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Northern Rivers · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1939

161 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 3 of 9

Improvements to Hotels £20,000 to Be Spent in Murwillumbah Licensing District

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 19 April 1939 · page 7

As a result of Court orders more than £20,000 is to be spent on hotels in the Murwillumbah licensing district, which extends from…

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2,038 Hotels in N.s.w

Tweed Daily · Thursday 20 April 1939 · page 5

SYDNEY,, Wednesday:—The annual report of the Licensing Board, which has been made available, disclosed that during last year £1,117,218 was…

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Cost of 2038 Hotels In N.S.W. SYDNEY

Northern Star · Thursday 20 April 1939 · page 7

The annual report of the Licensing Board, which has been made available, disclosed that during last year £1,117,218…

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Pupae in Bottled Beer Woman Licensee Is Fined £10 SYDNEY

Northern Star · Friday 21 April 1939 · page 1

Trenchant criticism of the way in which she had conducted her hotel was made at the Manly Court to-day by an inspector of the Board of Health (William Eilbeck), when Margaret Flanagan, licensee of the Harbour Beach Hotel, pleaded guilty…

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Local and General Licensing Court

Tweed Daily · Thursday 27 April 1939 · page 4

In the Licensing Court at Murwillumbah yesterday before Mr. J. McElroy, PM., applications by S. Y. Benbow for a Sunday trading licence…

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Licensee's Daughter Injured Was Travelling to Fire

Tweed Daily · Monday 1 May 1939 · page 4

Returning from Lismore after hearing of the fire at Bangalow on Saturday night, Miss Mavis Brown, daughter of the licensee of…

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Reward Proposed Hotel Murder Sydney

Northern Star · Wednesday 3 May 1939 · page 14

The Commissioner for Police (Mr. Mackay) recommended to the Government that a reward of £200 be paid for information leading to the arrest…

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Grand Hotel and Party Disqualified for 12 Months Newcastle

Northern Star · Saturday 6 May 1939 · page 12

At the conclusion of their inquiry into the form displayed by Grand Hotel, winner of the first division of the Encourage Handicap on Tuesday,…

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Thieves Steal Week's Takings From Hotel Licensee SYDNEY

Northern Star · Monday 8 May 1939 · page 7

Forcing a door in the Hotel St. George, Belmore, last night, thieves stole the week's takings, amounting to £300…

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Licensing Court

Tweed Daily · Thursday 11 May 1939 · page 4

In the Licensing Court at Murwillumbah yesterday, Martin George Fitzhenry was granted a booth licence in respect to sports to be held at…

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Licensing Of Cafes New Ordinance in Forge Soon

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 16 May 1939 · page 1

Power to cancel the licences of cafes, refreshment rooms, and restaurants if the proprietors are twice convicted for…

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Hotel at Darwin Declared "Black"

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 17 May 1939 · page 5

DARWIN, Tuesday:—When the proprietor of the Victoria Hotel refused to grant higher wages for employees living outside the…

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Publican Assaulted SYDNEY

Northern Star · Friday 19 May 1939 · page 8

Lance Robertson (44), licencee of the Trades Hall Hotel, Goulburnstreet, city, had portion of his nose bitten off when attacked by two men…

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I.R.A. Blamed for Four Hotel Fires London

Northern Star · Monday 22 May 1939 · page 10

Four hotel fires in Lancashire and Yorkshire and at Eastbourne and Margate are believed to have been started by members of the Irish…

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Issue of Radio Licenses At Country Post Offices

Northern Star · Wednesday 24 May 1939 · page 6

It is the policy of the Postmaster-General's Department to provide facilities for the issue of radio licenses at all country post offices where a reasonable…

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Baseball Hotel Canberra Trophy To-Morrow's Games

Northern Star · Friday 26 May 1939 · page 13

The fifth round of the North Coast competition for the Hotel Canberra gold trophy will be played on Saturday. Cubs will meet…

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Dramatic Rescue From Blazing Hotel

Tweed Daily · Saturday 27 May 1939 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday:— When a fire swept through the second floor of the Hotel Belvedere, at the corner of Kent and Bathurst Streets,…

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Horse Ridden Into Hotel At Moree

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 30 May 1939 · page 6

A scene reminiscent of the traditional "old days" of picnic racing was witnessed at Moree, when Stewart Nivison, a well-known grazier, of…

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Six Months' Gaol for Being in Hotel Bar for Betting Sydney

Northern Star · Wednesday 31 May 1939 · page 1

A sentence of six months' imprisonment with hard labour was imposed on Robert Francis O'Connor alias Drummond (53), at the Kogarah…

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Master Bakers' Assoc. Seeks Licensing of All Bread Retailers Sydney

Northern Star · Thursday 1 June 1939 · page 6

It is claimed by the Master Bakers' Association that the Government should take early action to compel the licensing of all bakeries and shops…

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