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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1949

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£5500 Refused For Vacant Country Hotel

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 24 May 1949 · page 6

SYDNEY.—Highest bid for the Barmedman Hotel, offered for sale today by a city firm of auctioneers was £5500…

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City Hotel Licence Transferred

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 May 1949 · page 5

The Licensing Magistrate (Mr. M. J. Austin, S.M.) in Newcastle Court yesterday approved the transfer of the licence of the Terminus Hotel,…

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Maroubra Can Have Community Hotel

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 31 May 1949 · page 9

SYDNEY: Randwick Municipal Council can proceed with the erection of a community hotel at Maroubra as a result of a decision by the State Full Court today…

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R.a.a.f. May Get Lapstone Hotel

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 June 1949 · page 1

CANBERRA, Wednesday.—The Commonwealth Government is considering the purchase of the Lapstone Hotel as headquarters for the…

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Hotel Building Banned By Govt

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 9 June 1949 · page 15

SYDNEY: The State Government would not allow any hotels to be built, the Minister for Labor and Industry (Mr…

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No New Hotel Before Homes

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 June 1949 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday.— No new hotel would be built if it meant demolishing homes, the Minister for Labour (Mr. Finnan) said in the…

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Hotels Face 75 p.c. Beer Cut

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 23 June 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY: Hotels face a 75 per cent. cut on beer quotas next week, publicans said today. After this week there will be no further issues of bottled…

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Hotels To Refuse Clients; No Linen

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 June 1949 · page 2

Because some Newcastle laundries have closed, the hotels which depend on them for clean linen will take no more guests after present bookings obligations have been met…

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Jewellery Worth £550 Stolen From Hotel

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 30 June 1949 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—A Tamworth grazier and his wife, Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Smidt, had jewellery valued at £550 stolen from…

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Poker Chips Passed As Coins in Dimly-liy Hotel Bar

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 2 July 1949 · page 2

Despite the temptation of dimly-lit bars, no lights on tills and big crowds struggling for what might be their last beer for weeks only one Newcastle publican of eight contacted this morning reported the receipt of "brummy" coins…

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Newcastle Hotels Receive Final Supplies of Beer

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 4 July 1949 · page 2

Newcastle hotelkeepers have received their final supplies of beer until the coal strike is settled. By rationing last Saturday some licensees have been able to budget for limited trading hours this week, but many will…

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Masked Man Robs Hotel Of £71

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 15 July 1949 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday.—A masked man to-night robbed the Cabramatta Hotel, Cabramatta, of £71/10/…

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Court at Newcastle (Before Mr. B. A. Hardwicke, S.m.) Hotel Alterations

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 20 July 1949 · page 14

The licensee of the Commercial Hotel, Adamstown, was granted an extension of time to Nov. 30 to complete alterations to his premises…

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Italian Hotel Falls Into Lake

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 25 July 1949 · page 3

ROME, July 24. A.A.P.—A small hotel fell into Lake Lugano during a landslide on the Swiss border. Occupants were warned…

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Publican Remembered Dud Parcel

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 27 July 1949 · page 2

LONDON.—The long memory of a licensee led to Archibald Wilkinson, 50, kitchen hand, of Churchyard Row…

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Court at Newcastle (Before Mr. M. J. D. Austin, S.m.) Stole Hotel Palm

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 5 August 1949 · page 3

William McLachlan, 53, laborer, was sentenced to three months' hard labor for stealing a palm valued at £1. the property of Roy Atkins. On a…

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Court at Newcastle (Before Mr. R. A. Hardwlcke. S.m.) Theft in Hotel

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 9 August 1949 · page 10

Benjamin Horomn, 51, [?] pleaded guilty to stealing £2 10s 6d and a pencil, to the total value of £3 103 6d, from Thomas Roberts…

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Garages, Dealers May Be Licensed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 August 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—State Cabinet may soon consider legislation to license service stations and second-hand car dealers…

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Hotels Break Drought Early

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 August 1949 · page 2

All Newcastle hotels sold beer yesterday for the first time since supplies were exhausted about six weeks ago…

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Rugby Player Hurt In Fall At N.Z. Hotel

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 22 August 1949 · page 1

WHAKATANE (N.Z.), Aug. 21. A.A.P.-Reuter.—Brian Piper, fullback in the Australian Rugby Union team touring New Zealand, fell…

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