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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1954

260 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 6 of 13

Canberra Hotels 10 P.M. Closing Recommended

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 1 June 1954 · page 3

CANBERRA, Monday.—The Australian Capital Territory Advisory Council decided unanimously to-day to recommend an extension of hotel trading hours in the A.C.T…

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'Bon Voyage' Dinner At Hotel

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 2 June 1954 · page 4

A "Bon Voyage" dinner was given to Mr. and Mrs. J. Klug, of the Charlestown Hotel, at the Great Northern…

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Open Finding On Hotel Death

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 3 June 1954 · page 4

SYDNEY. — The Acting City Coroner (Mr. A. McDonald) returned an open finding at an inquiry…

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Hotel Robbed At Maitland

The Newcastle Sun · Thursday 3 June 1954 · page 26

Removing the beading from a door leading to the saloon bar of the Caledonian Hotel, Maitland…

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Hotel Moved But Drinkers Kept Going

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 June 1954 · page 10

AUCKLAND, June 3. A.A.P.-Reuter.—Customers stayed in the bar and went on drinking when the Waiwera…

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Thieves Enter Hotel

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 4 June 1954 · page 3

Thieves who entered the saloon bar of the Caledonian Hotel, Maitland, on Wednesday night, stole a bottle of rum…

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Carruthers Says: Hotel Life a Winner

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 8 June 1954 · page 3

Ten days' "workout" in a Singleton hotel has convinced Jimmy Carruthers that it's the life for him. Carruthers, Former world…

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Films In Hotels

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 8 June 1954 · page 4

MELBOURNE.—The Theatrical Employees' Union was opposed to any attempts to show films in…

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Nelson's Bay Hotel Plan Passed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 9 June 1954 · page 5

Among building applications passed by Port Stephens Shire Council yesterday was one from L. and R. Fines for an…

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Sale Of Hotel

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 9 June 1954 · page 4

SYDNEY: The Commonwealth Hotel, 461-465 Elizabeth St., was sold at auction yesterday for…

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Mystery Petrol Strike In Bendigo Hotel Yard

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 10 June 1954 · page 1

BENDIGO, Wednesday.—Bendigo has struck petrol—in the yard of a main street hotel. No refining is needed, you hand it up a bucket, put…

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Council Move On Community Hotel

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 June 1954 · page 6

TAREE, Friday.—The Minister for Lands (Mr. Hawkins) advised Stroud Shire Council to-day that he would receive…

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Hotel Metropole Bonus Issue

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 12 June 1954 · page 7

SYDNEY, Friday.—The directors of Hotel Metropole Ltd. have announced a bonus issue of ordinary shares on…

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Sydney Publicans Defend Films In Hotels

The Newcastle Sun · Tuesday 15 June 1954 · page 7

SYDNEY: Several city hotel licensees claim that their customers would "hotly resent" any attempt to ban films in their hotels. One publican said, "If the U.L.V.A. takes action…

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Poll Move on Hotels Question

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 15 June 1954 · page 3

SYDNEY, Monday.—The Government will be asked to take a State-wide referendum on the trading hours of hotels…

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Award For Hotel Staffs Hit

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 June 1954 · page 15

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.— The new award for hotel employees was "most unsatisfactory," the Victorian Secretary…

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Hotel "Shame to City Council"

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 June 1954 · page 2

Newcastle City Council should be utterly ashamed to admit it owned the Central Hotel, the Deputy Lord Mayor (Ald. McDougall) said last night…

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Plan For Hotel Produced

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 16 June 1954 · page 11

A plan for rebuilding the Locomotive Hotel, Hunter-street, on a bigger site was produced in the Licensing…

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Council Will Consider Sale Of Hotel Licence

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 16 June 1954 · page 10

Newcastle Council will consider selling its Central Hotel licence and converting the premises into shops and offices. This is one of several…

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Brewery Plan For Hotel Reconstruction

The Newcastle Sun · Wednesday 16 June 1954 · page 7

The owners of the Locomotive Hotel (Toohey's Ltd.) propose rebuilding it if they can get vacant…

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