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Hotels & licensing, 1948

186 stories in Riverina's papers · page 8 of 10

400 Gallons for Publican's Booth

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 13 October 1948 · page 5

A total of 400 gallons of bear has been allocated for the publican's booth at the Cootamundra show…

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Licensing Court

The Lockhart Review and Oaklands Advertiser · Tuesday 19 October 1948 · page 1

To-day a Licensing Court was held at Lockhart, Mr. J. A. Scobie, Licensing Magistrate presiding. The first matter dealt with was…

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Police Probe Blaze at Hillston Hotel £35,000 Loss

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 19 October 1948 · page 1

Mystery surrounds the origin of the £35,000 blaze which gutted the Royal Mail Hotel at Hillston early yesterday morning. Awakened at 3 a.m. by an explosion in the roof, twenty…

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Lockhart Licensing Court

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 20 October 1948 · page 2

LOCKHART, Tuesday: Before Mr. J. S. Scobie, licensing magistrate, today the Lockhart Services Club was granted a…

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Royal Mail Hotel Devastated by Fire

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 21 October 1948 · page 2

During the early hours of Monday morning the most serious devastating outbreak of fire in the history of the town of…

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Prospective Licensee Fails to Impress S. M. at West Wyalong

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 21 October 1948 · page 2

WEST WYALONG, Wednesday: Widespread interest was taken in the proceedings at the West Wyalong Licensing Court today, when police successfully opposed the transfer of the license of the Royal Hotel…

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Collision Near Cootamundra Hotel

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 25 October 1948 · page 2

There was a collision yesterday afternoon, at about five o'clock, on the corner of Adams and Parker streets, involving a…

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Thefts from Boarders at Wagga Hotel

Daily Advertiser · Monday 25 October 1948 · page 2

Numerous items of clothing and personal belongings were stolen from a room occupied by two permanent boarders at the…

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State of June[?] Hotels

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 25 October 1948 · page 1

"Some hotels in Junee are in a verY bad condition," said Sergeant R. J. Wiles when he was presenting his quarterly report to the…

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Ex-leeton Resident Robbed in Wagga Hotel

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 26 October 1948 · page 2

A recent resident of Leeton, Mr. H. J. Horneman, journalist, suffered the loss of trousers, shirt, a pair of shorts, overcoat, and a large suit case through…

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State of Junee Hotels

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 27 October 1948 · page 2

"Some hotels in Junee are in a very bad condition," said Sergeant R. J. Wiles when he was presenting his quarterly report to…

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Black Ban on Aust. Hotel By Unionists

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 28 October 1948 · page 1

A black ban has been placed on the Australian Hotel at Wagga by the Trades and Labor Council because the licensee (Mr. Alan McLeish) refused access to an organiser of the Hotel and Restaurant…

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B.w.i.u. Will Not Support Hotel Ban Bitter Clash at Wagga Meeting

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 30 October 1948 · page 1

The Wagga branch of the B.W.I.U. will not support the black ban imposed on the Australian Hotel by the Wagga Trades and Labor Council…

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Community Hotel at Leeton

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 30 October 1948 · page 3

LEETON, Friday: Sketch plans of the proposed community hotel at Leeton will be examined by a sub-committee of…

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Savage Storm Hits Gundagai Verandah Roofing Blown Off Star Hotel Back Verandah of Residence Disappears

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 1 November 1948 · page 1

A terrific blast of wind which hit Gundagai at 12.20 p.m. yesterday caused considerable damage. The wind, which struck with tornado-like ferocity, ripped the hoofing off buildings, uprooted trees and wrecked many hoardings. The full force of the blast struck…

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Tumut Co.-op. Store Granted Wine and Spirit License

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 4 November 1948 · page 2

At the Tumut Licensing Court on Monday, the Tumut Co-operative Store was granted a wine and spirit license by the…

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Conditional License Granted Tumut R.s.l Club

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 4 November 1948 · page 2

On Monday at the Tumut Licensing Court, before Mr V. H. Wells Mr D. W. (Jim) Lyell, secretary of the Tumut sub branch of the…

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Licensing Court

Tumbarumba Times · Thursday 4 November 1948 · page 1

At the Tumbarumba Court House last week, before Mr. A. V. Quiggin, Licensing Magistrate, G. C. Ashcroft, as…

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Wine & Spirit License Granted to Tumut Co-operative Store Opposition By Local Hotelkeepers

Adelong and Tumut Express · Friday 5 November 1948 · page 1

At the Tumut Licensing Court on Monday before Mr. V. H. Wells, Licensing Magistrate, the Tumut Co-op. Store, through the manager, Mr. W. F. Heydon, made application for a wine and spirit merchant's licence…

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The Community Hotel Health and Building Inspector's Report at Council Meeting

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 5 November 1948 · page 1

THE following is the report of the chief health and building inspector (Mr. H. E. Baylis), presented at the last meeting of the…

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