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Hotels & licensing, 1938

332 stories in Riverina's papers · page 14 of 17

Jockeys' Licenses Barmedman Disqualification Lifted Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 27 September 1938 · page 8

The A.J.C. committee to-day granted jockeys' licenses to H. Skidmore, R. B. Payne, and also to E. C. M'Menamin, R. Parsons, F. Dale, and T…

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Greyhound Racing 40 Meeting for Cootamundra License Received Today

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 29 September 1938 · page 4

A special license was received by the local secretary, Mr.W. Evans, today, allowing the Cootamundra club to hold forty meetings for the year—from…

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Special Licenses Terms Announced Formation of Non-pro-prietary Bodies Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 29 September 1938 · page 8

Terms and conditions of special licenses for greyhound racing to take effect on January 1, 1939, were gazetted to-day…

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Cootamundra Special License Granted

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 1 October 1938 · page 10

The Cootamundra Coursing Club received its special greyhound racing license yesterday, by which it is permitted to conduct 40 meetings for the year…

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Yaps and Yelps Narandera's License Renewed

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 4 October 1938 · page 3

Yesterday. Mr. Percy Deverell, secretary of the Narandera Greyhound Racing Club, was advised by the Chief Secretary's Department that…

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Gundagai’s Hotels Up to the Mark Magistrate Pleased With the Inspector’s Report

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 6 October 1938 · page 2

In the Licensing Court on Tuesday last, the Magistrate (Mr Frank Grugeon) commenting on the Licensing Inspector’s (Sergt. H. H…

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Tumut Licensing Court

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 6 October 1938 · page 5

Transfer of the Woolpack Hotel Tumut was granted from Mathew Henry Elders to Frederick Thomas Hill…

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Double Murder Brutal Crime in Old Hotel Two Men Killed with Axe Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Friday 7 October 1938 · page 1

A brutal double murder, the victims being Charles Bunny and Robert Gray, was revealed this morning at Dunolly. The men had been killed with an axe…

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Tumut Courts Licensing Coort

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 7 October 1938 · page 1

The license of the Woolpack Hotel was transferred from Matthew H. Elders to Frederick Thomas Hill :0: :0: Consideration of the alterations…

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Two Murder Charges Crime in Old Hotel MELBOURNE

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 10 October 1938 · page 1
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Thomas William Johnson, 40, a stockily-built, dark complexioned laborer, was charged at the City Court on two separate counts of murder…

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Liquor Licenses Victoria Rejects Abolition Overwhelming Vote MELBOURNE

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 10 October 1938 · page 1

Victoria overwhelmingly rejected the proposal for the abolition of liquor licenses at Saturday's referendum. The latest figures are: Against abolition,…

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Body in Bath Police Squads Puzzled Hotel Mystery Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Monday 10 October 1938 · page 1

Only small clues have been found to identity the girl whose body was found in the bath of an expensive suite at Menzies Hotel, Melbourne, on Friday…

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The Hotel Hydro

Daily Advertiser · Monday 10 October 1938 · page 16

Situated in idyllic surroundings, the Hotel Hydro Leeton, offers the tourist or visiting business man every modern comfort and luxury. Surrounded by…

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Hotel Without Customers

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 11 October 1938 · page 3

Herb: A nice bit of scenery here. Horace: Too right. If I had a lot of money I'd build a fine, well stocked [?]olel on this spot…

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Svictoria Rejects Abolition of Liquor Licenses

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 11 October 1938 · page 2

Victoria overwhelmingly rejected the proposal for the abolition of liquor licenses at Saturday's referendum. The latest figures are:…

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Body in Bath Police Squads Puzzled Hotel Mystery

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 11 October 1938 · page 5

Only small clues have been found to identify the girl whose body was found in the bath of an expensive suite at Menzies Hotel, Melbourne…

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Body in Bathroom Menzies' Hotel Case Police Discard Foul Play Theory Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 11 October 1938 · page 4

Police inquiring into the death of a 23-year-old girl whose body was found in a bathroom at Menzies Hotel on Friday, are now convinced that she…

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Wentworth Hotel Fire Inquest on Victims Accidental Death Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 11 October 1938 · page 1

"If the lad had remained in his bedroom, we could have saved [?] quite easily," said Fireman Barker, giving evidence before the City Coroner (Mr…

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Grand Hotel

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 12 October 1938 · page 10

Luxuriously appointed, the Grand Hotel, Fitzmaurice-Street, Wagga, is one of the most modern hotels in the southern part of the State. Hot and…

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