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Murray · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1945

145 stories in Murray's papers · page 3 of 8

Hotels Referred to as “Hog Swills” MAITLAND

Border Morning Mail · Friday 16 March 1945 · page 2

Describing [?] as [?] Judge N[?] today granted an appeal against the Licensing Court’s refusal to grant a spirit merchant’s licence to…

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Former Publican Heavily Fined SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 17 March 1945 · page 5

Convicted on a charge of having sold brandy at more than the fixed price. Victor Matthew Smith. formerly licensee of the Haymarket Hotel…

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Alleged False Inormation Hotel Manager Fined for Memory Lapse

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 20 March 1945 · page 2

When a detective sergeant attached to the Prices Branch called on Vene Joseph Monighetti at the Commercial Hotel on 6th…

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Hotel Licence Transfer Refused. Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 21 March 1945 · page 5

An appeal against the decision of the Licensing Court refusing to grant the transfer of the licence of C[?] Louis O’Brien to the Junction Hotel. [?] at and…

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Publican and to Others for Trial. Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 21 March 1945 · page 5

At a Special Federal Court today, Frank Benjamin, licensee of the Grand Central Hotel Lithgow Donald Edward Finlay motor driver of [?]ville and Charles…

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Hotels on Anzac Day

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Thursday 22 March 1945 · page 4

The State branch of the return-Soldiers' League will make a further effort to have New South Wales hotels, open again on Anzac…

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Hopefield Hotel Sold

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 23 March 1945 · page 3

At the Mulwala Court on Monday last the Licensing Magistrate (Mr. R. M Stewart) granted a transfer of the license of the Hopefield Hotel from…

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Publican Is Fined £500 Alleged Possession of Illicit Spirits SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 24 March 1945 · page 1

At a Special Federal Court today, Joseph Andrew Whelan, of the Oxford ford Hotel, Oxford street, Darlinghurst, was fined £500 by Mr…

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Federal Hotel License. Manpower Objection

The Berrigan Advocate · Wednesday 28 March 1945 · page 3

Before Mr R. M. Stewart, P.M., at the Licensing Court, Finley, on Monday of last week, Francis Gilbert Gibbs, farmer and grazier, Berrigan,…

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All Hotels to Close Mr. Curtin’s Anzac Day Order CANBERRA

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 29 March 1945 · page 2

The Prime Minister (Mr Curtin) said today that the Commonwealth Government would again provide under the National Security…

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Balldale Hotel Changes Hands

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 30 March 1945 · page 2

At the Albury Licensing Court on Tuesday last the Licensing Magistrate (Mr. R. M. Stewart) granted a transfer of the licence of the…

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Denials That Hotels Will Be Closed For 48 Hours SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Monday 2 April 1945 · page 1

A denial that the State Government had decided lo close all hotels in the State for 48 hours after the final downfall of Germany was given last night…

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Warning To Hotelkeepers SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Monday 2 April 1945 · page 4

A warning that hotelkeepers found refusing to supply meals and accommodation to legitimate travellers would be prosecuted immediately was given…

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Soldier Shoots Two Men Dead In Hotel Bar Grim Sydney Tragedy Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 11 April 1945 · page 1

Two men were shot dead by a soldier in a bar in the Sunbeam lintel. at the corner or Riley and Albion sis.. Surry Hills, shortly after…

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Brake Applied To Rapacious Publicans SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 11 April 1945 · page 2

By a “Government Gazelle” order issued today under National Security (Supplementary) Regulations, publicans in NSW are prohibited from…

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Hotel Shooting Arrest Made Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 11 April 1945 · page 2

Inspector G. Smith and other police arrested a man at two o’clock th[?] morning in connection with the shooting of two men in a hotel bar. (Earlier…

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Former Publican Sobs in Court Tried Following Death of a Woman SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 14 April 1945 · page 2

Nelson Suchman Crindal, aged 40. a former licensee of the Observer Hotel. Sydney, was found not guilty of murder of Mrs Edna Jean Lund, aged 29, at the…

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Fewer Eggs for Hotels and Cafes Sydney

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 19 April 1945 · page 2

In order to permit supplies of eggs to be maintained to the general public the Deputy Controller of Egg Supply (Mr R. C. Blake) announced today that…

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Howlong Hotel Transferred

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 20 April 1945 · page 1

At the Corowa Licensing Court on Monday last the transfer of the Licence of the Howlong Hotel was granted to Norman-Valentine Goburg…

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Hotel keeper Collapses in Dock SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Friday 20 April 1945 · page 2

Nelson Buchanan Grindal, 40 former Sydney hotelkeeper. collapsed in the dock at the Central Criminal Court today when sentenced to two years’ Imprisonment for…

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