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Murray · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1950

182 stories in Murray's papers · page 8 of 10

Woman Killed; Publican Badly Injured

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 14 October 1950 · page 3

SYDNEY, Fri.: The licensee of the New York Hotel, Melbourne, and his wife were injured and a woman was killed when the car…

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£20,000 Hotel Destroyed by Fire

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 17 October 1950 · page 7

BRISBANE, Mon.: Hampered by strong wind, firemen battled for hours in an effort to subdue a fire which destroyed the £20,000 Grand…

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Councils Urged to Get Community Hotels

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 19 October 1950 · page 2

WAGGA, Wed.: The Minister for Local Government (Mr. J. J. Cahill) today urged all councils to formulate a policy to get…

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N.r.m.a. and Hotels

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 25 October 1950 · page 13

In view of increasing difficulties associated with its system of hotel registration, the NRMA has decided to discontinue it, at least…

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Rabbit Causes Up set at Fabulous Hotel

Border Morning Mail · Monday 30 October 1950 · page 1

NEW YORK, SUN.: An Australian woman guest at the fabulous Waldorf Astoria Hotel recently disturbed the…

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Community Hotels (To the Editor.)

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 31 October 1950 · page 1

Sir.--At the recent Local Government Conference held in Wagga, the Minister for Local Government, Mr. Cahill said: "President power of local…

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N.r.m.a. and Hotels

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 31 October 1950 · page 2

In view of increasing difficulties associated with its system of hotel registration, the N.S.M.A. has decided to discontinue" it, at…

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Hopefield Hotel License

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 3 November 1950 · page 3

On Tuesday last the N.S.W Licensing Magistrates, Messrs. Wells (chairman), Bliss and Stewart, visited Corowa and sat as the Licensing…

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Stealing From Globe Hotel

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 7 November 1950 · page 3

On Saturday evening last a man was arrested at the Globe Hotel by Sgt Curran and Constable Jones following information given by the…

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Attack On Country Hotels

Border Morning Mail · Friday 10 November 1950 · page 6

SYDNEY, Thurs.: Country hotels a disagree to Australia, Mr. A. Lesile, acting general secretary of the NRMA, said…

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Judge Attacks Country Publicans

Border Morning Mail · Monday 13 November 1950 · page 4

SYDNEY, Sun.: According to Judge Berne country publicans in NSW are generally arrogant rapacious dis[?]…

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Three Die in Hotel Fire

Border Morning Mail · Monday 13 November 1950 · page 10

LEDUC (Alberta), Sun.: Three persons were killed and 15 injured when an explosion of a gas heating system yesterday started a…

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Albury Hotelkeepers Resent Judge Berne’s “Slur”

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 14 November 1950 · page 10

President of the Albury branch ULVA, Mr J. J. McCarthy, yesterday expressed resentment at Judge Berne’s use of the words “discourteous and contemptuous” in his recent criticism of…

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Talk of a “Mr. X” at Trial of an Albury Publican MELBOURNE

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 15 November 1950 · page 3

A former bookmaker on trial in General Sessions for an alleged hotel robbery, told the jury today that he was the innocent victim of Jack Markby, 42, wealthy business man and proprietor of the Albury Hotel, Albury, in Sydney incidents which led to their joint arrest…

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M.L.A. To Move on “Tied” Hotels

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 15 November 1950 · page 16

SYDNEY, Tues.: A move towards ending the “tied house” system of ownership and control of NSW hotels would be made…

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Victorian Court Has No Jurisdiction Albury Hotel Owner and Former Bookmaker Acquitted Melbourne

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 16 November 1950 · page 3

A former bookmaker and a wealthy hotel proprietor were acquitted by judicial direction on housebreaking charges in General Sessions today because it was recognised in the third day of the trial that the case on presentments was outside the jurisdiction of the Victorian Court…

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Judge Berne and Hotels

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 16 November 1950 · page 7

Sir,—The other day Judge Berne criticised country publicans and in yesterday’s “Mail” Mr J. McCarthy, president of Albury…

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Move on “Tied House” Hotels Failed SYDNEY

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 16 November 1950 · page 4

A move by Mr J. L. Geraghty to start a debate in Legislative Assembly on the “tied house” hotel system failed this afternoon. Not one member of the Government or the…

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First River Boat License

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 17 November 1950 · page 1

Writing in a new Sydney, publication which is intended to circulate among Attorney-General, Justice and Police Department officials, Mr. Keith…

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N.s.w. Hotels Defended

The Pastoral Times · Friday 17 November 1950 · page 6

Despite building restrictions and staff , shortages, country hotels in N.S.W. were second to none, Mr. N. H. Connolly,…

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