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Riverina · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1939

292 stories in Riverina's papers · page 7 of 15

Adulterated Beer Sydney Hotelkeeper Fined Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Friday 21 April 1939 · page 4

Trenchant criticism of the way [?] which she conducted her hotel was made in the Manly court to-day by an inspector of the Board of Health when…

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Radio and Television Britain Collects £36,000,000 in License Fees London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 26 April 1939 · page 1

The Assistant Postmaster-General (Sir Walter Wamersley) said in the House of Commons to-day that the total receipts for wireless receiving…

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Wagga and District Hotels Extensions and Alterations Thousands of Pounds to Be Spent

Daily Advertiser · Friday 28 April 1939 · page 3

Mr. J. Laidlaw chief licensing magistrate, presided at a sitting of the Licensing Court at Wagga yesterday when, on the application of the…

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Licensing Court

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 1 May 1939 · page 3

The application of James James, the owner in possession to the exclusion of the licensee or the Terminus Hotel, Cootamundra, for issue of publican's…

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Hotel Murder Police Recommend Reward for Information Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 3 May 1939 · page 3

The Commissioner of Police has recommended to the Government that a reward of £200 be paid for information leading to the arrest and…

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£700 Hotel Robbery Kalgoorlie

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 4 May 1939 · page 8

Representing the takings for three days—Labor Day and the holiday, week-end—700 in cash and £71 in cheques was stolen from the Railway…

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Items of News Motor Drivers' Licenses

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 4 May 1939 · page 4

Time after time applicants for motor drivers' licenses at Wagga have failed, simply because they are not conversant with the Motor…

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Hotel Tumut New Licensee Mr. Thom. J. O'brien

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 5 May 1939 · page 2

Mr. and Mrs. T. J. O'Brien, lately of "Rosebank," Estate, Gilmore, have taken over from Mr. Herb. H. Ford the popular Hotel Tumut, entering…

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Fined and Lost License Drove Under Influence

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 5 May 1939 · page 2

ANOTHER conviction was recorded against a defendant for driving a motor vehicle while under the influence of…

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Twelve Months Grand Hotel and Connections Disqualified at Newcastle Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 6 May 1939 · page 10

At the conclusion of their inquiry into the form displayed by Grand Hotel, winner of the first division of the Encourage Handicap on Tuesday,…

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Grand Hotel Parties Appeal to A.J.C. SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 10 May 1939 · page 8

Connections of Grand Hotel yesterday lodged appeals against their disqualification for 12 months by the Newcastle Jockey Club stewards…

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Lithgow Hotels Lack Equipment Fob Bottle Washing Lithgow

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 11 May 1939 · page 2

In a report presented to the municipal council last night the Lithgow health inspector (Mr. Blackeman) said that of the eight hotels in the town…

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Wagga Aero Club Excellent Progress Made 75 Pupils Enrolled Five Obtain "A" Licenses

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 11 May 1939 · page 2

Established only a few months ago, the Wagga section of the Riverina Aero Club is making very fine'progress. The enrolment to date is 75,…

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Riverina Review Unusual Permission for Publican

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 12 May 1939 · page 3

A PORTION of the Liquor Act not greatly availed of by publicans is that which refers to permission being granted for the sale of alcohol…

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Grand Hotel A.J.C. Upholds Appeals Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 13 May 1939 · page 10

The appeals of D. Segenfield, owner. J. P. Munro, trainer and H. Hughes,, Jockey against the 12 months disqualification which was Imposed on them…

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King and Queen Sail Up St Lawrence Great Bonfires Ablaze on River Banks "Vive le Roi!" Shout Officials on Pilot Tug Extraordinary Police Precautions History of Every Hotel Occupant Investigated QUEBEC

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 18 May 1939 · page 1

Chains of great bonfires, lit by French-Canadian farmers, illuminated the shores of the St. Lawrence River for 150 miles to-night as the Empress of Australia and her naval escort moved up to Quebec. The vessel entered…

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Hay Hotels

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 19 May 1939 · page 6

A special licensing court was held at Hay last week before Mr. W. Gelkie, Licensing Magistrate. An application for the conditional removal…

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Billiard Clubs Use for Illicit Betting Police Seek Licensing

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 19 May 1939 · page 6

Police are alarmed at the great increase in the number of billiard clubs, which, they say, are being used for illicit betting, and they want…

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Fires in Hotels London

Daily Advertiser · Monday 22 May 1939 · page 7

Four hotel fires, one at Lancashire, Yorkshire, Eastbourne, and Margate, are believed to have been started by members of the I.R.A. In each case…

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Licensing Charge Against Yenda Hotelkeeper Yenda

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 23 May 1939 · page 1

When Reginald Lennie, licensee of the Hotel Fenda, was charged at the Griffith Police Court with having allowed a person to be on his licensed…

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