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Riverina · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1949

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Man Who Bid £418,000 for Hotel Tells of Wife’s Poker Playing

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 29 August 1949 · page 7

A country publication who bid £418,000 for the freehold of a hotel at Young was last week ordered by the Registrar in Divorce…

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Publican For Trial on Murder Charge

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 3 September 1949 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Friday: John Lilley, a publican, was committed for trial by the Coroner (Mr. P. Biggins) today on a charge…

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Tumblong Hotel Changes Hands

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 8 September 1949 · page 1

At last Tuesday's Licensing Court held at Gundagai an application for the transfer of the license of the Tumblong Hotel, was granted by the…

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Drove Car Without a Driver's License Formerly Convicted for Serious Traffic Offence

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 9 September 1949 · page 3

"It is most serious to drive without a licence after having it cancelled", said the S. M., Mr. W. Quiggan, in the Junee Court this…

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Newtown Club Entertained By Mr. and Mrs. Fowler At Wynyard Hotel

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Tuesday 20 September 1949 · page 2

On Sunday evening last the players and officials of he Newtown Football Club were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. Fowler…

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Danger to Bowling Globs of Irresponsibles Taking Charge After Liquor License Has Been Granted

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 21 September 1949 · page 3

A WARNING THAT THE ACQUISITION OF LICENSES HAD IN SOME INSTANCES MEANT THAT BOWLING CLUBS WERE BEING INUNDATED WITH PERSONS MORE INTERESTED- IN LIQUOR THAN IN THE GAME OF BOWLS WAS…

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Grand Hotel Cricket Club Practice

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 22 September 1949 · page 6

The Grand Hotel Cricket Club will play a practice match against Postal on Sunday at Bolton Park No. 2. Those…

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Warning to Wagga Licensees

Daily Advertiser · Friday 23 September 1949 · page 2

Prosecutions will be taken against Wagga hotelkeepers who refuse to serve regulation size beer glasses…

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New Taxi Cab License to Be Granted in Coolamon

Coolamon-Ganmain Review · Friday 23 September 1949 · page 2

At last week’s shire council meeting, a letter was read from the Department of Road Transport, asking for council’s…

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Rebuilding Royal Mail Hotel

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Thursday 29 September 1949 · page 2

In a letter to the Carrathool Shire Council at its last meeting Messrs [?]oohey's Ltd, again expressed the opinion that no good would be…

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Grand Hotel Wins Business Houses Golf

Daily Advertiser · Monday 3 October 1949 · page 6

The business bouses golf competition ended yesterday morning when the Grand Hotel team iron the Community Cup with an…

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Alleged Theft at Terminus Hotel Two Men on £40 Bail

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 4 October 1949 · page 2

Two local men have been allowed ball of £40 each after being, charged by Cootamundra police with having stolen articles…

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Manly Fire Hotel Guests Flee in Night Attire

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 4 October 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday — Fire caused damage estimated at £4000 to the fashionable Hotel Manly, early today…

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Edwardstown Schoolteacher Loses Driving License Failed to Heed Police Warning

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 6 October 1949 · page 3

FAILURE TO HEED the warning of a police officer brought trouble for Edwardstown schoolteacher, Edward John Mark Downes, who on Tuesday last was convicted of driving a motor vehicle whilst under the influence of liquor. This brought about the automatic cancellation…

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Drove an Erratic Course Down Sheridan Street Local Painter Bids Adien to His Driving License

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 6 October 1949 · page 10

GUNDAGAI’S Herbert John (“Snow”) Polsen knows how to mix paints, and now he also knows not to mix car driving with alcohol, for on Tuesday last Snow lost his driver’s license and was fined £5 when he was convicted in the Gundagai Court for driving a motor…

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Yass Hotels Lose Linen

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 20 October 1949 · page 2

Robberies occurred at three Yoss hotels. A large quantity of clothing and linen was stolen, the value…

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How to Get Your Petrol Licenses for Rationing

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 3 November 1949 · page 1

Sergeant S. A. Hinde informs us that it would be appreciated if persons intending to apply to the Police Station for original liquid fuel…

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Grand Hotel Cricket Club

Daily Advertiser · Friday 4 November 1949 · page 8

An afficial practice of the Grand Hotel Cricket Club will be held at Bolton Park No. 1 on Sunday November 6, at 2…

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Hotel Pest Sentenced for Begging Alms

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 4 November 1949 · page 6

Albert James Olsen was charged at the Leeton police court on Monday, before Mr. T. Henderson, J.P., with begging alms in the bar of the Leeton…

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Grand Hotel Cricket Practice Off

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 5 November 1949 · page 10

The Grand Hotel Cricket Club practice arranged for tomorrow has been cancelled…

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