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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1949

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

Hotel Union Slated By Commissioner

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 29 November 1949 · page 2

SYDNEY: The threat of a hotel employees' stoppage of work through out N.S.W. on Thursday was met today by the threat of Mr. D.V.Morrison, Federal Conciliation Commissioner to make, if the stopwork meeting is held, an order which would virtually put the union concerned out of…

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Union Endorses Hotel Stoppage

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 November 1949 · page 4

Newcastle branch of the Sheet Metal Workers' Union last night endorsed the decision of the Hotel, Club and Restaurant Employees'…

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Hotel Stoppage on To-morrow Union Penalised By Conciliator

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 30 November 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Mr. D. V. Morrison, Federal Conciliation Commissioner, ordered to-day that members of the Federated Liquor Trades Employees' Union be given preference of employment in hotels…

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Hotel Strike Tomorrow; Many Guests May Make Own Beds

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 30 November 1949 · page 1

Guests at many Newcastle hotels may have to make their own beds tomorrow and have their meals out as a result of the stoppage of work called for members of the Hotel, Club and Restaurant Employees' Union. Drinkers, too, may find…

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Murdered Man Seen In Hotel With Bank Roll

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 30 November 1949 · page 3

MELBOURNE: A few hours before Wiliam George Kent's trussed and battered body was found in a room in Dorrit-st., Carlton, he was seen in a nearby hotel with a roll of bank notes in his hand, a barman said…

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N.Z. Hotel Trading Unchanged

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

WELLINGTON, Nov. 30. A.A.P.-Reuter.—The triennial poll on the licensing issue, which is always taken at the same time…

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Move to Extend Hotel Strike Ruled Out of Order

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 1 December 1949 · page 3

A move to continue today's stoppage by hotel employees in Newcastle and the coalfields beyond the 24 hours for which it was called was ruled out Of order by the chairman (Mr. H. Gurner) at the…

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Most Newcastle Hotels Closed By Strike Today

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 1 December 1949 · page 1

As a result of the 24 hour stoppage called by the Hotel, Club and Restaurant Employees' Union, very few hotels in Newcastle sold beer today. Three of the largest city hotels closed their bars and…

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Hotels "Holding £10M." For Renovations

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 2 December 1949 · page 6

SYDNEY, Thursday—The President of the United Licensed Victuallers' Association (Mr. N. H. Connolly) said to-day that hotel…

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Hotel Union Asks for Old Award

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

The stopwork meeting of about 300 members of the Hotel, Club and Restaurant Employees' Union in Newcastle yesterday decided to ask the Northern branch of the U.L.V.A. to employ "back-of-the-house"…

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Claims Some Hotel Workers Changing Unions

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 2 December 1949 · page 3

SYDNEY: The secretary of the Liquor Trades Union (Mr. F. E. Connor) said today that some members of the Hotel,…

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Lost Keg Nice Present, Says Licensee

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 3 December 1949 · page 1

Mr. J. Hibberd, licensee of the Lochinvar Hotel, near Maitland, is fairly, philosophic about the loss of an 18-gallon keg of beer…

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Rush in Heat on Hotels, Beaches

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 December 1949 · page 1

Heat, followed by lower temperatures but a higher humidity, in Newcastle yesterday drew larger-than-average crowds to the beaches, kept hotels, cafes and milk bars busier than usual and caused theatre…

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Newcastle Hotels And Guest Houses Now Booked Out

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 6 December 1949 · page 7

Hotels and guest houses throughout Newcastle and district are completely booked out for Christmas and the New Year. At Nelson's Bay, Lake Macquarie, Swansea and Belmont it is impossible to…

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Claims Hotels 'Observing Old Award'

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 16 December 1949 · page 9

A survey of the district showed Newcastle hotelkeepers were still observing the old award for "back-of-the-house" staff…

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No Police Power On Permanent Hotel Guests

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 17 December 1949 · page 2

The police had no power to prevent hotels from keeping permanent boarders, and the number of these was no doubt…

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Withdrawal Of Hotel Service Threatened

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 21 December 1949 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Tuesday. — The Liquor Trade Union to-day threatened to withdraw all barmaids and hotel-services in Victoria, and…

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Man Dies After Brawl at Hotel

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 26 December 1949 · page 1

SYDNEY, Sunday.—Detectives are investigating the death of a man following a brawl at a Dubbo hotel yesterday afternoon…

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