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Riverina · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1944

163 stories in Riverina's papers · page 2 of 9

Community Hotel Proposed for Griffith Profits for Public Purposes

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 27 January 1944 · page 4

The Rio Theatre at Griffith was the scene of a large and enthusiastic public meeting when a movement for the establishment of a…

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Community Hotel Association Formed at Griffith

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 28 January 1944 · page 1

The principle of the establishment of a community hotel in Grimth was approved by a public meeting, at ended by about 350 people, in the Rio…

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Community Hotel For Griffith Favoured by Public Meeting All Profits for Public Purposes

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 28 January 1944 · page 1

The Rio Theatre at Griffith was the scene of a large and enthusiastic public meeting on Friday night, when a movement for the…

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Hotel Porter Dies After Fight

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 3 February 1944 · page 3

BRISBANE, Wednesday: After receiving head injuries in a fist [?]eas in a Queen-Street hotel at 1 a.m. today William Watson…

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Suggestion for Community Hotel Enthusiastically Acclaimed at Open Air Rally Renmark Working Man's Club As an Example

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 4 February 1944 · page 2

A well-attended public meeting held at the Band Rotunda in Chelmsford Place on Wednesday evening unanimously…

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Community Hotel Wanted at Leeton Enthusiastic Public Meeting

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 10 February 1944 · page 4

At a well-attended public meeting at the band rotunda in Chelmsford Place, Leeton, a few days ago it was unanimously…

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Community Hotel Proposal Progress Assn. Wants More Information

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 11 February 1944 · page 3

WHEN the question of the community hotel was raised at the meeting of the Progress Association's executive on…

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Billy Sheahan in Fred Henneberry’s Corner Boxer-Publican Before The Court No Conviction Recorded in the Case

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 14 February 1944 · page 4

Barrister Billy Sheahan donned the gloves on Wednesday last, and fought alongside that well known exponent of the Marquis of Queensberry rules, Fred H[?]nneberry. The battle was at times wild and woolly, and verbal blows fell in all directions. The referee was…

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Planes to Land on Hotel Roofs

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 15 February 1944 · page 2

Hotel operators in the United States are planning post-war roof and other landing facilities for planes, it is revealed in "Hotel World-Review,"…

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Year's Gaol Petrol on Forged License

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 16 February 1944 · page 4

SYDNEY, Tuesday: Phillip James Campbell, who according to evidence at the Special Federal Court to-day had obtained 1300…

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Hotel Transfers Must Have Manpower Approval

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 17 February 1944 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday: In the Licensing Court to-day Mr. Scobie. S.M., announced that in future the transfers of hotel and other…

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The Senate "Loafing Ladies in Hotel Lounges" Benefits Bill

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 17 February 1944 · page 4

CANBERRA, Wednesday: Sen. Lamp (Tas.) asked in he Senate to-day what had been done to call up "healthy young ladies loafing…

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Community Hotel Movement at Leeton

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 18 February 1944 · page 5

Following the big public meeting at Griffith with the object of taking steps to establish a community hotel for that town, Leeton has now moved…

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Hotel Leeton Offered to Land Army

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 18 February 1944 · page 2

The Leeton branch of the A.L.P. advises that the matter of accommodation for the Women's Land Army was discussed early last year, when…

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Action Taken To Stop Hotels Selling Kegs Of Beer

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 25 February 1944 · page 3

MR. "Dusty" Evans handed us the following excerpt from a Queensland newspaper under the impression that it might be of…

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Big Fine Reduction Follows Appeal by Hotels

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 29 February 1944 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday: Two Sydney hobbies to-day successfully appeared to the Quarter Sessions Court against the severity of fines…

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Soldiers Stabbed Fight in Sydney Hotel

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 29 February 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday: Two servicemen [?] knife wounds during an alter[?], in a hotel in Pitt-street this [?]. It is believed that the fight…

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Hotel Fines Reduced From £100 to £15

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 29 February 1944 · page 3

In the Appeals Court yesterday. Judge Studert reduced to £15, lines of £100, separately imposed on Aarons Exchange Hotel, and Ushers…

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Found on Hotel Premises

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 8 March 1944 · page 2

A man named Charles Weygood. when found on the premises of the hotel at Bethungra after trading hours, said he was a commercial…

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License Refused to Man Who Sold Tea Above Fixed Price

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 9 March 1944 · page 4

SYDNEY, Tuesday. — When an application was made in the Licensing Court to-day for the transfer of the license of a hotel from Keith Hunt to…

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