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Riverina · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1923

247 stories in Riverina's papers · page 6 of 13

Items of News. Licensed Victuallers' Races

Daily Advertiser · Friday 1 June 1923 · page 2

The committee of the Wagga Licensed Victuallers' Racing Club have decided to run a special train from Albury to Wagga and return on June 23…

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Hotel Keeper’s Misfortune

The Daily Express · Saturday 2 June 1923 · page 7

A plumber at Goulburn was sentenced to one month’s hard labor for refusing to pay for his accommodation at a hotel. The case had a serious…

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Under the Pillow a Hotel Thief. Hobart

The Daily Express · Thursday 7 June 1923 · page 1

To avoid capture in e hotel where he was caught in an act of robbery, Alton Chadwick jumped 20ft from a window to the pavement…

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Licensing Court (Before Mr. H. H. MacDougal) Tuesday, June 6

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 8 June 1923 · page 2

At the Licensing Court on Tuesday, before Mr. H. H. MacDougal, L.M., Mr. Jno. Weeden, D.L.M. and Mr. T. P. Arragon, J.P., the following…

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Hotel Compensation. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 9 June 1923 · page 4

The Licenses' Reduction Board has decided that compensation be paid as follows in connection with the cancellation of the license of the Commercial…

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Licensing Court. Monday, June 11, 1923. (Before Messrs. W. A. Flynn, chairman, E. E. Collins and J. J. M'Grath.) Renewal of Licenses

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 12 June 1923 · page 1

When the licensing bench sat yesterday a number of hotels in the district came up for renewal of license. All the applications were granted. The…

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The Proposed Community Hotel. The Forthcoming Referendum

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 12 June 1923 · page 4

With reference to the approaching referendum in regard to the proposed community hotel at Griffith, the committee which has the matter in hand…

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Liquor Laws New License Fees Need for “Standard Quality”

The Daily Express · Tuesday 12 June 1923 · page 1

“A new era has begun for licensing fees,” said the Chairman of the Licensing board (Mr. W. A. Flynn, P.M.) at the quarterly meeting of the…

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Hotel Reforms Hot Baths and Clean Glasses

The Daily Express · Wednesday 13 June 1923 · page 2

“The Bench wants hot water in all the bathrooms of the hotels in the Licensing district,” said the Licensing Magistrate on Monday, and it was…

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Hotel Troubles Watered Whisky

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 14 June 1923 · page 2

At Cootamundra police court on Monday Bertha O'Donnell, licensee of the Australian Hotel, Coota., was charged with selling…

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Gilmore Hotel Burnt to the Ground. Contents Totally Demolished. Suspicion of Incendiarism

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 15 June 1923 · page 4

At three o'clock yesterday morning the Gilmore Motel, at Gilmore, owned by Messrs Tooth and Co., and leased by Mr. E. Bland Beck, was…

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Gilmore Hotel Demolished Early Morning Blaze

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 15 June 1923 · page 2

The Gilmore Hotel was burned to the ground yesterday morning, at about 3 a.m. The Gilmore Post Office, which…

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Hotel Fire at Gundagai. Gundagai

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 16 June 1923 · page 7

The Gilmore Hotel was totally destroyed by fire early yesterday morning. The outbreak is believed to be the work of an incendiary, as some weeks ago…

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Gilmore Hotel Gutted

The Daily Express · Saturday 16 June 1923 · page 2

The Gilmore Hotel was totally destroyed by by the early on Thursday [?]ning while the proprietor and Mr. [?]land Beck, who owns several…

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Hotel Improvements

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 19 June 1923 · page 2

The court's sanction was obtained in respect of proposed alterations to the Advance Australia Hotel by Henry M'Donough, who is now the owner of…

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Wagga Licensing Court. Monday, June 18, 1923. (Before Messrs. W. A. Flynn (chairman), E. E. Collins and J. J. M'Grath). Renewal of Licenses

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 19 June 1923 · page 2

The annual sitting of the Licensing Bench to deal with the renewal of hotel and liquor licenses for the coming year concluded yesterday. The…

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Boarders' Register. Must Be Kept in Hotels. Bathurst

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 19 June 1923 · page 4

A local hotelkeeper was fined £2 for not entering in his register the name of a boarder. The magistrate said that this matter was important, as the…

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" Community" Hotel Griffith Wants One

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 22 June 1923 · page 1

There are, roughly, 12,000 people in the Griffith district, They have no hotel, but that does not mean that no liquor is sold in the area…

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Glimore Hotel Burned Down

Tumbarumba Times · Friday 22 June 1923 · page 1

At 3 o'clock 00 June 14th, the hotel at Gihnore, owned by Tooth & Co., and, leased by Mr E. B. Beck was totally…

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Wagga Licensed VlCTUALERS RACES

The Daily Express · Saturday 23 June 1923 · page 2

The Winter Meeting of tho Wagga L.V. Race Club opens this afternoon, and continues on Monday. An interesting [?] day’s racing promises…

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