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Illawarra · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1954

79 stories in Illawarra's papers · page 1 of 4

Man Shot Four Times in Hotel Bar

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Thursday 7 January 1954 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wed. — A 27-years-old man was shot four times while drinking in the bar of a Parkes hotel today. The man Jack Wendy…

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Thirroul Hotels Burglary

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 8 January 1954 · page 7

Thieves broke into both hotels at Thirroul and a house on the Main Rd. on Wednesday night…

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Gaol for Theft From Hotel

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 4 February 1954 · page 25

Two men with criminal records who stole liquor from the Oxford Hotel, Wollongong, on Friday last, were on…

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Hotel Ryan Bar 150 Feet Long; Big Renovation Plan

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 February 1954 · page 6

Plans to make the Hotel Ryan at Bulli the biggest residential hotel on the South Coast are well under way. On Monday a new public…

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Hotel's History Goes Back 70 Years

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 8 February 1954 · page 29

There are interesting histories attached to most of the hotels in Greater Wollongong and the Grand Hotel at…

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Extension Plan for Grand Hotel

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 9 February 1954 · page 2

Plans to make the Grand Hotel the most modern hotel outside the metropolitan area are well in hand. This was stated…

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Later Closing Of Hotels Advised

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 February 1954 · page 1

SYDNEY, Mon. — The Liquor Royal Commissioner (Mr. Justice Maxwell) in his report released today, recommended later closing of hotels…

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Demand For Club Licenses Legitimate

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 February 1954 · page 2

SYDNEY, Mon.—There was a legitimate demand for additional club [?]ses, Mr. Justice…

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Man Fined After Hotel Bar France

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 25 February 1954 · page 10

A man who held an "elderly, respectable citizen" by the head and punched him was fined a total of £10 at Wollongong Court…

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New Bundanoon Hotel

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Friday 26 February 1954 · page 8

Now open for Bookings Excellent Table, Luxurious appointments…

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Hotel at Cringila!

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 1 March 1954 · page 1

The Illawarra Planning Authority and the Southern Zone Committee have both approved an application to erect…

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Hot, Cold Water and Wine Taps in Hotel Rooms

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 20 March 1954 · page 8

Two wine taps, one for red, the other for white wine, will accompany the hot and cold water taps in…

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Rest Homes to Be Licensed

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 March 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY, Mon. — The State Government will introduce legislation this session to provide for the…

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Fire In Hotel Yard

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 March 1954 · page 1

The Wollongong Fire Brigade received a minor call to the Wollongong Hotel yesterday evening…

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Failed To Pay His Hotel Bill

Kiama Independent · Saturday 27 March 1954 · page 3

A man who failed to pay for two meals and accommodation at the Grand Hotel, Kiama, told a tale of misfortune to the magistrate at Kiama on Wednesday…

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Application For £70,000 Hotel at Unanderra Granted

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 29 March 1954 · page 4

The Full Bench of the Licensing Court last Friday granted an application for a new £70,000 hotel to be erected at Unanderra. The Bench comprised Messrs. S. J. Bliss. E. Stewart and J. Kelly S.M.'s and the application before them was for the…

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Stole From Hotel Bedroom

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Monday 5 April 1954 · page 2

A man who got drunk and wandered into a hotel bedroom and stole a lady is manicure set came before the Wollongong…

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Fighting In Hotel

South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus · Thursday 22 April 1954 · page 20

A 32 year old crane driver, Gregory Brok, of Owen Park Road, Bellambi, pleaded not guilty at the Wollongong Court…

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Hotel Change

Kiama Independent · Saturday 1 May 1954 · page 1

The licence for the Tory's Hotel, Kiama, was transferred at Kiama Court on Wednesday from Mr. Frederick Williams…

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From Ruins to Luxury Hotel

Illawarra Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 May 1954 · page 8

ISTANBUL (Turkey).—The Istanbul Town Council has taken over the burnt[?]ut runs of the Chiragan…

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