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Murray · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1953

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Four publicans charged : three are fined

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 12 May 1953 · page 8

Hearing of charges against the licensee of the Town Hail Hotel, Dean st., James Hugh O’Donnell. was adjourned until May 25…

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Betting in hotel : man fined £20

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 19 May 1953 · page 8

Alton John Daley, 58, agent of Soden’s Hotel, pleaded guilty to a charge of placing himself in the bar of the…

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Fined £20 for betting in bar of hotel

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 26 May 1953 · page 8

Twenty-three-year-old laborer, John George. Peters, of Old Sydney road, East Albury, was fined £20 on a charge of betting in the…

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Street photographer may be licensed

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 28 May 1953 · page 3

Steps may be taken by Albury City Council to have street photographers in the city licensed to prevent residents having…

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Thieves rob Rutherglen hotel

Border Morning Mail · Friday 29 May 1953 · page 3

Thieves who broke into the Rutherglen Hotel on Wednesday night made off with £18 in cash and a carton of cigarettes, but…

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Fined for being illegally on licensed premises

Border Morning Mail · Friday 29 May 1953 · page 7

Fines of £3 each were imposed on three men, who did not appear on charges of being found on licensed premises after hours, in…

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Hotel-keeper fined £5

Border Morning Mail · Friday 29 May 1953 · page 7

Licensee of the Albion Hotel. John Joseph Dowd, had no excuse to offer when 25 people were found on his premises at 11.55 a.m. on…

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Letters to the Editor Will the Hotels Be Open ?

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 30 May 1953 · page 17

Sir,—After reading the Coronation programme drawn up by the Albury Council. might I ask will the hotels be open so we can drink…

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Riding Schools to Be Licensed

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 30 May 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY, Fri.: Riding schools and livery stables throughout NSW must be licensed from September I, according to regulations gazetted…

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Publicans Want 10 p.m. CLOSING

Border Morning Mail · Monday 1 June 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sun.: NSW hotelkeepers are hoping for a local 10 p.m. closing hour. THE ULVA president (Mr N…

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Items of news Wahgunyah Hotel Licence Transferred

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 4 June 1953 · page 2

Melbourne Licensing Court yesterday approved the transfer of the licence of toe Empire Hotel, Wahgunyah, from Beryl Mary…

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Publican who allegedly said he could ‘pull strings’ fined £7 for speeding

Border Morning Mail · Friday 5 June 1953 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thurs.: A hotelkeeper, who, police said, claimed that the Federal Government had given him “£100,000 worth of planes to fly in a big race,” and could “pull strings” appeared in Campsie Court today on…

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Licences of Hotels Renewed

Border Morning Mail · Friday 12 June 1953 · page 7

Licences of seven hotels in the Holbrook district were renewed following favorable reports by the Licensing inspector…

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Victoria may get community hotels

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 13 June 1953 · page 24

MELBOURNE, Fi.: There is a strong possibility that community hotels will be set up by the State Government as part…

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Court Puts Onus on Hotel-keeper

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 13 June 1953 · page 5

SYDNEY, Fri.: Onus was on former Sydney publican Phillip Saffron to satisfy the court he was entitled to hold a hotel…

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Pictures. "Hotel Sahara" Is Comedy Delight

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 16 June 1953 · page 4

The Majestic Theatre's feature offering next Saturday and Monday is a blend of fantasy and satire, a combination which makes…

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Hotel Furniture Sold at Largely Attended Auction

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 16 June 1953 · page 1

A sale of hotel furniture and refrigeration yesterday was unusual enough to attract a large crowd of local residents, as well…

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License Renewal

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 19 June 1953 · page 2

The Municipal Council on Friday approved the renewal of a plumber's license held by Mr. J. Campbell. Building permits were…

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“Private eyes” to be licensed

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 24 June 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tues.: Private Investigators will have to be licensed to carry on their work under proposed new State…

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Well-Known Hotel Licensee at Moama Killed on Highway

The Pastoral Times · Friday 26 June 1953 · page 7

Mr. Robert Callaghan, licensee of the Border Inn Hotel. Moama, was killed on Wednesday night when the car in…

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