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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1951

165 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 7 of 9

"5785 Bottles in Cellar" Bottled Beer Only For Regular Customers—Licensee

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 17 October 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—A licensee said to-day that only regular customers could have got a bottle to beer at his hotel yesterday. It was stated earlier at the Royal Commission on liquor that 5785 bottles of Australian beer were found yesterday in the cellars of the…

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Judge Told Of Nominee In Hotel Company

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 17 October 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY: David Blank, business man, today admitted to the Liquor Royal Commission having a nominee in a hotel company "to avoid explaining to the Licensing Court the ramifications of my business interests."…

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Lay-offs Feared In Hotels

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 17 October 1951 · page 2

Members of the Hotel, Club and Restaurant Employees' Union in Newcastle said at a…

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Liquor Trade Commission Ex-Detective Claims "Tied" Hotels In Interest Of Trade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 23 October 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday.—Aubrey Francis Keating told the Royal Commission on the liquor trade to-day that it would not be in the interests of the trade generally if hotels were not tied to a brewery…

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Publican Tells Of His Interest In 5 Hotels

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 24 October 1951 · page 2

SYDNEY: A publican today revealed to the Liquor Royal Commission details of a beneficial interest he said he held in five Sydney hotels. Wilbred John Anderson Taylor, licensee of the Petersham…

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Liquor Royal Commission Breweries' Agreement Worked Against Hotels In Riverina

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 October 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—A "gentlemen's agreement" between breweries, governing the supply of beer to Riverina hotels, had worked adversely in Wagga, a witness at the Liquor Royal Communissioln said to-day…

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"Most Serious Breach" Judge Tells Publican

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 25 October 1951 · page 2

SYDNEY: The Liquor Royal Commissioner (Mr. Justice Maxwell) today described as "probably the most serious breach to come to his notice" an admission by a Sydney publican of having broken undertakings to the Licensing Court…

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Liquor Royal Commission U.L.V.A. Wants Middy Made Maximum Beer Glass In Hotels

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 October 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY.—The United Licensed Victuallers’ Association wants the 10oz middy glass adopted as the maximum-sized glass served in hotels. It believes the 10oz middy maximum would ensure a better…

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Judge Will Inspect Hotels Incognito

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 30 October 1951 · page 2

SYDNEY: Announcing a proposed inspection of N.S.W. hotels incognito, Mr. Justice Maxwell, the Liquor Royal Commissioner, would not indicate today if he would include hotels in the Newcastle and Maitland areas in the inspection…

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Liquor Royal Commission Newcastle Hotel's Bottled Beer

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 31 October 1951 · page 2

SYDNEY: The licensee of the Great Northern Hotel, Newcastle (Mrs. Elsie Grace Gibson) told the Liquor Royal Commission today that she got as much bottled beer as she wanted from Tooth & Co. Ltd…

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Royal Commission on Liquor Bottled Beer Always Procurable, Says Newcastle Licensee

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 1 November 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The licensee of the Great Northern Hotel, Newcastle, Mrs. Elsie Grace Gibson, told the Liquor Royal Commission to-day that she could get as much bottled beer as she wanted from Tooth and Company's Newcastle depot…

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Maitland Hotel's New Licensee

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 5 November 1951 · page 3

Some very well-known people had stayed at the Grand Junction Hotel in Church St., Maitland,…

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Jewels Stolen From Actor's Hotel Room

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 6 November 1951 · page 3

NEW YORK, Nov. 5. A.A.P.—James Mason, the actor, reported to police last night that jewellery worth 30,000 dollars. (about…

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Liquor Inquiry Mr. Justice Maxwell In Hotel Visits

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 10 November 1951 · page 1

SYDNEY, Friday.—Mr. Justice Maxwell, the Royal Commissioner on liquor, made a surprise visit late this afternoon to two Sydney…

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Publican Evades Summons to Liquor Probe, Says Counsel

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 12 November 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY.—A publican was apparently trying to evade a summons to appear before the Liquor Royal Commission, Mr. W. R. Dovey, K.C., said today…

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Threw Beer At Publican

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 12 November 1951 · page 3

A man who threw beer at a publican was bound over for 12 months when he pleaded guilty at…

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Saffron Transfers Hotel Licence

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 13 November 1951 · page 7

SYDNEY, Monday.—The Full Bench of the Licensing Court today granted the transfer of Abraham Gilbert Saffron's licence of…

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Liquor Commission Hotel "Evil" in High Rents

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 14 November 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—High rentals might be one of the serious evils of the hotel business, Mr. Justice Maxwell said to-day. He said this after a witness at the Liquor…

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Liquor Royal Commission Book on Hotel Deal Defaced

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 15 November 1951 · page 3

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—After a licensed business agent admitted at the Royal Commission on Liquor that pages had been torn from a book containing details of an hotel deal, subpoenas were issued for immediate service on two hotel brokers…

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Hotel Price Jumped £6000 In 2 Months

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 15 November 1951 · page 2

SYDNEY: The price of me Welcome Inn, Sussex-st., Sydney, had jumped more than £6000 in two months, the Liquor Royal Commission was told today. The Commissioner (Mr…

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