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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1943

129 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 2 of 7

Pugilist, Soldier Gaoled for Hotel Fight

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 March 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Arising out of a disturbance in a hotel at Darlinghurst, during which 40 dozen glasses and many bottles were…

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Hotel Accommodation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 March 1943 · page 3

Sir,—Is not the time opportune to review another aspect of licensed houses' activities—the accommodation and serving of meals to the public?…

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Manpower Ban on Hotel Drink Waiters

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 8 March 1943 · page 2

SYDNEY.—All men of military age or suitable for some form of war work, now employed as hotel drink waiters and…

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No Beer at Wallsend Hotelkeepers Refuse Quotas

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 9 March 1943 · page 2

Observance of the beer ban is not a matter of choice at Wallsend. None of the seven hotels has beer for sale…

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Publicans Also Firm "Carry Out Wishes of Government"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 March 1943 · page 2

While the beer strikers are claiming that the ban is the most successful yet, hotelkeepers are also maintaining their solidarity in face…

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Hotel Hours Maybe Forced to Keep Open

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 18 March 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY. — Regulations may shortly be introduced compelling hotelkeepers to keep their hotels open…

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Open From 2 TILL 6 P.M. Premier to Compel Hotels

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 March 1943 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday.—The Premier (Mr. McKell) indicated in the Legislative Assembly to-day that he proposed to take steps if possible to…

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Schooners All Day in Newcastle Hotels Agreement Ends Beer Strike

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 March 1943 · page 2

Newcastle's two and a half weeks' beer strike for schooners throughout trading hours ended last night. Terms of settlement adopted by a…

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Stop Press Prices in Hotels

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 19 March 1943 · page 1

Canberra.—Display of price lists in all city hotel bars from March 31 will be made compulsory under an order to be issued…

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Man Shot Dead in Hotel Doorway

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 March 1943 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday.—Late to-night William Francis Fitzjohn, 30, of Mitchell-road, Alexandria, was shot dead in a doorway of the Parkview…

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Hitch in Strike Settlement No Beer for Four Publicans

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 March 1943 · page 2

What was described by a union official as a hitch in the settlement occurred yesterday when four publicans who had served schooners…

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Publican on "These Selfish Publicans"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 March 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday.—Although the State Liquor Act imposes and obligation on licensees to provide sleeping accommodation not 10 per cent. of…

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Shooting At Hotel Remand on Charge of Murder

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 20 March 1943 · page 3

SYDNEY. — James Manis Heffernan, 22. appeared at the Central Court to-day charged with having at…

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Hotels at Wallsend Dry To-day

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 20 March 1943 · page 3

The three Wallsend hotels and one Hamilton hotel which served schooners all day before the beer strike,…

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"Six Publicans on Strike Still" Position at Wallsend

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 March 1943 · page 2

Mr. D. Rees (Wallsend) told Kurri Kurri Electoral Council of the A.L.P. at Wallsend yesterday that six of the seven Wallsend…

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Licensee's Son on Murder Charge

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 March 1943 · page 5

SYDNEY, Sunday.—On a charge of having murdered William Francis Fitzjohn, 30, at Park View Hotel, Alexandria, on Friday night, James…

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Hotel Licensee Discharged

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 March 1943 · page 4

The hearing of the defence in cases against Roy Allan Ferguso[?], 28, hotelkeeper, was resumed in Newcastle Police Court yesterday,…

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Hotel Trade Slumps Again Under Renewed Beer Ban

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 25 March 1943 · page 3

Confidence was expressed in official union circles to-day that rank and file members, after their few days of freedom to drink what and where they liked, would observe the reimposed beer ban as rigidly as they did until it was…

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Wallsend Hotels to Get Beer U.L.V.A. Dispute Settled

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 March 1943 · page 2

The dispute between Wallsend hotelkeepers and the U.L.V.A. was settled at a conference of the parties last night…

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National Anthem Ends Day's Hotel Session

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 26 March 1943 · page 3

MELBOURNE.—A city hotel-keeper. who had found that the warning "Time, gentlemen, please." would not clear his bars…

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