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Murray · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1954

194 stories in Murray's papers · page 5 of 10

Two “stores” found in hotel each fined £1

Border Morning Mail · Friday 11 June 1954 · page 8

The “stores ” kept in a room at the Wodonga Hotel on the night of January 23 were quite different to those usually found…

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Two Town Hotels in Saturday Swoop by Deniliquin Police

The Pastoral Times · Tuesday 15 June 1954 · page 7

Shortly before picture interval on Saturday night Deniliquin Police raided two town Hotels to check on…

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Drinks with Meals Till 10 p.m. in Vic. Hotels Soon

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 16 June 1954 · page 20

MELBOURNE, Tues.: Victorians will be able to drink liquor with meals at hotels and licensed restaurants until 10 p.m., and stay in hotel bars until 6.15 p.m. from June 30…

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Hotel Award Slated

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 16 June 1954 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Tues. ; Hotel employes will hold a special meeting next month to consider the “highly unsatisfactory”…

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Gave the alarm in hotel fire

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 17 June 1954 · page 2

This is the four-year-old girl who, early yesterday morning, gave the alarm when the Burrumbuttock Hotel was destroyed by fire. She is Catherine Dutton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon L. Dutton, who was sleeping in a room across the…

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Girl’s cries save lives in hotel fire

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 17 June 1954 · page 20

Cries of a four-year-old girl saved the lives of her parents and sister when the Farmers’ Inn Hotel at Burrumbuttock was destroyed by fire early yesterday morning…

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Burnt-out Hotel Bar

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 17 June 1954 · page 8

Twisted sheets of iron and charred walls were all that remained of the bar of the Burrumbuttock Hotel yesterday morning after fire had swept through the building…

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Hotel Destroyed by Fire

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 18 June 1954 · page 3

The Farmers' Inn Hotel at Burrumbuttock wan totally destroyed by fire early on Wednesday morning, together with all…

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Longer Hotel Trading Hours Useless— Unless drinking facilities improved, says editor

Border Morning Mail · Friday 18 June 1954 · page 6

CANBERRA, Thurs.: An extension of hotel trading hours would be useless unless accompanied by improved drinking facilities, an A.C.T. Advisory Council member said tonight…

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Hotel to Get “Face Lift”

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 19 June 1954 · page 3

The Town Hall Hotel is losing its present verandah which has been declared unsafe, and is getting a new,…

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Former publican “lost” £11,000 on horses

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 19 June 1954 · page 24

SYDNEY, Fri.: A chemist and former publican had lost about £11,000 in eight years through gambling on horses, the Bankruptcy Court was told today. Before the court was…

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Old Hotel to Serve Last Drink

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 22 June 1954 · page 16

LAUNCFESTON, Mon.: The 119-year-old National Hotel in central Laun[?]ston will ce[?]se to exist as a hotel from 10 p.m. on…

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Ex-minister Heads New Licensing Court

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 22 June 1954 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Mon. : Members of Victoria’s new Licensing Court were appointed by State Cabinet today…

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Hotel attack on Rugby player

Border Morning Mail · Wednesday 23 June 1954 · page 9

MACKAY. Tues.: English Rugby League forward, John Henderson had his left ear stitched after he was struck on the face with a…

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English Rugby player in hotel incident

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 24 June 1954 · page 2

MACKAY, Wed.: Mackay hotelkeeper (Mr. Tom O’Shea) said today the English team would make “no official complaint whatsoever…

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P.p. Board Application to Be Made to Move Hillston Hotel License

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 25 June 1954 · page 1

CARRATHOOL Shire Council was advised on Monday that an application will be made by Toohey's Ltd. the owners, to remove the license of the Royal Mail Hotel, Hillston, destroyed by fire some years ago, to…

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Wodonga man denies he ever employed “slandover” faclics Gives his version of why he gave Yackandandah publican a “hiding”

Border Morning Mail · Friday 25 June 1954 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Thurs.: Stephen Albert Carkeek, 39, of High street, Wodongo, denied in the Supreme Court today he was a “stondover” man who threatened people with violence. He is defending a divorce…

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Hotel Licences Renewed

Border Morning Mail · Friday 25 June 1954 · page 9

No police objection was raised to the renewal of hotel licences in the Albury Licensing District when they came before Albury…

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£20,000 country hotel fire

Border Morning Mail · Monday 28 June 1954 · page 2

WOLLONGONG, Sun.: Fire completely gutted the commercial Hotel at Albion Park tonight…

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“Sergeant Served Behind Hotel Bar”

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 29 June 1954 · page 16

WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Mon.: A policeman, stationed for three years at the west coast mining township of Reefton, told a…

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