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Murray · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1942

154 stories in Murray's papers · page 1 of 8

Hotels Mat Be Turned Into Hospitals Brisbane

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 3 January 1942 · page 1

The Queensland civil defence authorities already have made a survey of hotels and other buildings in various parts of the State, which are…

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Found on Licensed Premises

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 14 January 1942 · page 2

When charges under the Licensing Act were preferred against John Thomas McGrath in the Albury Police Court yesterday before Mr. I…

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Albury’s Newest Hotel-the Albion

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 14 January 1942 · page 4

With the cream cement work of its balconies contracting pleasantly with the plain brickwork of the walls, the Albion Hotel,…

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Work At Hotel Satisfactory

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 20 January 1942 · page 4

In the Licensing Court this morning Detective Murphy said he understood that work on the balcony of the Federal Hotel had been completed…

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Birthday Party at Carlton Hotel

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 27 January 1942 · page 4

Joan Stewart, niece of Mr. and Mrs. L. Ibbertson, of the Carlton Hotel, recently entertained many of her friends at a birthday party. The above picture of the guests was taken on the hotel steps…

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City Procedure Followed an Albury Hotel Licensee Bound Over

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 28 January 1942 · page 4

An unusual procedure was adopted by Mr. I, Beavers, P.M., in the Albury Police Court yesterday in dealing with a case in which John…

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Bed and Breakfast Only at Some City Hotels

The Pastoral Times · Friday 6 February 1942 · page 3

Boarding house life in Melbourne is changing rapidly as the “bed and breakfast only” system is being applied to more and more hotels and guest…

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Disturbance in Culcairn Hotel

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 11 February 1942 · page 2

At the Albury Police Court yesterday Sidney Frederick Royal, of Culcairn, was charged with having behaved in an offensive manner and with having…

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Riverina Hotel Guests of Licensee

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 13 February 1942 · page 4

James R. Dixen was charged with being the licensee of the Riverina Hotel, on which premises persons were found at a prohibited hour on 30th…

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Snake in Yanco Hotel

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 26 February 1942 · page 1

The peaceful atmosphere that pervades the village of Yanco was rudely shattered one morning last week when a large black snake…

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Snake in Yanco Hotel

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 3 March 1942 · page 2

The peaceful atmosphere that pervades the village of Yanco was rudely shattered one morning recently when a large black snake wriggled…

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Transfer of Wodonga Hotel Licence. Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 3 March 1942 · page 5

The Licensing Court to-day approved of [?]he transfer of the licence of the Carriers Army Hotel. Wodonga from Herbert Victor Adam Callander to Sarah Jane…

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Police Visit Hotel

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 7 March 1942 · page 2

Following a visit by the notice to the Railway Hotel, Smollett street, on Sunday. February 8, the licensee. Francis Douglas Strang, and three…

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District Court Sitting at Corowa Yesterday Dispute Over Hotel Rent

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 10 March 1942 · page 2

At the first sittings of the District Court for 1942 at Corowa yesterday, before Judge H. F. Markell, the following cases were dealt with…

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Petrol Licenses

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 10 March 1942 · page 2

The chairman of the State Liquid Fuel Control Board (Mr. C. N. Neale) advises that petrol consumers licenses printed in black ink on white…

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Corowa District Court Finance Co. Sues Publican

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 10 March 1942 · page 4

In Corowa District Court yesterday, before Judge Markell, the Black and White Finance Co., Melbourne, [?]ed George Claxton tot £94/10/,…

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Trench at Central Hotel

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 10 March 1942 · page 1

The first hotelkeeper to commence a slit trench in Deniliquin, to our knowledge, is Mr. Norman Hall, of the Central Hotel No doubt Normal gained…

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Publicans Fear Effect of New Regulations. Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 12 March 1942 · page 5

While congratulating the Premier (Mr. McKell) on the thorough way he had attacked the liquor problem, the president [?] the U.L.V.A (Mr. Connolly) Said to-day…

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11 Hotels to Be Prosecuted Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 14 March 1942 · page 1

Although the new regulations have operative for only two days. 11 hotels are to be prosecuted on informations alleging breaches of the Liquor Act. This was…

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Dispute Over Hotel Rent

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 17 March 1942 · page 3

At Corowa Court before Judge Marked-Black kell, Black and White Finance Co. claimed £94/10/ for rent from G. Claxton, ex-licensee of the Court House…

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