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Murray · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1952

203 stories in Murray's papers · page 6 of 11

Council and community hotels

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 30 July 1952 · page 7

SYDNEY, Tues.: Municipal councils have been invited to give evidence before the Liquor Royal Commission on the…

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Hotel manager on slaying charge

Border Morning Mail · Friday 1 August 1952 · page 8

BRISBANE, Thurs.: Ian Cutler, 32,. manager of the luxury Royal Hayman Island Hotel, has been summoned to appear in…

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Theft from a Corowa Hotel

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 2 August 1952 · page 14

When the bar room of the Royal Hotel, Sanger st, Corowa, was left unattended for a few minutes on Thursday afternoon,…

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Hotel Transfer

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 5 August 1952 · page 1

Application is being made to the Licensing Court in Melbourne for transfers of the licence of the Cumberland Hotel,…

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Theft From Royal Hotel

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 5 August 1952 · page 1

Shortly before fire o'clock on Thursday last, while the bar at the Royal Hotel was temporarily, unattended, the theft…

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Shared winning double with publican

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 7 August 1952 · page 13

SYDNEY, Wed.: Metropolitan Police Superintendent, Mr. W. S. Thompson, had shared a £2000 winning double with suburban…

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Radio Licenses Due for Renewal

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 15 August 1952 · page 1

Broadcast listeners' licenses in Australia increased by 76,210 during the year ended 30th June, 1952, bringing the total to 1,961,044, the…

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A Chiltern Hotel Licence Transferred

Border Morning Mail · Friday 15 August 1952 · page 12

MELBOURNE, Thurs.: The Licensing Court today approved the transfer of the licence of the Grape Vine Hotel, Chiltern. from Rose…

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Famous Bendigo Hotel Shamrock Sold For £70,000

The Pastoral Times · Friday 15 August 1952 · page 2

The Shamrock Hotel in Bendigo has been sold to Mr. Gerald Smith, who, until recently, conducted the Britannia…

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M.L.A. will move to end 6 o’clock “swill” in hotels

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 16 August 1952 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Fri: Drunkenness would foe reduced greatly m Victoria and people would become saner and more civilised in their drinking habits if hotels could remain open until 9 p.m., Mr. Hip worth (L.C.P., Swan…

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Famous hotel to be demolished

Border Morning Mail · Monday 18 August 1952 · page 16

SARATOGA SPRINGS (New York),Sun.: The Grand Union Hotel. where the 19th century beautiful women held court and millionaires…

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New Motor Licensing System

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 19 August 1952 · page 2

A new system for licensing motor vehicle drivers will be introduced in New South Wales from September 1. The Director of…

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Son of missing police chief held licence for publican, commission told

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 19 August 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY, Mon.: Moore Park publican Douglas Frederick Barwick at the Liquor Royal Commission today that the son of Metropolitan Police Supt. W. C. S. Thompson had held a wine licence on his (Barwick’s) behalf…

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Vice-squad man says car he drove belonged to publican

Border Morning Mail · Friday 22 August 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thurs.: Vice-squad Sgt. Harold James Corrigan told the Liquor Royal Commission today he was only the driver and not the owner of “an almost brand new” Ford Custom car which he garaged at his home…

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S.M. to inspect an Albury hotel

Border Morning Mail · Friday 22 August 1952 · page 14

Plans of the Gloucester Hotel, Townsend st, will be inspected by the defence and prosecution in a case in which two men are…

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Two Hotels Robbed at Yarrawonga

Border Morning Mail · Friday 22 August 1952 · page 2

Early yesterday morning thieves broke into the bar at the Royal Mail Hotel, Yarrawonga, and stole between £120 and £150 in…

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Victorian Liberals Favor- Off Course Betting : 7.30-10 p.m. Opening of Hotel Bars

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 23 August 1952 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Fri.: The State executive of the Liberal and Country party tonight recommended that off the course betting be introduced in Victoria and that hotel bar trading be permitted between 7.30 and 10 p.m. The recommendations Will be considered by the State Council, which…

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Publicans, breweries to seek increase in beer price

Border Morning Mail · Monday 25 August 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sun.: Representatives of United Licensed Victuallers’ Association and N.S.W. breweries would confer this week an an increased price for beer, secretary of the U.L.V.A. (Mr. N. H. Connolly) said tonight…

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Bar of hotel used to park publican’s motor car

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 26 August 1952 · page 1

SYDNEY, Mon.: Moore Park publican Douglas Frederick Barwick told the Liquor Royal Commission today that the bar of his hotel was specially designed for parking his Jaguar car…

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Council Asked for Action on Plumbers' Licenses

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 26 August 1952 · page 4

The Department of Local Government has asked the Hay Municipal Council what action it has taken to ensure that plumbing…

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