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Northern Rivers · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1940

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Evans Head Hotel to Be Rebuilt? Ballina

Northern Star · Saturday 26 October 1940 · page 2

Notification that a special licensing court would be held at Ballina on November 19 to near an application to rebuild the Pioneer Hotel at Evans…

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License Not Issued For Ballina Meeting BALLINA

Northern Star · Saturday 26 October 1940 · page 8

In reply to a telegram by Mr. W. W. Frith, M.L.A., on behalf of the Ballina Turf Club (Greyhound Racing), the secretary (Mr. J. Jackson)…

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Hotel Trade Hard Hit by Hours Enforcement Brisbane

Northern Star · Monday 28 October 1940 · page 5

The enforcement of hotel closing hours last week cost many city hotel-keepers from £50 to £100 each. The week was the worst the hotel…

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No Overcrowding In Lismore Hotels

Northern Star · Tuesday 29 October 1940 · page 9

The local licensing inspector (Sergt. W. J. McPherson) told the Licensing Magistrate in the Quarterly Licensing Court at Lismore that there was…

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Application Refused In Licensing Court BRISBANE

Northern Star · Tuesday 29 October 1940 · page 8

When an application came before the Licensing Court to-day for permission by hiring and making use of the Green Lounge at Bellevue Hotel…

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Licensing Court

Tweed Daily · Thursday 31 October 1940 · page 2

In Murwillumbah Licensing Court yesterday, the application of Edward William Hall for a booth licence for November 6 and 7 was granted…

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Wireless Licenses Inspectors in Lismore

Northern Star · Friday 1 November 1940 · page 6

For the first time for many months inspectors of the Postmaster-General's Department (Wireless branch) visited Lismore this week. They called at…

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Air Raids Bring Money to Hotel

Tweed Daily · Monday 4 November 1940 · page 5

LONDON, (By Air Mail):—The licensee of a public-house at Hammersmith, London, is making a gamble on air raid warnings. When…

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Hotelkeeper's Complaint Dismissed

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 5 November 1940 · page 5

BUNDABERG, Monday:—In the Summons Court to-day, Acting Magistrate Ryan dismissed a complaint of keeping his licensed…

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Publican Fined Five Breaches of Award

Northern Star · Tuesday 5 November 1940 · page 8

Maurice Green was fined for five award breaches in the Lismore Industrial Magistrate's Court yesterday. One charge was that he failed to…

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Aliens' Listener Licenses Cancelled SYDNEY

Northern Star · Thursday 7 November 1940 · page 4

Nearly 1000 broadcast receiver licenses issued to aliens in the State have been cancelled since the ban was imposed on aliens holding radio…

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Ugly Incidents in City Hotels

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 8 November 1940 · page 6

In addition to the ugly incidents in several Brisbane hotels due to certain soldiers playing up there was last week an ugly scene in one of Sydney's…

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Jockey to Appear Before Q.T.C. Licensing Committee BRISBANE

Northern Star · Tuesday 12 November 1940 · page 3

Jockey Fordyce, who heads the jockeys list in Brisbane, has been ordered to appear before the Q.T.C. Licensing Committee concerning a…

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Airman's Fatal Fall Hotel Verandah Collapses

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 13 November 1940 · page 4

SYDNEY, Tuesday: — Three members of the R.A.A.F. were injured, one fatally, when a verandah of the Federal Hotel,…

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"Agreement Between Police and Licensees" Bundaberg Case

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 20 November 1940 · page 4

BUNBABERG, Tuesday:— Allegations that there had been a "gentleman's agreement" between police and individual licensees in…

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Publican's Charge Dismissed

Tweed Daily · Thursday 21 November 1940 · page 2

BUNDABERG, Wednesday:— Mr. D. Ryan, acting Police Magistrate, to-day dismissed a charge brought by John Francis Barnes, lessee of the…

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Beer and Spirits Dearer in Most Hotels To-day

Tweed Daily · Thursday 28 November 1940 · page 4

CANBERRA, Wednesday:—The higher price of beer and spirits will operate in most hotels throughout Australia from to-morrow morning…

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Hotel Name Changed

Northern Star · Tuesday 3 December 1940 · page 8

In the Lismore Licensing Court yesterday, before Mr. J. McElroy, P.M., an application by John Gordon Hicks, licensee of the Exchange Hotel,…

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New Hotel At Brunswick Erected In Five Months

Northern Star · Monday 9 December 1940 · page 6

With the loss of only one day's work on the job, It took only five months to build the new Hotel Brunswick. The cost of the building was £14,500. Modern and of novel design, the new hotel has a V-shaped…

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Found Hiding Under Bed in Hotel Room Man Sentenced at Tweed Heads

Tweed Daily · Tuesday 10 December 1940 · page 6

Found hiding under a bed in a room at the Pacifique Hotel, Tweed Heads, about 2.30 a.m. on Sunday, Frank Mitchell, a colored laborer…

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