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Riverina · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1945

157 stories in Riverina's papers · page 2 of 8

Hotelkeeper Fined for Refusing to Supply Drink to Woman

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 8 February 1945 · page 2

PERTH, Wed.: George Russell Thompson, licensee of the Newmarket Hotel, was fined £10 at the Fremantle Police Court…

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Hotels Being Watched

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 8 February 1945 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wed.: customs officers this morning questioned the driver of a motor lorry transferring a quantity of bottled…

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Italian War Prisoners "Drinking in Hotels; Walking with Girls"

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 10 February 1945 · page 8

LISMORE, Friday: At the meeting of the Lismore sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers' League to-day. It was alleged that an…

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Licensing of Boarding Houses No Action Taken

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 13 February 1945 · page 4

Some weeks ago the Health Inspector was instructed by the Willimbong Shire Council to make inquiries into the advisability of licensing…

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Leeton Boarding Houses Question of Licensing

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 15 February 1945 · page 4

Some weeks ago the health inspector (Mr. Mack) was instructed by the Willimbong Shire Council, Leeton, to make inquiries…

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Country Hotels "Some Not Carrying Out Obligations"

Daily Advertiser · Friday 16 February 1945 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thurs.: It was apparent that tome country hotels were not carrying out their obligations to the public so far as the provision of…

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Unable to Rent Home Musicians Buy Hotel

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 22 February 1945 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday: Unable to buy or rent a home in Sydney, Mr. and Mrs. Lauri Kennedy, the well-known musicians,…

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Councils' Powers to Run Hotels

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 22 February 1945 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday: The Local Government Bill had been framed to tear down all safeguards in regard to local…

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Surrounded Japanese Bombed Floor to Floor Fighting in Manila Hotel (By Our War Correspondent, Frank Dexter)

Daily Advertiser · Friday 23 February 1945 · page 1

MANILA, Thursday: Assaults have been renewed against more than 300 Japanese who are surrounded on a ridge southeast of…

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State Assembly Trafficking in Taxi Licenses Local Government Bill Compensation of Council Employees

Daily Advertiser · Friday 2 March 1945 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday: The Minister for Transport (Mr. O'Sullivan), introducing a bill in the Legislative Assembly to-day to…

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Publican Calls Police

Daily Advertiser · Monday 5 March 1945 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Sunday: When a publican refused to serve 30 men and requested them to leave at 1.30 p.m. yesterday, they…

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Wagga Police Court Monday, March 5, 1945 (Before Mr. M. S. Meagher S.m.) Wool Boter's License Refused

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 6 March 1945 · page 3

At the Wagga Police Court yesterday, before Mr M. S. Meaner, relieving stipendiary magistrate, John Henry Claude Lyons, wool…

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Beer and Poker Machines Do Not Mix Tumut Publican Learns To His Sorrow

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 12 March 1945 · page 2

Well known Tumut publican, Thomas Michael Malone, learnt to his sorrow in the Tumut Police Court last week, that beer and…

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Contravention of Liquid Fuel Regulations Charges of False Statements To Obtain Petrol Case Against Local Publican Adjourned to Next Court

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 13 March 1945 · page 3

Two cases in which the Commonwealth Crown Solicitor is proceeding against Thomas Michael Malone were adjourned, by request of the C.C. Solicitor until April 5 from…

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Hotel Bars Primate Wants 9 P.m. Closing

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 13 March 1945 · page 1

A Perth message states that the Primate of Australia (Dr. Le Fanu) wants hotels to close at 9 p.m. instead of 6 p.m. In his…

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"State Liquor Act Out-of-date" Licensing Magistrates Urge Reforms

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 16 March 1945 · page 2

The New South Wales Liquor Act is out-of-date and should be amended to conform with present-day conditions, states the report of the…

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"Hog Swills" Judge's Opinion of Hotels

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 17 March 1945 · page 6

MAITLAND: Describing hotels as "hog swills." Judge Nield upheld an appeal against the Licensing Court's refusal to grant a spirit merchant's…

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Wild Flowers Sale Under License Suggested

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 28 March 1945 · page 5

Discussing in the Legislative Assembly the bill to give greater protection to wild flowers. Mr. R. S. Vincent (C.P., Raleigh), said…

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Sir Neith Case Jockey and Trainer Re-licensed by A.j.c

Daily Advertiser · Friday 30 March 1945 · page 8

SYDNEY, Thurs.: The jockey E. Parsons had his license restored by the A.J.C. committee yesterday. The trainer A. R. Morrisby, who…

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Closing of Hotels When Germany Defeat Is Announced

Daily Advertiser · Monday 2 April 1945 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sunday: A denial that the State Government has decided to close all hotels in the state for 48 hours after the final downfall…

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