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Sydney · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1941

778 stories in Sydney's papers · page 7 of 39

Licensing Law Changes. Support From Former Magistrate. Referendum First

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 13 March 1941 · page 7

Reform of the liquor laws of New South Wales was long overdue, but in a time of war crisis should be carried out only if the people consented at a…

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Hotel Sydney Earns More and Raises Div

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 13 March 1941 · page 17

After providing £5316 for sinking fund and depreciation (£5720 in 1939) Hotel Sydney Ltd., earned a net profit of £6934 for the year ended December…

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Hotel Darwin Dividend Deferred

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 15 March 1941 · page 12

Hotel Darwin, Ltd., reports that, although sufficient profits are available, the directors have deferred the declaration of a dividend because of necessary and…

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Licensing of Butchers. Inquiry Urged. Conference on Distribution

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 15 March 1941 · page 17

At the final session yesterday of the Retail Distribution Conference, which had been convened by the Premier, Mr. Mair, to consider means of…

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Hotel Darwin Defers Dividend

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 15 March 1941 · page 10

Directors of Hotel Darwin, Ltd., state that, although sufficient profits are available, they have deferred the declaration of a dividend because…

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Huge Losses By London Clubs, Hotels LONDON

The Sun · Sunday 16 March 1941 · page 2

Several London municipalities, whose rate of revenue has already shrunk through bombings, face…

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War cuts hotel staffs

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 16 March 1941 · page 3

LONDON, Saturday. -- The call for women workers for munition factories which the Minister for Labor (Mr. Ernest…

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Barmaid Sacked, Hotel "Black"

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 16 March 1941 · page 5

The Wollongong Hotel, Wollongong, has been declared "black" by the Illawarra Trades and Labor Council. The vice-president of the council…

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Runaway Car Hits Hotel

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 17 March 1941 · page 9

A partly dismantled car which had been left on the top of a hill in Rumsay Street, Rozelle, ran 200 yards down the hill at increasing speed yesterday until it crashed into…

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Big City Hotels Charged

The Sun · Monday 17 March 1941 · page 3

Charged with breaches of the Liquor Act, the licensees of three large city hotels were ordered to-day to enter into…

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Derelict Car's Last Dash Ends In Hotel

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 17 March 1941 · page 9

The front of the Bald Rock Hotel, Rumsay Street, Rozelle, was partially wrecked by a runaway car yesterday. The car, an old model, had…

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Police Visit Big Hotels. Liquor Law Broken

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 18 March 1941 · page 11

Licensees of the Australia, Carlton, Usher's, and Hampton court hotels were charged with offences under the Licensing Act at the Licensing Court…

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Licensees Bound Over

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 18 March 1941 · page 4

Licensees of three big city hotels were bound over in the Licensing Court yesterday to be of good behavior for 12 months…

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Drink at Hotel Bedroom Parties Melbourne

The Sun · Wednesday 19 March 1941 · page 7

During legitimate trading hours, an inmate of an hotel may buy intoxicants for a party take them to his bedroom, and hand the into…

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Men Strip For Bath Outside Hotel

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 19 March 1941 · page 5

DARWIN, Tuesday.--Two men stripped and stood under the overflow from the roof of the leading hotel at Katherine during a heavy storm one…

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Licensing Reform. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 20 March 1941 · page 4

Sir,—In view of all the publicity given to the question of increasing the hours for the sale of alcohol, it is interesting to record the following statistics of…

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Hotel Sydney Business Continues To Improve

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 21 March 1941 · page 15

Latest figures showed that business was still improving, said the chairman of Hotel Sydney, Ltd. (Sir Arthur Rickard) at the annual meeting…

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Licensing of Street Photographers. Annual Fee Proposed

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 22 March 1941 · page 15

The Town Clerk, Mr. Hendy, will submit to the City Council works committee on Monday a plan for the licensing of street photographers at fees varying from £10 to…

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Hotel's Liquor Labels False

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 22 March 1941 · page 7

Donald Paul, licensee of May's Family Hotel. Forest Lodge, was fined £2 at Central Police Court yesterday on each of two charges of having sold wine…

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Men Posed in Hotel As Travellers

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 22 March 1941 · page 8

Two men, who pleaded guilty to a charge of having obtained intoxicating liquor after hours from an hotel, by posing as travellers, were each fined £5…

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