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Sydney · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1939

853 stories in Sydney's papers · page 40 of 43

The Great Southern New Modern Hotel

The Land · Friday 17 November 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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Suspension of Licensing System Urged Registration Plan Proposed For Waterside Workers CANBERRA

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 18 November 1939 · page 2

Suspension of the licensing system for waterside workers and seamen at Australian ports is urged in a report to the Government by the Minister for Trade and Customs (Mr. Lawson)…

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Thieves Strip Hotel Shelves

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 18 November 1939 · page 5

KATOOMBA, Friday.--The entire bottled liquor stock of the Hotel Alexandra, Leura, was stolen last night. A fresh consignment of whisky and…

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Publican Fined £40 Cigarettes Off Ship

The Sun · Monday 20 November 1939 · page 7

Colin Tisch, licensee of the Star Hotel, Goulburn and Sussex streets, city, was today fined £40, with £2 5s…

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Hotel For Women, At Empire And Palace

Daily News · Monday 20 November 1939 · page 7

Linda Darnell first screen appearance in Hotel For Women, now at the Empire and Palace Theatres…

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Hotel Licence Transfers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 November 1939 · page 7

The following transfers of hotel licences were granted by the Licensing Court yesterday:- Watson's Bay Hotel, Watson's Bay, from…

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Smuggled Cigarettes. Hotelkeeper Fined

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 November 1939 · page 10

In the Central Summons Court yesterday, before Mr. Mahony, S.M., Colin Tisch, licensee of the Star Hotel, at the corner of Sussex and Goulburn Streets, city. was fined £40. with…

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Publicans Angry Beer Sales Report

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 22 November 1939 · page 1

Liverpool hotelkeepers are up in arms about a statement appearing in a city paper, that 25,000 quarts of beer were sold by them…

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Hotel Theft

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 22 November 1939 · page 11

Last night or early this morning, the Merrylands Hotel was broken into. Tobacco, cigarette and cigara were stolen. Entry was effected by breaks…

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"Dog Collar" Licensing Act. Suspension Urged by Minister

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 22 November 1939 · page 20

Following an exhaustive investigation into waterfront conditions at various Australian ports, the Minister for Trade and Customs (Mr. Lawson) has…

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Transfers of Hotel Licences

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 23 November 1939 · page 3

The following transfers of hotel licences were approved by the Licensing Court yesterday:- Old Commodore Hotel, North Sydney, from…

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Hotel Employees Protest At Food

The Sun · Thursday 23 November 1939 · page 3

A campaign against working conditions in some hotels, arising from illicit trading, was urged in a motion carried at a recent meeting of the…

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March by Lascars on City Hotel Ask for Bread: in Melee with Police

Daily News · Thursday 23 November 1939 · page 1

AFTER marching through the main city streets yesterday, 52 striking Lascar seamen clashed with police when they attempted to enter the Hotel Australia…

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The Great Southern New Modern Hotel

The Land · Friday 24 November 1939 · page 12

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 Wage Deadlock Union To Apply To Court

Daily News · Friday 24 November 1939 · page 10

A deadlock has been reached in negotiations between the Hotel, Club and Restaurant Employees' Union and hotel employers for a new award…

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Collapse in Hotel. Death of Prominent Man

The Observer · Friday 24 November 1939 · page 7

Whilst making reservations at the Hotel Cecil booking office on Saturday afternoon Mr. R. E. G. Goddard collapsed, owing to a…

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"AFTER 6" Drinks to Be Lawful Licensing Lounges In Hotels

The Sun · Sunday 26 November 1939 · page 15

Alteration of drinking hours in hotel bars is not likely to be provided in the amending Liquor Bill to be…

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Transfers of Hotel Licences

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 28 November 1939 · page 6

The following transfers of hotel licences were granted in the Licensing Court yesterday:- Olympic Hotel, Liverpool Street, city, from…

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Beauty Artists May Be Licensed Hobart

The Sun · Tuesday 28 November 1939 · page 3

Women hairdressers and beauty culturists will have to be licensed before being able to set up in business in Tasmania, if a bill the Government…

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S.p. Bets Ban in Hotel

The Sun · Wednesday 29 November 1939 · page 7

When negotiating for the purchase of a half share in the Sussex Hotel, John Owen Rees was told that…

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