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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1947

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Narromine Will Have Best Hotel in West Work To Start As Soon As Materials Available

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 26 August 1947 · page 1

Narromine is to have the most modern hotel in the west, it was sa?ounced today by Mr. R. H. Barnett. Mr. Barnett is one of the ?…

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Liquor Licenses Granted to Clubs

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 28 August 1947 · page 6

At a sitting of the full Licensing Bench at Gunnedah recently, before Messrs. Scobie, Wells and Bliss,…

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Hotel Accommodation

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 30 August 1947 · page 5

The Deputy Prices Commissioner (Mr P. J. Herlihy) stated to day it has come to his notice that some hotelkeepers are asking permanent boarders…

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Narromine 'News' Blunders Badly On Dubbo Hotels

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 2 September 1947 · page 2

Whilst in no way objecting to criticism based on facts, we do take strong exception to the misleading "information" published in Narromine News under the heading "No Dubbo Hotel Could Accommodate 12 People Tonight."…

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Hotelkeeper Charged

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 4 September 1947 · page 6

Frederick Smith, licensee of the Royal Hotel, Sofala, was fined £25 with £2/10/- costs and £1 witness expenses, in default 57 days hard labour…

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Liquor License Diggers Defer Application

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 4 September 1947 · page 8

At the monthly meeting of the Coonabarabran Returned Soldiers’ League held on Friday, it was decided to take no…

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Mlllthorpe Hotelkeepers Fined

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 9 September 1947 · page 1

Two Millthorpe hotelkeepers were fined at a special Federal Court silting at Blayney for breaches of prices regulations. Reuben Maxwell, Grand…

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Raid on Cowra Hotels and Butchers

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 9 September 1947 · page 2

Heavy fines were imposed on Cowra, Goolagong and Canowindra hotelkeepers for selling liquor in excess of fixed prices: Two lines of £20 and costs…

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Community Hotel Recommendation to Governor That Petition Be Granted People of Coona. Commended By Licensing Magistrate

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 11 September 1947 · page 1

“This application, which comes before us by way of petition for the granting of a Community Hotel License under Part 3 of the Liquor Act, which was only brought into force last year, is the first of its kind to come before the court,”…

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Popular Publican Farewells to Mr. A. R. Henry

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 11 September 1947 · page 2

There will be many regrets at the intended departure from our midst of one of the most popular publicans we…

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Official Correspondence Transfer of Hotel Licenses

The Western Herald · Friday 12 September 1947 · page 7

Mr. M. A. Davidson is in receipt of the following letter from the Premier's Department:— "I refer to your personal…

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Council As Hotel Licensee

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 13 September 1947 · page 6

Following the example set in Tasmania where a number of community hotels are in operation by Councils,…

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“Binnaway Only a Small Town” Licensing Court Refuses Wine and Spirit licenses

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 18 September 1947 · page 4

In refusing the applications of Messrs. Guy Bros., and A. Magick, storekeepers, of Binnaway, for wine and spirit…

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Community Hotel Suggested

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 18 September 1947 · page 15

Because of the shortage of hotel accommodation at Tenterfield, the local municipal council has instructed its town…

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Timber Milling License Opposed

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 19 September 1947 · page 5

A timber milling licence has been granted to Mr. Dorney, of the Narromine district, on the stipulation that the milled timber must be sold in…

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Binnaway Liquor Licenses Refused

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 23 September 1947 · page 3

In refusing the applications, of Messrs. Guy Bros, and A. Magick, Binnaway storekeepers, for wine and spirit merchants licenses, Mr. J. R. Scobie…

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Correspondence Community Hotels (To The Editor)

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 25 September 1947 · page 5

Sir,—Our Municipal Council appears to have allowed the Coon abarabran Shire Council to steal a march on it in that a…

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Dubbo Clubs Granted Licenses

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 25 September 1947 · page 3

At the Licensing Court at Dubbo yesterday, three club licenses were granted. The clubs receiving licenses were: The Dubbo Soldiers' Club, application…

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Finding of Licensing Court Indicates that Burrendong Dam Workers' Homes will Be at Mumbil not Wellington

The Wellington Times · Thursday 25 September 1947 · page 1

A REPRESENTATIVE of the Water Conservation and Irrigation Commission, Mr. O'Brien, said in the Wellington Licensing Court yesterday morning that the Commission's fixed intention is to establish a campat Mumbil for workers on the proposed Burrendong Dam…

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Transfer of Tatt’s Hotel, Baradine

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 25 September 1947 · page 3

At the recent Court at Coonabarabran before Mr. Stonham P.M., Alexander Macdonald applied for a transfer of the license of…

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