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Northern Rivers · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1951

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Publican's licence For Hodgson Court At East Ballina

Northern Star · Friday 18 May 1951 · page 4

BALLINA, Thursday.—After three previous applications, Roland Tasman Beale was granted a publican's licence for premises known as Hodgson Court at East Ballina…

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Hotel Registration Recommended to Replace Licences

Northern Star · Tuesday 22 May 1951 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday. — Abandonment of the existing system of hotel licensing is advocated by the special committee of the Australian Liberal Party on liquor reform…

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Man Burned in Hotel Fire

Northern Star · Wednesday 23 May 1951 · page 1

BRISBANE, Tuesday. — A Brisbane man was badly burned and £17,000 damage caused by a fire which destroyed, five…

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Mullumbimby Hotel Sold

Northern Star · Thursday 24 May 1951 · page 4

Another well known hotel on the Far North Coast has changed hands. The freehold of the…

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Hotel Assault Victim Dies

Northern Star · Thursday 24 May 1951 · page 5

TAREE, Wednesday. — A man, charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm, will now face a more serious…

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Shots Fired Into Hotel; Barman Hit

Northern Star · Tuesday 5 June 1951 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Monday.—A barman was wounded in the shoulder when shots were fired through a glass door of the…

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Publican, Two Others Fined

Northern Star · Tuesday 5 June 1951 · page 4

Mr. F. C. H. Tompson, S.M., fined a publican £2/10/- with 10/- costs in the Lismore Court of Petty Sessions yesterday for…

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Publicans Will Not Serve Aborigines

Northern Star · Wednesday 6 June 1951 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday. — The president of the U.L.V.A. (Mr. H. Connolly) said today that hotelkeepers will not serve…

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Brutal Killing of Woman Licensee

Northern Star · Tuesday 12 June 1951 · page 1

WOLLONGONG, Monday.—The brutal murder of hotel licensee, Mrs. Lucy Barrows, 53, in her bedroom at the Oxford Hotel, Crown Street, Wollongong, may have been done by…

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Hotel Murder Search Switched to Sydney

Northern Star · Wednesday 13 June 1951 · page 1

WOLLONGONG, Tuesday. — Detectives are seeking two men who were seen talking to the…

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Failed to Pay Hotel Bill; Man Fined £10

Northern Star · Thursday 14 June 1951 · page 6

A 46-years-old salesman was fined £10 far failure to pay for meals and accommodation by Mr. F. C. H. Tompson,…

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3 Hungarians Charged With Hotel Murder

Northern Star · Friday 15 June 1951 · page 1

WOLLONGONG, Thursday. —Police today charged three New Australians in the Wollongong Court with the murder…

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Hotel Progress at Alstonville

Northern Star · Friday 15 June 1951 · page 6

About 40 guests attended the official opening of the lounge and beer garden at the Federal Hotel Alstonville, by the…

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Hotel Visit on Election Day

Northern Star · Tuesday 19 June 1951 · page 5

Police Prosecutor (Sgt. C. P. Condon) said in Lismore Court of Petty Sessions yesterday that a man who was arrested…

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Licensed Betting Offices Supported By Archbishop

Northern Star · Thursday 28 June 1951 · page 9

LONDON, Wednesday (AAP). —The Archbishop of Canterbury (Dr. Geoffrey Fisher) yesterday recommended that the…

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Policemen Hurt in Hotel Brawl

Northern Star · Monday 2 July 1951 · page 5

SYDNEY, Sunday. — Five policemen and two detectives were injured in a brawl at a hotel at Carlton late yesterday…

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Hotel Murder 'Woman Fought For Life'

Northern Star · Saturday 7 July 1951 · page 1

WOLLONGONG, Friday. — Mrs. Lucy Barrows, licensee of the Oxford Hotel had bit and punched in a fight for her life, the Coroner's Court was told when a statement was read today. The statement is alleged to…

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Hotel Servant Chased by Footballers

Northern Star · Tuesday 17 July 1951 · page 5

CANBERRA, Monday.—Members of the visiting Australian rules football team pelted about three dozen eggs…

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"Statement" By One Accused on Hotel Murder

Northern Star · Tuesday 17 July 1951 · page 5

WOLLONGONG, Monday.—A statement describing events that led to the death of a woman hotel licensee, and…

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"Mystery" Witness In Hotel Murder

Northern Star · Thursday 19 July 1951 · page 5

WOLLONGONG, Wednesday.—Counsel for three Hungarians charged with the murder of a Wollongong…

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