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Court House Hotel Transfer

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 4 April 1939 · page 3

At the Licensing Court yesterday an application was granted for the transfer of the license of the Court House Hotel, Corowa, from Charles Rasquin…

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Corowa Hotel Licence Transferred

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 4 April 1939 · page 4

The licence of the Court House Hotel, Corowa, was yesterday transferred from Mr. Charles Rasquin to Mr. J. G. Claxton, late of Pretty Pine, near…

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Continental Hotel Licence Changes Hands Again

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 4 April 1939 · page 4

For the fourth time since it was opened about six months ago, the licence of the Continental Hotel, which is just outside the municipal boundary in Mate…

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Stolen Liquor Sentence of Six Months Thefts From Hotel

The Pastoral Times · Thursday 6 April 1939 · page 4

Sentences of six months’ hard labor, concurrent, were imposes on Archibald James Black, on two charges of stealing, when he…

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Hotel Licences Transferred at Deniliquin and Moama

The Pastoral Times · Thursday 6 April 1939 · page 4

In the Licensing Court at Deniliquin yesterday, Mr. I. Beavers, P.M., granted the transfer of the licences of two district hotels…

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Afternoon Party at Hotel Australia Mrs . E. R. McLAUGHLIN FAREWELLED

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 7 April 1939 · page 5

To say good-bye to Mrs.E.R MeLaughin on the eve of her departure from Corowa, Mesdames T.J. Gorman J.H Izon and Ronald Bird…

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Royal Hotel Leased

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 7 April 1939 · page 2

Mrs. B.C. Dobbie, owner of the Royal Hotel, Corowa, has leased that establishment for a term of six years to Mr. and Mrs. McLelland, of the…

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Thousands of Holiday-makers Travel by Road and Rail Albury Hotels Booked Out

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 8 April 1939 · page 2

Hotels booked out, service stations working almost continuously day and night and many extra trains running are an indication of the heavy holiday traffic passing through Albury, By road and rail people are moving…

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Old Man Falls 150 Ft. From Hotel Roof Brisbane

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 12 April 1939 · page 6

Last seen on the ninth floor of the Canberra Hotel soon after lunch today, an elderly resident of the hotel, James Hart, fell 150ft. on to "the…

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Albury Aerodrome Suitable For AD Planes Ready for Licensing

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 13 April 1939 · page 2

As soon as the high tension wires in the vicinity of Albury aerodrome are put underground or moved, the aerodrome will be licensed for all…

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Licensing Ram Breeders Assisting Fat Lamb Trade Proposal of Association

The Pastoral Times · Friday 14 April 1939 · page 2

With a View to eliminating inferior rams and ensuring that only rams from registered registered flocks are used in the production of crossbred lambs, a committee…

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