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Sydney · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1942

1,131 stories in Sydney's papers · page 28 of 57

Chain Hotels for British War Worscers

Daily Mirror · Saturday 4 July 1942 · page 8

LONDON, Saturday.-- Accommodation for nearly 100,000 war workers and air raid victims will be provided when the…

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Hotel May Be Hospitality Hut

The Sun · Sunday 5 July 1942 · page 6

The residential portion of Hotel Mansions, King's Cross, with aoccommodation for 200 persons, may be opened as a…

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War Effort "Wasted in Hotel Lounges"

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 5 July 1942 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Sat. -- Hundreds of men and women spend their afternoons drinking in Melbourne hotel lounges while authorities complain of manpower shortage…

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Hotel As New Club For Servicemen

The Sun · Monday 6 July 1942 · page 6

Thousands of offers of voluntary help have been received by Miss Anne Marsh of the Hospitality Hut…

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Police Don't Want Soldier Publican

Daily Mirror · Monday 6 July 1942 · page 3

One of the reasons police today objected to the transfer of a hotel licence to Robert McKerlie, of the A. I. F., was that, as a member of the Commonwealth military forces, he was precluded from following any…

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Police Don't Want Soldier Publican

Daily Mirror · Monday 6 July 1942 · page 3

One of the reasons police today objected to the transfer of a hotel licence to Robert McKerlie, of the A.I.F., was that, as a member of the Commonwealth military forces, he was precluded from following any…

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Police Don't Want Soldier Publican

Daily Mirror · Monday 6 July 1942 · page 3

One of the reasons police today objected to the transfer of a hotel licence to Robert McKerlie, of fhe A.I.F., was that, as a member of the Commonwealth military forces, he was precluded from following any…

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Police Don't Want Soldier Publican

Daily Mirror · Monday 6 July 1942 · page 3

One of the reasons police today objected to the transfer of a hotel licence to Robert McKerlie, of the A.I.F., was that, as a member of the Commonwealth military forces, he was precluded from following any…

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A.I.F. Man Wants Hotel Licence Licensing Inspector's Objection

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 7 July 1942 · page 7

The Metropolitan Licensing Inspector, Mr. Wilson, objected in the Licensing Court yesterday to the transfer of the licence of…

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Beer Trafficking Banned by Federal Order Hotels Can't Switch Supplies--Inspection By Customs Officials MELBOURNE

The Sun · Tuesday 7 July 1942 · page 2

A special National Security regulation to eliminate trafficking in beer has been issued by the Federal Government. Breweries must now take all reasonable…

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Check on Hotels

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 8 July 1942 · page 3

At last night's meeting of Granville Council the health inspector (Mr. Bleasdale) reported that, with Inspector Williams of the Health…

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Hotel Licences

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 8 July 1942 · page 10

The Metropolitan Licensing Cou[?] has granted the following transfers of hotel licences:—Quarryman's Hotel, Pyrmont, to Wm. Fredk. [?]…

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Hotel As U.s. Club

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 9 July 1942 · page 6

LONDON, Wednesday.--American women have opened a club in one of the leading West End hotels to entertain…

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Soldiers Used Hoses In Hotel MELBOURNE

The Sun · Friday 10 July 1942 · page 3

Three Australian soldiers played at firemen in the Hotel Federal last night. Today the fourth, fifth, sixth…

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Barmaids Allowed in S.a. Hotels

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 11 July 1942 · page 8

ADELAIDE, Friday.—The Womens Employment Board to-day granted an anplication by the Licensed Victuallers' Association of South Australia for…

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Girls for S.a. Hotel Bars

Daily Mirror · Saturday 11 July 1942 · page 3

ADELAIDE, Saturday.-- Barmaids will be employed in South Australian hotels on the same conditions and pay as men for the duration of…

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Hotels Aid Sly-grog

The Sun · Sunday 12 July 1942 · page 3

SOME hotelkeepers are selling beer to slygroggers at prices which they dare not charge over…

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Black market liquor in hotels

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 12 July 1942 · page 6

Block market liquor has been discovered in Sydney hotels. Authorities suspect some of…

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Publicans Prefer Nips

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 14 July 1942 · page 7

WITH a doctor's certificate, I visited four hotels seeking a flask of brandy for an aged sick lady. Each had brandy on display, but refused to sell. They prefer to sell nips, showing a 200-300 per cent, profit rather…

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Publicans Prefer Nips

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 14 July 1942 · page 7

WITH a doctor's certificate, I visited four hotels seeking a flask of brandy for an aged sick lady. Each had brandy on display,but refused to sell. They prefer to sell nips, showing a 200-300 per cent, profit rather…

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