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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1950

159 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 1 of 8

Control Of Guest Houses, Hotels Planned

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 January 1950 · page 4

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The Minister for Tourist Activities (Mr. Arthur) said to-day that legislation to control hotels and guest houses…

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Govt. Move To Control Hotels, Guest Houses

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 4 January 1950 · page 9

SYDNEY: Legislation to control hotels and guest houses catering for tourists will shortly be brought before Cabinet by the Minister for Tourist Activities (Mr. Arthur). "The legislation is designed…

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Govt. To Review Hotels

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 5 January 1950 · page 4

SYDNEY: A review of hotel accommodation throughout N.S.W., particularly in country…

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State May Permit More Country Hotels

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 January 1950 · page 4

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Construction of more country hotels as an urgent need would be considered by the Government, said the…

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Hotel Bookings Heavy For Royal Show

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 6 January 1950 · page 4

Sydney city hotels are almost booked out for the Royal Easter Show, and hotels and guesthouses in the suburbs have heavy bookings…

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Armed Men Foiled in Hotel Hold-up

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 January 1950 · page 1

Two armed, masked men made an unsuccessful attempt to rob the Allawah Hotel, near Sydney, last night…

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Hotel Shortage Is Tourist Hindrance

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 10 January 1950 · page 4

LONDON, Tues. (O.S.R.) : Australia's shortage of hotels is the biggest single factor hindering development of her tourist trade, said Sir Norman Martin yesterday on his…

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Vic. Hotels Permitted To Employ Barmaids Y

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 12 January 1950 · page 2

SYDNEY: Stating that it would be "wrong industrially" to replace the 500 barmaids employed in Victorian hotels with men, Mr. D. V. Morrison, Federal Conciliation Commissioner, to-day made an order permitting the employment of barmaids…

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Hotel Building Ban May Be Eased

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 January 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday.—The Minister for Tourist Activities and Immigration (Mr. Arthur) said to-day that he agreed with London…

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Order Permits Barmaids In Victorian Hotels

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 January 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday.—An order permitting employment of barmaids in Victorian hotels was made to-day by Mr. D. V. Morrison, Federal…

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5-Day Week Partial For Hotel Staffs

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 13 January 1950 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday.—The Federal Conciliation Commissioner (Mr. D. V. Morrison) to-day granted a five-day week to "back of the…

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Trevor Smith's London Round-up Peer, Publican And Bandit

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 January 1950 · page 2

LONDON, Jan. 18.—This is about a young peer—a friend of Princess Margaret, who is causing lifted eyebrows; about a Test cricketer who has become a "mine host" and about a…

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Visitors Book Out Most Hotels

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 25 January 1950 · page 4

Almost all hotels and guest houses in Newcastle were booked out for the next two weks, a spokesman for the Government Tourist…

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"Super Service" At Hotel Promised

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 26 January 1950 · page 4

ADELAIDE: Guests at the Del Monte private hotel at Henley Beach are promised "super service" when the new owners take over on Feb. 20. One of the new owners. Mr…

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This Hotel Is No Place For Honeymoon

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 27 January 1950 · page 2

NEW YORK. — They have an hotel in America now — where they do crazy things sometimes — where married…

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Community Hotel Deputation

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 4 February 1950 · page 4

The Minister for Transport (Mr. O'Sullivan) advised the Lord Mayor (Ald. Quinlan) yesterday that he would receive a deputation on…

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Five Die In Hotel Fire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 7 February 1950 · page 1

NEW YORK, Feb. 6. A.A.P.—Five persons were burnt to death at Whitefish (Montana), and three others were injured in a fire which…

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British Hoteliers Visit U.S.

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 February 1950 · page 5

This delegation of British hoteliers—big-time publicans—set off on a visit to the United States, where they will study problems of the…

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Two Killed I Hotel Fire

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 10 February 1950 · page 3

LONDON: Two people were killed and se\en, includinp three firemen, injured in a fire at the Imperial Hotel,…

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Hotel "Not Giving Adequate Service"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 February 1950 · page 2

Newcastle Chamber of Commerce yesterday decided to pass on to the licensing inspectors a complaint that a hotel in the West End of…

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