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Murray · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1944

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

Famous Hotel Threatened by Bush Fires Auckland (N.z.)

Border Morning Mail · Friday 7 January 1944 · page 4

The world famed Wairekai Hotel, now being used as a mental hospital, was gravely threatened by huge bush fires which for two days, have been…

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“Naked Fighting Men And Women In Hotel” SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 12 January 1944 · page 2

Evidence given by police officers at the Licensing Court today was that when they visited the York Hotel, King st, city, in November, they found…

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Culcairn Hotel Prosecutions

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 12 January 1944 · page 2

Four men were charged in the Albury Police Court yesterday with being on licensed premises and the licensee of the Culcairn Motel, Mrs…

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Publican Refused to Talk; Fined £20 COOTAMUNDRA

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 12 January 1944 · page 1

For having refused to answer a question regarding the purchasing of liquor, Richard Patrick Boylan. aged 43, licensee of the Star Hotel…

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Hotel’s Big Losses of Glasses SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 13 January 1944 · page 2

Charles Swanwick, aged 27. a former walter at the Hotel Australia. was at Paddington court today sentenced to three months gaol on cha[?] of…

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Publican Will Stay in Prison SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 15 January 1944 · page 2

Leo Bernard Cullen, license of the Criterion Hotel, Liverpool st, Sydney, who is serving a gaol sentence for selling “black market” whisky, did…

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Publican Holds Book- Maker’s Licence Licensing Court Chairman’s Comments SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Friday 21 January 1944 · page 3

On condition that his mother, his brother and his uncle were not allowed on the premises, Charles Otto Hercules Waterhouse was today successful…

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Hotelkeepers As Bookmakers Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 22 January 1944 · page 2

Any representations made by the Hotel Licensing Board that hotelkeepers should be refused bookmakers’ licences would be dealt with by the AJC…

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£180 Stolen From Tocumwal Hotel

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 25 January 1944 · page 1

A robbery occurred at Mr. T. Kelly’s Farmers Arms Hotel, Tocumwal, when about £180 in notes, cheques and silver was stolen…

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Robbery From Hotel

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 26 January 1944 · page 4

A robbery occurred a Mr. T. Kelly’s Farmers’ Arms Hotel between 11.15 [?] on Friday last and 7 a.m. on [?] when about [?]…

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Hotel Robbery Thieves Force Entrance Through Cellar

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 28 January 1944 · page 1

A robbery occurred at Mr. T. Kelly's Farmers' Arms Hotel Tocumwal, when about £180 in notes, cheques and silver was stolen…

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Old Deniliquin Hotels

The Pastoral Times · Friday 28 January 1944 · page 2

Mr. Frank de Pagny, who is well known in Deniliquin, writes to us from Kensington, Melbourne: “I notice in your issue of 11/1/44…

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Hotel Manager Gaoled SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 2 February 1944 · page 2

On a charge of exceeding fixed prices for wine by 50 per cent, and for making a false answer to an officer, Charles Waterhouse, aged 29, manager of the…

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160 Hotelkeepers To Be Prosecuted SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 2 February 1944 · page 4

Prosecutions ore pending against at least 50 Hotelkeepers for falling to keep their premises open between 2 and 6 o’clock said the Justice Minister (Mr Downing)…

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“Must Not Go Near Hotels” Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 3 February 1944 · page 6

The chairman of the Licensing Court (Mr Scobie) today made It a condition when granting the transfers of two hotel licence that the former holders should be…

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Staggered From Hotel to Die BATHURST

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 3 February 1944 · page 3

Vincent Harold Hanrahan, aged 24. member of a well-known pioneering family in the Bathurst district, [?] in hospital last night. 30 minute [?]…

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Licensee Fined on Wine Charge MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Friday 4 February 1944 · page 6

For having sold port wine which contained less than 34 per cent proof spirit, contrary to the Health Act, the three Joint licensees of the Royal Mall Hotel, Bourke…

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Hotelkeeper Connected on Serious Charge Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 8 February 1944 · page 2

In a reserved decision today Mr. Scobie, SM. in the Licensing Court convicted Mrs. Alexandrina Lillian Jean McKinlay Walford a former Licensee at the York…

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Hotel Sub-lease

The Pastoral Times · Friday 11 February 1944 · page 1

The chairman of the Hospital Board (Mr. R. Whittney) reported to the directors on Tuesday that the sub-lease of Tattersall’s Hotel to Mr. Clarke had…

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Manpower to Approve Hotel Licence Transfers. Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 17 February 1944 · page 2

In the Licensing Court today. Mr Scoble, SM announced that In future the transfers of hotel and other licenses must have manpower approval…

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