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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1949

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£418,000 Bid for Hotel Sold For "Fixed Price"—£21,500 SYDNEY

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 27 August 1949 · page 1

A hotel which was knocked down to one man for £418,000 at an auction sale, was subsequently sold for the "fixed…

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Youth Arrested Alleged Thefts From Local Hotels

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 1 September 1949 · page 6

A youth was arrested by local police over the weekend and charged with the alleged thefts of property…

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Sleeping Man Rescued From Blazing Hotel Room Bank Roll Thrown Out Of Window

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 1 September 1949 · page 1

Firemen burst into a smoke-filled bedroom on the first floor of the Railway Hotel in the early hours of yesterday morning and rescued a man who was asleep near a fiercely…

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British Bid to Plug Dollar Leak Licenses For Wool Exports LONDON

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 1 September 1949 · page 1

The British Government has decided to introduce export licensing of raw wool shipped from Britain in an attempt to stop the serious leak in sterling areas dollar reserves, it was…

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Grand Hotel. Little Prospect of Early Re-building

The Wellington Times · Thursday 1 September 1949 · page 1

The proprietor of the Grand Hotel, in a letter read to last night's meeting of the Chamber of Commerce, stated that…

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Petrol Position Why It Is Rationed Old Licenses May Be Used

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 20 October 1949 · page 3

The petrol position was reviewed by Mr. Chifley, Prime Minister, in a recent report to the Nation over the air. Mr. Chifley said: "The Commonwealth…

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Post Office Hotel

The Western Herald · Friday 21 October 1949 · page 4

Extensive repairs and painting are being carried out at Fitzgerald's Post Office Hotel, and these will not be finished for some, time yet…

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Hotel Staff Needed in Country Waitress Get Free Beer, Whisky And Cigarettes

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Tuesday 1 November 1949 · page 3

The shortage of hotel staff is no pronounced in the country areas that one wa[?]s at a Forbes hotel de[?]ended [?]ree beer, whisky and…

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Petrol Licenses Should Be Completed Now

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 3 November 1949 · page 1

These instructions shocld be noted in regard to applications for petrol licenses: The licence forms are available…

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Travellers Want Better Treatment Hotels Don't Do Their Best, Says Mayor

Narromine News and Trangie Advocate · Friday 25 November 1949 · page 3

"While hotels should cater for the travelling public they seem to have an objection to catering for anyone except in the bar."…

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Guest Jumps From Balcony of Burning Hotel Bega

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 1 December 1949 · page 1

Trapped above a flaming staircase a guest jumped more than 15 feet from the verandah to escape from a fire which gutted…

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Hotel Workers on Strike Guests Meals, Own Meals, Make Beds SYDNEY

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 1 December 1949 · page 1

Men and women carrying placards picketed leading city hotels today while thousands of guests had to get their own breakfasts, make beds and clean their rooms…

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Council Correspondence. Plans to Improve Grand Hotel

The Wellington Times · Monday 19 December 1949 · page 11

A Sydney architect will shortly visit Wellington to inspect the Grand Hotel and will prepare a report of recommended…

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[?]Tel License [?]Ansfer Refused by Magistrate

Gilgandra Weekly · Thursday 22 December 1949 · page 1

An application for the [?]ansfer of the licence of the [?]oval Hotel, Browarrian, to [?]ing James Donnelly, was…

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Man Dies After Brawl at Dubbo Hotel

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 28 December 1949 · page 1

Cecil James Reynolds (24), a married "man residing at Reservoir Street, Port Kembla, died at Dubbo on Christmas…

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