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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1942

195 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 7 of 10

Hotel Hours Two Sides of the Issue

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 4 August 1942 · page 2

Arguments for and against extending hotel trading hours to meet the convenience of industrial workers were…

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Gang Holds Up Hotel in Leicester Square

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 8 August 1942 · page 1

LONDON, August 6.—A gang of five men, one of whom was reported to be wearing an Australian Air Force uniform, and others in…

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Six-hour Day for Hotels Mr. Curtin May Suggest

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 10 August 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY, Sunday.—The Prime Minister (Mr. Curtin), it is believed, will tell the State Premiers at the Premiers'…

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Premiers Decide to Cut Hotel Hours

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 11 August 1942 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Monday.—Trading hours will be reduced by at least one hour in every capital city and certain towns; drinking in parks…

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Hotel Restrictions One Hour Cut in Open Time

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 11 August 1942 · page 3

MELBOURNE: At the Premiers' Conference the Commonwealth indicated that though it accepted the…

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Drink Ban on Girls Empties Hotel Lounges

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 13 August 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY: The new law banning drinks for girls under 21, operating for the first time yesterday in Sydney night life, crushed the…

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Sydney Hotels Police Did Not Find One Girl Under 21

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 14 August 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY.—Visiting lounges and bars in hotels throughout the metropolitan area yesterday police did not find one girl…

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Police Patrolled Sydney Hotels

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 15 August 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY.—Though visits by police to lounges and dining rooms of city hotels last night failed to reveal any breaches of the new…

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Licensee Fined on Security Regulations

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 17 August 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY: The first prosecution under the recent National Security Regulations against a liquor licence holder for delivering…

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Hotels And Their Prices Vary

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 17 August 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY.—Officers of the Prices Commissioner are investigating variations in prices charged in city hotels for the same brand of…

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Opening of Hotels at 11 A.M. Cabinet Expected to Approve

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 August 1942 · page 1

SYDNEY, Monday.—State Cabinet to-morrow is expected to adopt a recommendation from the Premiers' Conference that hotels should…

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New Hotel Hours Decision Vic. Mla Says It's No Remedy

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 18 August 1942 · page 3

MELBOURNE: Mr. Dillon (UAP, Essendon) secured the adjournment of the Legislative Assembly to-day to…

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Price-lists for Hotel Bars

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 18 August 1942 · page 3

Liquor price lists will probably by seen in Newcastle hotel bars soon. The president of the Northern…

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Hotel Hours

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 August 1942 · page 2

The decision of the State Cabinet to curtail the hours of hotels by opening them at 11 a.m. instead of 10 a.m. is completely unrealistic…

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Hotels to Open at 11 A.m

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 August 1942 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Hotels throughout New South Wales will open at 11 a.m. instead of 10 a.m., as previously. The closing hour is…

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More Tea for Small Hotels, Tea-rooms

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 August 1942 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—More liberal supplies of tea are to be made available to small hotels and tearooms. The Rationing Commission…

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Hotelkeepers Fined Liquor Adulterated

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 20 August 1942 · page 5

On charges of caving sold spirits sot of quality demanded by the purchaser and having sold adulterated spirits, two Newcastle…

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Church Takes Over Hotel Building

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 21 August 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY.—A four-storied delicensed hotel in George Street. Sydney, has been taken over by the Presbyterian Church as a…

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New Hotel Hours From

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 August 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday.—From Wednesday next hotels will open at 11 a.m. Regulations providing for the new…

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Hotel Licensee Discharged

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 August 1942 · page 6

When evidence was concluded in West Maitland Court yesterday into a charge against Archibald Frederick Lawrie, licensee of the Erringhi…

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