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Broken Hill & the Far West · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1941

125 stories in Broken Hill & the Far West's papers · page 1 of 7

Blow Lamp Explodes at Hotel

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 7 January 1941 · page 2

People in Argent Street this morning followed the Central and South Fire Brigades when an alarm was received from the Freemasons Hotel,…

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New Exchange Hotel Fully Air-conditioned

Barrier Miner · Thursday 9 January 1941 · page 1

CLAIMED an one of the first hotels in Australia to be fully airconditioned the new Royal Exchange Hotel now being built on the corner of'Chloride and Argent Streets is expected to be completed by the end of March. It will embody many new features, and…

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Nazis Again Raid London Men's Hotel Wrecked Dramatic Scenes; Many Killed (Special to "The Miner") LONDON, January 16

Barrier Miner · Friday 17 January 1941 · page 1

THERE were dramatic scenes as rescuers worked all night on the ruins of a men's hostel in London which was wrecked by a heavy bomb. It is believed that the hostel was full, and that a number of men were killed…

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Beer Ban May Ruin Publicans

Barrier Miner · Friday 17 January 1941 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday.—The president of the United Licensed Victuallers' Association (Mr. Connolly) says that at least 50 per cent. of hotelkeepers…

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Swiss Hotel Fire A.A.P., LONDON, January 16

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 18 January 1941 · page 1

The famous Bear Hotel, Grindelwald (Switzerland), known to Australian winter sports enthusiasts, was destroyed by fire yesterday…

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Dispute in Local Hotel

Barrier Miner · Monday 20 January 1941 · page 1

A hotel dispute will be discussed by the hotel section of the Town Employees' Union at the Trades Hall to-night…

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Hotel Licensee Granted Leave of Absence

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 21 January 1941 · page 4

Melinda Johns, licensee of the South Australian Hotel, was granted five months' leave of absence by Mr. A. B. Collins, S.M. in the Police Court…

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All Hotels Shut to Strangers Sydney, January 20

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 21 January 1941 · page 3

Hundreds of theatre-goers who attempted to enter city hotel lounges last night were politely turned away by commissionaires…

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Stephens Creek Hotel Licence Transferred

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 21 January 1941 · page 1

An application for the transfer of the licence for the Stephens Greek Hotel from Arthur Stewart Brown to his son, Arthur Sydney Brown, was…

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Stephens Creek Hotel Transfer

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 22 January 1941 · page 4

In the Licensing Court yesterday morning Arthur Sydney Brown (28) mode application for the transfer of the Stephens Creek Hotel from Arthur…

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Objection Taken to Hotel Verandah

Barrier Miner · Monday 27 January 1941 · page 1

Uniess some action was taken to repair the verandah of the Commercial Hotel in Argent Street he would not renew the licence for the hotel,…

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Settlement in Hotel Dispute

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 28 January 1941 · page 2

A satisfactory settlement was arrived at by the parties concerned at the conference yesterday between the U.L.V.A. the executive of the Town Employees'…

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Some Hotel Bars Closed Today Few Publicans Give Notice To Staffs

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 4 February 1941 · page 3

Even the most realistic advertisements depicting foaming mugs of beer cannot lure Broken Hill workers into "white anting" the beer boycott imposed by Sunday's mass meeting. The advertisements are displayed outside…

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First Day of the Beer Ban Unionists Avoid The Hotels

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 4 February 1941 · page 1

Broken Hill drinkers had their first taste of a beer strike yesterday sad it was a complete ban that was applied. The hotels in the town were deserted…

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Publicans Give Staffs 48 Hours Notice Boarders Will Have To Look After Themselves

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 5 February 1941 · page 3

There were no developments today in the beer strike which entered its third day today. Boarders at hotels were informed last night that as the staffs had been given 48 hours notice, expiring on Thursday, they…

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Move to Declare All Beer "Black" Hotel Staffs Will Finish Work Today

Barrier Miner · Thursday 6 February 1941 · page 3

With some members of the Town Employees Union already off work and others due to finish today when their 48 hours' notice expires, the beer strike has entered its fourth day without any indication of when a…

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Hotel Staff Warned of Gas Raids

Barrier Miner · Thursday 6 February 1941 · page 8

LONDON, February 5.—The staff of Grosvenor House, a large and fashionable hotel in Park Lane, has received a leaflet from the…

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Darby Munro's License Revoked For Indefinite Period SYDNEY, February 7

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 8 February 1941 · page 1

The A.J.C. committee today revoked D. Munro's jockey's license following consideration of the stewards' report in what has become known as the Cryon case. The period during which Munro will be stood down was not announced—it might…

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Peer Strike Hotelkeepers To Co-operate

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 8 February 1941 · page 4

Hotelkeepers mete yesterday to consider their reply to the Barrier Industrial Council's question as to whether the U.L.V.A. would be prepared to…

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J. L. Eddy's License Sydney, February 7

Barrier Daily Truth · Saturday 8 February 1941 · page 5

The committee of the Australian Jockey Club today reduced the balance of the disqualification imposed on J. L. Eddy, Jockey, at Broken Hill on…

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