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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1954

25 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 1 of 2

Trouble For Eucalyptus Distiller Had No License to Operate on Crown Land

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 12 February 1954 · page 2

At the Braidwood Court of Petty Sessions last week, before Mr. C. N. Finlay, S.M., Henry G. Richardson was proceeded against by the Forestry…

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Head Gashed With Broken Glass in a Braidwood Hotel Bar During Argument Gaol for New Australian

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 12 February 1954 · page 2

A man's head had been gashed with a broken glass during an argument—in Bulgarian—Goulburn Quarter Sessions was told on…

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Betting Raid Local Man Caught Operating in Hotel Bar

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 12 February 1954 · page 2

At the recent Court of Petty Sessions in Braidwood Harold Thomas Young was charged with using the bar of the Commercial Hotel, Braidwood…

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Fined £40 and License Suspended “Must Stamp Out Drunken Driving” Magistrate Firm

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 5 March 1954 · page 1

“Drunken driving must be stamped out “Mr. C. N. Finlay, SM, told a defendant who was facing his third charge of driving under the influence, at…

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Drove Car While License Suspended £30 Fine, Another Year’s Suspension

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 5 March 1954 · page 2

Donald lan Cameron, carpenter, of Canberra, was fined £30 tit Queanbeyan Petty Sessions on Wednesday for driving a motor vehicle while his licence was still…

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Licenses Approved

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 30 March 1954 · page 2

A number of applications for licenses were approved by Queanbeyan Municipal Council at its meeting last Thursday…

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License To Kill Rabbits! Things Tough at Tomakin

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 9 April 1954 · page 4

A ripple of laughter went around the table at last meeting of Braidwood P. P. Board, when a letter was read from Tomakin, near Mogo. The lady…

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Hotelkeeper Collapses

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 16 April 1954 · page 2

Mr. R. L. McMillan, licensee of the Royal Hotel, Braid wood, collapsed at the telephone yesterday (Thursday) morning. Medical aid was sought and…

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Hotel License Transferred

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 23 April 1954 · page 1

At Queanbeyan licensing court on Wednesday the magistrate (Mr C. N. Finlay) approved of the transfer of the license of the Lake George Hotel,…

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No License Cost £5/7/-

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 23 April 1954 · page 5

Pleading guilty to a charge of being an unlicensed driver, Nicholo Drazevich, of 75 Balcombe Street was fined £5 with 7/- court…

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Licenses Approved

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 27 April 1954 · page 2

The following licenses were approved by Queanbeyan Municipal Council at its last meeting:— Mild Vendors.—C. Mantinaos,…

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Licenses Granted

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 11 June 1954 · page 3

The following licenses were approved by Queanbeyan Municipal Council at its meeting on Thursday:—…

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Licensiny Court

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 18 June 1954 · page 2

At the above Court on Thursday last, presided over by Mr. C. N. Finlay, S.M., the license of the Royal Hotel was transferred from the late…

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Community Hotel Plan Abandoned

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 2 July 1954 · page 1

The Shire Council's plan to build community hotels at Bateman's Bay and Narooma had the last nail driven in its coffin at last week's council…

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Churches Against Longer Hours in ACT Hotels

Queanbeyan Age · Friday 2 July 1954 · page 6

The proposed extension to 10 p.m. of drinking hours in ACT hotels is being actively opposed by the Canberra Ministers’…

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Dog Licensing Power for Councils

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 6 July 1954 · page 2

The Minister for Local Government has approved an amendment of the Act to give local councils the power to control and license dogs,…

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Inspector’s Suggestions Rejected No Shire Action on Old Hotels

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 17 August 1954 · page 3

Yarrowlumla Shire Council decided not to take any action on suggestions by its Health Inspector that the owners of Bungendore’s two hotels be urged to…

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Popular Hotel Manager Leaving

Queanbeyan Age · Tuesday 14 September 1954 · page 4

Popular manager of the Hotel Queanbeyan. Mr. Kel Koorev, was farewelled by members of the Queanbeyan RSL Club on Sunday night…

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Had a Drink in Hotel in Council's Time Move to Suspend Harden Engineer Fails

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Friday 8 October 1954 · page 1

It seems Tallaganda Shire Council is not the only one to experience trouble over its servants guzzling in hotels during office hours. Just recently there…

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10 O'Clock Closing" N.S.W. Hotels Supported by U.L.V.A.

The Braidwood Review and District Advocate · Tuesday 19 October 1954 · page 4

"Bring N.S.W. into line with rest world," says Mr. L. Plasto, President the U.L.V.A. (N.S.W. Branch), [?] stated that all associations…

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