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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1947

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Hotel License Transferred

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 16 January 1947 · page 3

At the Licensing court, Dubbo, this morning, Mr. G. C. Hook, P.M., granted an application for the transfer of the Railway Junction Hotel, Fitzroy Street,…

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Hotels Closed. Referendum Day. Sydney

The Western Herald · Friday 17 January 1947 · page 1

Hotels throughout N.S.W. will be closed on February 15, the date of the referendum to decide the hotel hours. The Minister for Justice,…

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U.N.O. Delegate Found Dead in Hotel Room New York

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 18 January 1947 · page 1

Believed to have suffered a heart attack, Doctor Leao Velloso, head of the Brazilian Delegation to the United Nations Organisation was found dead in…

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Licensing Court

The Wellington Times · Thursday 23 January 1947 · page 16

At the Wellington Licensing Court on Tuesday morning last, the P.M., Mr. W. K. Earls, granted [?] booth license to Mr. William…

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Epileptic Given Pilot's License Washington

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 25 January 1947 · page 1

An epileptic had been given a United States pilot's license to fly passengers, according to evidence given yesterday to the House of Representatives…

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Woman Injured in Fall on Hotel Stairs

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 28 January 1947 · page 5

A woman received head injuries and a probable spinal injury, when she fell down a fifteen-foot staircase at the Club House…

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Hotel Hours Address to Meeting

The Wellington Times · Thursday 30 January 1947 · page 16

An address was given on Tuesday evening in Swift St. by Mr. Fred Arlington-Burke, who presented the case for 10…

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"Hotel Reserve"

The Western Herald · Friday 31 January 1947 · page 8

The big star picture next Monday night at the Wonderland Garden "Hotel Reserve" derives from the police investigation into a case of…

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Police Court Driving under Influence Without License Brings Convictions

The Wellington Times · Thursday 6 February 1947 · page 9

A man, who, without the permission of the owner, drove a car whilst he was under the influence of liquor, and who was…

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Hotel Closing Hours “Avaricious Liquor Interests Attacked” By Hotel Workers’ Union

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 13 February 1947 · page 1

Saturday’s Referendum on hotel closing hours came up for its first public discussion at Coonabarabran on Sunday when a letter from the federated Liquor and Allied Trades Employees’ Union, seeking support for six o’clock closing, was discussed by…

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"Help Hotels to Become Social Centres" Statement By Officer of Liquor Trades Council

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 14 February 1947 · page 1

[?] of [?] of the Liquor [?]…

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Dubbo Satisfied With Hotel Hours

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 18 February 1947 · page 1

Dubbo by a majority of 888, has spoken against the extension of Hotel trading hours. At the main polling booth…

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Baths On Showground Council Approves of Site After Hour’s Debate Community Hotel Discussed License Expected Within a Month

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 20 February 1947 · page 1

When delegates from the Coonabarabran Memorial Committee attended a meeting of the Shire Council on Tuesday the shire president, Cr. H. A. Manning, made a suggestion that the committee should construct the baths in the…

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Liquor Hours Referendum Hotel Poll Retains Six O'clock

The Western Herald · Friday 21 February 1947 · page 8

By an overwhelming majority the people of N.S.W. last Saturday voted in favor of the hotel closing hours being 6 o'clock as at present…

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Business Agent's License Granted

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 25 February 1947 · page 3

At the Dubbo court yesterday, Samuel Shaw was granted a business' agent's license by Mr. G. C. Hook P.M…

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Council Undecided Granting of Further Licenses For Public Hire Vehicles

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 27 February 1947 · page 1

There is evidently an opin ion amongst our Civic Fathers that there are enough public hire vehicles in the town at…

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Publicans Vain Flight 800 Miles for Beer

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 27 February 1947 · page 4

A former Spitfire pilot recently flew a country hotelkeeper 430 miles to Broken Hill in a vain search for…

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Wine License Transferred

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 4 March 1947 · page 5

At Dubbo Police Court yesterday, Mr. G. C.' Hook P.M. transferred the license of the Macquarie Street wine shop from Henry Horton to a former…

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Strict Watch On Hotels 6.20 Is “Deadline”

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 6 March 1947 · page 9

Police will ask publicans to begin clearing their bars at 6 p.m so that all drinkers will be off the hotel premises by 6.20 p.m…

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District News in Brief Hotels Checked by Police

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 11 March 1947 · page 2

Since the issue of the new instruction to police in all N.S.W. towns to insist on a closer adherence to licensing laws generally, with particular…

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