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Hotels & licensing, 1954

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Third Death at Sydney Hotel

Daily Advertiser · Monday 22 March 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY. Sunday: An elderly man fell to his death from the fifth floor of the Metropole Hotel today…

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Wants Amendment to Liquor Act Griffith and a Community Hotel

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 22 March 1954 · page 2

The Wade Shire Council, at its last meeting decided to again make application to, the Minister for Local…

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Hotel Goulburn Brings £52,000

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 25 March 1954 · page 5

The freehold and licence of the Goulburn Hotel have been acquired for £52,000. The purchaser is Mr. Rupert…

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Community Hotel at Griffith Council's Application To Minister

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 26 March 1954 · page 6

Wade Shire Council (Griffith) decided at its meeting last week to again make application to the Minister…

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Intent to Steal Vegetables in Hydro Hotel Yard

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Tuesday 30 March 1954 · page 1

At Leeton Court of Petty Sessions on Thursday, before Mr. K. W. Smith, S.M., George Joseph Rae, and Ian…

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Racehorse Missing From Goulburn Hotel Stable

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 1 April 1954 · page 6

A Goulburn racehorse, worth £200, has disappeared from stables at the rear of Tattersall’s Hotel in Goulburn…

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New hotel at Kosciusko is likely

Daily Advertiser · Friday 2 April 1954 · page 4

SYDNEY, Thursday: The Minister for Lands (Mr. Hawkins) said today he hoped that a new hotel in the…

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Queensland Disaster Five Killed in Hotel Explosion

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 5 April 1954 · page 1

BRISBANE, Monday — Arson Squad detectives have begun investigations into the cause of an explosion and fire…

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Men Found on Hotel Premises After Hours

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 6 April 1954 · page 2

Six men were each fined £3 with 12/- costs when they pleaded guilty to a charge of having been on licensed premises during…

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Eight May Now Be Dead in Hotel Holocaust

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 6 April 1954 · page 1

BRISBANE, Monday: Death toll in the fire at the Commercial Hotel, Cunnamulla, yesterday may reach eight. Police fear three more bodies will be found when a thorough search can be made of the still smouldering ruins…

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Publican Subject of Application

Daily Advertiser · Friday 9 April 1954 · page 2

The Kyeamba Shire Council's Health inspector has lodged an application with the Board of Health to authorise legal proceeding against the licensee of the Tarcutta Hotel for…

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A License to Kill Rabbits !

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 15 April 1954 · page 7

A ripple of laughter went around the table at last meeting of Braidwood P.P. Board, when a letter was read from Tomaktn, near Mogo. The lady wanted to know if it was necessary to have a license to kill rabbits!…

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Leeton Petition for Community Hotel Is Granted

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 22 April 1954 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wed.: The Licensing Magistrates in their 1953 report state that a petition by the Leeton Council to build a community hotel has been…

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South Gundagai Publican Fined After Hour Trading Charge

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 22 April 1954 · page 3

Pleading guilty to a charge of after hour trading, Henry A. Attwood of the Hume Hotel, South Gundagai, was…

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Car Ransacked Outside Hotel Goods Stolen From Visitor's Vehicle

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 23 April 1954 · page 1

Mr. D. R. Clearey, of Merrylands, will have reason to remember his visit to Junee accompanied by Private N…

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Publicans' Golf Day

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 4 May 1954 · page 8

Publican day will be held at the Wagga Country Club this afternoon, when the usual competitions will be…

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Bars Barrels on Footpahs. Threat to Prosecute Hotel Licensee

Junee Southern Cross · Wednesday 5 May 1954 · page 5

Licensees of notes in the Murrumburrah Municipality will be prosecuted if, in future, beer barrels are left…

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Full Description of Brawl Outside Hotel on Anzac Day Given in Junee Court

Junee Southern Cross · Friday 7 May 1954 · page 4

AFTER THREE MEM BAD PLEADED GUILTY TO CHARGES OF RESISTING ARREST, UNLAWFULLY ASSAULTING TWO POLICE CONSTABLES AND USING INDECENT LANGUAGE, A REVIEW WAS…

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Attempt to Burn a City Hotel

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 14 May 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday — Arson Squad detectives are investigating two attempts to burn down a city hotel last night…

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Goulburn Publicans to Re-introduce Counter Lunches

The Gundagai Independent · Monday 17 May 1954 · page 1

It is possible that a “counter lunch” service may be introduced in some of Goulburn’s leading hotels…

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