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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1947

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Melbourne To Have £500,000 Hotel

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 15 November 1947 · page 5

According to plans envisaged by a powerful Melbourne financial group headed by Mr. P. W. Tewksbury, well-known company…

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Coonabarabran Community Hotel

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 18 November 1947 · page 6

Coonabarabran Shire Council has agreed that the question to be submitted to electors on the Community Hotel referendum be a straight out…

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Local News Hotel Alterations

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 20 November 1947 · page 2

At last Gilgandra Shire Council meeting the Department of Building Materials wrote asking Council to say whether or not…

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Ex-Publican Fined

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 20 November 1947 · page 7

At Baradine Court on Monday Alexander Macdonald, former licensee of Tattersall’s Hotel Baradine, was fined a total of £7/16/0…

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Experts Report on Community Hotel Estimated Trading Results

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 20 November 1947 · page 14

At the last meeting of the Shire Council, the president Cr. H. A. Manning, told Council that he had received…

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License Transfered

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 20 November 1947 · page 2

The Coonabarabran Licensing Court this week approved the transfer of the license of the Imperial Hotel from the late…

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Shire of Coonabarabran Community Hotel

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 20 November 1947 · page 8

Elsewhere in this issue appears an advertisement for a poll of electors; the question is “Are you in favour of a Community Hotel…

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Hotel Buildings: Police Activity

The Western Herald · Friday 21 November 1947 · page 7

Police activity in inspecting hotel buildings from the point of view of tourist accommodation is warmly commended by the NRMA…

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Trangie Bowlers to Seek Liquor License

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 25 November 1947 · page 8

At the first meeting of the new committee of the Trangie Bowling Club the secretary was instructed to apply for a liquor license…

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Fire Destroys Hotel Stables at Narromine

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 25 November 1947 · page 1

Just before six o'clock yesterday evening great [?] of smoke [?] over Narromine. Crowds converged at the Royal…

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In Brief Publican Fined for Dirty Premises

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 25 November 1947 · page 4

At Baraddine Court, A. McDonald, until recently licensee of Tattersalls Hotel, Baradine was fined a total of £7/16 on two charges of failing to place…

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Publican Doesn’t Want Community Hotel (To the Editor Watchman)

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 27 November 1947 · page 10

For some considerable time now, your paper has evidenced a keen interest in all matters concerning the proposed construction of the Community Hotel in Coonabarabran you have been most liberal in your space to report…

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The Community Hotel “A Godsend to the People”

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 27 November 1947 · page 1

In the undermentioned letter to the Editor, a Baradine school teacher, Mr. J. D. Tolhurst, gives his opinion of the proposed. Community Hotel, for which the electors within Coonabarabran Shire will vote “yes” or “no” on Saturday…

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Shire of Coonabarabran Community Hotel

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 27 November 1947 · page 9

Elsewhere in this Issue appears an advertisement for a poll of electors the question is “Are you in favour of a Community Hotel…

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Hotels Taboo to Persons Under 21 Hobart

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 29 November 1947 · page 3

The House of Assembly has passed a Bill which aims at excluding persons under 21 years from hotel bars and lounges…

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Coona. Leads City Newspaper Praises Community Hotel and Civic Centre Scheme

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 4 December 1947 · page 1

Our big sister, the “Sydney Morning Herald,” again same to light last Thursday with a boost for Coona’s. Community Hotel and Community Centre. On the Herald’s “sacred” leader page, appeared the…

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A Binnaway Businessman. . Writes of the Community Hotel Etc. (To the Editor.)

The North-Western Watchman · Thursday 4 December 1947 · page 3

Sir.—With the Council Elections fast approaching I would like to express my views regarding work of the, retiring council, the…

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Community Hotel Defeated Scheme Opposed at Baradine and Binnaway

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

The plan to construct a community hotel at Coonabarabran, which was put to a poll of electors at the same time as the ordinary election of councillors last Saturday was defeated by 483 votes, final figures being 1195 in favour and…

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Community Hotel Plan Defeated

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 16 December 1947 · page 5

The plan to construct a community hotel at Coonabarabran, which was put to a poll of electors at the same time as the ordinary election of councillors last Saturday week was defeated by 483 votes, final figures being 1195 in favour and…

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Coonabarabran Votes "No" on Community Hotel

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 16 December 1947 · page 3

Concurrently held with shire elections at Coonabarabran in which the retiring President (Cr. H. A. Manning) lost his seat and six new councillors…

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