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Riverina · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1938

332 stories in Riverina's papers · page 15 of 17

Wade Hotel, Leeton

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 12 October 1938 · page 7

The wade Hotel, corner of Pine-avenue and Church-street, Leeton, strikes a distinctive note in the qual­ity of the service and comfort that it…

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Wireless Licenses in Britain London

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 13 October 1938 · page 2

There are now 8,758,000 wireless receiving licenses in force in the United Kingdom…

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Menzies' Hotel Mystery Dead Girl's Heart Sound Traces of Poison Found Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 13 October 1938 · page 8

The mystery surrounding the death of Elma Lavina Bate, aged 24 years, at Menzies' Hotel last Friday is no nearer solution. While the stepfather…

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In Sturt's Footsteps Venturesome Colonists Who Pushed Inland Huge Areas Taken Up Issue of Licenses to "Occupy Waste Lands of the Crown"

Daily Advertiser · Friday 14 October 1938 · page 3

From the date of the landing of Captain Phillip at Sydney Cove in 1788, to about the year 1820, the colony was, in effect, a penal settlement. During these years doubts were freely expressed as to the future of this…

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Welcome Home Hotel (To the Editor, "The Daily Advertiser")

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 15 October 1938 · page 4

Sir,—Being very interested in the pictures ana articles of Wagga in the early days, I would like to know if any of your readers could tell me how…

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Wagga's Hotels More Than Half a Century Ago

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 15 October 1938 · page 9

Old Wagga memories by my old friend, John skudder, pleased me and other absentees from Wagga. To me it was as the scent of new mown hay, as…

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Closing of Hotels

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 15 October 1938 · page 10

Following the result of the local option poll in Victoria, a move has been started for alteration of the closing hours of hotels in New South…

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Publican's Booth Griffith Society's Payable Venture

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 18 October 1938 · page 2

THOUGH there has as yet been no official announcement as to the takings at the Griffith Show Liquor Booth, which this year…

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Fined £20: Lost License Drove Under Influence

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 21 October 1938 · page 8

CONVICTED on a charge of having driven a motor truck in Pine Avenue on October 11, while under the influence of alcohol,…

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Licensing Reform

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 24 October 1938 · page 2

The heavy majority against nolicense in Victoria, still mounting as the count proceeds, is viewed in political circles as indicating the…

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Darwin Hotels

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 25 October 1938 · page 2

Applications for two new hotel licences in Darwin, which were recently recommended by the Northern Territory Licensing Bench for…

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'Licensing of Vehicles

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 29 October 1938 · page 5

Owners of public vehicles licensed for the carrying of passengers are required to submit vehicles for inspection at the Town Hall on…

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Fire in Yanco Hotel Lounge Bucket Brigade's Good Work

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 1 November 1938 · page 2

A FIRE, which broke out in the commercial lounge of the Hotel Yanco on Sunday, and was quelled by the energetic efforts…

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Excitement at Yanco Fire in Hotel Leeton

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 3 November 1938 · page 4

Excitement prevailed at Yanco Hotel when a fire broke out in the commer­cial lounge and threatened to spread to other parts of the building. The…

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Driving Licenses Physical Capacity of Motorists Dubbo

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 8 November 1938 · page 2

A statement that he intended to recommend to the Minister for Transport that the Act be amended to enforce periodical inspection of all…

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Found Dead Late Licensee of Bethungra Hotel

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 10 November 1938 · page 7

John Patrick McQuillen, late licensee of the Bethungra Hotel, was found dead in a bedroom at fiats in Lamrock Avenue, Bondi, on…

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Duke and Duchess of Gloucester Guests of Windsors in Paris Suite at Same Hotel London

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 10 November 1938 · page 1

The British United Press correspondent in Paris says that Sir Godfrey Phillips has reserved for the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester a suite in…

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Cyclone at Cobar Parapet Falls Through Hotel Roof Cobar

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 10 November 1938 · page 4

Extensive damage was caused by a cyclone which struck Cobar to-day. Two men were injured when a parapet fell through the roof of the Great…

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Gundagai Hotel Company

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 10 November 1938 · page 4

The following company was registered in Sydney yesterday: The Criterion Hotel (Gundagai) Pty. Ltd., with a nominal capital of £25,000, to acquire…

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Names Taken in Griffith Hotel Raid Licensee Fromholtz Was Absent

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 18 November 1938 · page 3

Sergeant T. J. Ellis, officer in charge of the police at Griffith, accompained by Constable J. C. Waite, on Saturday night paid a…

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