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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1945

52 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 1 of 3

Horse Ridden Into Bar of a Dubbo Hotel

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 4 January 1945 · page 6

Distant days were recalled at a Dubbo Hotel on Saturday afternoon, when a bushman rode into the bar on horseback…

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Transfer of Publican's Licence

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 9 January 1945 · page 2

At the Dubbo Licensing; Court yesterday Mr. T. H. Brooke, P.M., granted permission for the transfer of the licence of the Federal Hotel…

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Punching of Face in Hotel Bar Leads to Assault Charge and Fine

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 9 January 1945 · page 1

When a request was made for 21/- in the bar of a Dubbo hotel, and it was not forthcoming, the man who refused to part with, his money received a blow on the face. As a consequence the man who did the striking was before…

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Broke Door at Tatt's Hotel

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 11 January 1945 · page 3

Leo Thomas Brennan pleaded guilty at Tuesday's Police Court to naving broken the main door at Tattersall's Hotel on…

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Licensee Bound Over

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 11 January 1945 · page 3

David Longmuir, licensee of the King’s Own Hotel, The Rock, was, at Wagga Police Court, bound over for two years for refusing…

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Hotels and Anzac Day

The Western Herald · Friday 26 January 1945 · page 1

The Returned Soldiers League is to campaign for the opening of hotels on Anzac Day. The League says there should be no…

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Hotel Brawl Man's Death

The Wellington Times · Monday 5 February 1945 · page 6

During a brawl at the Highway Hotel, Claremont, late Thursday, between an Australian sailor and an…

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Hotel License Transferred

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 13 February 1945 · page 3

In the Licensing Court at Dubbo yesterday, Mr. T. H. Brooke, I'M., approved of the transfer of the license of the Royal Hotel, Geurie, from…

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Drove Under Influence Lorry Driver and Taximan Lose Licenses

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 13 February 1945 · page 1

Two motor vehicle drivers had their driver's licenses automatically cancelled for a period of 12 months, when they appeared before Mr. T. H. Brooke,…

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Hotel Accommodation

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 13 February 1945 · page 3

An appeal to [?] to provide reports of their [?]ces with hotels is made by the president of the NMMA, AM. J. M[?]…

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No Place for Empties on Footpaths of Town Council Will Write To Local Hotels

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 15 February 1945 · page 3

Cr. [?]mlinson (at last Council meeting): Beer barrels are allowed to remain on footpaths in front of hotels…

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Country Hotels

The Western Herald · Friday 16 February 1945 · page 1

[?] was true that some country [?] were not carrying out their [?] to the public, so far [?] and accommodation…

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Dubbo Hotel License

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 27 February 1945 · page 2

In the Dubbo Licensing Court yesterday, Mr. T. H. Brooke, L.M., approved of the transfer of the license of the Mendooran Hotel to Constance…

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Honeymoon Hotels Free to Service Couples. Sydney

The Wellington Times · Monday 12 March 1945 · page 1

Free "honeymoon hotels" for newly married service couples was urged yesterday by Mr. W. R. Nicholas, acting…

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Licensee Fined Failed to Provide a Meal

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 15 March 1945 · page 1

Ivy May Curran, licensce of the Imperial Hotel, Gilgandra, was convicted at the Police Court on Tuesday on…

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Licensing Court

The Western Herald · Friday 23 March 1945 · page 4

Before the Licensing Magistrate (Mr. T. H. Brook) on Wednesday last, Mr. H. Webster, of the Central Australian Hotel, was granted…

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Nyngan Hotel Robbery Railwayman Acquited

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 24 March 1945 · page 4

At Nyngan Quarter Sessions on Monday last Leslie Henry Ansell was charged before Judge Shortland with having, on November 3. broken and entered the…

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Adulterated Spirits Two Licensees Fined

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 27 March 1945 · page 5

One former Dubbo Hotel licensee, and another from Narromine, were heavily fined at Dubbo Police Court yesterday for having sold adulterated spirits. In each case thera was an excess of added water…

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Sergeant Had Hotel Door Key When He Made Raid

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 27 March 1945 · page 3

It was alleged at Dubbo Police Court yesterday, that Frank Hilton Watson, licensee of the Pastoral Hotel, was before the court on a charge of allowing persona on premises, because many unauthorised persons were in possession of…

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Heavy Fines For Narromine Hotelkeeper

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 30 March 1945 · page 1

At the Dubbo police court on Monday, John G. Foley. represented by Mr. M. V. Duffy, of Narromine, pleaded guilty to two charges of having…

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