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Sydney · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1942

1,131 stories in Sydney's papers · page 2 of 57

Aussie Bought Pub - Gave It Away Did you ever hear of a man buying ah hotel on the spur of the moment and giving it away to a total stranger the same evening? Well, a rich young Australian did!

The World's News · Saturday 31 January 1942 · page 9

HE was a friend of Commander A. B. Campbell, the English author, broadcaster and member of the B.B.C. Brains Trust…

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Many City Hotels Have No Air-raid Shelters

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 1 February 1942 · page 5

Many big city hotels have not yet provided proper air-raid shelters. Five visited during the week had "safe" areas on the second…

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Hotels Lag In Raid Precautions

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 2 February 1942 · page 5

Investigations conducted by the Daily Telegraph during the weekend revealed that many big city hotels had not yet provided proper air-raid…

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Hotel Metropole

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 February 1942 · page 5

Hotel Metropole. Ltd., has decided not to pay an interim half-yearly dividend. Last year's full dividend was 8 per cent, paid as interim 3 and final 5…

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Hotel Metropole Omits Interim Div

The Sun · Wednesday 4 February 1942 · page 7

The directors of Hotel Metropole, Ltd., have decided not to pay an interim half-yearly dividend. Last year, interim dividend…

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Company News Hotel Metropole Passes Interim Div

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 4 February 1942 · page 7

Directors of Hotel Metropole, Ltd., have decided not to pay an interim dividend. This is due to a desire to conserve…

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Whisky Stolen From Hotel

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 4 February 1942 · page 4

USING a duplicate key, a thief entered the Windsor Hotel, Went worth Road and Elizabeth Street, Paddington. last night, and stole 10…

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Whisky Stolen From Hotel

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 4 February 1942 · page 7

USING a duplicate key, a thief entered the Windsor Hotel, Went- worth Road and Elizabeth Street, Paddington. last night, and stole 10…

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Whisky Stolen From Hotel

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 4 February 1942 · page 7

USING a duplicate key, a thief entered the Windsor Hotel, Went worth Road and Elizabeth Street, Paddington, last night, and stole 10…

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Whisky Stolen From Hotel

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 4 February 1942 · page 7

USING a duplicate key, a thief entered the Windsor Hotel, Wentworth Road and Elizabeth Street, Paddington, last night, and stole 10…

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Hotel Metropole Passes Interim Dividend

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 4 February 1942 · page 14

DIRECTORS of Hotel Metropole Ltd. have decided to pass the interim half-yearly dividend. Last year's payments totalled 8 per…

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Hotel Metropole Passes Interim Dividend

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 4 February 1942 · page 14

DIRECTORS of Hotel Metropole Ltd. have decided to pass the interim half-yearly dividend. Last year's payments totalled 8 per…

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Whisky Stolen From Hotel

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 4 February 1942 · page 7

USING a duplicate key, a thief entered the Windsor Hotel, Went worth Road and Elizabeth Street, Paddington. last night, and stole 10…

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Import Licenses

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 February 1942 · page 8

Sir,—Regarding the new licensing conditions for sterling imports. I do not think that the community of importers has ever had more work…

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Stern Warning To Hotels On S.P. NEWCASTLE

The Sun · Saturday 7 February 1942 · page 3

Northern hotelkeepers have been warned in the strongest terms against allowing S.P. betting on their premises. Superintendent A. H. Jones…

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Must Be Licensed

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 12 February 1942 · page 8

UNDER the potato Crowers' Licensing Act (1940) all persons who used more than 1-acre of land for production of potatoes must obtain a license…

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White Licenses

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 12 February 1942 · page 9

CONFUSION has been caused by a newspaper report from Melbourne that white licence (I.e., without priority numbers) have to be returned to the…

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Former Penrith Licensee Passes

Nepean Times · Thursday 12 February 1942 · page 5

Mr David Cohen, who, some years ago, held the licence of the old Royal Hotel, Henry Street, Penrith (since demolished), died at Wollongong on…

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Beer Racket Fleeces Public and Publicans

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 14 February 1942 · page 3

N.S.W. hotel-keepers are pressing for the establishment of a Fair Rents Board to fix hotel rents. Otherwise, they claim, they may…

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Part-Owner's Job In Hotel Paid Te Rama's Training Expenses

The Sun · Sunday 15 February 1942 · page 13

Mr. A. Tapp, part-owner of the pony Te Rama, took a hotel job to pay training fees after he had brought…

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