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Murray · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1943

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

Newcastle Hotels Manpowered NEWCASTLE

Border Morning Mail · Friday 30 July 1943 · page 2

The NSW Manpower Director (Mr Bellemore) today stated that Newcastle hotels had been “manpowered” and all hotel keepers in military classes 1. 2…

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Guests Ordered to Leave Boarding Houses and Hotels SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 31 July 1943 · page 4

In order that accommocation may be provided for persons to be employed at a dehydration plans of a large western town guests at a member of boarding-houses and…

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Wages & Expenses Hotel Manager’s Claim

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 17 August 1943 · page 4

The action of John Frederick Howes, against Albert L. Calverton Jones came before Judge Shorthand in the District Court yesterday. Plaintiff…

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Hotel Problems Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Friday 20 August 1943 · page 6

Most city hotels have found a noticeable Increase in the pilfering of small articles. These though small are hard to replace, and the losses arc causing great concern In…

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Straying Cows in Hotel Hallway

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 26 August 1943 · page 2

We have had our cows in the kitchen arid in the gardens, but here's a new one! Mrs. I. A. Heron, hotel proprietor, of Barmedman…

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Sydney to Have Anzac House Menzies Hotel Bought by Rsl Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Friday 27 August 1943 · page 4

Negotiations for the purchase of Menzies’ Private Hotel, city, for for £37.500. have been completed by RSL. To equip the building as a club will cost an additional…

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Hotels To Close Till 1 p.m. on Friday CANBERRA

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 2 September 1943 · page 2

Regulations were issued tonight to ensure the closing of hotels, wine saloons and theatres until 1 p.m. on Friday. September 3, the day of national prayer…

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Inquiry Into Licensing Laws MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Friday 3 September 1943 · page 6

When the Roval Commission, assembled to inquire into the licensing laws resumed its sitting today. Arthur William Dixon, Registrar of the Licensing…

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Publicans and Closed Bars Move to Challenge P.m.’s D[?]ision SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 9 September 1943 · page 2

The National Security Regulations compelling hotel bars to remain open throughout the afternoon, nolw[?] that they may have no beer for…

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New Howlong Hotel Licensee

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 10 September 1943 · page 2

At the Corowa Licensing Court on Tuesday afternoon, Mr. R. H. Stewart, Licensing Magistrate granted a transfer of the license of the court…

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Three Men Stabbed in Hotel SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Monday 13 September 1943 · page 2

Following an argument in the bar of the Riverview Hotel, Tempe, yesterday afternoon, three men were slabbed. They were: Thomas…

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Gloucester, Hotel Licence Transfer

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 18 September 1943 · page 2

Licence of the Gloucester Hotel, Albury, was transferred in Albury Licensing Court yesterday from Mr Edwin Lawrence to Mr Basil Law Learmonth,…

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In Hotel After Hours

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 21 September 1943 · page 1

When Sergeant Wylie entered the Railway Hotel at 10.20 p.m. on August 3 he found a dozen men on the premises who were neither lodgers…

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Hotelkeeper’s Fatal Fall Wollongong

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 23 September 1943 · page 4

Overbalancing while on the balcony his hotel at Wollongong today. Charles Brannon, aged 40, fell 15 feet to the [?]oad end was killed instantly…

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Licensing Poll Figures Auckland (N.z.)

Border Morning Mail · Monday 27 September 1943 · page 2

Provisional figures in the licensing poll are: Continuance. 416,656 votes: State control. 102,866: Prohibition. 231.317. Polls were also taken separately in no-licence…

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Hotel Licence Transferred

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 28 September 1943 · page 2

In the Albury Licens[?]ng Court yesterday, an application for the transfer of the licence of the New Albury Howl from Raymond Hall Harrison to…

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Noted Hotel Closes Young and Jacksons Had No Beer Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Friday 1 October 1943 · page 2

Young and Jackson's—one of the [?] noted and well-known hotels in Au[?]—closed this afternoon for the first [?] since 1919. The reason was the [?]ng…

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Minister Warns Publicans CANBERRA

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 13 October 1943 · page 6

The Minister for Customs (Senator Keane said today that hotelkeepers overcharging for bottled beer or withholding supplies for illegal purposes…

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Several Killed When Bomb Hits Hotel LONDON. Oct[?] 17

Border Morning Mail · Monday 18 October 1943 · page 1

A brief alert was sounded in London early today when a small number of enemy planes crossed the [?]ou[?]h coast and headed towards the capital…

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Corowa Hotel License Transfer

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 19 October 1943 · page 1

At the Corowa Licensing Court yesterday an application was granted for the transfer of the license of the Corowa Hotel from E. Clayton to J…

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