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Broken Hill & the Far West · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1954

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Community Hotel Praise

Barrier Miner · Monday 15 March 1954 · page 3

Adelaide: Community hotels in S.A. served a very real purpose, Sydney's Lord Mayor (Aid. P. D…

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Brothers to Pay for Assault in City Hotel

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 17 March 1954 · page 8

Two brothers were ordered to pay a total of £32/8/- in fines and compensation in the Court of Petty Sessions yesterday after they were convicted [?]…

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Sneer at Hotels

Barrier Miner · Friday 19 March 1954 · page 2

Sydney: Australian hotels need to improve their accommodation and service to attract American and overseas tourists…

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Third Death In Week At Metropole Hotel

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 22 March 1954 · page 1

Sydney, March 21: An elderly man fell to his death from the fifth floor of the Metropole Hotel today…

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3 Fatal Falls from Hotel

Barrier Miner · Monday 22 March 1954 · page 3

Sydney: The third man in a week has fallen to his death from the Hotel Metropole Sydney…

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Complaint Against Hotels Allegedly Overcharging Pensioners

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 23 March 1954 · page 8

A complaint has recently been received by Mr. G. S. Manuel, secretory of the B.I.C., that some hotels in Broken Hill have been attempting to charge unduly high for…

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Finding Jobs in Hotels

Barrier Miner · Thursday 25 March 1954 · page 7

London: A Horwich, Lancashire engineeering firm has started a series of "public house nights" as a…

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Boycott of Hotels

Barrier Miner · Monday 29 March 1954 · page 7

Brisbane: Workers in a number of unions had boycotted 26 hotels in South Queensland,…

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Hotel Cricket

Barrier Miner · Monday 29 March 1954 · page 5

Duke of Cornwall defeated Alma Hotel — 184 runs to 132 —in a cricket match played on the Central mine wicket…

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Boycott Of Hotels In Queensland

Barrier Daily Truth · Tuesday 30 March 1954 · page 6

Brisbane, March 29.—Twenty-six hotels in South Queensland are being [?] by [?]…

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Five Die in Hotel Fire at Cunnamulla

Barrier Daily Truth · Monday 5 April 1954 · page 1

Brisbane, April 4. — Five men were killed and four critically injured in on explosion and fire that destroyed the Commercial Hotel, Cunnomulla, this afternoon…

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Hotel Tennis

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 7 April 1954 · page 7

In hotel tennis matches at the weekend. Alma 50 games defeated Union 40 games. Junctions 47 games…

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F.M. License Promise

Barrier Miner · Thursday 8 April 1954 · page 6

Canberra: No frequency modulation licences had been promised, Mr. Anthony, Postmaster-General…

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Mountain Hotel Gutted by Fire

Barrier Miner · Saturday 10 April 1954 · page 2

Sydney: People fled in night attire when fire gutted a portion of a private hotel at Blackheath, in the Blue Mountains, early to-day…

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Mountain Hotel Gutted by Fire

Barrier Miner · Saturday 10 April 1954 · page 2

Sydney— People fled in night attire when fire gutted a portion of a private hotel at Blackheath, in the Blue Mountains, early today…

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Hotel Tennis

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 13 April 1954 · page 2

In hotel tennis, Bradys (45 games) defeated. Alma (40), Junction (54) defeated Union (30)…

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Hotel Board Prices

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 13 April 1954 · page 3

Small increases in accommodation fees were granted to some Broken Hill hotels by the Prices Branch officer…

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License Transfer

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 13 April 1954 · page 7

The transfer of an Australian wine license from Harry Crossley Owen to William Urdanoff was…

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Pressure On Hotel Owners

Barrier Daily Truth · Wednesday 21 April 1954 · page 8

Sydney, April 20: The Licensing Board is exerting pressure on hotel owners to restore destroyed, damaged…

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Hotel Plans

Barrier Miner · Thursday 22 April 1954 · page 2

An application by Cyril Robert Hall to make material alterations to the South Australian Hotel amounting…

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