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Hotels & licensing, 1930

281 stories in Riverina's papers · page 6 of 15

No-license Referendum in Victoria

Daily Advertiser · Friday 28 March 1930 · page 2

The referendum to be taken in Victoria to-morrow on the question whether the sale of liquor in that State shall continue, or whether hotelkeepers and…

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In Two States Maples Outbid City Contractors for Binalong's New Hotel Furnishings Fine Gift to Wagga Lewisham Hospital

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 29 March 1930 · page 3

Binalong, 104 miles from Wagga and 19 miles the other side of Harden, has a new hotel, of which the town and district are immensely proud and which will be a boon to travellers by road who pass through Binalong. In…

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No License Victorian Poll To-day a Bitter Campaign Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 29 March 1930 · page 4

To-morrow residents of Victoria will vote at the referendum on the question of the abolition of liquor licenses throughout the State. Huge sums have…

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Motor Buses Four Licenses Granted

The Daily Express · Saturday 29 March 1930 · page 2

The Wagga Municipal Council went into committee on Thursday night to discuss application for licenses to ply on a specified route within the…

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No-License Poll in Victoria Proposal Rejected Eight Eletorates Vote "Dry" MELBOURNE

Daily Advertiser · Monday 31 March 1930 · page 2

The people of Victoria, by a five to four majority, rejected the proposal to abolish liquor licenses. The counting has not bees finished…

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No-license Poll in Victoria Proposal Rejected Eight Electorates Vote 'Dry' MELBOURNE

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 31 March 1930 · page 1

THE PEOPLE of Victoria, by a five to four majority, rejected the proposal to abolish liquor licenses but it is expected that voting…

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No-license Poll in Victoria Proposal Selected

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 1 April 1930 · page 2

On Saturday the people of Victoria, by a five to four majority, rejected the proposal to abolish liquor licenses. The counting has not been finished,…

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Bankruptcy! What Hotelkeepers are Faced With

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 1 April 1930 · page 2

In finding Thomas John Carmody, licensee of the Royal Hotel, Wagga, £5 for being the licensee of premises on which a person was…

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Victorian Liquor Trade to Spend Millions Up-to-date Hotels Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 1 April 1930 · page 5

According to the director of the Liquor Trades Defence Union (Mr. J. J. Liston) today, the liquor trade in Victoria will spend between £2,000,000…

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Wine Licence Not Granted Licensing Court Turn Down Jack Snelson's Application After Viewing Site in Wade Avenue and Hearing Evidence

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 1 April 1930 · page 1

After a hearing lasting three days at the Licensing Court in Narandera last week, the applloatlon of John Snelaon for a wine license in Wade Avenue, Leeton, was refused. On Thursday afternoon, the three members of the bench, Messrs. Adrian, Le…

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Leeton Licensing Case Why Was It Held at Narandera

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 1 April 1930 · page 2

If the case—through some reason of departmental red tape—could not have been heard in Leeton, then the man who said that the law "is a…

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Application for Wine License (To the Editor)

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 1 April 1930 · page 5

Sir,—In your Friday's report of this matter it is stated that "An interesting feature of tho hearing has been the presence of two solicitors…

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Licenses for Miners Would Lead to Turmoil Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 2 April 1930 · page 2
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The secretary of the Australuin Abuncil of Trade Unions (Mr. Crofts) said to-day that the finding of the Coal Commission was a "ridiculous report,"…

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Wireless Broadcasting Conditions of Licenses Announcement by Post-master-genebal Canberra

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 2 April 1930 · page 6

The Postmaster-General (Mr. Lyons) announced to-night that, after a comprehensive review of the wireless broadcasting services in Australia, a…

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Sale of Light Wines Special License Sought Deputation to Minister for Justice Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 2 April 1930 · page 6

A deputation representing the wine interests waited on the Minister for Justice (Mr. Lee) to-day, and asked that the wine industry be encouraged…

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Hotels at Canberra No Tenders Received Other Offers to Be Considered Canberra

The Daily Express · Wednesday 2 April 1930 · page 1

Attempts by the Federal Capital Commission to lease two of the hotels owned by the commission in Canberra--the Hotel Ainsl[?]e and the…

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Wireless "B" Class Licenses at Discretion of P.M.G. CANBERRA

The Daily Express · Wednesday 2 April 1930 · page 4

The Postmaster-General announced tonight that after a comprehensive review of the wireless broadcasting services in Australia, a decision had…

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No-license Poll Non-voters Not to Be Prosecuted Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Friday 4 April 1930 · page 5

As It would cost £2000 at least to bring non-voters at the recent Liquor pod[?] voting for which was compulsory to book the Government has resolved…

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Hotel Robbery Two Men Arrested Adelaide

Daily Advertiser · Friday 4 April 1930 · page 5

A young man entered the bar of the Hagen Arms at Echuuga to-day, and took money amounting to £87 from the counter. He then disappeared. Two…

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