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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1950

159 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 2 of 8

London Hotels In "Shocking" Poultry Deals

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 14 February 1950 · page 4

LONDON: A number of West End hotels, restaurants and clubs and some of their directors, chefs and former…

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Told Not To Serve Pints Says Publican

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 17 February 1950 · page 2

The manager of a Morisset hotel today declared there was practically no demand for pint measures of beer in his bar and…

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Letter Box Hotel Clean-Up

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 17 February 1950 · page 6

An hotel is given a licence so that it can be of use to the public, but many of the hotels today are just cheap beer…

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Four Believed Dead In Hotel Fire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 23 February 1950 · page 1

NEW YORK, Feb. 22. A.A.P.—The five story Towers Hotel, at Grenfalls (New York) was destroyed by fire just before dawn…

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15 Injured in U.s. Hotel Fire

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 23 February 1950 · page 5

NEW YORK, Wed. (A.A.P.).—Nine of the 45 guests and six firemen were injured when fire destroyed a hotel at Glen Falls…

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Hotel Licensee On Trial For Manslaughter

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 3 March 1950 · page 3

LITHGOW, Thursday.—John Crane, carpenter, told the Coroner's Court to-day that he saw a car travel in Main-street on its…

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Bottle Thrown In Newcastle Hotel Brawl

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 6 March 1950 · page 2

A bottle thrown and shattered during a disturbance at the George Hotel, Newcastle, on Saturday hit a prices officer on…

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Man Charged Over Hotel Shooting

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 7 March 1950 · page 3

SYDNEY: Richard Joseph Alway, 38, contractor of Hordern St., Newtown, was charged before Mr. F. T. Scroope,…

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Hotel Licence Transfer

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 18 March 1950 · page 4

The licence of the Victoria Hotel. Hinton, was transferred from Stephen Keith Flanagan to Keith Phillip Dagg, former licensee of…

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Condition Of Hotels 'Sadly Deteriorated'

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 23 March 1950 · page 1

SYDNEY: The condition of many hotels in N.S.W. had sadly deteriorated and some should be demolished, reports the Licensing Board. This is due to the difficulty…

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Deterioration In Hotels Reported

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 24 March 1950 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Conditions in many hotels in the State have steadily deteriorated, according to a report released to-day by the…

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Govt. Policy Soon On Country Hotels

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 24 March 1950 · page 4

SYDNEY: The question of increasing hotel accommodation in N.S.W., particularly in the country, will be dealt with shortly as a matter of Government policy…

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Increased Hotel Accommodation To Be Discussed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 25 March 1950 · page 4

SYDNEY, Friday.—The Government would deal shortly with the question of increasing hotel accommodation in New South…

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The Old "City Arms" Hotel Peeps Into The Past

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 29 March 1950 · page 5

CITY ARMS HOTEL, on the eastern corner of Market and Hunter Streets. The hotel was erected on portion of the Market Reserve. On May 15, 1870, a licence was granted to Joseph Walmsley, who was followed by other publicans. Eventually a verandah was added to the front of the building extending along Hunter St. and down Market St. The title…

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Ex-P.O.W. Fines, Bound Over; Hotel Fracas

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 31 March 1950 · page 5

Cecil Reginald Jeffreys, 36, labourer, a former prisoner of war, appeared before Mr. R. G. Hardwicke, S.M., in Newcastle Court…

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Publicans Warned On Reservations

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 4 April 1950 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday.—Hotels were licensed for the accommodation of the general public and must not be reserved for occasional use…

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Hotel Brawl Called Real "Donnybrook"

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 13 April 1950 · page 3

Broken wine bottles and glasses littered the floor when Jack Williams and three other men were brawling in the…

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£85,000 Paid At Auction For Canberra Hotel

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 April 1950 · page 1

CANBERRA, Thursday.—The Government-owned Hotel Ainslie was sold at auction for £85,000 to-day. The…

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Fines Follow Hotel Brawl

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 April 1950 · page 10

Jack Williams, of Pacific-street, Stockton, was fined £3 by Mr. R. A. Hardwicke, S.M., at Newcastle Court yesterday on each of…

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Dean Of Canterbury May Stay At Hotel

The Newcastle Sun · Friday 14 April 1950 · page 3

The Dean of Canterbury (Dr. Hewlett Johnson) has told the Newcastle Peace Council Committee that he would like to stay in "the simplest type of hotel" in preference to private hospitality…

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