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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1954

86 stories in Dubbo & the Western Plains's papers · page 4 of 5

Hotel Transfer Adjourned

Gilgandra Weekly · Wednesday 15 September 1954 · page 1

The transfer of the license of the Mountain View Hotel, Tooraweenah, was again adjourned at…

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Armatree Hotel

Gilgandra Weekly · Wednesday 15 September 1954 · page 1

On Tuesday an application by William Lamence Jones for permission to transfer the license of…

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Coolah Drome Licensed

Coonabarabran Times · Thursday 16 September 1954 · page 1

Telegraphic advice has been received from the Department of Civil Aviation that the licence for the…

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Application To Licensing Court Follows Council Order As... Hotel Owners Seek to Retain Hotel Verandhas

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 30 September 1954 · page 1

Dubbo's hotel verandahs were described as being like a pack of cards" by the Municipal Council Civil Engineer (Mr. J. B. Gilbert) in a special licensing court yesterday to consider an application to…

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Police Watch Hotels for Drunk Drivers Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 1 October 1954 · page 3

All NSW police have been told to watch hole's and look out for drunken drivers. Truffle Superintendent (Mr…

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Hotel Boxs Assist Far West

Gilgandra Weekly · Wednesday 6 October 1954 · page 2

The many odd copper coins which emerge when "pub" patrons pay for the convivial rounds of…

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Wellington's Modern Hotel Sets New Country Standard

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 7 October 1954 · page 1

Wellington is now proudly boasting of one of the leading hotels in the Western Districts and all visitors to the…

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ONLY 1 Hotel Verandah to Be Removed Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 8 October 1954 · page 3

The Magistrate (Mr. Kelly, SM) said in the Licensing Court today he was "far from satisfied" that country hotel…

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Following Licensing Court Interference With Council Orders On Hotel Verandahs Minister Promises Councils Will Have Control

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 13 October 1954 · page 1

Amendment of the Local Government Act to Municipal Councils power to order the removal of hotel verandah posts was promised by the Minister for Local Government (Mr. Renshaw)…

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Publicans To Back 10pm Closing

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Friday 15 October 1954 · page 6

Dubbo and district publicans were urged by the President of the ULVA (Mr. L. Plasto) at a special meeting yesterday…

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Tractor Drivers Must Be Licensed

Gilgandra Weekly · Wednesday 27 October 1954 · page 3

Any person driving a tractor or self-propelled farm machinery on a publie highway must possess a…

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Vote On Hotel Hours Saty. Week

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 4 November 1954 · page 3

About 14,000 people will vote at the Liquor Referendum polling booths in the Dubbo State Electorate on Saturday…

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Decision On Hotel I Sat Night

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 9 November 1954 · page 1

Dubbo voters in Saturday's Liquor Referendum may hear the result broadcast by mid-night on Saturday from the…

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Council Control Of Hotels Urged

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 9 November 1954 · page 1

Municipal Councils should have control of all hotel buildings anil should have the right to order structural…

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As Leaders Give Their Opposing Views For Electors... Both Sides Claim They'll Win Hotel-hours Poll Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 11 November 1954 · page 1

Nearly 2,000,000 voters will go to the polls throughout the State on Saturday to decide whether hotels will close at 6 or 10 p.m. Leaders on each side of the campaign are…

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All-in Brawl in Hotel Yard

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 18 November 1954 · page 2

A disturbance in the Railway Hotel yard, described by police us "an all in brawl", resulted in five men being…

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Hotel Damaged by Fire

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Tuesday 23 November 1954 · page 3

Damage estimated at about £200 was caused by a fire which broke out in the Macquarie View Hotel on Sunday night…

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£2 Mil. To Be Spent On Hotels SYDNEY

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 24 November 1954 · page 1

Ten o'clock's majority has increased to 11.692 votes by noon today and with only a few votes outstanding cannot…

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Judge Says Hotel Balcony Tangle Fantastic

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 25 November 1954 · page 1

Tattersalls Hotel's appeal against a Licensing Court's order to remove balcony posts from the front of its premises was…

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Proposal For 18-Year-Old barmaids Provokes Outcry 1-Day Hotel Strike Follows Decision for 10p.m. SYDNEY

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Thursday 25 November 1954 · page 1

Criticism of the Government's decision to reduce the minimum age for barmaids from 21 to 18 and a one-day stoppage of barmen and barmaids in cityhotels on December 6 are two unusual developments…

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