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Murray · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1939

272 stories in Murray's papers · page 7 of 14

Lease of Hotel

The Pastoral Times · Friday 26 May 1939 · page 1

Mr. W. Hawkshaw has leased the Edward River Hotel, North Deniliquin to Messrs Lawrence and McArthur, of Melbourne, for a term of five years…

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Arrest in Albury Leads to Another in Sydney Suspect Apprehended in Hotel Here Post Office Robbery Recalled Man’s Alleged Confession to Police

Border Morning Mail · Monday 29 May 1939 · page 2

Following the arrest in dramatic circumstances in an Albury hotel on Saturday afternoon of a recent arrival to the town, the C.I.B., Sydney, was communicated with and detectives yesterday apprehended a suspect in…

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Central Figure in Albury Hotel Arrest

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 30 May 1939 · page 4

Eric Johnston hid his features form the camera as he was escorted from the court to the police station yesterday morning by Detective G Munro (right) and Constable H. Bigg…

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Guests Driven Out of Hotel by Fire Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 1 June 1939 · page 6

Guests and employes left the Conataria Hotel and Sports Club in their night attire at 4 o'clock this morning when fire in the main street of…

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Want Them Licensed Shops and Cafes That Sell Bread Government Action Urged Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 1 June 1939 · page 2

It is claimed by the Master Bakers Association that the Government should take early action to compel the licensing of all bakeries and shops…

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Horse Ridden Into Hotel

The Pastoral Times · Friday 2 June 1939 · page 2

A scene reminiscent of the traditional “old days” of picnic racing was witnessed at Moree, when Stewart Nivison, a well-known grazier, of Walcha, rode…

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Leading Bookmaker to Retire Will Take Over Hotel Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 3 June 1939 · page 8

Mr. Eddie O'Brien, well-known racehorse owner and one of the leading bookmakers in Victoria, will hand in all his bookmaker's licences after…

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Licensed Murderers

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 6 June 1939 · page 3

The recent statement issued by the Traffic Department, that approximately one in every six applicants for motor drivers licenses during February and March failed in the oral examinations in traffic regulations gives cause for wonder how many drivers who were…

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The 'Disappearing Trick" Man Disappears for Three Months Had Been Bothering Hotels

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 6 June 1939 · page 3

At the Corowa Police. Court on Friday last, before Messrs. B. J Rodgers and F. L. Potter, J's.P., Edward (Monkey) Matthews, 47, was charge…

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Greyhound Racing Licenses

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 9 June 1939 · page 5

The secretary of the Gulgong District Hospital has been advised by the Chief Secretary's Department, that all applications for licenses to…

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Licensing Court District Renewals, Granted

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 9 June 1939 · page 6

At the Licensing Court on Tuesday last, the L.M., Mr. I. Beavers, granted applications for renewal of the licenses in respect to the following…

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Licensing Court Licence Transfer Granted

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 13 June 1939 · page 2

In the Licensing Court at Deniliquin on Thursday, Mr. I. Beavers, P.M., granted the transfer of the licence of the Edward River Hotel from William…

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Albury Hotels Could Not Accommodate Huge Motor Race Crowd Hundreds Turned Away to Wangaratta and Rutherglen Some Slept in Their Cars

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 14 June 1939 · page 5

Visitors for the motor races slept in their cars in one Albury Hotel yard over the week-end, unable to be accommodated in…

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Items of News Licence of a Corowa Hotel Transferred

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 15 June 1939 · page 2

At the Corowa Licensing Court yesterday before Mr. V. H. Wells, L.M., the transfer of the Royal Hotel, Corowa, from Mrs. Bessie C. Dobbie to…

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Hotel License Transferred

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 16 June 1939 · page 5

On Wednesday last the Licensed Reduction Board sat at Corowa Among[?] matters attended to was the granting of the application for…

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Items of News Licence of the Railway Hotel Transferred

Border Morning Mail · Friday 16 June 1939 · page 4

The Licensing Magistrate at Albury (Mr. L Beavers) yesterday granted a transfer of the licence of the Railway Hotel, Smollett street, Albury, from…

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Bicycles to Be Licensed Next? Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 17 June 1939 · page 3

Commenting to-day on s recommendation by the Police Association annual conference that bicycles be registered and issued with…

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Hay Licensing Court. Annual Renewals of Licenses

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 20 June 1939 · page 2

In the Licensing Court, before the P.M., yesterday, George Duncan Butterworth, as coexecutor of the will of Henry Barkly…

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Girl Became One of the Family Strange Story in Albury Court Given Fur Goat and Evening Dresses a Former Hotel-keeper at Gerogery Sued

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 21 June 1939 · page 5

A somewhat remarkable story of a young girl's association with a family, now living at Albury, but formerly at Gerogery, was revealed in the Albury Industrial Court yesterday. Marjorie May Kendall, of 451 Perry street, Albury, proceeded…

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Items of News Fire in Town Hall Hotel Woodshed

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 22 June 1939 · page 4

A fire broke, out in the woodshed at the rear of the Town Hall Hotel in Dean st. about 1.30 p.m. yesterday, but the blaze was extinguished by the…

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