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Northern Rivers · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1938

220 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 4 of 11

S.P. in Hotels at a Standstill Police Action More at Football and Races

Tweed Daily · Monday 16 May 1938 · page 4

SYDNEY, Sunday:--The action of the police in invoking the "declaration" 'of the Gaming and Betting Act against four…

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Licensing of Butter Factories, Etc. Proposal to Extend Powers of the States CANBERRA

Northern Star · Monday 16 May 1938 · page 6

At the request of the acting-Min ister for Commerce (Mr. Cameron) delegates to the Agricultural Council conference will submit to their…

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S.P. War Hotels Were Quiet, but—Punters Had No Difficulty SYDNEY

Northern Star · Monday 16 May 1938 · page 10

The congestion in hotel bars was greatly lessened yesterday, but those who desired to lay their bets on races at Moorefield off…

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May Be Check on Certain Country Hotels

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 17 May 1938 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday:--From his own observations and after having received reports from police who kept a special watch on hotels in…

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New Hotel to Replace Wooden Structure

Northern Star · Tuesday 17 May 1938 · page 13

Tenders will be called shortly for the erection of a modern hotel to replace the present wooden building in Keen-street,…

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Request to License Betting Shops "Tax Punters a Shilling a Day"

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 18 May 1938 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday.--A largely attended meeting of the Sports Protection League of N.S.W., at Randwick. and largely attended by s.p…

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Hotelkeepers' Steps to Prevent Betting in Premises

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 18 May 1938 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday.--A meeting of 500 hotel licensees convened by the United Licensed Victuallers' Association to-night decided to take all steps…

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At Least 22 Killed Hotel Destroyed by Fire

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 18 May 1938 · page 3

NEW YORK, Monday:--A message from Atlanta (Georgia) states that at least 22 people were killed in a fire due to an explosion in…

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Many Die in Hotel Fire In Georgia, U.S. New York

Northern Star · Wednesday 18 May 1938 · page 12

At least 24 were killed and ten injured in a fire at Atlanta, Georgia, due to an explosion in the basement of a five-storey brick and wood hotel…

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Hotel Licensees Clear S.p. Men From Bars Sydney Police Again Busy

Tweed Daily · Thursday 19 May 1938 · page 4

SYDNEY, Wednesday:--Police visited nearly every hotel in the city and suburbs to-day to ascertain if the licensees had carried…

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Complete Regulations in Existence Licensing of Waterside Workers

Tweed Daily · Thursday 19 May 1938 · page 4

CANBERRA, Wednesday.--Complete regulations for the application if necessary of the licensing system to the Sydney watersiders exist the…

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Locked in Hotel Room Fleetwood-Smith's Experience

Tweed Daily · Saturday 21 May 1938 · page 5

NORTHAMPTON, Friday:-- A police inspector and constable had to be called on at 2 a.m. to release Fleetwood-Smith from his…

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Coalfields Hotels and S.P. Betting Cessnock

Northern Star · Saturday 21 May 1938 · page 7

Following a meeting of hotel-keepers to-day, it is announced that every form of gambling will be rigidly banned at hotels on the northern…

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Hotels Engaged Solely in Legitimate Trade

Tweed Daily · Monday 23 May 1938 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sunday.--Police reported to-day that hotelkeepers were observing their decision to discourage s.p. betting. Visits which were made…

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Jobless Men in Canada Invade Public Buildings and Hotel

Tweed Daily · Monday 23 May 1938 · page 4

VANCOUVER, Saturday:-- Resisting the Dominion and Provincial Government orders that they are not eligible for relief aid…

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Man Fatally Stabbed in Hotel Mackay

Northern Star · Monday 23 May 1938 · page 10

peter Hughes (41), a returned soldier, was fatally stabbed In a hotel in the main street of Mackay, within 100 yards of the police station,…

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S.P. BETTING Licensees Co-operating With Police SYDNEY

Northern Star · Monday 23 May 1938 · page 6

The president of the United Licensed Victuallers Association (Mr. Connolly) and members of the police anti-betting squad are quite satisfied with the…

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Move to License Betting Shops Industrial Labor Leader's Plan

Tweed Daily · Thursday 26 May 1938 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday:-- When Parliament assembles the Leader of the Industrial Labor Party (Mr. R. J. Heffron) will move for…

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Bounty Plan Subjected Marketing Scheme Of State License Factories

The Kyogle Examiner · Friday 27 May 1938 · page 1

Proposals by the States for a marketing scheme for primary products on an excise and bounty basis have been rejected by the…

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Dog Picks Up £60 In Notes Outside Hotel

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 7 June 1938 · page 4

Bound with a rubber band, £60 in bank notes was picked up outside a hotel at Casino by a retriever dog. The dog was trotting behind its…

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