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Hotels & licensing, 1937

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American Tourists "Disgusted" Questioned by Police in City Hotel; Report to Govt

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 14 August 1937 · page 1

Reports have reached the Government that a party of American tourists were among those questioned in a leading city hotel raided the other night. "The party left by the…

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Hotel Questions "Unwarranted"

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 14 August 1937 · page 5

"The questions asked by Mr. Kelly, M.L.A., in the Legislative Assembly about unfair treatment of country hotel owners are wholly unwarranted," said the…

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Private Hotel for Women at Games

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 14 August 1937 · page 18

Women competitors and officials visiting Sydney for the 1938 British Empire Games are to be housed at the Kirketon Private Hotel, Darlinghurst…

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Hotel Metropole Cash and Deposits Move Higher Dividend at 10%

Truth · Sunday 15 August 1937 · page 31

THE Hotel Metropole was at first controlled from Melbourne. The Australian Coffee Palace Co, a group from the Southern…

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Country Hotels

The Sun · Sunday 15 August 1937 · page 2

Speaking at the anniversary smoke concert of the Commercial Travellers' Association of N.S.W., last night. Mr. C. G. Gollan, M.L.A., said…

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"Pep Up Sydney for 1938" Vital Changes Urged "False Pretence to Tourists" Liquor Laws And Problem Of Hotel Accommodation Minister's Reply

The Sun · Sunday 15 August 1937 · page 2

"Sydney's 150th Anniversary celebrations next year promise to produce one of the worst advertisements Australia has ever had overseas," declared the Premier of Tasmania, Mr. A. G. Ogilvie, in an exclusive…

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Biggest Hotel Near Hitler's Home

The Sun · Sunday 15 August 1937 · page 17

BERLIN, Saturday.--Herr Hitler has approved of a plan to erect Germany's largest hotel at the expense of the State. It will accommodate…

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Friday the 13Th Unlucky Day for Hotel Burglar Early Morning Capture

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Monday 16 August 1937 · page 3

Last Friday, the 13th day of the month—a combination that scares some people stiff—was certainly unlucky for a man who went to the Royal Hotel at…

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Brighten Country Hotels, Says M.L.A.

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 16 August 1937 · page 7

Country hotels should be brightened up for the 150th Anniversary celebrations, urges Mr. G. C. Gollan, M.L.A. Speaking at the C.T.A. Club on…

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Hotel Licences

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 17 August 1937 · page 8

The following applications for the transfers of hotel publicans' licences were granted by Mr. Laidlaw at the Metropolitan Licensing Court yesterday…

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Australia Hotel Prospects

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 17 August 1937 · page 15

The 150th Anniversary celebrations next year should see the whole of the accommodation of the Australia Hotel Co., Ltd., taken up, said the chairman (Mr. W. Douglass) at the annual…

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Lounge Licences Hotelkeepers' Plans. "People Want Change."

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 18 August 1937 · page 15

The president of the United Licensed Victuallers' Association (Mr. N. H. Connolly) said yesterday that his proposal, that licences should be issued to…

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Man for Trial Charge of Breaking Into Hotel Midnight Arrest

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 19 August 1937 · page 4

On a charge of breaking into the Royal Hotel, Auburn, and S[?]aling 26 bottles of whisky, four bottles of brandy, three bottles of cocktail and…

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Hotel Lounge Licences. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 19 August 1937 · page 6

Sir,—The cat is out of the bog, and the proposal to give lounge licences to hotels has really no tender regard for oversea visitors at all. In Mr. Conolly's carefully worded…

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Hotel Licences

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 19 August 1937 · page 7

The following applications for the transfer of hotel publicans' licences were granted by Mr. Laidlaw, L.M., at the Metropolitan Licensing Court yesterday:—…

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Wireless Licenses

The Land · Friday 20 August 1937 · page 13

A resolution in favor of a reduction of wireless license fees was carried on the motion of Mr. Piltz (Ladysmith) who said that this fee was one of a number of small…

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Price of Petrol. Fixation Suggestion. Licensing of Garages

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 20 August 1937 · page 12

The Premier (Mr. Stevens) told Mr. Henry (U.C.P., Clarence) in the Legislative Assembly yesterday that the Government was considering the creation of some organisation to deal…

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Hotel Raids More Of Them Necessary

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 21 August 1937 · page 22

N.S.W. police are bringing the liquor laws to a showdown. Raids on leading Sydney hotels are coming hot and strong for…

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Hotel Shares Are Popular Buyers Should Be Cautious

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 21 August 1937 · page 9

POSSIBILITIES of an extension of trading hours for N.S.W. hotels and the likelihood of an increase in profits arising out of the…

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Tragic Deaths in River Hotel Waitress and Barman

The Labor Daily · Saturday 21 August 1937 · page 7

"There is no evidence to say that either of these persons committed suicide, and I am quite convinced that their deaths were accidental and…

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