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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1941

199 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 10 of 10

Stay-in Strike Brought Beer Famine at Hotel

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 24 November 1941 · page 1

They ran out of beer at Wallarah Hotel at the [?] Reason: The hotel is the only one near Wallarah Colliery [?] has jumped into the news as the scene of Australia's luxury [?]d record stay-in strike,…

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Constable Says He Saw His Wife in Hotel

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 27 November 1941 · page 3

SYDNEY: Constable James Miller Lane, of Gosford, continuing evidence in the Divorce Court to-day, said that he had seen his wife in an hotel…

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Divinity Student, Publican, Airman, Granted Divorce

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 28 November 1941 · page 3

SYDNEY: One-time divinity student, now proprietor of the Grand Hotel. Goulburn, and a flying officer in the R.A.A.F.. Norman Frederick…

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Hotel Hours in Queensland Government's Wide Powers

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 November 1941 · page 3

BRISBANE, Friday.—A blanket clause giving the Government full control over liquor trading hours will be included in the Liquor Act Bill to come before…

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Hotel Rents May Be Regulated

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 1 December 1941 · page 3

CANBERRA, Sunday.—An extension of the Commonwealth rent regulations to cover hotel rentals is likely. Allegations have been made to the Commonwealth…

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Protect Girls at Dances Queensland Changes Hotel Hours

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 December 1941 · page 3

BRISBANE, Tuesday.—The Government wished to make it possible for young women to go to dances and be secure from the possibility of being pulled about…

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Later Closing of Hotel Bars Urged in N.s.w

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 3 December 1941 · page 3

SYDNEY.—Ten o'clock closing of hotel bars in Queensland is hailed by the New South Wales liquor trade as a prelude to a similar…

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Queensland Hotel Hours

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 10 December 1941 · page 4

BRISBANE, Tuesday.—Under the new licensing law, which became effective to-day. Queensland hotels are now permitted to remain open until 10 p.m. Owing to…

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Opinion Poll on Early Hotel Hours

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 13 December 1941 · page 4

A public opinion poll conducted throughout Australia (Gallup method) disclosed that, as far as N.S.W. is concerned, there was a…

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Magistrate Warns Publicans

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 15 December 1941 · page 2

SYDNEY: Believing that all drunks should be off the streets before dark in these days of likely blackouts, the Chief Licensing…

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Magistrate Warns Publicans

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 December 1941 · page 6

SYDNEY, Monday.—The Chief Licensing Magistrate (Mr. Scobie) said in the Licensing Court to-day that to help enforce the recent Government…

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Hotel Hours Left to States

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 December 1941 · page 1

CANBERRA, Wednesday.—The Federal Government intends to leave to the States the question of closing hours of hotels…

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Want Referendum on Hotel Hours Church Leaders' Letter

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 18 December 1941 · page 2

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—It would be a denial of democratic principle to change the 6 o'clock closing law without a referendum, says a letter signed by heads of…

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Contractors for New Hotel at Merewether

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 18 December 1941 · page 7

The services of many craftsmen and tradesmen were employed in the building and equipment of the new Merewether Beach Hotel and evidence of…

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Modern and Handsome New Hotel at Merewether Beach

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 18 December 1941 · page 7

A striking and handsome addition to the modern hotel buildings in the Newcastle area is provided by the new Merewether Beach Hotel, which is now open for business at the corner of Frederick and Ridge Streets…

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Landscaping of Hotel Grounds

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 18 December 1941 · page 7

In addition to the construction of the new Merewether Beach Hotel on the most modern architectural lines, and its equipment with the latest…

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Hotel Hours Baptist Leader Endorses New Protest

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 18 December 1941 · page 4

What was needed was not a referendum to decide whether or not hotel trading hours should be extended, but a stricter enforcement…

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Attack on Publicans by Cleric

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 20 December 1941 · page 3

"The present slackness in the enforcement of the liquor law is an encouragement to break it," to-day said the Chairman or the Maitland…

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Changed Hotel Hours at Darwin

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 24 December 1941 · page 4

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Although the Federal Minister for Labour (Mr. Ward) has settled many strikes since he took over his portfolio, his greatest triumph…

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