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Murray · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1948

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

Leeton Seeks Community Hotel licence

The Pastoral Times · Thursday 25 March 1948 · page 1

By a majority or eight votes to one, the dissenting voter being the president dent (Cr. J. H. Marks), the Leeton Shire Council decided to go ahead with…

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Publican Chases and Catches Suspect

Border Morning Mail · Monday 29 March 1948 · page 6

SYDNEY, Sun.: Mr Neil MacMillan, licensee of the Lismore Hotel in Pitt st, last night chased and caught a man who allegedly…

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Finish of the Publicans’ Flying

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 30 March 1948 · page 11

AIR MARSHALL (rails), winning the Publicans’ Flying from Royglen and Chatty Lass at the St. Patrick’s races at Albury yesterday. The other horse is Curtain Time…

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Publican’s Licence Refused Bookmaker’s Clerk

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 31 March 1948 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tues.—Mr Wells, SM, held in the Licensing Court today that a bookmaker’s clerk was not a fit and proper person to hold a…

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Miners Seek to Drive Hotelkeeper Out of Town

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 3 April 1948 · page 14

LITHGOW, Fri-Coal miners today imposed a black ban on the Zig Zag Hotel, Vale of Clywdd, to operate “until the present…

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Hotels In Victoria Severely Criticised

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 8 April 1948 · page 8

MELBOURNE, Wed.—Sleeping accommodation in hundreds of hotels throughout Victoria was simply appalling, and toilet…

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Licensing Court

The Pastoral Times · Friday 9 April 1948 · page 3

The following licences were granted Wednesday’s Court of Petty Sessions when Mr. E. M. Debenham, Stipendiary Magistrate was on the Bench…

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Publican Found with Throat Cut

Border Morning Mail · Monday 12 April 1948 · page 8

YASS, Sunday-Cliflord Dows proprietor of the Club House Hotel Yass, was found dead in bathroom of the hotel yesterday…

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Hotel Licensee Charged with Driving Under the Influence Pleads Not Guilty - Fined £5

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 13 April 1948 · page 1

A T the Court of Petty Sessions last Wednesday, before, Mr. Debenham, S. M., William Sampson, licensee of the Pretty Pine Hotel; was charged with driving a motor vehicle whilst under the influence of intoxicating liquor on January 31. He…

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Mansion to Become Hotel

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 13 April 1948 · page 10

MELBOURNE, Mon.: Mornington Investments Pty- Ltd. today was granted an additional victualler’s licence by the Licensing Court to take…

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Hotel Employes Get Wage Rise

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 17 April 1948 · page 13

SYDNEY, Friday. — The Conciliation Commissioner (Mr Morrison) today granted wage increases ranging from 6/ to 22/ a…

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Ansett’s Buy Ryan’s Hotel

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 17 April 1948 · page 1

After negotiations over a long period, Ansett Airways have completed an agreement for the purchase of Ryan’s…

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Ryan’s Hotel Leased; Not Sold Company Solicitor’s Statement

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 20 April 1948 · page 3

Mr D. W. Hague, solicitor, representing Pioneer Tourists Hotels Pty Ltd, a subsidiary of Ansett Airways, stated yesterday…

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Railway Hotel Licence Transferred

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 22 April 1948 · page 2

At Albury Licensing Court yesterday, the Licensing Magistrate (Mr. Quiggin) granted the transfer of the licence of the Railway…

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Licensing Court Hopefield Hotel Licence Transfer Spirit Licence Refused

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 23 April 1948 · page 3

The NSW Licensing Magistrates sat as a Licensing Board at Corowa on Wednesday last. The Bench consisted of Mr. Scobie (chairman), Mr…

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Municipal Council Meeting Bus License — Health Inspector — Building Materials

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 23 April 1948 · page 2

THE Council at its meeting on Tuesday evening, sat until nearly 11.30 dealing with a business paper comprising upwards, of 25 letters, together with reports and general business. The Council decided to support the granting of a bus…

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£8500 Plan for Railway Hotel

Border Morning Mail · Friday 23 April 1948 · page 7

Mention of a plan for alterations and additions to the Railway Hotel costing costing £8500 was made in the Albury Licensing…

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5000 Hotel Workers to Lose Jobs

Border Morning Mail · Monday 26 April 1948 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sun.—The arbitration system was a farce if 250 men could make 5000 hotel workers idle and…

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Hotelkeeper Left £43.454

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 27 April 1948 · page 3

Estate in Victoria sworn at £43,454 (gross)--£39,507 realty and £3947 personalty--was left by John Connell, Wangaratta hotelkeeper, who…

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Mr. Chifley Does Not Own Lapstone Hotel

Border Morning Mail · Friday 30 April 1948 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thurs.—“It is absolutely crazy and untrue to say that the Prime Minister has purchased Lapstone Hotel,”…

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