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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1942

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Hotel Licence

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 15 January 1942 · page 3

Application for transfer of the licence of the Hotel Dubbo was granted by Mr. R. G. Cookson, L.M., in the Dubbo licensing court this week. The…

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Licensee Given Leave For War Service: P.M. Commends Action

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 20 January 1942 · page 4

"We have got to help these men now, seeing that they are being called up for military duty, and if there is any advice this woman might need…

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"Cockatoo" Charge If Law Obeyed—small Hotel Fine

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 20 January 1942 · page 4

Addressing the bench at yesterday's sitting of the Dubbo police court Mr. L. M. M. Whteley told Mr. D. Parker, P.M., that a licensee was placed in…

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Petrol License Revoked

Dubbo Dispatch · Friday 30 January 1942 · page 2

As a result of inquiries by the State Liquid Fuel Control Board into alleged irregularities relating to the handling of petrol ration tickets, the…

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Tattersall’s Hotel Transfer

Dubbo Dispatch · Monday 2 February 1942 · page 2

A transfer of Tattersall’s Hotel license in Macquarie-street was made this morning from Walter Terrence McHugh to Earle William Knowles…

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Man Fined for Being on Licensed Premises

Dubbo Dispatch · Monday 2 February 1942 · page 2

In the Dubbo Police Court this morning, before Mr. D. Parker, P.M., Marw Spencer Ryan was fined 10/- and 8/- costs, in…

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Local & General Licenses Granted

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 12 February 1942 · page 5

The following licenses were granted by the Shire Council on Tuesday:—Milk Vendors: Arthur Dlacopoulas, Baradine. Ada G…

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Hotels As Hospitals

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 19 February 1942 · page 3

The Minister for Health declared that 500 beds for air raid casualties could be made available at Sydney hospitals within a couple…

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Hotel Register

Dubbo Dispatch · Monday 23 February 1942 · page 2

An Irishman and Scot were asked to state their nationality in the total [?] The Irishman said “'Irish, and proud of it.” The Scotchman…

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Big Fire at Welungton Grand Hotel Gutted Inmates Have Narrow Escape

Dubbo Dispatch · Monday 2 March 1942 · page 2

A disastrous fire occurred at Wellington early yesterday, morning, when the Grand Hotel was completely destroyed by fire. The…

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Two Hotel Robberies Earn Man Gaol Term

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 3 March 1942 · page 1

Two sentences totalling six months gaol were imposed on Charles Lucas (27), at the Dubbo police court yesterday afternoon when he pleaded…

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Bedroom Assault in Hotel Alleged

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 7 March 1942 · page 1

Police are investigating allegations that a young woman, residing at a Dubbo hotel, was assaulted by a man whom she discovered in her bedroom…

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Two Hotel Appeals Dismissed by Judge

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 12 March 1942 · page 5

"I will not allow a horse and carriage to be driven through the Act," said Judge Shortland, at the Court of Quarter Sessions Appeals on Tuesday…

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Licenses Granted

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 12 March 1942 · page 5

The following licenses were granted by the Shire Council on Tuesday:—Dairy Supervision Act: Mary J. Crawley, Baradine; F…

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Publican Claims Beer Sales Rationing Will Hit Wrong Man

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 14 March 1942 · page 4

A Dublin hotelkeeper told "The Liberal" yesterday that the new [?]qucr ration law was not likely to prove effective in the direction that…

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S.a. Hotel Restriction

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 21 March 1942 · page 1

Adelaide, Friday.—Liquor bars in South Australia will close for several hours daily. Restrictions on the sale of liquor and hotels will be the most…

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Fell From Hotel Window Woman Seriously Injured

Dubbo Dispatch · Monday 23 March 1942 · page 3

Mrs. N. Winchester, a guest at the Club House Hotel, received serious injuries on Friday evening, when she fell from a…

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New Hotel Hours

Gilgandra Weekly and Castlereagh · Thursday 26 March 1942 · page 2

Following a meeting of tne State Cabinet on Tuesday, the Premier (Mr. McKell) announced his intention of immediately…

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Zone Plan For Hotels Required Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 26 March 1942 · page 1

Publicans in industrial and dockyard areas are suggesting the introduction of a zoning system to meet the needs of those who work outside…

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Morganatic Marriages One Princess Married Dishwasher Another Eloped with Hotel Porter

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 26 March 1942 · page 4

“The saddest man in Europe,” King Leopold of the Belgians, has contracted a morganatic marriage…

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