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Illawarra · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1949

36 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 2 of 2

Football Committeemen Fined for Being on Licensed Premises

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 22 September 1949 · page 9

The President and seven committee members of the Christian Brothers' College Rugby League Supporters' Club appeared before Mr. A. S. Tuncheon, S.M., at the Wollongong Court of Petty…

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Licensing Sergeant Broke Up Football Club Meeting

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 22 September 1949 · page 34

When the president of the C.B.C. football club, Mr. Arthur Herbert Irwin, called some of the club members together for a meeting to discuss arrangements for a club dinner he had no idea it was going to land them all in Court…

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Men Fought On Hotel Verandah

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 29 September 1949 · page 34

An allegation that a man had slapped a woman over the face, resulted in a fight on the verandah of the Royal Hotel, Bulli, on…

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Found on Licensed Premises; Four Men Fined £1

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 6 October 1949 · page 8

Four men were each fined £1 with 10/- costs by Mr. A. S. Tuncheon, S.M., at the Wollongong Court for being found on…

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After hour hotel visits bring fines

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 6 October 1949 · page 32

Fines of £1, with costs of 10/- were imposed by Mr. A. S. Tuncheon, S.M., in Wollongong Court last Thursday, on each of…

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Guest-house Proprietor and Hotel Licensee at Court on Prices Charges

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 3 November 1949 · page 9

Proprietors of a guest-house and one hotel were fined by Mr. J. Fleeman, S.M., in Wollongong Court last Thursday on prices charges, following visits to their premises by inspectors…

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Unionists' traditional meeting place said to be near-(or in.)-hotel

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 3 November 1949 · page 1

The South Coast Trades and Labour Council claims a site adjacent to Ryan's Hotel, Thirroul, is a "traditional meeting place of unionists"—but the City Council says no meetings have been held there for the past 10 [?] 15…

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Kitchen-man on Charge of Breaking and Entering Hotel Office

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 10 November 1949 · page 10

A 21 years old kitchen-man, employed at the Wollongong Hotel, was committed for trial on Monday on a charge of breaking and entering the office of the hotel with intent to steal…

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Hotel Staffs to Stop Work on December 1

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 17 November 1949 · page 1

Hotel employees in Greater Wollongong will hold a 24-hour stoppage on December 1, as a protest against the recent award…

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District Hotel Workers Will Stop Work Dec. 1st

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 17 November 1949 · page 3

Hotel employees in Greater Wollongong will stage a 24-hours stoppage, on December 1, as a protest against their new award, recently announced by Commissioner Morrison. Mr. H. J. McPhillips…

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4,000 Ironworkers Asked Not to use Hotels

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 24 November 1949 · page 23

The Port Kembla brant of the Ironworkers' Federation will ask it 4,000 members to refrain from using hotels on…

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Many Hotels Will Close 24 Hour Stoppage

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 1 December 1949 · page 19

The twenty-four hours stoppage by members of the Hotel, Club and Restaurant Employees Union will cause…

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Most Hotels Were Closed for Stop-work Meeting

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Tuesday 6 December 1949 · page 1

Practically every hotel in this district was closed last Thursday, the occasion of the 24 hour stop-work meeting by members of the Hotel, Club and Restaurant Employees Union…

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Publicans and Guests "Got By" In One-Day Hotel Strike "Got By" In One-Day Hotel Strike

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 8 December 1949 · page 1

Hotel bars in the Illawarra district were closed on Thursday owing to the one day stop-work meeting of members of the Hotels and Restaurant Employees' Union. For publicans'…

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Publican Takes It Easy

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 8 December 1949 · page 1

Mr John Dorahy, president of the Illawarra branch of the U.L.V.A., and licensee of the Wollongong Hotel, spent last Thursday "resting up," when employees at his hotel decided to join in a stoppage for 24 hours as a protest against a recent award…

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Employees Stop Work at Thirroul Hotel

Illawarra Mercury · Thursday 15 December 1949 · page 1

Employees at the Hotel Ryan, Thirroul, ceased work on Tuesday, after the licensee of the Hotel (Mr. H. Heare) had…

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