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Hotels & licensing, 1939

853 stories in Sydney's papers · page 29 of 43

Hotel War on Scallop Tasty Counter Lunch Disappears In Tasmania LAUNCESTON

The Sun · Sunday 6 August 1939 · page 9

Peace has been signed in the scallop war and amicable relations between the banned hotels and the U.L.V.A. have been…

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Hotel Hours. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 August 1939 · page 9

Sir,—Canon Hammond makes a mistake when he states that six o'clock closing of hotels was placed on the Statute Book by an overwhelming majority of the citizens by a…

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Hotel Hours

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 8 August 1939 · page 6

SIR,--Mr. R. F. Taylor, of Carlton, in a "Telephone Box" interview, said, "Nobody feels like a drink before 10 a.m.," and urged 10 p.m. closing…

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Claim for Overtime. Hotel Licensee in Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 August 1939 · page 20

Reuben Gardiner, licensee of the Plaza Hotel, Wynyard Station, was defendant in a claim by Arthur Peel, a floor supervisor, of Waratah House, Bayswater Road,…

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Publican Victimised Says M.L.A. Hotel Declared by Betting Police

Daily News · Wednesday 9 August 1939 · page 2

GEORGE ALFRED WILKINS, licensee of the Great Western Hotel, Broadway, which was declared a common gaming house on July 28, had never been convicted of a…

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"Declaring" of Hotels. Protest in Parliament

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 August 1939 · page 17

In the Legislative Assembly last night Mr. Shannon (A.L.P., Phillip) protested against the action of the police in recently having four hotels declared common gaming houses…

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'Declared' Hotels; Police Criticised

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 9 August 1939 · page 5

Charges that the police are abusing their powers under the Liquor Act were made in the Legislative…

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Refreshment Rooms. What Licensing Ordinance Means

The Broadcaster · Thursday 10 August 1939 · page 4

A great number of queries have been received as to the effect of the new Local Government Ordinance 69. req[?] the [?]using of all refreshment…

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"Declaring" of Hotels. Reply to Protests. Police Methods Explained

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 10 August 1939 · page 11

Replying yesterday to protests made in the Legislative Assembly by Mr. Shannon (A.L.P., Phillip) against the action of the police, in having four…

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Transfers of Hotel Licences

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 10 August 1939 · page 4

The following applications to transfer publicans' licences were granted yesterday by the Licensing Court:- John F. Lewitz to John Thomas Kay…

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Petrol Selling. Inquiry Favoured. Licensing Proposal. Eliminating Unfair Competition

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 10 August 1939 · page 10

The general secretary of the Service Station Association of N.S.W., Mr. C. A. Gregory, said yesterday that his association would welcome a fair inquiry…

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Silent on Declaring of Hotel

Daily News · Thursday 10 August 1939 · page 3

The Chief Secretary, Mr. Gollan, last night declined to discuss the case of George Alfred Wilkins, licensee of the Great Western Hotel, Broadway,…

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The Great Southern New Modern Hotel

The Land · Friday 11 August 1939 · page 10

THE GREAT SOUTHERN, the countryman's hotel, is being rebuilt, and its large clientele will be pleased to hear that the new building…

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"Declared" Hotels. U.L.V.A. President's View. "Police Attitude Fair."

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 11 August 1939 · page 11

The president of the United Licensed Victuallers' Association, Mr. N. H. Connolly, yesterday supported the police contention that no hotel in the State…

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Booked-up Drinks. Publican's Claim Against Lodger

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 12 August 1939 · page 17

The right of a publican to sue for drinks booked up by a lodger was discussed in the Small Debts Court yesterday, when William Francis Russell, late licens[?] of the Belvedere…

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Hotel Metropole. Reasons for Fall in Business

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 12 August 1939 · page 14

At the annual meeting of the Hotel Metropole, Ltd., yesterday, the chairman, Mr. O. W. Ewan, said that increased provision for taxation had been made in the company's…

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Decreased Trade for Hotel Metropole

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 12 August 1939 · page 17

The volume of business decreased during the past year, said Mr. O. W. Ewan, chairman of yesterday's annual meeting of the Hotel Metropole, Ltd…

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Intricacies of Modern Hotel Management "Mine Host" of Yesterday Is To-day's Skilled Executive

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 14 August 1939 · page 13

WHAT a far cry is the art of modern hotel management from the days when innkeeping was a matter of a tankard of ale in the bar and a roast of beef on the stove. To-day hotel management ranks high in the world of business. Its executives are…

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Hotel Robbed

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 14 August 1939 · page 13

Thieves who entered the Kauri Hotel, Pyrmont Bridge Road, yesterday, secured a haul which included £50 in notes end silver, belonging to the licensee, two diamond rings of…

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An Investor's Diary. Reduced Earnings of the Australia Hotel. Co. Ltd., and the Hotel Metropole Ltd

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 14 August 1939 · page 8

The accounts of both the Australia Hotel Co., Ltd., and the Hotel Metropole, Ltd., for the year ended June 30, reveal evidence of a falling-off in trade…

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