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Hotels & licensing, 1947

287 stories in Riverina's papers · page 9 of 15

CORRESPONDENCE Community Hotel Dispute (To the Editor)

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 15 July 1947 · page 2

Sir.— With a number or other residents I waited at the shire rooms on the evening of the 10th inst. Our object was to present a petition signed…

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Griffith Electors Vote on Community Hotel Question Overwhelming Majority in Favour

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 15 July 1947 · page 2

ON Saturday last, the Wade Shire Council, Griffith, held a voluntary poll on the Community Hotel question and resulted…

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Community Hotel Controversy Discussions at Council Meeting President's Action Endorsed

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 15 July 1947 · page 1

IN moving that the Council proceeds to take a poll of electors on the Community Hotel question at the meeting of the Leeton Shire Council last Thursday night, Cr. J. Washington said he believed that before long local government would be controlled completely on the same…

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Cr. Marks Resigns From Shire Council on Community Hotel Issue

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 15 July 1947 · page 2

Cr. J. H. Marks has resigned his position as a councillor in the Leeton shire. In a statement to the "Irrigator" he gave his reasons for…

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Coursing No License for Young Tin-hares

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 17 July 1947 · page 10

The Chief Secretary's Department is not prepared at the present juncture to reconsider the application made some time ago by Young…

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Batlow Publican's Vivid Description of Injured Optic

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 17 July 1947 · page 8

During tile hearing of a case at Tumut last 'week, when a Policy Constable was committed for trial Batlow hotelkeeper, John Francis…

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Sequel to Accident Driver Had Learner's License

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 18 July 1947 · page 2

Alfred Fuller was charged with driving a vehicle otherwise than in accordance with a learner's permit, not reporting an accident, and not…

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Liquor License Granted Cowra Golf Club

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 21 July 1947 · page 2

An application by Harold Forrest, honorary secretary of Cowra Golf Club, for registration, of the club under the Liquor Act, was…

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No New Taxi for Cootamundra Hire Car License Recommended by Town Council

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 23 July 1947 · page 2

Cootamundra Town Council on Monday night decided recommend to the Department of Road Transport that a hire car license be issued to…

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Final Count of Griffith Hotel Poll

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 23 July 1947 · page 5

The final count of votes in the recent electors' poll at Griffith to determine whether the Shire Council should endeavor to establish a…

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Canberra Plans New Hotel

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 24 July 1947 · page 8

A draft scheme for a community hotel in Canberra was presented to the Canberra Advisory Council. Introducing the plan, Mr A. T. Shake…

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Farewell to Rodeo Club Treasurer Function at Tumbarumba Hotel

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 24 July 1947 · page 1

At the Tumbarumba Hotel on Thursday night last, members of the Tumbarumba Rodeo Committee gathered to bid…

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Wool, Skin and Hides Dealers' Licenses

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 24 July 1947 · page 4

On Thursday last at the Court of Petty Sessions, George Henry Thomson, an employee of J. H. C. Lyons, was granted a renewal of…

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Noxious Trades Licenses

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 25 July 1947 · page 2

Mr. T. G. Dodds, of Farm 564 was granted a license as pigkeeper and gut scraper at the last meeting of the Leeton Shire Council. Mr. G. Wade,…

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Griffith Council Seeks Hotel

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 26 July 1947 · page 4

Wade Shire Council had decided to approach holders of hotel licences in Griffith to see II any are prepared to sell to the council for the…

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Turf 12 Jockeys May Lose Metropolitan Licenses

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 28 July 1947 · page 4

SYDNEY, Monday: Twelve jockey are likely to be refused licenses for the metropolitan area next season. The list of licensee for the year will…

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The Real Australia Seen in Gundagai District “Bulletin” Tells of Hotels in this Shire the “Romanos” Will Not Oust Family Businesses

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 28 July 1947 · page 1

Two of us travelling by car from Sydney to Gundagai, and the talk drifted, as talk will, to pubs. And here, despite the pleasant morning and a pleasant spread of country when we came out of the suburbs, a certain snarling note crept in. The driver had been in…

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Two Hay Hotel Transfers

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 29 July 1947 · page 2

Commenting on the transfer last week of the licenses of Tattorsall[?] and the Hibernian hotels the. "Hay Grazier" says:…

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Riot in Hotel Alleged; Rugby League Inquiry

Daily Advertiser · Monday 4 August 1947 · page 2

SYDNEY, Sunday: The management committee of the New South Wales Rugby League today held a full inquiry into allegations of a…

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Albury Hotelkeeper Seriously Hurt

Daily Advertiser · Monday 4 August 1947 · page 2

An Albury hotelkeeper, J. McGrath, was seriously injured on Saturday morning when his motor car left the road and crashed into…

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