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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1942

195 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 8 of 10

Double Murder in Welsh Hotel

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 31 August 1942 · page 1

LONDON Sunday: Dr. Reay, whose wife and another man were murdered in a North Wales hotel on Friday night, died in…

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Hotels to Close Until 1 p.m. on

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 September 1942 · page 3

CANBERRA, Tuesday.—A National Security Regulation issued to-day provides for the closing of hotels, wine shops, and theatres,…

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Licensees Told Personally of New Liquor Control

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 3 September 1942 · page 2

Police officials have been busy discussing with proprietors of Newcastle hotels, wine saloons and refreshment rooms during the week…

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Suggests Referendum On Hotel Hours

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 7 September 1942 · page 2

The State Assembly of the Official Labour Party decided yesterday to ask the Federal Government to hold a referendum in conjunction with the…

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Chinese Barmen in Sydney Hotels

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 September 1942 · page 5

CANBERRBA, Monday.—The employment of aliens by private enterprise did not constitute any threat to the White Australia policy, the…

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Move for Reduced Hotel Rent

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 September 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Because hotelkeepers now receive only one-half their normal supplies of liquor, and because their hours of trading…

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Judge Cuts Rent of Hotel

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 9 September 1942 · page 2

MUDGEE.—A Judgment of importance to hotel proprietors and licensees was given at the Mudgee District Court this week by…

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Robbery in City Hotel

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 10 September 1942 · page 3

About £40 worth of property disappeared while its owner was having a bath yesterday morning and Newcastle police are…

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Army Minister to Inquire Into Publican's Boast

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 11 September 1942 · page 3

CANBERRA. — Alterations that a man named J. A. Menzies proprietor of the Mayfair Hotel. Darlinghurst, had boasted openly that…

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Hotelkeepers Promise Their Support

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 11 September 1942 · page 3

Hotelkeepers at Maitland, Cessnock, Kurri and other coalfields towns have promised wholehearted support for the austerity Loan…

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Publican Asks Minister for Inquiry

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 14 September 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY.—Mr. J. A. Mendes, licensee of the Mayfair Hotel, Darlinghurst. has appealed to the Minister for the Army (Mr. Forde)…

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Prosecutions in Two Years Licensing Inquiry to Get Details

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 September 1942 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Monday—Following allegations by Mr. L. H. Hollins, M.L.A., in the Legislative Assembly, concerning the withdrawal of charges…

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Hotelkeeper's Claim for Army Exemption

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 September 1942 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—An adjournment to next Tuesday of his application for exemption was granted John Allen Mendes, licence and managing…

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Stagger Hotel Hours Near War Plants

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 September 1942 · page 3

CANBERRA, Wednesday.—The staggering of hotel hours in areas where war plants are operating was suggested by Senator Foll (U.A.P…

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Fire in Hotel Toronto

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 24 September 1942 · page 3

Prompt response by Toronto Fire Brigade to a call at 12.45 this morning prevented what might have been a serious fire in the Hotel…

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No Exemption for Hotelkeeper

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 26 September 1942 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday.—An application for exemption from military service by John Allan Mendes, 34, licensee and manager of the Mayfair Hotel,…

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German Hotels to House Wounded

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 30 September 1942 · page 1

LONDON, Wednesday: Over 100 holiday resorts mostly in southern Germany, have been closed because the authorities…

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Hotels to Close in Canberra in Afternoons

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 30 September 1942 · page 3

CANBERRA. — Liquor trading hours are to be reduced by two hours (between 2 and 4 p.m.) in Canberra under a new ordinance…

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"Hostel Could Become Hotel After the War"

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 2 October 1942 · page 3

The president of the WickhamCarrington sub-branch of the Returned Soldiers' League (Mr. R. Rose) supports the provision of a…

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Sydney Hotels Close

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 3 October 1942 · page 3

SYDNEY.—Some city hotels closed this afternoon—some in accordance with Mr. Curtin's austerity appeal, others because of…

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