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Hotels & licensing, 1954

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Letters to the Editor (We do not necessarily endorse the views of our correspondents) Hotel hours

Daily Advertiser · Friday 5 November 1954 · page 2

SIR—Until today, I was content to rest on my case, is presented through your columns, for the extension of…

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Hotel hours

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 6 November 1954 · page 2

SIR,—As a total abstainer would like to state that I am disgusted to hear over the wireless various clergymen…

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Hotel hours

Daily Advertiser · Monday 8 November 1954 · page 2

SIR.—After listening to Partors Scragg and Coombs on the air and reading the letters by your correspondents…

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Hotel Hours

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 10 November 1954 · page 2

Sir,—Mr. Patterson's oblique attempt to introduce politics and industrial matters into the discussion is to be…

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Letters to the Editor (We do not necessarily endorse the views of our correspondents) Hotel hours

Daily Advertiser · Friday 12 November 1954 · page 2

SIR—It would appear from the correspondence appearing in the press that those endeavoring to write for 10…

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6 or 10 Big Question Today: Hotel Closing Vote for Fourth Time

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 13 November 1954 · page 1

Today New South Wales people vote on liquor trading hours for hotels for the fourth time since 1916. About 2,500,000 people will vote on whether hotels should close at 6 p.m. or 10 p.m. at 3370 polling places in the State…

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Coota. Voters in Favor of Earlier Hotel Closing

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 15 November 1954 · page 2

It was a quiet polling day in Cootamundra with those voting for six o'clock closing having a slight majority over those who…

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Junee and District Vote at Refrendum Favours Six O'clock Hotel Closing

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 15 November 1954 · page 1

WHILE JUNEE AS A TOWN AND DISTRICT VOTED IN FAVOUR OF SIX O'CLOCK CLOSING OF HOTELS, THE MOST EXTRAORDINARY PART OF SATURDAY'S LIQUOR REFERENDUM WAS THE…

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Reported That Three Junee Hotels "Go Off" Rumour Untrue But One in Area Did

Junee Southern Cross · Monday 15 November 1954 · page 1

It was reported in Junee at the week-end that three hotels in town had "gone off" on Saturday and faced the…

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Hotel Vote Big Problem for Cabinet

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 16 November 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday: There were no significant changes in the referendum figures today as only check counts were made and electoral visitor votes counted…

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Coolac Man on Driving Charge Loses License for Twelve Months

The Gundagai Independent · Thursday 18 November 1954 · page 5

THREE CHARGES relating to breaches of the traffic act, were preferred against well known Coolac young man, Ronald Hoare, in the Gundagai Court last Tuesday. One charge was successfully contested, to another a plea of…

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The Community Hotel Initial Expenditure of £90,000 Licensing Board's Proposal

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 19 November 1954 · page 1

Surprise was expressed at the meeting of the Leeton Shire Council on Thursday night of last week when it…

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10 O'clock Vote Soars Ahead Plans for Better Hotels

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 19 November 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday—The swing to 10 p.m. closing in Saturday's Liquor Referendum was maintained today, when counting was resumed Ten o'clock was over two thousand votes ahead of 6 p.m…

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Cr. Decries Hotel Plan for Griffith

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 20 November 1954 · page 3

GRIFFITH, Friday: Cr. C. L. Neville said at this week's meeting of the Griffith Shire Council that he thought that Griffith would never get a Community…

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£50,000 to be spent on Wagga hotel

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 20 November 1954 · page 3

One of the oldest hotels in Waggo, the Hotel Victoria, will soon be one of Wagga's most modern buildings. Tooth and Co. Ltd. plan to spend about £50,000 on renovating the hotel…

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Hotel Hours Decision Expected Today

Cootamundra Herald · Monday 22 November 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday—State Cabinet today will decide whether to recommend 10 p.m. closing to the State Parliamentary…

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Single Bottle Licenses May Not Be Favored Caucus to Consider Decisions of Cabinet Meeting

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 23 November 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday—The single bottle issue amending the Liquor Act will be decided by the Parliamentary Labor Caucus tomorrow. NO decision was reached on…

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Two Millions to Be Spent on Hotels Preparations For Later Hours

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 24 November 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY. Wednesday—At least £2 millions will be spent on making N.S.W. hotels pleasurable for late night drinking…

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Shirley Hotel Opens New Beer Garden

Cootamundra Herald · Thursday 25 November 1954 · page 2

Mr. Bill Dixon, "mine host" of the popular Shirley Hotel, Bethungra, announced today that an open air beer garden has been…

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N'dera Man's 30 Years As Publican

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 25 November 1954 · page 2

NARRANDERA Wednesday: Tonight Mr. H. W. Bynon was entertained to a dinner by citizens of Narrandera…

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