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Murray · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1945

145 stories in Murray's papers · page 2 of 8

Hotel Licensee Fined £70

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 13 February 1945 · page 2

Because he over-charged for liquor, Harrie Burnham, license of the Woolbrokers' Arms Hotel, Pyrmont had been directed by the brewery to leave…

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Inquest Into Hotel Deaths Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 13 February 1945 · page 2

An Inquest will be held tomorrow into the deaths of Dr Norman Anderson Longden, aged 45, of Ballarat. and Miss Cla[?] Suttie. aged 30, army nurse, of Queensland,…

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No Alterations Hotel Closing Time in Victoria MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 14 February 1945 · page 6

Despite the lament of the Minister for Trade and Customs (Senator Keane) that “men who were working all day were forced to rush away from their work at…

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Berlin’s Luxurious Kaiserhof Hotel

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 14 February 1945 · page 6

The Hotel Kaiserhof, the German capital’s best-known rendezvous. It was the city’s first large and luxurious hotel…

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Publican Heavily Fined. Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 20 February 1945 · page 2

Mr Scob.c, SM. In the Licensing Court today, said the sly-grog ramp was never so bad as now and “publicans who won’t help the authorities have no right to hold…

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Municipal Councils As Hotel- Keepers? Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 22 February 1945 · page 4

The Local Government Bill was framed to [?] down all [?] safeguards for local government said Mr Jackson Lib., Burwood in the Legislative Assembly…

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Unable to Get Home: Buy Hotel. Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 22 February 1945 · page 2

Unable to buy or rent a home in Sydney. Mr and Mrs Lauri Kennedy, well-known musicians, have purchased Fatheringham’s Hotel. Tarse They Intend to…

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Unsuitable Hotel Keepers

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 23 February 1945 · page 3

CANBERRA, Friday: "Scoundrels, who should be put out of business, are still running hotels in this country," said the Minister for Customs (Mr…

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Fierce Fighting in Famous Hotel

Border Morning Mail · Friday 23 February 1945 · page 1

Assaults have been renewed against more than 300 Japanese surrounded on the ridge south-east of Fort McKinley who have refused to surrender…

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Minister Critical of Liquor Trade Refers to “Stupid” Magistrates; Attacks Some Hotelkeepers CANBERRA

Border Morning Mail · Friday 23 February 1945 · page 2

More sensible liquor trading hours, including the abolition of lounges, would be one of the matters discussed at this next Premiers’ conference. This was stated in the Senate today by the Leader of the Government (Senator Keane). He was replying to a question by Senator Foll…

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Manpower Hunting Women Out of Hotel Lounges SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 24 February 1945 · page 5

In reply to the allegation that instead of being called up for essential work, girls were permitted to haunt hotel lounges, the deputy Director of…

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Miners Want to Keep Out of Hotels CESSNOCK

Border Morning Mail · Monday 5 March 1945 · page 2

So they wont have to drink in hotels. Cessnock and Kurri miners [?] have appointed a provisional [?] to campaign for liquor reform…

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Hotelkeeper Fined Refused Meal to Traveller

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 9 March 1945 · page 1

A case of interest to the travelling public and to holders of publican's licenses, came before the P.M, Mr. R.M. Stewart, at the…

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Transfer of Hotel Licence

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 10 March 1945 · page 2

Mr R. M. Stewart, in the Licensing Court yesterday, approved of the transfer of the licence of the “Farmers’ Inn” Hotel. Brocklesby, from Edgar…

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“Hotels As Social Places” ADELAIDE

Border Morning Mail · Monday 12 March 1945 · page 4

The Rt. Rev. B. P. Robin. Bishop of Adelaide, declared today that if hotels could be made into social places where families could go to enjoy a drink with…

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Black Liquor Market Licenses Reduction Board Comment

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 13 March 1945 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday: A report of the Licences Reduction Board states that any adverse reports regarding black market trading by publicans…

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Alleged Hotel Sale of Stockings MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 13 March 1945 · page 3

A man who allegedly sold stockings to a customer in a city hotel last week without receiving coupons for them was sentenced in the City Court today to two months’…

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Globe Hotel Sale Rumor Unfounded

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 14 March 1945 · page 2

A denial of the rumor that he had sold the Globe Hotel freehold, and was about to take over the licence of the Wool Exchange Hotel Melbourne,…

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“Pig-sty Drinking in Hotels” SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 15 March 1945 · page 6

Almost everywhere there was complete agreement that the time was overdue to [?]nil a half to liquor trade abuses, said a former Minister for…

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Warning to Country Publicans Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Friday 16 March 1945 · page 2

The Premier (Mr McKell) said in the Legislative Assembly today that the Metropolitan Licensing Inspector had visited [?] country towns…

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