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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1945

167 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 4 of 9

Gosford Move for Community Hotel

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 17 May 1945 · page 2

GOSFORD, Wednesday.—A public meeting in Gosford to-night appointed an executive committee to take the preliminary steps to have the…

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Gosford Starts Drive for Community Hotel

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 17 May 1945 · page 6

GOSFORD: Branches of the Returned Soldiers' League, the Australian Labor Party, C.W.A., Chamber of Commerce and other institutions throughout N.S.W. are to be asked to support the establishment of community hotels an to press for an alteration…

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Another Hotel in Old. Suspended

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 18 May 1945 · page 5

BRISBANE.—The Licensing Commission yesterday suspended the licence of the Commercial Hotel, Crow's Nest, for failure to supply a…

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Disturbance in Hotel Bar

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 22 May 1945 · page 5

Jack Franklin. 22. clerk, was arrested in the bar of the Northern Star Hotel. Beaumont Street, Hamilton, yesterday by Constable Macalister Clark…

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Meals for Travellers Magistrate's Warning To Licensees

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 22 May 1945 · page 5

A case of considerable interest to hotel licensees and the travelling public was heard at Newcastle Police Court…

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Charge Against Licensee Fails Supply of Meal to Traveller

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 23 May 1945 · page 6

Ruling there was no definite evidence that the constable was a bona fide traveller, the Magistrate (Mr. C. G. Carr-Boyd) dismissed the…

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King's Cross Wants Community Hotel

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 28 May 1945 · page 4

SYDNEY, Sunday.—A public meeting was held at King's Cross to-day to establish a community hotel—a social centre for workers with…

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Queensland Hotel's Licence Suspended

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 30 May 1945 · page 8

BRISBANE.—The Licensing Commission has suspended the licence of the Grand Hotel at Pittsworth for failure to supply a regular meal…

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Hotelkeeper in Court Wounding Charge at Teralba

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 31 May 1945 · page 8

In the Teralba Police Court yesterday Mr. L. Beavers, S.M. heard an [?]tion that on May 11, Roy Allan Ferguson, 31, licensee of the Royal…

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Baddeley Says Govt. Is Considering Community Hotels Controlled By Citizens

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 2 June 1945 · page 3

The possibility of establishing community hotels, conducted by boards of local citizens, is being examined by the Government, said the acting Premier. (Mr. Baddeley' at Cessnock today…

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"Service Was Good in Most Hotels"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 5 June 1945 · page 2

SYDNEY, Monday.—In a report to the Acting Premier (Mr. Baddeley), the Metropolitan Licensing Inspector said he had completed a…

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Old World Map Found in Hotel Debris

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 7 June 1945 · page 2

AN UNUSUAL map of the world, printed by C. W. Bacon in London about 60 years ago, was unearthed by the Officer-in-charge of…

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Hotelkeeper Charged

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 13 June 1945 · page 11

William J. Jackson, 37, licensee of the Maryville Hotel, Maryville. was charged at Newcastle Police Court today with having had in his…

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Hotels Lose Phones

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 June 1945 · page 3

CANBERRA, Thursday.—Switchboards and many telephones had been withdrawn from hotels and business establishments to ease the shortage…

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May Be Poll On Hours For Hotels

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 15 June 1945 · page 3

SYDNEY.— A referendum on hotel trading hours may be held before the next State elections. Ministers think that this is the best course to pursue in view of…

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Luxury Floating Hotel For Servicemen

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 15 June 1945 · page 7

A LUXURY FLOATING HOTEL FOR FIGHTING MEN IN THE PACIFIC— Proudly named the "Ritz Carlton," this floating hotel houses more than 600 Marines stationed at one of the bases operated by Squadron 10 of the Pacific Fleet Service Force, transferring and…

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May Be Referendum on Hotel Hours

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 16 June 1945 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday.—A referendum may be held on hotel trading hours in New South Wales before the next State elections. Ministers…

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Hotel Licenses Renewals

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 19 June 1945 · page 4

In the annual report submitted at the Licensing Court today, Sergeant Airs intimated that there would be two police objections to renewals of…

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Bookmaker Refused New Hotel Licence

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 June 1945 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—John Knight Waterhouse, a registered A.J.C. book-maker and licensee of the Imperial Hotel, was refused a renewal of the…

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Police Object to Two Licensees

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 June 1945 · page 6

Police would object to the renewal of two hotel licences, Sergeant W. Airs told the Magistrate (Mr. C. G. Carr-Boyd) in Newcastle Licensing…

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