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Murray · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1954

194 stories in Murray's papers · page 7 of 10

In Wodonga Court Yesterday Licensee of Lagoon Hotel at Kiewa fined £13

Border Morning Mail · Friday 6 August 1954 · page 12

Four charges against the licensee of the Lagoon Hotel, Kiewo, were heard in Wodonga Court of petty Sessions yesterday as a sequel to a visit to the hotel by the District Licensing Inspector…

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Former publican fined £10

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 10 August 1954 · page 10

Former licence of the Railway Hotel, Douglas Alexander Brady, was fined a total of £10 on two charges of failing to keep…

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Trading hours will be same for hotels and clubs Government's referendum decision

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 12 August 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wed.: The State Parliamentary Labor Party decided today make liquor hours for clubs the same as hotels when the referendum on trading hours is held late this year. The referendum, which will be held fate in November or early December,…

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Coleman to Become Publican

Border Morning Mail · Friday 13 August 1954 · page 14

MELBOURNE, Thurs.: Brilliant full-forward John Coleman will became the licensee of a hotel in Essendon next month…

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Pictures Out in Hotels by

Border Morning Mail · Friday 13 August 1954 · page 20

SYDNEY, Thurs.: Tooths and Toothys today ordered hotel licensees to stop showing films by Monday…

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They Favor Night Drinking in Hotels What street interviews in Albury revealed

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 14 August 1954 · page 2

Of eight people interviewed yesterday in Albury in a poll to test public feeling on the extension of liquor hours, all were in favor of hotels opening at night…

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Publican seeks civic honors

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 14 August 1954 · page 9

Sitting Councillor A. J. Prentice, representing Central riding on the Rutherglen Shire Council, has been opposed and…

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An Albury hotel licence transferred

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 17 August 1954 · page 9

The transfer of the licence of the Town Hall Hotel, Dean st., was granted In a brief Licensing Court hearing…

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New Licensee for a Henty Hotel

Border Morning Mail · Friday 20 August 1954 · page 9

Leslie Samuel Johnson was granted the licence of the Central Hotel, Henty, in the Licensing Court, yesterday,…

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Hotel Changes Hands

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 24 August 1954 · page 3

Mr. Bill Scott, popular hotel-keeper, who recently conducted the Hotel Australia, has purchased the well-known Corowa Hotel…

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Woman battered and strangled in Sydney hotel

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 26 August 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wed.: C.I.B. detectives are questioning the owners of dry cleaning shops in Sydney and suburbs in their search for the slayer of Mrs. Loma Helmers…

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Local and General New Licensee for Central Hotel

The Observer · Friday 27 August 1954 · page 2

Mr. Leslie Samuel Johnson was granted the licence of the Central Hotel, Henty, in tie Albury Licensing Court on…

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Hire Car License at Carrathool

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 27 August 1954 · page 1

Carrathool Shire Council will invite applications from persons desirous of taking up a license for a hire car at Carrathool…

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Hotel Hampton Court Kings Cross Sydney’s Popular Licensed Hotel

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 28 August 1954 · page 22

Attractive accommodation for 25 guests. Single and double bedrooms. TARIFF: 31/6 person per day, bed and breakfast…

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10 o’clock closing advocated for clubs and hotels by Labor M.LA

Border Morning Mail · Thursday 2 September 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wed.: Ten o’clock closing for hotels and clubs alike was tonight advocated in the Legislative Assembly by Mr. Dane Clyne (Lab., King). Mr. Clyne said that it…

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Orders Made for Hotel Renovations

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 3 September 1954 · page 2

ORDERS to have renovations and improvements carried out at Tattersall's and the Commercial Hotels, Hay, were made in the Licensing Court in Hay on Tuesday…

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Licenses Issued

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 3 September 1954 · page 4

Hay Municipal Council on Tuesday on the recommendation of the Town Clerk decided to issue smallgoods licenses to Meakes &…

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Hotel Tariffs Now “Free”

Border Morning Mail · Saturday 4 September 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Fri.: Tariff rates for hotels and private boarding establishments were released from prices control today…

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Petrol sellers may be licensed

Border Morning Mail · Monday 6 September 1954 · page 15

SYDNEY, Sun.: Representatives of service station owners and the Government this week will discuss plans to stop the…

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John Coleman Now a Publican

Border Morning Mail · Tuesday 7 September 1954 · page 14

MELBOURNE, Mon.: Champion League goal-kicker John today officially began his career as a hotel-keeper — the…

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