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Hotels & licensing, 1944

1,004 stories in Sydney's papers · page 35 of 51

Theft of Hotel Safe Alleged

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 18 September 1944 · page 4

William Graham 37, labourer, who appeared in Central Police Court on Saturday morning in connection with a safe robbery at the Family Hotel…

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Man's Battered Body in Hotel

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 20 September 1944 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Wednesday. -- The body of George Binns (50) was found at the foot of stairs in the Bull and Mouth Hotel,…

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Man's Battered Body in Hotel

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 20 September 1944 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Wednesday. -- The body of George Binns (50) was found at the foot of stairs in the Bull and Mouth Hotel,…

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Sailor Badly Hurt in Hotel

Daily Mirror · Friday 22 September 1944 · page 3

Police are seeking two men, following a brutal assault on a sailor in a private hotel in George St., Haymdrket,…

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Sailor Badly Hurt In Hotel

Daily Mirror · Friday 22 September 1944 · page 3

Police are seeking two men, following a brutal assault on a sailor in a private hotel in George St., Haymarket,…

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Sailor Badly Hurt In Hotel

Daily Mirror · Friday 22 September 1944 · page 3

Police are seeking two men, following a brutal assault on a sailor in a private hotel in George St., Haymarket,…

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Fire Upsets Hotel Meals

The Sun · Saturday 23 September 1944 · page 3

Meal service at the Hotel Australia was upset today by a fire in the kitchen on the first floor. Fat behind the ovens is…

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Publican Finds Soft Job Difficult to Fill

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 23 September 1944 · page 3

NEW YORK, Friday.--An advertisement for a night clerk for a "swell job with nothing to do" appeared in the Glasgow (Montana) Courier today. The advertisement added:…

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Publican Acquitted of Indecent Assault

Daily Mirror · Saturday 23 September 1944 · page 3

ADELAIDE, Saturday. -- Albert Augustine Edwards, publican, former member of the State Parliament and City Council, was found not guilty at…

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Publican Acquitted of Indecent Assault

Daily Mirror · Saturday 23 September 1944 · page 3

ADELAIDE, Saturday. -- Albert Augustine Edwards, publican, former member of the State Parliament and City Council, was found not guilty at…

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Publican Acquitted of Indecent Assault

Daily Mirror · Saturday 23 September 1944 · page 3

A DELAIDE, Saturday. -- Albert Augustine Edwards, publican, former member of the State Parliament and City Council, was found not guilty at…

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Publican Acquitted of Indecent Assault

Daily Mirror · Saturday 23 September 1944 · page 3

A DELAIDE, Saturday. -- Albert Augustine Edwards, publican, former member of the State Parliament and City Council, was found not guilty at…

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Hotels barred the Salvation lassies

The Sun · Sunday 24 September 1944 · page 4

Every Saturday night for 20 years Hannah Roberts, of Chester, took her Salvation Army bonnet and collection-box and visited…

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Old Hotel Historic But Dry: Hay Plight Hay

The Sun · Sunday 24 September 1944 · page 2

DROVERS on the dusty stock route between Hay and Booligal--a distance of almost 50 miles--are trying to persuade Frank McQuade, 68-years-old proprietor of One Tree Hotel, to ask for his liquor licence back…

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Bushfire Near Hotel

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 25 September 1944 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Sunday.—About 10 acres of scrub and tall timber were destroyed by a bushfire which broke out at the rear…

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Floating Hotel For Washington

Daily Mirror · Monday 25 September 1944 · page 5

FORT LAUDERDALET, Florida --A floating 75-room hotel sailed for 900 miles from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to…

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Floating Hotel For Washington

Daily Mirror · Monday 25 September 1944 · page 5

FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida --A floating 75-room hotel sailed for 900 miles from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to…

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Soldier Stabbed During Hotel Row

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 27 September 1944 · page 5

An Australian soldier, who is alleged to have been stabbed by an Allied serviceman last night, is in hospital in a serious condition…

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152,000 Glasses Stolen Weekly Big Bill For Hotelkeepers Heaviest Demand Made on Middies

Daily Mirror · Thursday 28 September 1944 · page 9

EACH week 152,000 beer glasses disappear from Sydney hotel bars and lounges. Hotelkeepers are hoping that the…

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152,000 Glasses Stolen Weekly Big Bill For Hotelkeepers Heaviest Demand Made on Middies

Daily Mirror · Thursday 28 September 1944 · page 9

EACH week 152,000 beer glosses disappear from Sydney hotel bars and lounges. Hotelkeepers are hoping that the…

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