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Murray · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1944

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

Licensing Court District License Renewals

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 23 June 1944 · page 3

At the Corowa Licensing Court on Monday last, the L.M., Mr. R. M. Stewart, granted renewals of all liquor licenses in the Corowa district…

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Prohibited Meeting at Hotel

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 23 June 1944 · page 2

Last week Forbes police, through their officer-in-charge, Insector McCormack, prevented the Diggers' Race Club from holding a meeting on hotel…

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A Wodonga Hotelkeeper Fined

Border Morning Mail · Friday 23 June 1944 · page 2

“Defendant has a clean sheet for over three years and has conducted the hotel very satisfactorily,” Inspector G. [?]. Westcott told the PM (Mr J. C…

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Right to License Challenged

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 28 June 1944 · page 2

William Gladman, aged 66, second-hand dealer of Townsend St., was called upon in Albury Police Court yesterday to show cause why his…

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Hotels Must Serve Meals. Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 28 June 1944 · page 5

The court has decided that it is obligatory upon hotels to serve meals, even if labour has to be taken from the bar to do so. ULVA says insufficient labor is…

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Gruesome Discovery in Hotel Bedroom SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Friday 30 June 1944 · page 2

A woman believed to be Mrs Ethel Briges, aged 25 of Paddington was found dead in a bed in the Mansion House Hotel. Elizabeth Street. City…

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Publicans Raffle Liquor to Help Soldiers SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 5 July 1944 · page 4

The Slate secretary of the RSL (Mr R. J. Lewis) said tonight that he could not understand the attitude of the Newcastle sub-branch in criticising the method used…

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Manpower Difficulties of Hotels SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Friday 7 July 1944 · page 2

In almost every case investigated by licensing inspectors, shortage of manpower was the reason hotels could not supply the public with meals…

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Star Hotel Sold

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 14 July 1944 · page 3

Mr. Greg Dwyer, who has conducted the Stay Hotel, Corowa for the past eight years, has disposed of the freehold and license of this popular…

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The Star Hotel

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 18 July 1944 · page 2

In our last issue we reported the sale of the Star Hotel, Corowa, the purchaser being Mr. C. A. Birtles, of Launceston, Tasmania and the…

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Licensee fined

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 18 July 1944 · page 1

Charged at the Police Court to-day with allowing persons on his licensed premises in prohibited hours, John J. O’Shea, of the Globe Hotel, pleaded…

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Must Not Be Allowed on Hotel Premises Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 20 July 1944 · page 5

In the Licensing Court today Norman Philip Cohen, a former manager of a jeweller’s shop, in the city, was granted the transfer of the licence of…

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Hotelkeepers’ Ration’ Permits

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 22 July 1944 · page 2

Following complaints that permits to purchase rationed goods have been refused hotelkeepers a new system have been introduced. In future such…

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Deniliquin Passenger Service Shire to Ask for Additional License

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 25 July 1944 · page 1

At Thursday's meeting of the Waradgery Shire Council, the question of the Hay-Deniliquin passenger service was discussed,…

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Hotel Guest Loses £27 Man Charged With Theft

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 29 July 1944 · page 6

A charge of stealing £27, the property of Edgar Ray Mildren, was preferred against Leslie Harold Crocker (29) at Albury Police Court…

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Hotel Windows Broken

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 8 August 1944 · page 3

On Saturday night or early Sunday morning, some person broke several windows in front of the Hotel Australia. With some heavy instrument,…

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Soldiers’ Costly “Souveniring” From Hotels

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 10 August 1944 · page 2

Two soldiers, Alexander Lester Adair, aged 27, and Alfred Keith Armstrong, aged 30. were charged at Albury Police Court yesterday with…

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Glass-Washing Methods In Hotels Criticised SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Friday 11 August 1944 · page 2

Balmain’s chief health inspector (Mr A. V. Lloyd) said today that up to date glass washing methods in hotels were needed. Spray washers were…

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Import Licensing Relaxed

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 15 August 1944 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Tuesday: Relaxing of the import licensing restrictions, ranging from household and furnishing needs…

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Buraja Hotel Change

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 15 August 1944 · page 3

Mr. F. J. Hickey, licenses of the Buraja Hotel, Lowesdale, is negotiating for the sale of the license to Mr. Donald Reed, of Sydney…

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