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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1948

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

£100,000 Community Hotel

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 17 January 1948 · page 7

STROUD SHIRE COUNCIL plans to build this community hotel at Forster at a cost of £100,000. It will accommodate 120 guests. In addition to the hotel the conncil has other extensive plans to develop Forster as a tourist and holiday resort…

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Licensees to Let Police See Cellars

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 January 1948 · page 1

WOLLONGONG, Sunday—South Coast hotelkeepers to-night agreed to permit police and Customs officers to inspect their cellars, but…

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Union Labor In Hotels

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 19 January 1948 · page 2

SYDNEY: The Liquor Trade Union has threatened to cut off supplies of liquor to hotels where non-members of the union are employed serving liquor. A largely attended meeting…

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'No Beer' Threat To Non-Union Hotels

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 January 1948 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday.—The Liquor Trades Union threatens to cut off supplies from hotels which employ non-union labour. The union is…

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Two Charged With Hotel Hold-up

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 January 1948 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday.— After Boyd Bennett, 21, had been remanded to January 29, without bail, at Central Court to-day, on…

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Woman's Body in Hotel Trunk: Inquest Held in Sydney

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 22 January 1948 · page 3

SYDNEY: "I hit her with my fist and finished her with a bottle. I could see she was finished," a man was alleged to have told detectives when questioned about the murder of a woman…

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Hotel Employees Found Dead

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 26 January 1948 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Sunday.—Edward Ivor Dopkins, 32, was found hanging in a shed at the rear of a hotel at Foster and his wife, Pearl…

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Hotel Metropole's 4 p.c. Half-yearly Dividend

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 January 1948 · page 4

SYDNEY, Thursday.—The Board of Directors of the Hotel Metropole will pay an interim dividend of 4 per cent. for the six months…

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Police Fly Plane To Charge Men; Hotel Hold-up

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 January 1948 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Detectives, flying a police plane, to-day made an early morning dash to Bourke to charge four men with a hold-up at…

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Guests Die In Hotel Fire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 31 January 1948 · page 1

NEW YORK, Jan, 30. A.A.P.—An undetermined number, of guests were killed when a fire destroyed the 75-room Jesse…

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Council Talks on People's Hotels

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 February 1948 · page 2

By 15 votes to six, Greater Newcastle Council last night decided to consider the establishment of community hotels in the city. The proposal will be referred…

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Favors Community Hotels

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 4 February 1948 · page 3

For nearly 35 minutes last night, Greater Newcastle Council discussed the merits and demerits of beer-drinking following a motion that council consider the establishment of community hotels. An apparently innocuous…

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Move to License Holiday Cottages

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 6 February 1948 · page 2

GOSFORD.—So lacking in amenities are converted boatsheds and garages used as dwellings at blackmarket prices in the Woy Woy district that Gosford Shire Council is to ask the Minister for Local Government (Mr. Cahill) to have all holiday…

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People's Hotels

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 9 February 1948 · page 3

Greater Newcastle Council will render a great service to the public if it establishes community hotels, and a brewery which can…

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Recognise Union's Hotel Delegates

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 12 February 1948 · page 3

Agreement had been reached with the U.L.V.A. to recognise union delegates in all hotels, the Organiser (Mr. J. Wilson) reported to…

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Three Men For Trial; Hotel Hold-up Sequel

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 February 1948 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday.—At Central Court to-day, three young men were committed for trial on charges of assault with intent to rob…

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Almost Demolished "Eureka" Hotel

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 16 February 1948 · page 2

The hotel built for the Australian film "Eureka Stockade" at Blind Creek, about 12 miles from Branxton, has been almost demolished to…

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"Open Hotels To Suit Patrons"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 February 1948 · page 2

Hotels in the Newcastle district kept open at hours most suitable for their customers, said the President of Newcastle U.L.V.A. (Mr…

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£800 Hotel Theft

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 20 February 1948 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Thursday.—Thieves broke into the Royal Mail Hotel, Diamond Creek (Victoria), forced open a safe, and got away…

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No More Bulk Sales Of Draught Beer Newcastle publicans decided yesterday

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 February 1948 · page 2

Not to sell draught beer in bulk. To keep hotels open during the licensed trading hours six…

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