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Hotels & licensing, 1949

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Gundagai Men Found on Licensed Premises Police Prosecute Thirteen Locals

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 10 February 1949 · page 3

Thirteen local men told Magistrate Finlay they were guilty of being found on licensed premises during prohibited hours, in the…

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“More Sinned Against Than Sinned” No Conviction For Local Publican

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 10 February 1949 · page 2

Stating that local Hotel proprietor, Arthur E. Hogan, had been more sinned against than sinned, Magistrate W. Finlay, in the…

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Wheat Areas No Registrations or Licenses Necessary

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 11 February 1949 · page 2

The Minister for Agriculture Mr. Graham has announced that there will be no control of areas which may be sown to wheat this year…

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Stealing Shirts From Hotel Man Sentenced to Month's Hard Labour

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 15 February 1949 · page 1

Patrick Francis Fitzpatrick was charged before Mr. Finlay, S.M., at the Tumut Police Court last week with being drunk and…

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Community Hotel Leeton's to Cost £90,000 Early Start

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 18 February 1949 · page 1

Leeton Shire council decided to go ahead with the construction of a two-storey community hotel. Provision for the erection of a…

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Community Hotel at Leeton to Cost £90,000 Plans for Early Start

Daily Advertiser · Friday 18 February 1949 · page 2

LEETON, Thursday: At a special meeting, the Leeton Shire Council kit night decided to go ahead with the construction of a two-storey community hotel…

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Hospital Does Not Want Dog License Beard Rejects Motion for Application

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 18 February 1949 · page 3

A move to have the Junee District Hospital apply for a dog racing license was defeated at last night's meeting of the Board of…

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Gundagai Ex-services Club to Apply for Liquor License for Temporary Premises Decision Made at Annual Meeting Mr T.J. Somerville Elected President

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 21 February 1949 · page 2

Although a conditional license has been granted to the Gundagai Ex-Services club for-use at the proposed new War Memorial building, at the annual meeting of members held last Friday night it was decided after a lengthy debate, to apply for a license for…

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Raid on Yanco Hotel Drinking During Prohibited Hours

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 22 February 1949 · page 4

AT the Leeton police court on Friday, before Mr. Debenham, S. M., a number of local residents were charged with being…

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Suggestion That Taxis Should Be Licensed and Properly Controlled Local Proprietors Apply For Stands

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 24 February 1949 · page 3

A suggestion was made at yesterday’s meeting of the Gundagai Shire Council that the local taxi cabs should be licensed by the…

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Hay Hotels Ransacked

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 2 March 1949 · page 3

HAY TUESDAY: Over the weekend, guests at the Hibernian and Caledonian Hotels were relieved of sums of money…

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THE HOSPlTAL and a Dog License Most Keep Clear of All Controversial Matters ? (To the Editor.)

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 2 March 1949 · page 3

Sir,--There is some criticism which is not founded on the pro and cons of the question namely, the Board of Directors of Junee…

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Aust. Swimming Assn. Warned on Hotel Bill

Daily Advertiser · Monday 7 March 1949 · page 3

LONDON, Sunday. Mr. H. E. Fern, secretary of the British Amateur Swimming Association, announced today that unless…

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Beer-drinkers Blamed for Hotel Closing

Daily Advertiser · Monday 7 March 1949 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sunday: Beer-drinkers themselves, and not the publicans, were largely to blame for Saturday afternoon closing…

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Hotel Meals

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 8 March 1949 · page 2

A regulation aimed at improving the standard of hotel meals in N.S. Wales bas been approved by the Executive Council. The minimum…

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Farmers Support, Publicans Oppose, Granting New Store Liquor License License Fees Paid by Publicans Indicate Tremendous Increase in Junee's Liquor Consumption

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 9 March 1949 · page 1

ALTHOUGH FIVE OUT OF THE SIX PUBLICANS IN JUNEE OBJECTED, MR. J. SCOBIE, S.M., IN THE LICENSING COURT AT JUNEE YESTERDAY GRANTED MESSRS J. S. TAYLOR PTY. LTD. A WINE AND SPIRIT…

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Solicitor’s Plea for Governor’s Pardon Magistrate Rejects Request Local Grazier Loses License

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 10 March 1949 · page 3

AN IMPASSIONED PLEA WAS MADE IN THE GUNDAGAI COURT YESTERDAY BY SOLICITOR F. A. DODDS FOR THE MAGISTRATE TO ALLOW A DISTRICT GRAZIER TO RECEIVE THE BENEFIT OF THE VISIT OF HIS EXCELLENCY THE STATE…

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Murder Charge After Hotel Fight

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 14 March 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday—Charged with having murdered a man on Saturday, Norman Wilfred, McNamara, 26, rabbit skinner, of…

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104 Years’ Family Control of One Hotel Sheahans, of Jugiong, Hold Record for Australia

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 14 March 1949 · page 2

The opinion that 90 years’ possession of the one hotel by the one family line will “take some beating in Australia”, was recently expressed by Mr Murray Robertson, licensee of the Wheatsheaf Hotel, Allandale North, according to the S.A. “Licensed Victuallers’…

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Undersize Trout No Information on License Solicitor's Suggestion

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 15 March 1949 · page 4

Mr. E. G. Elrington said in the Yass Court recently that there was no information printed on trout fishing licences to indicate…

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