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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1938

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Wentworth Hotel Fire Sydney

The Wellington Times · Monday 26 September 1938 · page 2

Mrs. Mary Byers, aged 82 years, of Forbes, who was severely burned on the face and hands in the Wentworth Hotel fire last…

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Publican's Booth

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 27 September 1938 · page 1

Mr. W. D. McIntyre, of Trangie, had charge of the publican's booth, which operated on Saturday afternoon, and reported good business…

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North Bourke Hotel

The Western Herald · Friday 30 September 1938 · page 4

Mr. Fred C. Warmoll has taken over the Gumbalie Hotel, North Bourke, and notifies that he is stocking the bast brands of wines,…

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£50,000 Hotel at Darwin

The Wellington Times · Monday 10 October 1938 · page 5

Mr W. S. Raynes Dickson, of Carlton and United Breweries, Melbourne, (right), and Sir James Butters, of Sydney, are on…

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Hotel Declared "Black" by Miners Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 11 October 1938 · page 1

The Imperial Hotel at Clifton and its licensee were declared "black" by the South Coast miners yesterday. From noon…

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Is Your Wireless License in Order? Inspectors at Dubbo

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 15 October 1938 · page 6

The wireless inspectors are busy in Dubbo and visits have been paid to local residents to see if their radio sets are licensed. As a result, it is…

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Licensee Fined Sold Wine to Aboriginal

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 18 October 1938 · page 3

Arthur Ernest Campany, licensee of the Western Star Hotel, was charged in the Dubbo Police Court yesterday, before Mr. R. G. Cookson, P.M., with…

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Wireless Licenses Inspector Visits Coonabarabran Prosecutions at Mudgee

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 20 October 1938 · page 1

Already it is known by many in Coonabarabran that the wireless inspectors are visiting the town and making an exhaustive search for…

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No More [?]Otels for Darwin Licenses Refused Canberra

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 25 October 1938 · page 1

The Minister for the Interior [?]r. McEwen) said last night [?]t he had refused licenses for [?] more hotels at Darwin,…

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A New One Putting It Over the Publican

The Wellington Times · Thursday 27 October 1938 · page 8

A man walked into a city hotel about 8 o'clock on: morning recently and asked if the licensee would change a £10 note for him…

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The Brown Kelpie and the Dog License

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 3 November 1938 · page 11

It is many years since the welLknown station owners and dog breeders, Messrs. King and McLeod, their first brown kelpie. The…

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No License Hawker Mined Stranger Before Local Court

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 10 November 1938 · page 1

At the Gilgandra Police Court on Saturday afternoon last, before Messrs. M. Morris and E. C. Tibbits, J's.?., Peter…

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Coursing Licenses in Country Districts

The Wellington Times · Monday 14 November 1938 · page 5

The following is from Hansard:—Mr. Wilson: Could the Colonial Secretary say whether the Government has yet arrived at a definite…

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“Better Get a License.”

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 17 November 1938 · page 3

Recently a wireless set and number of earphones were installed at Coonabarabran District Hospital, half the cost being met by…

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Dubbo Minister Continues Crusade Against Organised Sunday Sport Many Trophies Donated by the 'Beer Merchants' Publican Who Boasted that Match Meant £200 to Him What Then Shall We Do with Sunday?" Asks Rev. D. F. ALMOND

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 29 November 1938 · page 1

Organised Sunday sport was backed by people who stood to benefit by it, such as the hotelkeepers, said the Rev. D. Fershaw Almond at the Dubbo Methodist Church on Sunday. It was significant, he added, that many of…

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Found in Hotels Several Fined As Result of Police Visits

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 29 November 1938 · page 2

As a result of visits paid by the police to various local hotels recently, several persons found there during prohibited hours, and the…

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Trangie Hotels

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 2 December 1938 · page 5

It is reported that Mr. Hannah has sold out his interest in the Commercial Hotel to Mrs. Thompson, of Barmednum…

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Question of Fruit Stands Again Discussed by Council Mr. Potts Granted License

The Wellington Times · Monday 5 December 1938 · page 5

The much discussed question of fruit stands in the street, which has been dragging on for about 12 months—and at every second meeting of the Council the position is reversed—was again the subject of a heated debate…

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Hotel Painting Argument in Small Debts Court

The Wellington Times · Monday 5 December 1938 · page 5

Much of the time of the Small Debts Court on Tuesday was taken up by a case in which James McCormick, former…

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1372 People Licensed To Fly Planes

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 13 December 1938 · page 3

Licences to pilot aircraft in Australia were held by 1,372 people at the end of September—an increase of 233 in 12 months…

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