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Northern Rivers · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1940

148 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 1 of 8

Theft From Hotel At Brunswick Heads Brunswick Heads

Northern Star · Tuesday 2 January 1940 · page 6

An amount between £20 and £30 was stolen from the Ocean View Hotel early this morning. The money was left in the till in the bar…

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Local and General Hotel Robbed

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 2 January 1940 · page 2

An amount between £20 and £30 was stolen from the Ocean View Hotel, Brunswick Heads, early yesterday morning. The money was left in the…

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20 Die in Hotel Fire Minneapolis

Northern Star · Friday 5 January 1940 · page 7

Twenty persons perished and 40 were injured when a fire destroyed the Marlborough Hotel. Two hundred guests were trapped,…

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Free School Radio Licenses? MELBOURNE

Northern Star · Friday 12 January 1940 · page 7

The Postmaster-General (Mr. Harrison) announced to-day that free school radio licenses would be considered…

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Ex-military Staff Man Pays £60,000 for Brisbane Hotel

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 12 January 1940 · page 4

The freehold of the Belle Vue Hotel— one the Brisbane's historic landmarks— has been sold to Mr. G. A. Admans, of Melbourne, for £60,000…

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Amusements Regent and School of Arts "Hotel Imperial"

Tweed Daily · Saturday 13 January 1940 · page 6

A European frontier town on the edge of no-man's-land, with two mighty nations locked in a life-and-death conflict—that's the spectacular…

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Goomeri Hotel Windows Boarded Up Evidence at Fire Inquest

Tweed Daily · Saturday 13 January 1940 · page 4

GOOMERI, Friday:—"Windows outside my room and that of Mrs. Frahm were boarded up with battens about 3 or 4 inches apart…

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Wauchope Blaze Hotel and Billards Saloon Gutted WAUCHOPE

Northern Star · Monday 15 January 1940 · page 7

About 3 o'clock yesterday morning fire completely gutted the Star Hotel, owned by A. G. Byrnes, and L. Atkinson's billiards saloon, owned by L…

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AMUSEMENTS "Hotel Imperial" At Regent

Tweed Daily · Monday 15 January 1940 · page 8

"Hotel Imperial" will have its final screening at the Regent Theatre to-night. Ray Milland is starred with Isa Miranda. "Hotel Imperial," the…

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Police Called to Quell Disturbance in Hotel Sydney

Northern Star · Wednesday 17 January 1940 · page 6

Fourteen policemen had to be called to quell a disturbance which broke out in a lounge at a hotel in the city late this afternoon…

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Publican Fined for Attracting a Crowd

Tweed Daily · Friday 19 January 1940 · page 8

BUNDABERG, Thursday:—"Defendant made a point of the fact that he was standing on the doorstep of his hotel, but, if he stands on his…

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Training Air Cadets Eight for "A" Licenses

Northern Star · Monday 22 January 1940 · page 10

Flying activities on the Far North Coast and Tablelands have been stimulated since news was received from Mr. R. Rushbrook, manager of…

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Quarterly Licensing Report

Northern Star · Tuesday 23 January 1940 · page 2

Mr. J. McElroy, P.M., yesterday read the quarterly report of the acting licensing inspector (Sergeant W. J. McPherson). After persuing it,…

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Licensing Court

Tweed Daily · Thursday 25 January 1940 · page 4

In the Licensing Court at Murwillumbah yesterday, the Police Magistrate (Mr. J. McElroy) granted an application for the transfer of the licence…

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Imports Licensing Regulations to Be Continued Canberra

Northern Star · Monday 29 January 1940 · page 11

Investigations by the Federal Government into the future operations of the imports licensing regulations have not been completed, and the present…

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£6000 Blaze at Nanango Hotel and Eight Shops Destroyed

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 30 January 1940 · page 4

NANANGO, Monday:—Damage estimated at £6000 was done to-night by the biggest fire in the town's history. The Commercial…

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Amusements Roxy Theatre "Hotel Imperial"

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 30 January 1940 · page 4

The most glamorous woman in the world"--that's what Gabriele d'Annuzio, Italy's famous poet, lover and solder-of-fortune called Isa Miranda,…

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Hotel and Eight Shops Burnt BRISBANE

Northern Star · Wednesday 31 January 1940 · page 3

At Nanango last night fire destroyed the Commercial Hotel and adjoining eight shops. Most of the occupants of the hotel were outside, seeking…

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Licensing of Potato Growers

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 31 January 1940 · page 4

It is anticipated that the Minister for Agriculture will introduce a Bill at next session of New South Wales State Parliament to licence all growers…

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Publicans Victims of Ingenious Scheme

Tweed Daily · Thursday 1 February 1940 · page 8

Two hetelkeepers at Southport and one at Tenterfield in recent weeks have been the losers of over £20 in all as the result of an…

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