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Riverina · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1953

176 stories in Riverina's papers · page 8 of 9

Notice Given to Remove Verandah Posts in Junee Hotels Asked to Meet Council's Wishes

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 16 October 1953 · page 7

By yesterday morning's mail, eighty Junee land-owners received notices from the Municipal Council to…

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Publicans Booth to Be Improved. at Showground Council Action Delay For Trotting Meeting

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 16 October 1953 · page 7

The Health Inspector of the Junee Municipal Council, Mr. C. A. King, after an inspection of food stalls and…

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Hotel Transferred, Despite Objection

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 21 October 1953 · page 3

Magistrate Mr. L. E. Stapleton, in the Wagga Licensing Court yesterday, granted a transfer of a publican's licence although police opposed the transfer…

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Police Object to Tumblong Hotel Transfer Proposed Transferee Did Not Sign Nor Sight Lease Matter Adjourned For One Month To Allow Financial Documentary Evidence To Be Produced

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 22 October 1953 · page 4

An application for the transfer of the license of the Adelong Crossing Hotel at Tumblong was opposed by the Police in the Gundagai Court last Tuesday. The applicant, Francis Dever was further unable to satisfy the Court…

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All Gundagai and District Hotels Up to Standard

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 22 October 1953 · page 3

All hotels in Gundagai and district are up to standard, d are being conducted in a satisfactory manner. This…

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Local Publican Fined for Sunday Trading Fourteen Gundagai Men Contribute To Consolidated Revenue

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 22 October 1953 · page 6

A fine of £15 was Imposed on Gundagai publican, L. K. Foley, when in . the local Court last Tuesday, he pleaded guilty to a charge of Sunday trading. The conviction does not carry a mark…

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Synods Concern on Hotel Law Breaches

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 5 November 1953 · page 2

JUNEE, Wednesday: The Riverina Methodist Synod today expressed concern at the "flagrant disregard of police and publicans of the hotel closing hours…

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Hotel Trading Hours, Gambling, Racing Licenses Discussed by Riverina Methodist Synod

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 6 November 1953 · page 1

RESOLUTIONS CONCERNING THE TRADING HOURS OF HOTELS, THE ENFORCEMENT OF LAWS AGAINST GAMBLING AND OF CHANCE AND THE NEED FOR REFERENDUMS…

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Man's Skeleton Found at Old Hotel Site

Daily Advertiser · Friday 6 November 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday: A skeleton believed to be of a man was discovered today at the site of the Central…

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Cycle Rider Was Not Learner But Was Experienced Produced Inter-state and Overseas Licenses

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 6 November 1953 · page 2

A motor cyclist who has not held a riding licence for twelve months or more is not entitled to carry a pillion…

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Hotel must make £250,000 alterations

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 10 November 1953 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday: Owners of the Plaza Hotel, George Street, city, were ordered today to make…

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Murder trial: denies he was offered hotel

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 11 November 1953 · page 5

BRISBANE, Tuesday: One of three people charged with the murder of brewery director, Roy Allan Ferguson, today denied in the Criminal Court that he had been offered a hotel if he co-operated with the plans of the other two…

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Hotel Trading, Gambling, Racing Licenses Discussed By Riverina Methodist Synod

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 12 November 1953 · page 5

Resolutions concerning the trading hours of hotels, the enforcement of laws against gambling and games of…

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Incident at Cuddell Hotel Recalled Albury Newspaper 50 Years Old

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Thursday 12 November 1953 · page 1

To commemorate its fiftieth anniversary, the Albury "Border Morning Mail" published a special issue comprising 56 pages. The "special…

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Tumblong Hotel Transfer Again Adjourned

The Gundagai Independent · Tuesday 17 November 1953 · page 4

The proposed transfer of the Adelong Crossing Hotel at Tumblong was again adjourned in the Gundagai…

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Tumblong Hotel License Magistrate Not Satisfied — Matter Further Adjourned

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 19 November 1953 · page 1

The proposed transfer of tile license of the Adelong Crossing Hotel from Elsie Selina Smith to Francis Dever was further adjourned in the Gundagai Licensing Court this morning, and the matter will now be decided on November…

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Gundagai Hotelkeefer Fined for Sunday Trading

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 19 November 1953 · page 5

Pleading guilty to a charge of Sunday trading, Gundagai publican, W. J. Hogan, was fined £7 with 12/- costs in the…

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Tumut Hotel Change Mr. Kenneth K. Matthews New Licensee at Commercial

Adelong and Tumut Express and Batlow District News · Friday 20 November 1953 · page 1

Mr. Kenneth K. Matthews, until recently of the Knickerbocker Hotel at Bathurst, is the new licensee of the Commercial…

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Admission of Perjury in Licensing Case Cootamundra Court Hearing

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 30 November 1953 · page 2

In refusing an application for the transfer if a hotel license in Cootamundra Court today Mr. W. Finlay.,S.M. said that the only thing concerning him was whether he should commit the applicant for…

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Probe on Hotels Requested

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 2 December 1953 · page 2

SYDNEY. Tuesday: Mr. G. B. Bygate (Government) to-night asked the Minister of Justice (Mr. Downing) to…

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