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Sydney · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1940

509 stories in Sydney's papers · page 6 of 26

May Declare Hotels "Black"

Daily News · Thursday 22 February 1940 · page 5

DARWIN, Wednesday.--Three hotels at Darwin will be declared "black" to-morrow, if demands by the North Australian Workers'…

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YOUTH, 19, Sentenced to Die for Murder of Hotel Worker Melbourne

Daily News · Thursday 22 February 1940 · page 6

MORRIS ANSELL, 19, metal polisher, of Victoria Street, Carlton, was to-day found guilty of murder and sentenced to death. He was convicted of the murder of Alfred Thomas Atherton, 35, hotel ful, at Ferntree Gully, on December 20…

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Pig Licenses Liverpool Council Debate

Liverpool News · Thursday 22 February 1940 · page 4

On Tuesday night, at Liverpool Council meeting. Ald; Marcy moved "That a pig license be granted W.M. Heighway." Ald. Davis moved as an amendment…

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Hotel Rates Increased Concession for Diggers' Wives

Liverpool News · Thursday 22 February 1940 · page 2

Soldiers' wives have protested against the increased tariff which has been introduced in a leading Liverpool hotel. The hotel, the Mainsbridge, has…

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Darwin Hotel Dispute Ends

The Sun · Saturday 24 February 1940 · page 6

Mr. R. E. Gaskin, of Messrs. Gaskin Bros., contractors, of Pitt-street, Sydney, who are the builders of a new hotel at Darwin, said to-day that…

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Police Should Wake Up After Hours Trade In Hotels

Truth · Sunday 25 February 1940 · page 43

SURPRISING allegations relating to after-hour trading in hotels were made during the hearing of a case in the…

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Soldiers in hotel dispute

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 25 February 1940 · page 2

Police intervened yesterday in a dispute involving 100 soldiers and sailors in the Chamberlain Hotel, corner of Pitt…

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Soldiers and Sailor Arrested. Sequel to Hotel Brawl

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 26 February 1940 · page 11

Three soldiers and a sailor were arrested and charged with drunkenness after a brawl in the bar of a city hotel late on Saturday afternoon…

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Improving Hotels Attract More Tourists

The Sun · Monday 26 February 1940 · page 7

Australian hotels are not up to the standard of those in other countries, and there must be a decided…

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Soldiers in Hotel Row

Daily News · Monday 26 February 1940 · page 2

Three soldiers and a sailor were arrested and charged with drunkenness after a dispute involving 100 soldiers and sailors at a Pitt street…

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Hotel As A.I.F. Club

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 26 February 1940 · page 1

The "Hotel Fast," Jerusalem, has been taken over by the Australian Comforts Fund as a club for members of the 2nd A.I.F…

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Fatal Brawl in Dee Why Hotel Coroner Commits Man For Trial

The Sun · Tuesday 27 February 1940 · page 7

Arthur Vivian Cochran, 28, grocer, was to-day committed for trial for manslaughter by the City Coroner (Mr. Oram), who inquired into the…

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Brawl at Hotel. Manslaughter Charge Against Grocer

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 28 February 1940 · page 11

A brawl at the Deewhy Hotel on January 23, in which John Thomas James Coates, 39, contractor, was felled by a punch and fatally injured when his head struck the floor, was…

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Luncheon Dress for Men. Hotel Views Differ. Coatless Singer's Experience

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 28 February 1940 · page 14

Inquiry at leading hotels lasl night revealed differences of opinion about the propriety of allowing men to ent with their coats off. The managers were asked to comment on a…

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The Glasgow Arms Hotel, Carrington, Newcastle. Architects: Castleden & Sara

Construction · Wednesday 28 February 1940 · page 19

Occupying a corner site most appropriate to a hotel, the Glasgow Arms has recently been completed, the design being by this well-known Newcastle firm of architects. The curved corner has been employed to advantage by incorporating a circular tower of simple design. The whole of the facade…

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City Will Lease Its Hotel

The Sun · Wednesday 28 February 1940 · page 7

After debate which revealed a split in the Civic Reform Party over the sale or leasing of city hotels,…

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Reduced Profit Hotel Sydney Lowers Div

The Sun · Wednesday 28 February 1940 · page 15

Hotel Sydney, Ltd., reports reduced profit for the year ended December 31 last, and the dividend has…

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Singer to Don Tie for Visit to Hotel

The Sun · Wednesday 28 February 1940 · page 3

When Mr. Raymond Beatty sings at a charity function at the Hotel Australia on Friday, he will wear an ordinary lounge suit, complete…

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Win For New Owner Grand Hotel

Daily News · Wednesday 28 February 1940 · page 7

GRAND HOTEL should win his first race for his new owner at Hawkesbury to-day…

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Lower Profit And Div. For Hotel Sydney Ltd

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 28 February 1940 · page 10

After providing £5720 for sinking fund and depreciation. Hotel Sydney, Ltd., earned a net profit of £5858 for the year ended December 31, 1939…

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