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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1944

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London a Tough Town on Hotel Linen Stock London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 13 January 1944 · page 1

Hotels in London are reporting increased [?]fering by guests who are leaving with towels, pilloweses, sheets and even blankets thus…

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Paid More for Than Beer Dubbo District Drinkers Average Licence Fee £148 for Hotels

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 13 January 1944 · page 5

Hotels in the Dubbo licensing district paid licence fees amounting to £3849/7/6 during 1£03-an average of £148 for each of the 26 hotels. This figure compared with fees amounting to £2431…

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Wheatgrowers Licenses Early Application

The Wellington Times · Monday 24 January 1944 · page 3

Applications for Wheatgrowers' Licences for the season 1944/45 should' reach the chairman of the Wheat…

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NARROMINE Airman Injured in Fall From Hotel Balcony

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 8 February 1944 · page 4

An airman named Benson, attached to a central western flying training school, suffered serious injuries when he fell from the balcony…

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Leeton Plans a Community Hotel

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 2 March 1944 · page 3

A big meeting of Leeton citizens last week resolved to build, equip and run a community hotel in order to cut out the present profiteering…

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Licensing Court Magistrate Visits Gilgandra

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 9 March 1944 · page 3

Mr. Wells (Sydney), L.M., presided at the Licensing Court held at Gilgandra on Friday last, the licensee of…

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New Hotel Licensee Is Former Aif Man

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 14 March 1944 · page 2

In the licensing court at Dubbo yesterday Mr. R.G. Cookson, LM. approved the transfer of the licence of the Railway Hotel. Dubbo, from Henry…

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Fine But No Mark for Breach Licensee's Friends Found in the Bar

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 14 March 1944 · page 2

"It would be a dreadful precedent if I were to rule that that man was entitled to serve his guests at the parlor adjoining the bar in prohibited hours. It would simply mean that, when caught trading after hours, a licensee would be…

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Impressive Service at Trangie Licensing Trials of Rev. A. F. Meldrum

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 4 April 1944 · page 4

[?] Dubbo Presbytery met at [?] Presbyterian Church [?] March 29 to conduct the [?] trials of Mr. A. F. Meldurm…

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Transfer of Hotel Licenses

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 6 April 1944 · page 1

In a communication addressed to the Secretary of the Licensing Magistrates the Deputy. Director of Manpower asks that immediately,…

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Police Direction to Check Hotels

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 20 April 1944 · page 5

A direction given by Mr. S. M. Meagher, SM, in the Bathurst licensing court this week is likely to have far-reaching effects on hotels, despite protests of licensees that they are laboring under unprecedented wartime difficulties…

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Open Hours of Hotels. Sydney

The Western Herald · Friday 21 April 1944 · page 1

The High Court of Australia upheld the validity of the order of Premier McKell, requiring hotels to keep their bars open between…

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Publican Granted Bond After Traffic Breach Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 29 April 1944 · page 4

At North Sydney police court to-day Frank Hilton Watson (48), licensee of the Club House Hotel, Dubbo, was placed on a 12 months…

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Comment on Report Former Gilgandra Publican

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 1 June 1944 · page 4

A transfer of the licence of the Farmers' Arms Hotel, Bathurst, to John Frederick Brooks from Andrew Louis…

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Hotel Licence Changes

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 6 June 1944 · page 5

In the licensing court yesterday Mr. R. O. Cooksen, LM, approved the application by Josephine Anne Smith for the transfer or the licence of the…

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Hotels Must Provide Accommodation for Public Court Gets Undertakings Before Licences Renewed

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 6 June 1944 · page 5

Problems facing hotel licensees in the Dubbo police district were emphasised at the Licensing Court yesterday when, before granting renewal of licences, Mr. R. G. Cookson, LM, secured certain undertakings from the applicants…

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Must Provide Meals Before Licences Renewed Magistrate Asks For Assurance From Hotel Licensees

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 8 June 1944 · page 2

Problems facing hotel licensees in the Dubbo police district were emphasised at the Dubbo Litering Court…

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Oldest Hotel Licensee Has 95ih Birthday

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 15 June 1944 · page 3

Believed to be Australia's oldest hotel licenses Mrs. Scherf, of the Albion Hotel, Warren, celebrated her 95th birthday on Monday last…

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Community Hotels Leeton to Press Claims

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 15 June 1944 · page 3

Leeton is preparing a mammoth petition seeking an amendment of the Liquor Act so that its citizens can establish a community hotel…

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Hotel Accomodation

The Western Herald · Friday 16 June 1944 · page 3

The N.R.M.A. reports that during his rounds in the country a licensing magistrate issued a warning that serious consideration would be…

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