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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1946

217 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 3 of 11

May Be Referendum on Hotel Hours

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 8 March 1946 · page 4

Nineteen members of Caucus had been appointed to a committee to deal with the liquor question, said the President (Mr. C. E. Griffiths) at…

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Airman Slashed in Hotel Bar

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 March 1946 · page 3

SYDNEY, Friday—A member of the R.A.A.F. was slashed across the neck with the jagged edge of a broken glass in the bar of a St. Leonard's…

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Botany Hotel 'Black'

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 9 March 1946 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday.—The Pier Hotel, Botany, has now been under a "black" ban for more than a week because members of the Wool and Basil…

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£200 Stolen From Hotel Safe at W. Maitland

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 11 March 1946 · page 2

West Maitland police are investigating the theft of £200 from the safe in the office of the Exchange Hotel, West Maitland, on Saturday night…

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Trouble in Hotel

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 11 March 1946 · page 5

John H Owens. 23 soldier, am Allan L. Clark. 24. laborer. were involved in a disturbance at the Cambridge Hotel. Hunter Street, or…

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Hotel Robbed at West Maitland

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 12 March 1946 · page 4

Two hundred pounds in cash, some cheques and a War Savings Certificate valued at £1 were taken from the safe of the Exchange Hotel, West…

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Rawson Hotel Sold to Tooth Company

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 12 March 1946 · page 1

SYDNEY.—The Treasury Has approved the sale of the Rawson Hotel, Newcastle, to Tooth and Co. Ltd. The price. it is stated. was about…

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Threat Made to Hotelkeepers

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 12 March 1946 · page 3

SYDNEY—Following complaints that some hotelkeepers have refused to serve beer to casual customers, the Deputy Commissioner of…

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Hotel Workers Seek Action on M.L.A.

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 March 1946 · page 4

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—A general meeting of the Liquor Trades Employees' Union decided to ask the A.L.P. executive to take action…

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Rawson Hotel Sold

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 March 1946 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The Treasury has approved the sale of the Rawson Hotel, Newcastle, to Tooth and Co. Ltd. The price is understood…

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May Get Cooperative Hotels, Brewery

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 March 1946 · page 2

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—It understood that the new Liquor Act will permit the operation of cooperative hotels, hostels and community centres and their acquisition of a licence to establish a brewery…

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Maximum Penalty for Hotel Theft

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 13 March 1946 · page 5

PERTH, Tuesday.—The maximum penalty of three years' imprisonment, forfeiture of a £100 personal bond, and declaration as an habitual…

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Some Hotels May Lack Beer Soon

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 14 March 1946 · page 4

The beer strike is having its effect in Newcastle. Supplies to hotels selling Tooth's beer are likely to be exhausted to-day or to-morrow. After…

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Tasmanian M. P's. Use Parliament As Their Hotel

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 14 March 1946 · page 2

HOBART.—Three members of the Legislative Council have bene sleeping at Parliament House this week because they cannot get board in the…

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Spirits Running Short in Sydney Hotels

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 19 March 1946 · page 3

SYDNEY.—A shortage of 'spirits threatens to close some hotels in Sydney unless the beer strike is soon settled…

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Hospital Wants Beach Hotel

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 20 March 1946 · page 2

Newcastle Hospital Board last night empowered the Chairman (Mr. A. A. Rankin) to enter into negotiations with the Government…

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Jesmond A.l.p. Wants Licensed Club

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 23 March 1946 · page 6

Jesmond branch of the A.L.P. decided, on the motion of Mr. G. McGuirk, to take preliminary steps to establish a licensed club anticipating Liquor Act…

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English Publicans in Court on Froth

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 23 March 1946 · page 10

LONDON.—Following a visit by a teetotal inspector of weights and measures to Luton public-houses, three local licensees and the wife of another were summoned for giving short-measure beer. They were alleged to have served…

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Police Allege Man Stole Hotel Safe

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 27 March 1946 · page 7

Detectives alleged at Newcastle Police Court today that three men who intended to steal a safe were found in a bedroom at the Lass…

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Council May Control Hotels

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 28 March 1946 · page 4

The State Government will consider vesting in local government bodies the control of premises licensed under the Liquor Act. said a letter from…

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