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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1941

199 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 2 of 10

Did Not Feel Effect Hotels and Beer Ban

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 21 January 1941 · page 4

Hotelkeepers in Newcastle and suburbs did not feel the effects of the union ban, they said last night. Members of the Amalgamated…

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Lithgow Men Are Restive Over 6 p.m. Hotel Closing SYDNEY

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 21 January 1941 · page 3

Industrial trouble at the Lithgow Small Arms Factory might result from the enforcement by the State Government of 6 p.m. closing of hotels…

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No Referendum on Hotel Closing Present Law to Continue

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 January 1941 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—No referendum will be taken on the liquor question at the State elections. The present law, which provides for…

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Keep Some Hotels Open Longer Mr. Fadden to Ask State Government

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 January 1941 · page 11

SYDNEY, Thursday—The Acting Prime Minister (Mr. Fadden) will ask the State Government to extend liquor trading hours in some districts to enable men…

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Pickets for Hotels in Newcastle?

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 25 January 1941 · page 3

Pickets may be appointed shortly to police the beer strike, according to the President of the Labor Council (Mr. C. J. McCaffrey), who said…

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Licensing of Seamen Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 27 January 1941 · page 3

Commenting on the amendment [?] the Allen Employment Order under the National Security Act, which forbids aliens or naturalised British…

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Darwin Hotels May Close Beer Strike Ultimatum

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 January 1941 · page 5

DARWIN, Monday.—If the beer strike continues all hotels in Darwin will be closed next week. This was announced to-day by…

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Hotel Buildings for Quarter Totalled £41,970

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 28 January 1941 · page 3

Alterations and additions to hotels within the Newcastle licensing district valued at £41.970 were approved during the quarter ended December 31…

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Observe Conditions of Licence Darwin Hotels Warned

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 January 1941 · page 5

CANBERRA, Tuesday.—The Minister for the Interior (Senator Foll) said to-day that he had no official knowledge of the reported threat of Darwin hotel…

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Found In Hotel

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 30 January 1941 · page 2

Fines of 12s, with 8s coats, were imposed on each of the following, who pleaded guilty to being on the premises of the Hamilton Station…

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Hotels in Darwin Cut Down Darwin

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 30 January 1941 · page 5

A serious breaking down of Darwin's hotel facilities threatens to develop from the beer, strike here…

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Hotels Were Full City Accommodation Limitations

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 January 1941 · page 10

It was impossible to obtain accommodation at Newcastle city and leading suburban hotels on Wednesday night. Some people from Albury desiring to…

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New Sydney Junction Hotel

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 February 1941 · page 12

A contract was let yesterday to Messrs. C. Davis and Sons Pty. Ltd., for the new Sydney Junction Hotel, Beaumont-street, Hamilton. Work will begin on…

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Cheering Men Rush Darwin Hotels Beer Strike Off

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 1 February 1941 · page 7

DARWIN, Friday.—When a mass meeting of workers last night decided to declare off the beer strike, hundreds of cheering, yelling men surged into hotel…

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Picket Hotels Ironworkers' Plan in Beer Strike

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 3 February 1941 · page 4

Lysaght's sub-branch of the Federated Ironworkers' Association decided yesterday to recommend to Newcastle Trades Hall Council that pickets for hotels be…

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U.s. Export Licensing System Extended

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 6 February 1941 · page 9

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5. A.A.P.—President Roosevelt has extended the export licensing system to oil well and refining machinery, radium and uranium ore, and…

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On Licensed Premises

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 7 February 1941 · page 2

Eric Richards, of Date-street. Adamstown, and Harold Richards, of Molra-street. Adamstown were each fined 12s. with 8s costs, when they…

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On Hotel Premises

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 10 February 1941 · page 5

"When you are in trouble you don't want to drown your sorrows in drink. That only makes things worse." said Mr. Sheridan to Lomas George…

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Victorian Drive on Hotel Betting

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 February 1941 · page 9

MELBOURNE, Thursday.—Starting-price betting in hotels will be the subject of a drive by the Licensing Court, the Chairman (Mr. Dixon Hearder) said…

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On Licensed Premises

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 14 February 1941 · page 2

Found in the Great Northern Hotel, Newcastle, when the police visited the premises at 8.45 p.m. on January 10, the following pleaded guilty and were…

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