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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1953

124 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 1 of 7

Court Praises Blind Publican

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 5 January 1953 · page 9

SYDNEY: A blind publican, who today at the Licensing Court transferred his licence of a city hotel, was congratulated by the magistrate and police for the manner in which he…

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Sunday Hotel Trading Ban Sought

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 8 January 1953 · page 3

BROKEN HILL, Wednesday.—A deputation from the Broken Hill Ministers' Fraternal would ask the Premier…

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Maitland Hotel Transfer

The Newcastle Sun · Monday 12 January 1953 · page 10

Delay in the formation of a company to take over the lease of the Carrington Hotel at Maitland…

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Strike At Hotel May Widen

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 January 1953 · page 1

WOLLONGONG, Sunday. —A strike by 25 employees of the Hotel Wollongong may spread to all hotels in the area…

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Firemen Quell Hotel Blaze

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 January 1953 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Wednesday. Firemen to-day poured thousands of gallons of water through the roof of the…

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Gun Battle In New York Hotel

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 January 1953 · page 4

NEW YORK, January 21. A.A.P.—Police fought a battle with seven gunmen to-day, when the intruders were…

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Man's Death In Hotel Bar

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 27 January 1953 · page 6

A man walked into a hotel at Bellingen yesterday, ordered a beer, said "Here's luck," then…

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Licensing Chairman Farewelled

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 28 January 1953 · page 2

Only once in his long experience on the Bench has Mr. V. H. Wells, S.M., found it necessary to…

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Publican Bitten By Woman

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 3 February 1953 · page 2

SYDNEY: A woman who bit a publican was fined £2 in Central Court to-day…

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Fine For Biting Publican

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 February 1953 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—A woman was fined £2 in Central Court to-day for having bitten a publican…

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Britain Needs 5000 Good Hotel Rooms

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 4 February 1953 · page 6

LONDON.—There is not enough first-class hotel accommodation in London and one or two other…

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Licensing Court In Newcastle

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 5 February 1953 · page 7

Additions to the Parkview Hotel, Islington, estimated to cost £952, were approved by the Licensing…

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Golfer to Enter Hotel Business

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 17 February 1953 · page 12

MELBOURNE: Professional golfer Ossie Pickworth has resigned from Royal Melbourne Golf…

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"The Newcastle Sun" Letter Box Hotel Hours

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 18 February 1953 · page 8

The present ridiculous hotel trading hours force many men to cease their daily business operations…

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Good Record Stands By Publican

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 19 February 1953 · page 10

It would be a shame to blot the record of a hotel licensee who had held a licence for 23 years without a…

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Hotel Dispute In 6th Week

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 25 February 1953 · page 4

WOLLONGONG: A mass meeting of all local members of the Hotel Club Restaurant Employees' Union will be held tomorrow night to discuss the Hotel Wollongong dispute which…

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Hotel's Shortcomings Probed By Architect

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 26 February 1953 · page 17

While Mr. Justice Maxwell was conducting the Liquor Royal Commission a young Sydney architect was holding his own inquiry into somewhat similar matters When William M…

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Broken Hill Unions Ban Hotels

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 27 February 1953 · page 8

BROKEN HILL, Thursday. —Hotel bars are out of bounds to Broken Hill unionists till further notice…

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Church In Old Hotel Bar

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 28 February 1953 · page 3

LITHGOW, Friday.—A last century hotel bar, once the haunt of bushrangers, swearing teamsters and coach…

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Woman on Hotel Window Ledge

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 3 March 1953 · page 4

LONDON, Tues. (A.A.P.) —Crowds blocked a London West End street yesterday, watching police…

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