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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1944

193 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 9 of 10

Offences in Hotels Almost Eliminated

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 November 1944 · page 6

A decrease in the supply of liquor to licensees had practically eliminated after-hours trading in the 114 hotels in the Newcastle licensing district,…

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Unions, Publicans to Talk on Beer

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 November 1944 · page 2

A meeting of the Northern L[?]ch of the U.L.V.A. will be held in Newcastle next Tuesday to discuss with representatives of Newcastle Trades…

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Hotel Services

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 November 1944 · page 4

Sir,—The paragraph (N.M.H.," 1/11/'44), dealing with the Licensing Court, says all licensees are fulfilling their obligations by providing…

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Charge Against A Publican

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 8 November 1944 · page 5

"This case has been adjourned since hist July. Other publicans, whose cases have gone on, might think there is something sinister…

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Serve Aborigines in Hotels Plan to beat Trade in "Plonk"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 November 1944 · page 6

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—In an endeavour to educate aborigines away from the evils of "plonk," methylated spirits, and other cheap…

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New Hours for Sale of Beer in Hotels

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 13 November 1944 · page 5

The U.L.V.A's. new beer hours schedule for Sydney hotels comes into force on Wednesday and the Newcastle schedule next Saturday. Under the new schedule in Sydney…

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Threatened to Kill Perth Publican

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 November 1944 · page 5

PERTH, Tuesday.—In Perth Supreme Court, Victor Norman Newton, 46, was found guilty of having demanded money from Patrick…

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R.s.l. Clubs Seek Licenses

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 16 November 1944 · page 7

. . Hamilton branch will approach local Members of Parliament in a campaign to have liquor licences granted to R.S.L…

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Many Hotels Disobey U.l.v.a. Instruction

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 November 1944 · page 4

SYDNEY, Thursday.—The U.L.V.A. instruction to hotelkeepers that they must sell beer between 4:30 and 6 p.m. is being ignored by many city…

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Unions to Assist U.L.V.A. to Police Hotel Trading

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 17 November 1944 · page 4

Delegates to Newcastle Trades Hall Council last night said they would assist the U.L.V.A. to police new trading hours to ensure that beer…

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Licensee Remanded on Murder Charge

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 22 November 1944 · page 6

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Bail was, refused Norman Buchanan Grindal, 40, hotel licensee, when he was remanded November 28 on a charge of having…

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Stole From Hotel

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 24 November 1944 · page 7

During a drinking bout last Saturday, Vincent Jordan, 29, clerk, went into the staff room of the Mayfield Hotel and stole two raincoats, one…

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New Hotel Hours for Coalfields

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 November 1944 · page 2

From December 4, when increased supplies of beer will be available, all hotels from Heddon Greta to Paxton will open from 10 a.m. to…

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Lounge Beer Sales, But Not Bar; Publican Fined

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 29 November 1944 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—For having disposed of beer in his lounge when it was not available in the bar. Thomas Fitzmaurice,…

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Hotel Hours

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 November 1944 · page 4

Sir,—It is encouraging to read that the Anglican Synod, in Sydney, unanimously urged the retention of 6 p.m. closing of liquor bars. There…

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Diplomats' Plane Is Flying Hotel

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 30 November 1944 · page 2

LONDON, Wednesday. — A new "Flying Hotel" will take high British and American emissaries on urgent Atlantic crossings…

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Says Publicans Work Half Time

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 2 December 1944 · page 3

Birmingham Gardens A.L.P. agreed with Mr. S. Perks that, with the hotels open only about half the legal trading hours, publicans and…

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Hotel Beer Sales

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 5 December 1944 · page 4

Sir.—Why should the U.L.V.A. fix the hours of opening and closing? Is it a law unto itself? There is no secret about the technique of…

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Hotel Atmosphere Should Change

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 5 December 1944 · page 3

SYDNEY.—If the public demand for elimination of the 6 o'clock rush in hotels is to be met. the liquor trade must take the first step, says…

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Christmas Eve Hotel Trading

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 6 December 1944 · page 2

SYDNEY.—Hotelkeepers could use their discretion in serving beer on the Saturday before Christmas Eve, the president of…

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