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Riverina · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1941

169 stories in Riverina's papers · page 1 of 9

Beer Boycott Hotel at Glebe Picketed Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 2 January 1941 · page 1

A move is to be made to induce unionists to apply the beer ban in Sydney. A hotel at Glebe was to-day picketed by 60 unionists. They told…

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Excitement in Cowra on Christmas Eve Smoke Bomb Fired Inmates of Hotel Smoked Out Police and Piquets Long Time Restoring Order

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 2 January 1941 · page 1

Adopting mob rule tactics a big body of soldiers on Christmas eve took charge temporarily of one of Cowra’s leading hotels…

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Hotels to Close at 6 Sharp!

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 3 January 1941 · page 2

From yesterday, all hotel bars in New South Wales will be required to close punctually at 6 p.m., thus ending the 20 minutes grace which has been…

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Irrigation Area Beer Strike Another Angle Hotelkeepers' Problems Leeton

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 7 January 1941 · page 4

Mr. M. J. Gleeson, managing director of tie hotels at Leeton, Griffith and Yanco, stated in the course of an interview to-day that he thoroughly understood…

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Extra Excise Duties Cost Area Hotels £9000 Mr. Gleeson Quotes Some Enlightening Figures

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 7 January 1941 · page 2

THE beer strike started at Griffith on December 28 has hit the three hotels in that town very hard. Now a move has been…

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Wagga Man Convicted at Tumut Driving Car Whilst Under Influence License Cancelled for Twelve Months

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 9 January 1941 · page 2

At the Tumut Police Court yesterday. Edward Joseph Cox, a shearer, of Wagga, was convicted on a charge of driving a motor…

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Liquor Law Anomaly Hotelkeepers in Doubt Cabinet and Police

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 10 January 1941 · page 1

The "S.M. Herald" writes:—Although the Cabinet has directed the police to enforce the law covering the trading hours of hotels more…

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Liquor Fight Closing Hour to be Enforced Nasty "Present" for Publicans

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 10 January 1941 · page 1

The State Government proposes to continue on its chosen path of enforcing the liquor laws to the letter, and…

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Aliens' Radio Licenses Cancelled

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 13 January 1941 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday: According to the Director-General of Posts and Telegraphs Mr. McVey, 998 allens, of whom 909 live in New South Wales,…

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Motor Spirit for Industrial Petrol Pumps Licenses to Be Returned

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 14 January 1941 · page 4

The Commercial Motor Users' Association of New South Wales (Inc), Wingello House, Angel Place Sydney, has issued the following statement…

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Short Measure Beer Hotel Licensees Fined

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 16 January 1941 · page 5

The licensees of two hotels were each fined £2/10 at Paddington Police Court on Monday for selling beer by measure short…

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Hotel Trading Referendum Probable SYDNEY

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 21 January 1941 · page 2

The question of holding a referendum on hotel trading hours will be discussed by the Premier (Mr. Mair) with Ministerial members at a…

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Booth License Granted

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 21 January 1941 · page 4

A booth license was granted to Margaret Carmody for the Murrumbidgee Turf club's Anniversary Day meeting at Wagga on January, 27…

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License Suspended Trotting Driver Fails to Weigh in Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 21 January 1941 · page 6

D. Clark, driver of Childwood Charm in the Trotters' Handicap at Victoria Park trotting meeting to-day, failed to weigh in although the horse finished third…

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Farewell to Mrs. W. R. Alexander Function at Commercial Hotel

Daily Advertiser · Friday 24 January 1941 · page 2

A very delightful afternoon was spent at the Commercial Hotel, Wagga, yesterday when a party was held by Mrs. W. R. Alexander's friends…

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Beer Ban Remains: Griffith Meeting Rejects Hotels' Offer Want Pints For 10d; Syndicate Promises to Replace 10 oz Mugs at 6d Proposal Goes Before Leeton Meeting To-night

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 24 January 1941 · page 2

NEGOTIATIONS for a settlement of the "black" ban on beer in the hotels controlled by the syndicate on the irrigation area broke down last night when the offer to replace 10oz. stamped mugs in the bars for 6d., with 20oz. containers for 1/- was rejected by a public…

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Darwin Hotels Will Close If Strike Continues Darwin

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 28 January 1941 · page 1

The general manger of Darwin Hotels Ltd., which controls three hotels in the town area, announced to-day that if the beer strike…

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Threat to Close Darwin Hotels Darwin

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 28 January 1941 · page 2

The general manager of Darwin Hotels Ltd., the company which controls the three hotels in the town area, announced last night that if the…

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Correspondence Licensee Replies to Strike Committee President (To The Editor)

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 28 January 1941 · page 2

Sir,—In Friday's "Irrlgator" Mr. Triebel, referring to a quantity of condemned beer said "It would be very interesting for Mr. Frazer to tell…

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U.S.A. Exports Licensing System Extended Washington, Tuesday. (A.A.P.)

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 6 February 1941 · page 4

President Roosevelt has' extended the export licensing system to oil well refining machinery, radium, uranium ore, and calfskins, due to the need…

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