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Riverina · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1939

292 stories in Riverina's papers · page 11 of 15

License for D. Munro Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 5 August 1939 · page 10

At the committee meeting of the A.J.C. to-day it was decided that D.[?] Munro would be granted his license from August 16. The appeals of G…

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Grand Opening Of New Gunyah Hotel MR. & Mrs. Jim O'sullivan Toasted

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 8 August 1939 · page 4

As the majority of our readers know, a "New Gunyah Hotel" has arisen in Phoenix fashion out of the ashes of the old "Green's Gunyah,"…

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First License for Northern Territory Flier Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 10 August 1939 · page 4

The first man who has learned to fly in the Northern Territory has received his pilot's A license. He is the only pupil of Dr. Clyde Fenton, the…

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Convictions Not To Be Recorded Breaches of Liquor Laws by Two Local Hotels

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 10 August 1939 · page 1

Fines and costs totalling £2/8/- in each case, were inflicted against the licensees of the Gresham and Royal Hotels…

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Hotel Robbery Sydney

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 14 August 1939 · page 1

Another big robbery was perpetrated during the week-end, when thieves broke into the Golden Sheaf Hotel, Double Bay, and removed a small safe…

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Hotel Robbery Thieves Take Safe and £360 SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 15 August 1939 · page 1

Breaking into the Golden Sheaf Hotel, Double Bay, last night, thieves stole s small safe containing £300 in notes, £60 in cheques, and shares and…

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Riverina Aero Club Wagga Girl Gains License 18 Years of Age

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 15 August 1939 · page 2

Miss Marie Tonkin, of Wagga, has successfully completed her training to A license standard under the examiner for civil aviation, Mr. H. L. Condon…

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Radio Licenses Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 17 August 1939 · page 3

Failure by 2757 people to buy radio licenses cost them £6000 in fines in the year ended June 30, according to figures announced…

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Hotel Boycott Threatened in New Zealand Wellington (N.z.)

Daily Advertiser · Friday 18 August 1939 · page 2

Watersiders at Wellington decided to-day to boycott all hotels until the price of beer is lowered and the system of free drinks is restored…

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Death in Hotel Man's Statement at Inquest Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 18 August 1939 · page 4

Admissions that the had been guilty of certain conduct, but not with Anderson, and that certain words written on the wall of a washroom at…

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Longer Hotel Hours Referendum at Next Elections?

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 22 August 1939 · page 3

An amendmens of the Liquor Act to remove anomalies, but deferring the question of altered trading hours until a…

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Army Officer Fined Driver's License Suspended Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 22 August 1939 · page 4

"Ernest Ferguson. aged 36 years, an army officer, was fined £10 and his license suspended for one year for driving a car while under the influence…

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Tourist Hotel, Wagga

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 22 August 1939 · page 4

Messrs. M. Rava and Co., of Wagga, are equipping this hotel for Tooth & Co. with the latest Dominion refrigerating plant. This equipment,…

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Wagga Licensing Court Monday, August 21 (Before Mr. J. A. Harris, P.M.)

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 22 August 1939 · page 6

Joseph Henry Battley, licensee of the Prince of Wales Hotel, Wagga, was granted permission to erect a storeroom on vacant land in…

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Longer Hotel Hours Referendum at Next Elections?

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 24 August 1939 · page 3

An amendment of the Liquor Ast to remove anomalies, but deferring the question of altered trading hours until a…

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Publicans' Booths

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 30 August 1939 · page 10

With the hustle and bustle of show activity end the meeting of old friends the popularity of the publicans' booths seems to be maintained from year to…

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Driver’s License Suspended Exceeding Speed Limit Magistrate’s Strong Words Tumut Man Convicted

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 7 September 1939 · page 2

At the Gundagai Police Court on Tuesday last, before Mr. F. Grugeon P.M., a Tumut man had his driver’s license…

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Riverina Review Licensee Walks Out of Barellan Hotel

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 8 September 1939 · page 3

The Licensing Magistrate (Mr. F. Grugeon) heard an unusual application at the Licensing Court, for the transfer of the license of the…

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Consult Sister Rita Scalp, Skin & Foot Specialist for All Troubles at Railway Hotel, Narandera

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 12 September 1939 · page 3

Eczema, Psoriasis (foot troubles), Scalp Irritation and Dandruff (seborrohoen). Acne (face pimples), Premature Baldness successfully treated…

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Queensland Hotel Hours Extension To 10 p.m. Possible

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 12 September 1939 · page 3

Whether the Queensland Government will seek to alter hotel hours when Parliament reopens. Is a point of interest in…

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