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Northern Rivers · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1940

148 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 6 of 8

Murwillumbah Court Wine Saloon Licensee Fined

Tweed Daily · Thursday 15 August 1940 · page 8

"I don't think I would be going too far in saying that in recent months the authorities have not taken a very strict view of a little…

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Wireless License Fees Being Reduced Canberra

Northern Star · Thursday 22 August 1940 · page 2

An assurance that wireless license Tees will be reduced was given by the Postmaster-General (Mr. Thorby) in the House of Representatives…

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Country Hotels Criticised Sydney

Northern Star · Friday 23 August 1940 · page 7

The manager of the Travel Department of the Bank of New South Wales (Mr. H. R. Brown) said to-day that the development…

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De-licensing of Racing Clubs

Tweed Daily · Saturday 24 August 1940 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday:—The four racing clubs, Ascot, Kensington, Richmond and Wyong, which are to be de-licensed, will not be…

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Watersiders Licensing System Abandoned

Tweed Daily · Friday 30 August 1940 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Thursday:—Known throughout the union movement as the "Dog Collar Act," the Transport Workers Act was suspended to-day by decision…

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Coolangatta-nerang Water Authority Hotels, Boarding Houses To Be Metered

Tweed Daily · Thursday 5 September 1940 · page 4

At the September meeting of the Coolangatta-Nerang Water Authority, the chairman (Ald. S. W. Winders) welcomed Ald. E. F. Youngman, who…

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Woman Left Hotel in Will Appeal From Full Court Decision Dismissed SYDNEY

Northern Star · Wednesday 11 September 1940 · page 4

The High Court to-day dismissed the appeal of Anne Veronica Furlong,. of the Oaks Hotel, Neutral Bay, from the judgment of the State Full Court,…

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Fire in Hotel at Ipswich

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 18 September 1940 · page 2

IPSWICH, Tuesday:—Damage amounting to about £2,000 was caused by a five at the Hotel Metropole, a two-storied brick building, early this…

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Fire in Ipswich Hotel BRISBANE

Northern Star · Wednesday 18 September 1940 · page 4

The top floor of the Metropole Hotel, Ipswich, was destroyed by fire early this morning, when 12 occupants of the building were forced to make a…

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Potato Growers Warned: License Necessary SYDNEY

Northern Star · Wednesday 18 September 1940 · page 6

The Minister for Agriculture (Mr. Reid) to-day issued a warning that persons who since July 1 had planted with potatoes an area or areas of land…

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May Be Housed in Tokio Hotel Australian Legation in Japan

Tweed Daily · Friday 20 September 1940 · page 8

CANBERRA, Thursday:— Australia's Legation and Chancellery in Japan, with Sir John Latham as Minister, may have to be…

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Found Dead in Hotel SYDNEY

Northern Star · Monday 23 September 1940 · page 6

With a partly tilled bottle, of disinfectant nearby, Mrs. Louisa Murray was found dead in her room at the Hotel Sydney yesterday. She was an…

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Petrol Consumers' Licenses

Northern Star · Wednesday 25 September 1940 · page 4

The distribution of motor spirit consumers' licenses was commenced by Lismore police yesterday afternoon. There are…

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Barman Fined for Assault Hotel Encounter at Coolangatta

Tweed Daily · Saturday 28 September 1940 · page 8

James Mason; barman, of Murwillumbah, was convicted in the Coolangatta Court yesterday on a charge of having unlawfully…

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Wardell License Transferred BALLINA

Northern Star · Saturday 12 October 1940 · page 5

An application for a transfer of the license for the Royal Hotel, Wardell, from A. G. Ninnis to John Bernard McTiernan was approved by Mr. J…

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39 Greyhound Racing Clubs' Licenses Sydney

Northern Star · Thursday 17 October 1940 · page 12

The Chief Secretary (Mr. Tonking) announced last night that to date 39 out of 46 greyhound racing clubs had been issued with licenses for the year…

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Hotel Licence Transferred

Northern Star · Tuesday 22 October 1940 · page 2

In the Lismore Licensing Court yesterday, the licence of the Freemason's Hotel, Nimbin, was transferfered from George Arthur Benson to…

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Q'land Hotel Hours Dr. Duhig Favors 10 O'CLOCK

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 23 October 1940 · page 2

BRISBANE, Tuesday:—Archbishop Duhig said to-night that he favored the legal opening of hotel bars until 10 p.m. As long…

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Three Incendiary Fires N. Z. Governor-general's Hotel

Tweed Daily · Thursday 24 October 1940 · page 2

AUCKLAND, Wednesday:—Three incendiary fires in different parts of the building occurred at the Hotel Nelson, at Nelson,…

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Hotel, Store and Residence Razed at Coramba GRAFTON

Northern Star · Friday 25 October 1940 · page 3

A fire this morning completely destroyed the Hampton Hotel at Coramba and A. N. Pryor's grocery store and residence adjoining. The fire…

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