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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1940

20 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers

Hotel Fast, Jerusalem Allenby’s Big Bluff

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 27 February 1940 · page 2

Men of the A.I.F. Light Horse, when they read that an hotel in Jerusalem will be converted into a club to accommodate leave parties of 50 men from…

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The War Day by Day Hotel Fast, Jerusalem Allenby's Big Bluff

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 1 March 1940 · page 1

Men of the A.I.F. Light Horse, when they read that an hotel in Jerusalem will be converted into a club to accommodate leave parties…

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Canberra Court Wednesday, April 3 Before Mr. M. J. Ryan, P.M. Unlawfully on Licensed Premises

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 5 April 1940 · page 4

Charged at Canberra Court of Petty Sessions on Wednesday, with having been unlawfully on hotel premises, four defendants pleaded guilty and each was…

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Customer Ejected From Hotel Rights Under English Law

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 19 April 1940 · page 2

A reserved decision on a case involving the rights of hotelkeepers to eject persons from hotels was given by Mr. Denton, S.M., at the…

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No More Greyhound Licenses

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 14 June 1940 · page 2

No further greyhound licenses are to be issued by the State Government. A recommendation to this effect from the Chief Secretary, Mr…

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The Motor World News and Notes from the N.R.M.A. Pedestrian License

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 21 June 1940 · page 4

The Massachusetts Safety Council, is preparing for State-wide distribution a pedestrian license card which will authorise the bearer to “cross any…

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The Motor World News and Notes From the N.R.M.A. Pedestrian Licenses

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 25 June 1940 · page 8

The Massachusetts Safety Council [?] is preparing for State-wide distribution of pedestrian license cards which will authorise the holder to…

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Petrol Rationing Consumers Must Obtain Licenses

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 9 July 1940 · page 6

The Minister for Supply, Sir Frederick Stewart, said at the week-end that he would announce details of the petrol rationing scheme to-day…

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Rationing of Petrol Licensing System

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 9 July 1940 · page 3

Regulations under the National Security Act. issued on Saturday, provide that a fee may be charged for a licence “to sell or use fuel.” The fee will not…

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Potato Growing Requirements Under the Licensing Act

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 19 July 1940 · page 1

Under the provisions of the Potato Glowers' Licensing Act, it will be illegal after the expiration of a period of three months from let inst…

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Alleged Stealing Parcels Taken From Hotel

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 6 August 1940 · page 1

Arthur L. Brown was charged at the Court of Petty Sessions this morning, before Mr. Ryan, P.M., with stealing goods to the value of £1/1/6 on July 20…

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Inflammable Liquid Stored Without License

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 16 August 1940 · page 3

A nominal fine of £1, with 8/- costs, was imposed on Ernest Edward Murray, Goulburn service station proprietor when he pleaded guilty at the…

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Hotel Moruya Fire

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 27 August 1940 · page 7

Great loss was incurred by the owner and occupants of the Hotel Moruya when the building caught alight and was burnt to the ground…

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Hotel Standards

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 27 August 1940 · page 6

"It may come as a surprise to many people to learn that out of 1500 licensed houses In N.S.W. country districts there are only 103 which bear…

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Appeal Upheld Sequel to Hotel Case

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 27 September 1940 · page 2

An interesting case at the Goulburn Police Court early this month, when Victor Warn, company manager, of Double Bay was found guilty of having…

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Rider Loses License Fast Driving Penalty

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 18 October 1940 · page 2

In addition to a fine of £10, a Goulburn youth who pleaded guilty at, the Goulburn Police, Court on Monday to a charge of having ridden a motor…

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Unusual Breach Wine License Breach

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 1 November 1940 · page 3

Arthur Orrell, of West Maitland, pleaded guilty at West Maitland Police Court to a charge that he, being the holder of an Australian wine…

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"Black" Hotels

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 6 December 1940 · page 3

Six hundred members of the Australian Meat Employees' Union at the Riverstone meat works declared "black" all hotels selling beer at…

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Stealing at Hotels Man Convicted

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 6 December 1940 · page 1

At the Queanbeyan Police Court, before Mr. M. J. Ryan, P.M., on Tuesday afternoon, Lewis Grant was charged that at Queanbeyan on or about 30th…

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License Charges for 1941 Bowser Fees Cut in Half

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 13 December 1940 · page 1

The Municipal Council’s’ Inspector, Mr. F. S. Day, recommended to the Municipal Council, at its meeting last night that the following charges be…

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