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Illawarra · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1952

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Ald. Ward Opposes Hotel on Highway

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 15 August 1952 · page 5

Erection of a hotel on Prince's Highway, Fairy Meadow, would create a serious bottleneck, the Deputy Mayor (Ald. T. Ward) said at Wednesday night's…

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Superintendent's Son Held Licence for City Publican

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 August 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY, Mon.—Moore Park publican, Douglas Frederick Barwick, said at the Liquor Royal Commission today that the son of Metropolitan Police…

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Car Not Licensed As Public Vehicle; Driver Discharged

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 August 1952 · page 5

A Woonona man who drove mourners to a funeral yesterday was convicted on a charge of using…

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New Licensing System — Safety Contribution

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 23 August 1952 · page 7

The new system of licensing motor vehicle drivers will be a definite contribution to road safety, in…

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MOTORING News and Views New Licensing System

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 25 August 1952 · page 4

The hew system of licensing motor vehicle drivers will be a definite contribution to road safety, in the N.R.M.A.'s opinion. Mr. H. E. Richards general secretary, congratulated the…

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Hotel Bookings

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 25 August 1952 · page 4

The N.R.M.A. advises tourists not to delay in booking their gammer holiday accommodation. A preliminary survey of…

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Committee Deadlocl on Hotel at Fairy Meadow

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 August 1952 · page 3

A proposed hotel at Fairy Meadow 'would present an ample case for the Liquor Commission to investigate, by reason of the accommodation offered to…

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Chairman Refuses Casting Vote on Hotel Site Issue

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 1 September 1952 · page 5

Ald. R. Brandon, chairman at last meeting of Central Zone in the absence of the Mayor (Ald. Kelly), refused to give his casting vote with the result that both an amendment and a motion dealing with a proposed hotel…

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Fairy Meadow Hotel Application Deferred to Central Committee

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 4 September 1952 · page 1

Last week the Central Zone Committee reached a deadlock on an application to build a hotel on Prince's Highway, Fairy Meadow, and referred…

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Central Zone To Again Consider Fairy Meadow Hotel Application

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 8 September 1952 · page 7

Wollongong, Council at its last meeting, referred back to the Central Zone the application for a new hotel at Fairy Meadow. The previous week. Central…

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Saffron Says Hotels Supplied Liquor for Roosevelt Night Club

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 September 1952 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tues.—Proprietor of the Roosevelt Night Club, Abraham Gilbert Saffron, told the Liquor Royal Commission today he was getting local and…

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Fairy Meadow Hotel Application Approved

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 September 1952 · page 3

The Central Zone Committee last night approved an application from Messrs. Waterhouse…

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Fairy Meadow Hotel Plans Approved

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 15 September 1952 · page 1

After being dealt with by Central Zone, then sent on to Council and finally referred back to the zone, proposed plans for…

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Judge Doubts Hotel Bonus System

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 September 1952 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tues.—Unless some, explanation of the bonus system in the transfer of hotels was offered, he mould conclude it was done solely for the benefit of the brewery, Liquor Royal Commissioner (Mr. Justice…

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"Some Publicans Treat People Like Animals"

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 25 September 1952 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wed.—Some publicans treat people like animals," Liquor Royal Commissioner (Mr. Justice Maxwell) said today. Toilet facilities in many hotels, he added, were disgusting, filthy, and disgraceful. He said this when…

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Liquor Commission Told Local Option Would Discourage Hotel Improvements

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 26 September 1952 · page 6

SYDNEY, Thurs.—Reintroduction of Local Option would militate against improvement of hotels, Mr. Gordon Wallace, Q.C. (for Tooth's) said in his…

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Hotel Approved

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 29 September 1952 · page 7

Satisfactory arrangements are being made for the disposal of septic tank effluent from a hotel proposed to be…

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"Liquor Licenses Will Be Issued Wholesale"

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 29 September 1952 · page 7

"Liquor licenses for clubs will be issued wholsale shortly,"said Ald. R. C. J. (Jim) Floyd at last week's meeting of the Northern Zone Committee, held in Bulli Council Chambers…

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Attitude to Hotels "Childish"

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 30 September 1952 · page 3

SYDNEY, Mon.—Many people seemed content to stay in the "kindergarten class" as far as liquor and hotels were concerned, the Liquor Royal Commissioner (Mr. Justice Maxwell) said today. This attitude was "almost childish," he…

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Fairy Meadow Hotel Application Deferred Indefinitely

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 2 October 1952 · page 5

Erection of a hotel on Prince's Highway, Fairy Meadow, was deferred indefinitely by the City Council last night. The business was…

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