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Hotels & licensing, 1942

1,131 stories in Sydney's papers · page 37 of 57

Hotels Likely To Open At 11 a.m

Daily Mirror · Monday 17 August 1942 · page 1

It is likely that Cabinet will adopt a recommendation that hotel trading be cut another hour a day by fixing the opening time at 11 a.m. instead of 10 a.m. as at present…

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Hotels to Open Hour Later Melbourne Move Soon

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 18 August 1942 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Monday.—Melbourne hotels will soon open at 10 a.m. instead of 9 a.m. The cut of one hour in trading…

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May Cut Hotel Hours Again Cabinet To Decide

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 18 August 1942 · page 6

State Cabinet today is expected to reduce hotel trading by another hour a day…

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Victoria Cuts Hotel Hours

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 18 August 1942 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Tuesday. -- Hotels in the metropolitan area will trade in future between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m…

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Victoria Cuts Hotel Hours

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 18 August 1942 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Tuesday. -- Hotels in the metropolitan area will trade in future between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m…

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Later Opening for Hotels Ban Soon on Park Drinking

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 19 August 1942 · page 6

Hotel trading hours in New South Wales will be reduced by one hour daily by opening hotels at 11 a.m. instead of 10 a.m…

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New Hotel Hours Soon

The Sun · Wednesday 19 August 1942 · page 2

New opening hour of 11 am for hotels in New South Wales is expected to apply from early next week, possibly Monday…

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Army May Act Against Hotels

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 19 August 1942 · page 5

Military police may take action to have city hotels selling bottled liquor after hours "declared" under the National…

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Employee at Hotel on Liquor Theft Charge

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 19 August 1942 · page 6

ALBERT HENRY ROBERTSON (54), an employee at the North "ritish Hotel, Loftus Street, City,as charged at Central Court today…

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Employee at Hotel on Liquor Theft Charge

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 19 August 1942 · page 6

ALBERT HENRY ROBERTSON (54), an employee at the North British Hotel, Loftus Street, City, was charged at Central Court today…

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Servicemen's Club Private Hotel to Be Used

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 20 August 1942 · page 7

A private hotel at 4'4 Macleay Street, Potts Point, has been taken over by a group of Sydney business men to serve as a club…

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Earlier Hotel Closing in Queensland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 20 August 1942 · page 7

BRISBANE, Wednesday.—The State Labour caucus decided today to close hotels in Brisbane, Ipswich; Charters Towers,…

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Hotels Crash On German Troops In Dieppe Battle LONDON, Friday (AAP)

The Sun · Friday 21 August 1942 · page 1

A change encounter at sea with the escort of a German convey gave the alarm to the enemy defending Dieppe against the great Commando raid, and our first troops "walked into a curtain of fire" as they got ashore…

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Former Hotel Will Be Allied Forces' Hostel

The Sun · Friday 21 August 1942 · page 2

The four-storied delicensed George Hotel in George-street, city, has been taken over by the…

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New Hours for Hotels

The Sun · Friday 21 August 1942 · page 2

Hotels will open at 11 am in Sydney for the first time in the history of the State from next Wednesday…

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Fines on 5 Publicans

The Sun · Friday 21 August 1942 · page 2

Five publicans were proceeded against in the Central Summon Court today for supplying liquor on Anzac Day. Each pleaded…

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Former Hotel to Open As Hospitality Centre

Daily Mirror · Friday 21 August 1942 · page 4

"THERE will be no liquor on the premises, or anything contrary to church standards. The centre will be under the direct control of the…

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Many Hotels Not Yet Showing Price-lists

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 23 August 1942 · page 6

Seven of 24 Sydney hotels selected at random had not posted official liquor price lists in any bars yesterday. The price lists give the maximum prices which can…

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S.a Hotels Open Later

Daily Mirror · Monday 24 August 1942 · page 3

ADELAIDE, Monday.-- To comply with the recent requests of the Prime Minister (Mr. Curtin) for the curtailment of hotel trading by one…

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S.a. Hotels Open Later

Daily Mirror · Monday 24 August 1942 · page 3

ADELAIDE, Monday.-- To comply with the recent requests of the Prime Minister (Mr. Curtin) for the curtailment of hotel trading by one…

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