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Murray · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1942

154 stories in Murray's papers · page 5 of 8

Fraud Allegation Against Publican

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 23 June 1942 · page 2

Arthur Victor Meehan was refuse renewal of his -license for the Town Hall Hotel, Sydney on Friday. I was stated that he had been fined fo…

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Hours of N.Z. Hotels Cut Auckland (Nz)

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 23 June 1942 · page 3

Under emergency licensing regulations announced today hotels’ trading hours will be from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily, excepting on Saturdays, when…

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Hotel Said It Was “Eaten Out” Sydney, Tuesday

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 24 June 1942 · page 2

On each of 17 charges of falling to provide employes with breakfast as required by the award, Australia Hotel Company Ltd was fined £2 in the…

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Injured Hotelkeeper in Hospital Alleged Early Morning Assault

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 30 June 1942 · page 1

Suffering severely from shock and bruises alleged to have been caused when he was assaulted on his licensed premises shortly after…

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Check on Over-greedy Publicans MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 1 July 1942 · page 2

The Prices Commission has launched a campaign against the exploitation of American soldiers by sellers of spirits, particularly whisky. Action…

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Drunkenness Declines Hotelkeepers Cooperate With Army MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Friday 3 July 1942 · page 1

Drunkenness [?]mongst troops on leave in Australian cities has shown a marked decline in recent weeks, with n corresponding decline in the incidence of social…

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A.I.F. Man and Hotel Licence SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 7 July 1942 · page 2

Because Robert McKerlie is a member of the AIF was one of the reasons why the police objected to a transfer of a hotel to him today. They stated…

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War Workers and Hotel Hours Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 9 July 1942 · page 6

Owing to the wide definition given of a war worker in NSW, it is now considered possible that the Federal Government will not concur with the…

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Bootleg Liquor Hotels Being Watched Sydney

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 14 July 1942 · page 3

The Deputy Prices Commissioner (Mr. Addicott) to-day asked the public to notify his department immediately of any "black marketing" in…

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Hotel Hours

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 14 July 1942 · page 2

Owing to the wide definition given to "war workers" in New South Wales, it is now considered possible that the Federal Government will not…

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Licensing Court

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 16 July 1942 · page 3

In the Licensing Court, Raphael O'Brien was granted a wool, hide and skin dealers' licence…

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Fires in Three Hotels Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 16 July 1942 · page 6

Detectives are investigating a series of fires which broke out in the living rooms in three city hotels within three hours of each other today. They have…

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Hotel Licence for Digger Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 18 July 1942 · page 2

In the Licensing Court today, Mr Scobie, SM. granted Robert McKerlle. a member of the A IF, a transfer of the licence of the Old Dunbar Hotel. Paddington, from…

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Warning to Country Publicans Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Monday 20 July 1942 · page 2

“Any charges of profiteering [?] country hotelkeepers will be immediately investigated,” said the Deputy-Prices Commissioner in NSW [?]…

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More Hotel Fires. Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 21 July 1942 · page 3

The fire bug who set fire lo four Sydney hotel [?] Wednesday was again at work today. A Are was discovered Northern Club Hotel, George st., but the…

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Girl Drinking in Hotel Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 23 July 1942 · page 3

Found drinking with [?] girl and two sailors in the lounge of a city hotel yesterday. [?] [?] Mary Williams aged 17. was charged at the [?] court today with…

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3rd Adjournment Royal Hotel Sewerage Case

The Pastoral Times · Friday 24 July 1942 · page 1

When the case of S. H. Bolton (Deniliquin Council’s inspector) v. Mrs. E. Clark was called at the police court on Tuesday, Mr. Sullivan (for…

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Hotels May Close for Three Hours Move to Cut Down Drinking Canberra

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 25 July 1942 · page 1

Prohibition of drinking in hotels between the hours of 2 and 5, in order to discourage undesirable drinking by idle people, is…

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Fire in Big City Hotel Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Monday 27 July 1942 · page 2

Police are investigating the possibility that the B[?]bug who has caused more than a score of fires in city and suburban hotels in the past few weeks…

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Hotel Lodgers’ Privileges Go Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 29 July 1942 · page 2

Lodgers at hotels will in future have no more privileges than the ordinary man in the street in obtaining liquor after hours. Cabinet decided today to…

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