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Murray · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1943

145 stories in Murray's papers · page 6 of 8

Thieves' Big Haul' From Hotel. Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 26 October 1943 · page 3

Thieves who entered the Moyfair Hotel. King s Cross, during last night stole £1300. including nearly £300 worth of silver. The money represented takings al the…

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Publican Remanded; Illicit Spirit Charge SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 2 November 1943 · page 6

Bull in £100 was allowed Leo Bernard Cu[?]en. aged 39. licensee of the Criterion Ho[?]l. Liverpool st. City. when he was remended at the Central Police Court today…

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Eye-witness Stories From Burma "Gleaned at Bar of Leading Hotel" LONDON, November 3

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 4 November 1943 · page 3

Repudiating charges against the civil administration when Burma was overrun by the Japanese, Mr T. L. Hughes told the Asian Society today that they…

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Sportsman’s Arms Hotel

The Pastoral Times · Friday 5 November 1943 · page 3

Mr. W. Stillard has acquired a lease of the Sportsman’s Aims Hotel, North Deniliquin. Mr. N. Imhoff, formerly of the office staff of Stillard’s Motors,…

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Publicans Warned by Minister SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Monday 8 November 1943 · page 2

Cancellation of liquor supplies In every publican convicted of any black marketing or prices offence is being considered by the Minister for…

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Halted Bus Near Hotel; Driver Dismissed Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 10 November 1943 · page 2

The Department of Road Transport has dismissed Walter Eccles, a bus driver, who halted his vehicle carrying munition workers, at Lake’s Hotel,…

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Police Object to Renewal of Hotel Licences

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 13 November 1943 · page 2

Police in Wodonga Licensing Court yesterday objected to the renewal of the licence of Frank Harris, of Yackandandah Hotel, Yackandandah…

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Publican Gaoled on Price Charge SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 16 November 1943 · page 2

Leo Bernard Cullen holeskeeper of the Criterion Hotel, Sydney, was sentenced to six months' gaol at the Central Police Court today for having…

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Publican Appeals Against Sentence SYDNEY. Tuesday

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 17 November 1943 · page 2

Leo Bernard Cullen, licensee of the Criterion Hotel, corner of Liverpool and Sussex sts, has appealed against the sentence imposed at Central Police…

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Licensee Was Alert

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 20 November 1943 · page 2

"I don't know what made me do this. The licensee came in and caught me," said Ronald John Mc-Kcnna, 20. soldier, in the Albury police…

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Early Closing of Hotels SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 23 November 1943 · page 2

The Premier (Mr McKell) will call for a report regarding the closing of suburban hotels on Saturday afternoons before 6 p.m. He intimated this today when he was…

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Six Months’ Gaol for Profiteering Publican

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 23 November 1943 · page 1

Convicted of selling goods above the fixed price, Leo Bernard Cullen, the licensee of the Criterion Hotel, corner of Liverpool and Sussex streets, Sydney,…

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M.L.C. Alleges Hotel Was “Framed” SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 24 November 1943 · page 2

The Metropole Hotel was “framed” by inspectors of the Prices Commission in order to secure a conviction, alleged Mr A. Alam. in the Legislative Council tonight…

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Hotels Fined

The Pastoral Times · Friday 26 November 1943 · page 2

Usher’s Hotel, the Hotel Sydney and Aaron’s Exchange Hotel were each fined £100 by Mr. Atkinson, S.M., this week, for having charged more than…

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Publican Sent to Gaol; Whisky Sold For 50/ a Bottle SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 27 November 1943 · page 1

On a charge of having sold whisky above the fixed price, Lionel Augustine Dempsey, licensee of the Terminus Hotel, Pyrmont, was sentenced to one…

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Publican Out on Bail Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Monday 29 November 1943 · page 3

Lionel Augustine Denipsey licensee of the Terminus Hotel. Harrison and John st., Pyrmont. who was sentenced on Friday to a month’s gaol for…

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Publicans Want More Boer SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 30 November 1943 · page 2

The United Licensed Victuallers’ Association has requested the Minister for Customs to make available extra supplies of bottled beer for the…

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Rent of Hotel B7 the Army Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 2 December 1943 · page 4

During the hearing of an appeal in the High Court of Aistralia today. It was cla[?]med that compensation offered by the Army Deparment for the a[?]ng over of…

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Sydney Hotels Will Be Schoonerless SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Friday 3 December 1943 · page 8

From next Saturday and each subsequent Saturday, Sydney hotel bars will be “schoonerless” distribution of available supplies of beer…

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Fracas in Hotel; Three Men Stabbed SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Friday 3 December 1943 · page 3

Three men were stabbed during a disturbance outside a hotel in Oxford at tonight. They were John Clive Coates, 47, of Darlinghurst two knife wounds in the…

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