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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1951

165 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 6 of 9

Hotels May Open on Referendum Day

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 September 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday.—The Minister for Justice (Mr. Downing) said to-night the State Government would not order hotels to close on…

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Only 3 Councils Want Hotel Licences

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 14 September 1951 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Licensing Magistrates, in their annual report issued to-day, expressed surprise that only three councils had applied…

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Liquor Royal Commission 329 Hotels Tied to Tooheys

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 September 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday.—Tooheys Ltd. had ties over 329 hotels in New South Wales, the Royal Commission on the liquor trade was told to-day. Mervyn Alfred Francis, assistant general manager of Tooheys,…

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Collecting In Hotel Bar Not Disorderly

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 18 September 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday.—Ivan Shepley Rees, 30, Salvation Army officer, of Lidcombe, was to-day freed by Mr. Brown, S.M., in…

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Details Of Hotel Sales In Newcastle Area (Continued from Page One)

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 18 September 1951 · page 2

Particulars of some recent Newcastle hotel lease sales were given to the Liquor Royal Commission. The sales (all Toohey's freeholds) were:— Adamstown Hotel,…

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Liquor Royal Commission Malpractice by Licensee of Hotel Alleged

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 19 September 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—A witness told the Royal Commission on Liquor to-day that a hotel licensee was suspected of malpractices in the conduct of the hotel. The witness was questioned on the confiscation of 60 dozen…

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Hotel Inspection In Murder Trial

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 20 September 1951 · page 3

WOLLONGONG.—It was announced this morning at the trial of three New Australians charged with the murder of Lucy Francis Barrows, licensee of the Oxford Hotel, Wollongong, on June 11, that…

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Hotel Murder Case Counter Charges From Dock

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 22 September 1951 · page 3

WOLLONGONG, Friday.—Three Hungarians charged with murder made counter accusations against each other from the dock to-day. Istvan Gal, 22, labourer,…

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Publican 'Unavailable' To Receive Summons

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 24 September 1951 · page 2

SYDNEY.—The police were unable to serve a summons on Abraham Saffron, nightclub proprietor and publican, to appear before the Liquor Royal Commission, Mr. Dovey, K.C., told the Commissioner (Mr. Justice Maxwell) at the resumed hearing today…

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Liquor Royal Commission Licensee Denies Evidence "Pack of Lies"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 25 September 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday.—A hotel licensee told the Royal Commission on the Liquor Trade to-day he had carefully refrained from completing a partnership agreement till he obtained a licence so he could tell the Licensing Court he alone had an interest in a hotel…

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Hotelkeeper Leaves £643,830

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 September 1951 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Friday.—James Richardson, publican and wine and spirit merchant, who died on August 12, left a provisional estate of…

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Horse-Riding Schools May Be Licensed

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 2 October 1951 · page 4

SYDNEY: Authority to license riding schools and livery stables is being sought by the Chief Secretary (Mr. Evatt) in an Amending Cruelty to Animals Bill now ready for Cabinet…

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Maitland Court (Before Mr. P. L. McNamara, S.m.) Found in Hotel

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 8 October 1951 · page 2

Leslie Lester of Young-st., Redfern, was fined £5 with 10s costs for falsely representing himself as a traveller when found on the…

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Hotel Employees to Pay Higher Board

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 October 1951 · page 8

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Mr. D. V. Morrison, Federal Conciliation Commissioner, to-day increased the allowable deductions from hotel…

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"Amazing Discoveries" By Hotelkeepers

The Newcastle Sun · Saturday 13 October 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY.—A big number of city and suburban hotelkeepers made an amazing discovery during the night. They discovered supplies of dust-covered whisky and other spirits in their cellars. The "discovery" was not con-…

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Admission By Saffron On Hotel Interests

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 15 October 1951 · page 2

SYDNEY: Abraham Gilbert Saffron, Roosevelt night club owner, today at the Liquor Royal Commission admitted having withheld twice on the same day information about his financial interest in a Sydney hotel…

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Royal Commission on Liquor Licensee Advised To End Impression Of "Being Mere Dummy"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 16 October 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday.—A witness at the Royal Commission on liquor to-day was advised to remove the impression that he was plainly a dummy in a hotel. The Commissioner (Mr. Justice Maxwell) told the witness, Harold…

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Hotel Final Deals Disbelived By Judge

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 16 October 1951 · page 2

SYDNEY: The Liquor Royal Commissioner (Mr. Justice Maxwell) said today he did not believe Philip Saffron's story of his financial deals in buying the lease of the Hotel Philip, Sydney. Saffron, a brother of…

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5785 Bottles Of Beer In Hotel

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 16 October 1951 · page 2

SYDNEY. — A 10 weeks quota of 5785 bottles of Australian beer was found yesterday in the Civic Hotel…

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Sales of Spirits Slump in Hotels

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 16 October 1951 · page 3

Sales of spirits have slumped greatly in Newcastle hotels since the increased prices came into effect, but licensees do not…

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