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Hotels & licensing, 1944

1,004 stories in Sydney's papers · page 49 of 51

First Prosecutions Against Hotelkeepers

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 22 December 1944 · page 7

First prosecutions against hotelkeepers who have refused to sell bottled beer will begin tomorrow in the special Federal Court. Officers of the Customs Department and Crown…

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Six Hotelkeepers in Federal Court Charges Over Bottles Speedy Service of Summonses

Daily Mirror · Friday 22 December 1944 · page 5

"SO far as the Crown is concerned, the public will be protected said Mr. Dovey, K.C., at the Special Federal Court today, explaining why…

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Six Hotelkeepers in Federal Court Charges Over Bottles Speedy Service of Summonses

Daily Mirror · Friday 22 December 1944 · page 5

"SO for as the Crown is concerned, the public will be protected," said Mr. Dovey, K.C., at the Special Federal Court today, explaining why…

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Six Hotelkeepers in Federal Court Charges Over Bottles Speedy Service of Summonses

Daily Mirror · Friday 22 December 1944 · page 5

"SO far as the Crown is concerned, the public will be protected said Mr. Dovey, K.C., at the Special Federal Court today, explaining why…

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Six Hotelkeepers in Federal Court

Daily Mirror · Friday 22 December 1944 · page 2

"So far as the Crown is concerned, the public will be protected," said Mr. Dovey, K.C., at the Special Federal Court today, explaining why summonses, issued against six publicans who allegedly refused to…

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Day-to-day Hotel Raids

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 23 December 1944 · page 15

Round-the-clock investigations of hotels suspected of withholding bottled beer from public sale were being carried…

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Hotel's Social Club Gives £500 for Boys Hut

Daily Mirror · Saturday 23 December 1944 · page 7

MEMBERS of the Hotel Plaza Staff Social Club handed a cheque for £500 to the Police Commissioner (Mr. MacKay) yesterday for erection of…

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Hotel's Social Club Gives £500 for Boys Hut

Daily Mirror · Saturday 23 December 1944 · page 7

MEMBERS of the Hotel Plaza Staff Social Club handed a cheque for £500 to the Police Commissioner (Mr. MacKay) yesterday for erection of…

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Licensee's Grief After Bullet Killed Woman in Hotel Bedroom

Truth · Sunday 24 December 1944 · page 10

"I LOVE that girl. We have been together for the past two years. My wife ran away with an American and Edna's husband used to belt her, so we decided to come over here and get away…

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Hotel Sells 10,500 Bottles

Truth · Sunday 24 December 1944 · page 18

CUSTOMERS of the Mosman Hotel were provided with 10,500 bottles of beer yesterday. The same hotel provided…

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May license clubs run by Diggers

The Sun · Sunday 24 December 1944 · page 5

A PROMISE to consider Government approval of liquor licences for a selected number of well…

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Thousands mob suburban hotels seeking bottled beer

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 24 December 1944 · page 4

Crowds yesterday mobbed suburban hotels which were attempting to distribute bottled beer to regular customers. Men jumped the counter at one hotel bottle…

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Course Licensing Now Clearer

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

No licence has yet been issued for any of the metropolitan racecourses, but it is expected that the position will be clarified next week. Moves likely to be made…

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Man Dies After Fall From Roof Of Hotel

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 25 December 1944 · page 5

A man died from injuries received early yesterday morning when he fell 50 feet from the roof garden of the Wellington Hotel, William Street, King's Cross. He was Sidney Buckley, 39, a…

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Hotels Still Under Watch

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 26 December 1944 · page 3

Visits by Customs officers to hotels and wine saloons are being continued today. COUNTRY areas near Sydney also…

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Hotels Still Under Watch

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 26 December 1944 · page 3

Visits by Customs officers to hotels and wine saloons are being continued today. COUNTRY areas near Sydney also…

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Watch On Hotels Continuing

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 26 December 1944 · page 3

Visits by Customs' officers to hotels and wine saloons are being continued today. COUNTRY areas near Sydney also…

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Watch On Hotels Continuing

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 26 December 1944 · page 3

Visits by Customs officers to hotels and wine saloons are being continued today. COUNTRY areas near Sydney also…

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Watch On Hotels Continuing

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 26 December 1944 · page 3

Visits by Customs officers to hotels and wine saloons are being continued today. COUNTRY areas near Sydney also…

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Customs Drive on Hotels

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 27 December 1944 · page 3

Customs officers continued their visits to city and suburban hotels yesterday to ensure that bottled beer was sold to the…

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