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Riverina · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1944

163 stories in Riverina's papers · page 4 of 9

N.s.w. Wheat Harvest Bigger Licensed Area Likely

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 18 April 1944 · page 1

It is estimated that 4,300,000 acres will be licensed in New South Wales under the wheat industry stabilisation scheme in 1944-45…

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Hotel Prices to Be Exhibited in Bars

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 18 April 1944 · page 2

CANBERRA, Mon.: An order was published in the Commonwealth Gazette to-night requiring all hotel-keepers to exhibit in their bars lists…

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Cootamundra Licensing Court

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 18 April 1944 · page 2

At the Cootamundra Licensing Court today, Sgt. Blackman submitted the quarterly report. He said that during the last couple of years the conduct of…

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All Hotels Must Show Prices New Federal Order

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 21 April 1944 · page 2

An order published in the Commonwealth Gazette on Monday requires all hotel keepers to exhibit in their bars a list setting out the prices of…

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Hotel Bar Hours

Daily Advertiser · Friday 21 April 1944 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thurs: With only Mr. Justice Stark dissenting the Full High Court of Australia to-day held that the regulations requiring…

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Community Hotel

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 21 April 1944 · page 2

Notices have been sent out to all local organisations inviting them to send a delegate to the meeting called by the Shire President for (Friday)…

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Bookmaker Publicans

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 25 April 1944 · page 1

SYDNEY, Mon.: The Full Licensing Bench to-day decided that in future hotel licenses would not ordinarily be transferred to licensed bookmakers…

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Wagga Police Court Monday, April 24, 1944 (Before Mr. H. L. Sargeson, Pm) Hotelkeeper Heavily Fined

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 25 April 1944 · page 4

At the Wagga Police Court yesterday, the magistrate (Mr. H. L. Sargeson) imposed a fine of £10 when a hotelkeeper pleaded guilty to a…

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Charges Against Hotel Keepers

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 25 April 1944 · page 4

SYDNEY, Monday: The Minister for Justice (Mr. Downing) announced today that prosecutions pending against hotel keepers for not keeping their…

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Closure of Hotels Protest by Lieut. Currey. V.c

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 26 April 1944 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday: The closure of hotels to-day forced Diggers who wanted to have a drink with old comrades to sly-grog shops where they…

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Community Hotel Public Meeting at Leeton

Daily Advertiser · Friday 28 April 1944 · page 3

A team of speakers from Griffith addressed a public meeting held at Leeton on Wednesday night on the proposal launched by the Griffith…

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Community Hotel Proposal Supported by Willimbong Shire Council

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 4 May 1944 · page 4

When Major Dooley inquired at the recent Willimbong Shire Council meeting whether the public meeting that had been held in connection…

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Community Hotel Proposal Officers and Committee Appointed

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 5 May 1944 · page 4

FOLLOWING a public meeting held on April 12 last, a meeting was called on Friday last at which were elected the officers…

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Council Supports Community Hotel Liquor Act Strongly Criticised

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 5 May 1944 · page 1

WHEN Major Dooley inquired at the Council meeting last Thursday night whether the public meeting that was held…

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Hotelkeepers Fined for Closing Bars During Afternoon

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 9 May 1944 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday: The first prosecutions since the High Court of Australia ruled that the regulations required hotels to keep their bars open…

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The Case for a Community Hotel Liquor Act Amendment Irrigation Areas' Needs (Part I)

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 9 May 1944 · page 1

ON behalf of the Community Hotel Movement, Mr. P. W. Blumer has prepared a statement for submission to the Government setting out the bases of the Area's claims for community hotels. The statement, which we publish in two parts, is as follows:—…

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Hotel License Refused to Bookmaker

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 11 May 1944 · page 4

SYDNEY, Wednesday: On the ground that he was a registered bookmaker, and that most of his was spent on his farm at Pennant Hills, the…

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Gundagai Without a Licensed Electrician Complaint Made To Shire Council Electrical Engineer Cross Questioned by Councillors

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 11 May 1944 · page 3

OTHER THAN the Shire’s Electrical Engineer, Gundagai is at present without a licensed electrical contractor. The license of H. H. Worthington has been suspended for six months, and it has now been discovered that the other town electrician H. W. Laws…

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Black Markets Hotelkeepers and Liquor Supplies

Daily Advertiser · Monday 15 May 1944 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sunday: Only a small minority of hotelkeepers had black-marketed a portion of their, liquor supplies, and these would…

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Beer Supplies Regulation by Hotelkeepers

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 16 May 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday: Holding that it was in the interests of the public that no hotelkeepers should regulate the disposal of…

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