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Murray · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1951

177 stories in Murray's papers · page 8 of 9

Judge Will Inspect N.s.w. Hotels

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 9 November 1951 · page 5

Some New South Wales hotels and beer gardens will be inspected by Liquor Royal Commissioner Mr. Justice Maxwell…

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Mark recorded against license

Border Morning Mail · Friday 9 November 1951 · page 12

A bar manager who permitted liquor to be sold in an hotel after hours should be dismissed, the SM said…

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Judge visits hotels : drinkers knew him, too

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 10 November 1951 · page 22

SYDNEY, Fri.: The Liquor Royal Commissioner, Mr. Justice Maxwell, made a surprise visit late this afternoon to two…

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Saffron hotel licence transferred

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 13 November 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY, Mon.: The Full Bench of the Licensing Court today granted the transfer of Abraham Gilbert Saffron’s licence of the…

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Man closely questioned on the transfer of country hotel

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 13 November 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY, Mon.: The Royal Commission on Liquor was told by a witness today that he transferred the Inverell Hotel, Inverell, to “Blank interests” on the same day that he signed the contract for its purchase without informing either the licensing authorities or the vendors…

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Popular Publican Farewelled

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 15 November 1951 · page 16

The Gala was filled to capacity last night to farewell popular Albury publican Mr J. Murnane and his wife…

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Immediate subpoenas on hotel brokers

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 15 November 1951 · page 7

SYDNEY, Wed.: After a licensed business agent admitted at the Royal Commission on liquor that pages had been torn from a book containing details of an hotel deal, subpoenas for immediate service on two hotel brokers were issued…

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Hotel licence bought for £1850 sold for £8000 in 2 months

Border Morning Mail · Friday 16 November 1951 · page 13

SYDNEY, Thurs.: The Royal Commission on liquor was told today that a hotel licence bought for £1850 was sold two months later for £8000. Evidence also was given that the value of…

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Diplomats Doing Own Washing in Hotel Basins !

Border Morning Mail · Friday 16 November 1951 · page 2

PARIS, Thurs.: Prices in Paris are so high that some United Nations’ delegates and officials are doing their own laundry in…

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Neon sign decision disappoints Albury publicans

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 20 November 1951 · page 2

Albury hotel licensees are disappointed at City Council’s refusal to allow them to use neon signs under the latest casing of…

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Eight die in hotel, home fire

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 20 November 1951 · page 5

CHICAGO. Mon.: Three people were burned to death when fire swept a four-storey Chicago residential hotel early yesterday…

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Investors revealed as having big hotel

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 21 November 1951 · page 7

SYDNEY, Tues.: The Royal Commission on Liquor was told today that seven pre[?] companies, each having the same two directors, conducted seven hotels in the [?] irrigation area…

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Hotel Keepers Farewell Mr. MURNANE

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 22 November 1951 · page 2

Local members of the ULVA yesterday farewelled former licensee of the Town Hall Hotel, Mr Jack Murnane, at the Globe Hotel…

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This family has interest in 35 hotels

Border Morning Mail · Friday 23 November 1951 · page 11

SYDNEY, Thurs. : The Royal Commission on Liquor was told today that the Whelan family, of the Moroubra Junction Hotel, had interests in 35 N.S.W. city, suburban and country hotels…

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Publican sets income at £8000 yearly

Border Morning Mail · Friday 23 November 1951 · page 10

SYDNEY, Thurs.: A hotel licensee told the Royal Commission on Liquor today that his income last year from two of three hotels controlled by his family was about £8000…

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McGirr family has interest in 25 hotels

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 27 November 1951 · page 10

SYDNEY, Mon.: The Royal Commission on Liquor was told today that 25 country hotels were owned or controlled by the family of the late Greg McGirr…

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Judge saw things in certain hotels which he termed “disgraceful“

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 27 November 1951 · page 5

SYDNEY, Mon.: The Liquor Royal Commissioner (Mr. Justice Maxwell) said today that things he had seen with regard to some city and suburban hotels were disgraceful…

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“Convicted man real hotel licence holder”

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 28 November 1951 · page 11

SYDNEY, Tues.: A man described yesterday is a convicted counterfeiter was the real owner of the Hawkesbury River Hotel, Liquor Royal Commissioner (Mr. Justice Maxwell) told a…

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Publicans entertained at luncheon

Border Morning Mail · Friday 30 November 1951 · page 8

Twenty members of the Albury branch of the [?] were entertained at luncheon at the Albury Hotel yesterday by the president…

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Police to probe deals in hotels

Border Morning Mail · Friday 30 November 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thurs.: The Royal Commission on Liquor today asked Inspector John Young, of the Metropolitan Licensing…

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