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Hotels & licensing, 1939

853 stories in Sydney's papers · page 37 of 43

Hotels Picketed

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 14 October 1939 · page 5

LITHGOW, Friday.--Hotels in Lithgow are again being picketed by members of the Lithgow anti-profiteering committee…

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Combine's Threats Ignored Hotels Keep To Old Glasses

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 14 October 1939 · page 5

At least 15 city hotelkeepers are ignoring the brewery combine's ultimatum that unless they introduce the smaller beer…

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Tourists Won't Rough It Poor Hotels in Country Melbourne

The Sun · Sunday 15 October 1939 · page 14

Australia must spend more money on overseas publicity and must greatly improve the country hotels if this…

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Body Found on Road Motorist Informs Hotelkeeper

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 16 October 1939 · page 9

The body of a young man, who has not yet been identified, was found on the roadway beside a motor cycle, at Yerrinbool, near Mittagong, last night…

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Hotel Trade As Usual U.L.V.A. President Visits Canberra

Daily News · Monday 16 October 1939 · page 5

The hotelkeeping business at Canberra was working smoothly, the president of the U.L.V.A., Mr. N. H. Connolly, said last night…

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Beer Strike Settled Hotelkeepers Agree To Equivalent Of Former Charges LITHGOW

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 16 October 1939 · page 5

The Lithgow beer strike, which lasted a month, was settled today. At 4 p.m., the Lithgow branch of the U.L.V.A. telephoned the Lithgow Anti-Profiteering Committee, accepting the…

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Hotel Transfers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 17 October 1939 · page 7

The following transfers of hotel licences were annroved by the Licensing Court yesterday:—William Main to Keith William Carter, Rawson Hotel, city; John Allen to Thomas…

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Criticism By Local Recruits "Crowded Hotels"

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 18 October 1939 · page 1

Hundreds of empty bottles, thrown behind fences; soldiers arriving back in camp in taxis, in the early morning hours; hotelkeepers…

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No Beer Strike Canberra Hotels Give in Canberra

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 18 October 1939 · page 7

The threat of a beer strike at Canberra, because of increased liquor prices ended today…

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In Equity. (Before Mr. Justice Roper.) Appointment of Receiver. Lennon's Hotel, Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 19 October 1939 · page 5

On the application of the City Mutual Life Assurance Society the Court appointed Mr. R. W. Hislop to be receiver and manager of the business of Lennon's Hotel, Brisbane, until…

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Fruit Machines in Hotels Ruling By Victorian Magistrate MELBOURNE

The Sun · Thursday 19 October 1939 · page 3

During the hearing at the third City Court to-day of several charges based on the presence of fruit machines in city hotels, Mr. Beers,…

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Dry Canteen Declared Black Pickets Watch Militiamen in Hotels Rutherford

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 19 October 1939 · page 5

Members of the 36th Battalion in camp at Rutherford have declared the dry canteens "black." A petition signed by more than 300 men at Rutherford requesting a wet canteen is being prepared. Its presentation was…

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The Great Southern New Modern Hotel

The Land · Friday 20 October 1939 · page 8

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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Hotel Bar Murals Earn Big Profits

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 20 October 1939 · page 7

"The oil paintings in the Tattersall's Hotel Marble Bar had earned that hotel a profit of £10,000. "The late Mr. George Adams, owner of…

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Drip Beer Dye Too Strong Reply To Hotel Complaints

The Sun · Monday 23 October 1939 · page 10

The City Health Officer (Dr. Dunn) states, in a report to the City Council, that the majority of drip- trays in use in city hotels are unsatisfactory…

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Hotel Transfers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 24 October 1939 · page 7

The following transfers of hotel licences were approved by the Licensing Court yesterday:—John Elwin Doyle to Frankfitz Patrick-Johnson, King's Cross Hotel, King's Cross:…

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Drip Beer. Objection to Dye. Choice for Hotelkeepers Suggested

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 24 October 1939 · page 10

The health committee of the City Council decided yesterday that the Metropolitan Board of Health should allow hotelkeepers to use a vegetable…

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Hotel Gets Order, Too

The Sun · Tuesday 24 October 1939 · page 3

Half of Lochinvar had been given notice to quit by a man claiming to represent the Defence Department, said Mr. Howarth, M.L.A. for West…

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Alleged Attack Upon Licensee

The Sun · Tuesday 24 October 1939 · page 3

To warn of police raids on some Sydney hotels, indulging in after-hour trading, scouts gave secret signals, according to a contention at the…

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Hotel Hard to Control Not Outside 25 Miles Limit

Daily News · Tuesday 24 October 1939 · page 5

The Cross Roads Hotel at Ingleburn was one of the most difficult to manage in the State, said Mr. Murphy, solicitor, at Liverpool Court…

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