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New England · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1944

106 stories in New England's papers · page 2 of 6

Arrest on Hotel Theft Charge

Glen Innes Examiner · Saturday 11 March 1944 · page 1

Following a report to the Guyra police that £50 had been stolen from the Royal Hotel, Guyra, two men, said to be from…

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Hotel Bar Robberies Two Men Arrested

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 13 March 1944 · page 4

Thieves broke into the public bar of the Royal Hotel, Guyra, on Tuesday night and decamped with £80 in cash…

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Receiving Army Petrol Hotel Proprietor Fined

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Monday 13 March 1944 · page 4

For receiving five drums of military petrol, Mervyn John Parsons, licencee of the Commercial Hotel. Deepwater, was convicted and fined…

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"Hotels 'Fair Gam'" Like the Government Some People's Belief

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 14 March 1944 · page 3

That some people regarded hotels as fair fame,' like the Government was the view expressed by Mr. F. T. Scroope,…

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Thefts From Hotels Police Magistrate's Comments

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Wednesday 15 March 1944 · page 4

That some people regarded hotels as "fair game," like the Government, was the view expressed by Mr. F. T. Scroope, P.M., in the Glen Innes…

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Closing of the Guyra Hotel

Guyra Argus · Thursday 16 March 1944 · page 5

The above closed on Saturday night in consequence of the local option vote of four years ago. During the day, the hotel which has…

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"I Never Went Into the Hotel!" Young Man Tells Police Magistrate Sequel to Robbery at the Royal Hotel

Guyra Argus · Thursday 23 March 1944 · page 3

After hearing the police case against Douglas John Kliendienst, on a charge of breaking, entering and stealing about £80 from the Royal Hotel, Guyra, on March 7, the Magistrate (Mr. F. T. Scroope) committed the…

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Liquor Charges at Grafton Two Hotelkeepers and Bookmaker Fined

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 30 March 1944 · page 1

In a special Federal Court at Grafton on Tuesday, before Mr. R. s. Atkinson, S.M., Joseph Bryan, licensee of Tattersall's…

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Hotelkeeper Fined £160 on Prices Charge

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 30 March 1944 · page 1

GRAFTON: William James O'Sullivan licensee of the Crown Hotel, Urbenville, on Monday was fined a total of £160 on four…

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Committed for Trial on Hotel Theft Charge

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 30 March 1944 · page 4

On a charge of breaking, entering and stealing about £80 from the Royal Hotel. Guyra, on March 7, Douglas John…

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ARMIDALE 50 Years Ago (Reprinted from the "Express" April 10 and 18, 1894) LICENSING

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 14 April 1944 · page 14

A quarterly licensing meeting was held at Armidale on Friday last. before the P.M. and Mr. G. Attingham. An application for the…

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Quarterly Licensing Report

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 19 April 1944 · page 4

In the Licensing Court at Inverell yesterday, Sergt. A. F. Toone, officer in charge of Inverell licensing district, presented his Quarterly report to…

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Licensing Court Repairs to Ebor Hotel Ordered

Guyra Argus · Thursday 20 April 1944 · page 1

At to-day's sitting of the Licensing Court at Armidale, the owner Evan Navin, and the licensee, Mervyn Blick Freeman, were…

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Prices Officials Fined £100 EACH Attempted to Bribe Hotelkeeper BRISBANE

Guyra Argus · Thursday 20 April 1944 · page 1

Two price fixing investigators Justin Michael McCarthy and William Francis Stremborg, were each, fined £100 in the Police Court…

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Six Months To Carry Out Hotel Repairs Court Issues Order

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 20 April 1944 · page 4

Mr. S. J. Bliss, S.M.. presiding over a Special Licensing Court in Glen Innes yesterday, directed that certain…

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Licensing Court Repairs to Ebor Hotel Ordered

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 21 April 1944 · page 11

At to-day's sitting of the Licensing Court at Armidale, the owner, Evan Navin, and the licensee, Meroyn Blick Freeman, were…

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LOCAL & GENERAL Hide and Skin license

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 3 May 1944 · page 3

In the Court of Petty Sessions at Inverell yesterday, Mr. P. T. Scroope, P.M. granted an application by Messrs. Pasterfield Bros, for a hide,…

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Walked Through Glass Door Hotel Employee Sustains Painful Injuries

Guyra Argus · Thursday 4 May 1944 · page 4

Miss Beryl Farrell, of the staff of Tattersall's Hotel, was severely cut about both arms when she accidentally crashed through a glass…

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Hotel Water Diviners

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 9 May 1944 · page 2

A mysterious band of "Jimmy Woods[?]rs," who have been slipping into London hotels ordering a quick whisky, have been…

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Sequel to S.P. Betting Charge Armidale Hotelkeeper Fined

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 12 May 1944 · page 13

At the Armidale Police Court yesterday, Cyril Wilkinson, licensee of the Empire Hotel, Armidale, was…

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