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Hotels & licensing, 1943

901 stories in Sydney's papers · page 31 of 46

Pony Hidden Up To Hotel Bar

Daily Mirror · Monday 27 September 1943 · page 1

INNISFAIL, Monday. -- An Allied serviceman rode a pony into the bar of a local hostelry at the week-end. He…

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Pony Ridden Up To Hotel Bar

Daily Mirror · Monday 27 September 1943 · page 1

INNISFAIL, Monday. -- An Allied serviceman rode a pony into the bar of a local hostelry at the week-end. He…

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Furniture Order Licensing Plan Details

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 28 September 1943 · page 7

CANBERRA, Monday.— Measures to cut down manufacture of domestic furniture to the barest utilitarian level were…

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Hotel Out Of Bounds To Fighting Services

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 1 October 1943 · page 4

PERTH, Thursday.--The Wentworth Hotel, at the corner of William and Murray Streets, Perth, has been put out of bounds to all members of the fighting Services…

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More Beer in Hotels This Week

The Sun · Sunday 3 October 1943 · page 2

TEN per cent, more beer will be available in Sydney hotels from Wednesday…

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Whisky Fraud on Hotel Manager

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 5 October 1943 · page 5

AFTER telling the manager of a city hotel that he could obtain whisky, a man yesterday was handed £40 and is now being sought by…

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Whisky Fraud on Hotel Manager

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 5 October 1943 · page 5

AFTER telling the manager of a city hotel that he could obtain whisky, a man yesterday was handed £40 and is now being sought by…

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Whisky Fraud on Hotel Manager

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 5 October 1943 · page 3

AFTER telling the manager of a city hotel that he could obtain whisky, a man yesterday was handed £40 and is now being sought by…

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Whisky Fraud on Hotel Manager

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 5 October 1943 · page 5

AFTER telling the manager of a city hotel that he could obtain whisky, a man yesterday was handed £40 and is now being sought by…

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1700lb. Nazi Time-bomb Found in Naples Hotel

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 6 October 1943 · page 1

LONDON, Tuesday (A.A.P.).--An hour or two before the Fifth Army staff moved into a Naples hotel, sappers found a 1700lb. time-bomb in one of the hotel rooms…

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Beer Racket Flourishes While Hotels Run Dry: Big Black Market Profits

The Sun · Thursday 7 October 1943 · page 5

Sydney is in the grip of on extensive block market in beer and other liquors, despite determined police efforts to stamp it out. While it is practically impossible to buy a bottle of beer at the legitimate price of 1s 7½, hundreds of people…

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Admits Hotels Aid Sly Grog

The Sun · Saturday 9 October 1943 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Saturday.--The Minister for Customs (Senator Keane) admitted today that some…

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Hotels Must Serve Pots After Midday

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 9 October 1943 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Friday.--Some hotelkeepers were restricting the sale of pots of beer to certain periods to conserve supplies, the Minister for Trade and Customs (Senator Keane) said today…

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Hotel Clean-up Long Overdue

Truth · Sunday 10 October 1943 · page 18

GENERAL low standard of hygiene in many Sydney hotels and flagrant racketeering in beer and spirits prices have reached a stage where existing laws and inspectors to police them…

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Editorial Close the Black Market Hotels

The Sun · Monday 11 October 1943 · page 1

NOTHING short of the firmest and most drastic measures will curb the liquor black market, which has become perhaps the most profitable and pernicious of our wartime rackets…

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Police Clear Men From Women's Parlors In Hotels

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 11 October 1943 · page 5

Police cleared all men from the women's parlors of several Sydney hotels on Saturday as part of an anti-vice campaign. Police state that men have been "picking up" women…

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No Beds for Racegoers Hotels Booked Out Week Before Big Spring Meeting

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 11 October 1943 · page 7

No accommodation may be available for thousands of country visitors who are expected to come to Sydney for the second day of the Spring Racing Carnival next Saturday…

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Gaol for Cripple Who Stole Wine From Hotel

Daily Mirror · Monday 11 October 1943 · page 7

LEONARD ELKINS (38), a cripple, living at the Salvation Army Hostel, Foster Street, Sydney, was sentenced to three months' imprisonment…

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Gaol for Cripple Who Stole Wine From Hotel

Daily Mirror · Monday 11 October 1943 · page 7

LEONARD ELKINS (38), a cripple, living at the Salvation Army Hostel, Foster Street, Sydney, was sentenced to three months' inprisonment…

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Gaol for Cripple Who Stole Wine From Hotel

Daily Mirror · Monday 11 October 1943 · page 7

LEONARD ELKINS (38), a cripple, living at the Salvation Army Hostel, Foster Street, Sydney, was sentenced to three months' imprisonment…

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