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Sydney · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1942

1,131 stories in Sydney's papers · page 17 of 57

Minister Denies Hotel Privileges

Daily Mirror · Monday 4 May 1942 · page 5

THE Minister of Justice (Mr. Downing) today denied that he had agreed to give certain privileges to hotels in industrial areas…

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Hotels Must Open Despite Beer Lack

Daily Mirror · Monday 4 May 1942 · page 8

LONDON.-- "Publicans out of beer could cater for their patrons by serving tea," said the Chief Constable of Plymouth when…

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Minister Denies Hotel Privileges

Daily Mirror · Monday 4 May 1942 · page 5

THE Minister of Justice (Mr. Downing) today denied that he had agreed to give certain privileges to hotels in industrial areas…

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Minister Denies Hotel Privileges

Daily Mirror · Monday 4 May 1942 · page 5

THE Minister of Justice (Mr. Downing) today denied that he had agreed to give certain privileges to hotels in industrial areas…

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Minister Denies Hotel Privileges

Daily Mirror · Monday 4 May 1942 · page 5

THE Minister of Justice (Mr. Downing) today denied that he had agreed to give certain privileges to hotels in industrial areas…

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Will Return Hotel Flag

The Sun · Tuesday 5 May 1942 · page 5

A flag "souvenired" from the flagpole of a Penrith hotel two years ago by members of an AIF field regiment, at a farewell…

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Hotels Out Of Draught Beer

The Sun · Wednesday 6 May 1942 · page 3

May's unseasonable heat has intensified the city beer drought. Several hotels have been out…

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Wharfmen Thirst Before Dry Hotels

Daily Mirror · Thursday 7 May 1942 · page 3

Because of the beer shortage, two hotels closed their doors at Miller's Point today. A third hotel in the area was able to supply stout and spirits in only limited quantities. HUNDREDS of waterside workers…

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Wharfmen Thirst Before Dry Hotels

Daily Mirror · Thursday 7 May 1942 · page 3

Because of the beer shortage, two hotels closed their doors at Miller's Point today. A third hotel in the area was able to supply stout and spirits in only limited quantities. HUNDREDS of waterside workers…

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Wharfmen Thirst Before Dry Hotels

Daily Mirror · Thursday 7 May 1942 · page 3

Because of the beer shortage, two hotels closed their doors at Miller's Point today. A third hotel in the area was able to supply stout and spirits in only limited quantities. HUNDREDS of waterside workers…

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Wharfmen Thirst Before Dry Hotels

Daily Mirror · Thursday 7 May 1942 · page 3

Because of the beer shortage, two hotels closed their doors at Miller's Point today. A third hotel in the area was able to supply stout and spirits in only limited quantities. HUNDREDS of waterside workers…

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Report Called For On Hotel Hours

Daily Mirror · Friday 8 May 1942 · page 4

THE Premier (Mr. McKell) said today that the Minister of Justice (Mr. Downing) had called for a report on a statement made at…

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Report Called For On Hotel Hours

Daily Mirror · Friday 8 May 1942 · page 4

THE Premier (Mr. McKell) said today that the Minister of Justice (Mr. Downing) had called for a report on a statement made at…

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Secret History Resourceful Publican

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 9 May 1942 · page 11

SHORTLY after Japan entered the war a resourceful Central Queensland publican wired his wholesaler for a big supply of bottled beer. When…

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City Hotel Clientele Had Something To Cry About

Daily Mirror · Saturday 9 May 1942 · page 3

Small and fat, he leaned on the public bar weeping to himself and taking an occasional swig from a schooner of beer. The barmaid sniffed. He was a "crying drunk." She knew his type…

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City Hotel Clientele Had Something To Cry About

Daily Mirror · Saturday 9 May 1942 · page 3

Small and fat, he leaned on the public bar weeping to himself and taking an occasional swig from a schooner of beer. The barmaid sniffed. He was a "crying drunk." She knew his type…

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City Hotel Clientele Had Something To Cry About

Daily Mirror · Saturday 9 May 1942 · page 3

Small and fat, he leaned on the public bar weeping to himself and taking an occasional swig from a schooner of beer. The barmaid sniffed. He was a "crying drunk." She knew his type…

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City Hotel Clientele Had Something To Cry About

Daily Mirror · Saturday 9 May 1942 · page 3

Small and fat, he leaned on the public bar weeping to himself and taking an occasional swig from a schooner of beer. The barmaid sniffed. He was a "crying drunk." She knew his type…

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Publicans Are Plundering Public False Labels, Beer Slops and Short Serves New Tricks

Truth · Sunday 10 May 1942 · page 18

THE bare-faced exploitation of the public by a vast crop of new publicans' tricks, beer rackets, slop beer stunts, short-measure glasses,…

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Hotel Till Robbed

Truth · Sunday 10 May 1942 · page 19

A THIEF took £15 from the till in the bottle department of the Grand Hotel, Railway Square, yesterday afternoon, while the barmaid was…

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