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Hotels & licensing, 1947

1,285 stories in Sydney's papers · page 37 of 65

No League Hotel White-wash Sunday Party Probe Is Not All "Hot Air"

Daily Mirror · Saturday 2 August 1947 · page 9

THE inquiry to be held tomorrow morning by the N.S.W. Rugby League into the Brisbane hotel rumpus will probably end in smoke, if the League runs true to form. As a controlling body it should be honest with itself for once in its chequered and stormy existence. The public does not want any more ear-biting inquiries…

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No League Hotel White-wash Sunday Party Probe is Not AH "Hot Air"

Daily Mirror · Saturday 2 August 1947 · page 12

THE inquiry to be held tomorrow morning by the N.S.W. Rugby League into the Brisbane hotel rumpus will probably end in smoke, if the League runs true to form. As a controlling body it should be honest with itself for once in its chequered and stormv existence: The public does not want any more ear-biting inquiries…

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N.z. Publican Is Out for Life

Daily Mirror · Saturday 2 August 1947 · page 14

WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Saturday.-- A. D. R. "Andy" Duncan, a hotelkeeper of Wellington was yesterday disqualified for life by the New…

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New 13-Story Hotel in Melb

Daily Mirror · Saturday 2 August 1947 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Saturday. -- A 13-story hotel with 500 rooms will be erected at a cost of £500,000 on the site of the…

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No League Hotel White-wash Sunday Party Probe Is Not All "Hot Air"

Daily Mirror · Saturday 2 August 1947 · page 9

THE inquiry to be held tomorrow morning by the N.S.W. Rugby League into the Brisbane hotel rumpus will probably end in smoke, if the League runs true to form. As a controlling body it should be honest with itself for once in its chequered and stormy existence. The public does not want any more ear-biting inquiries…

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N.z. Publican Is Out for Life

Daily Mirror · Saturday 2 August 1947 · page 16

WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Saturday.-- A. D. R. "Andy" Duncan, a hotelkeeper of Wellington was yesterday disqualified for life by the New…

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Hotel Barber In Lather Of Trouble

Truth · Sunday 3 August 1947 · page 46

MUSICALLY speaking, there were no flies on Figaro, the operatic barber of Seville, for Figaro was the best man at his trade that Sunny Spain saw, or…

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Guest Walks to Death in Hotel Fire

Truth · Sunday 3 August 1947 · page 37

WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Saturday.—The body of a man who reentered the blazing Grand Hotel at Ohura this morning…

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Fire destroys hotel, man missing

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 3 August 1947 · page 3

AUCKLAND, Sat. -- A man has been reported missing after the destruction by fire last night of the Grand Hotel at Ohura, south of Taumarunui…

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R.L. Silent On Hotel "Incident"

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 4 August 1947 · page 18

The Rugby League management committee yesterday questioned, individually, behind closed…

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League Hotel Rumpus Action

Daily Mirror · Monday 4 August 1947 · page 22

NO drastic action will be taken against members, of the N.S.W. Rugby League team concerned in the Brisbane hotel rumpus a week ago. This was the general feeling among the players after…

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Footballers to Foot Bill R. League Hotel Rumpus No Penalty Future Tours

Daily Mirror · Monday 4 August 1947 · page 22

NO drastic action will be taken against members of the N.S.W. Rugby League team concerned in the Brisbane hotel rumpus a week ago. This was the general feeling among the players after…

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N.S.W. Footballers Did £118 Damage To Hotel

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 5 August 1947 · page 1

BRISBANE, Monday.— The final assessment of damage done to Hotel Daniel rooms by visiting New South Wales…

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Hotel Profit Steady Business Now Less Active

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 5 August 1947 · page 6

Despite a fall of £11,336 to £62,321 in trading profit, the Hotel Metropole Ltd. shows net profit for the year ended June 30…

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Hotel Damage As Expense Of Tour

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 5 August 1947 · page 10

The N.S.W. Rugby League management committee in its report on the conduct of players in Brisbane recommended that the cost of damage caused by players at the Hotel…

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Hotel Earns Steady Profit

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 5 August 1947 · page 14

Hotel Metropole, Ltd., earned £35,321 profit for the year ended June 30, after charging £2000 depreciation and providing…

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Hotel Rumpus League Pres. Challenged

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 5 August 1947 · page 27

The threat of the League President (Mr. H. Flegg) to name four players who allegedly took part in the Brisbane hotel rumpus, at last…

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Hotel Rumpus League Pres. Challenged

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 5 August 1947 · page 27

The threat of the League President (Mr. H. Flegg) to name four Players who allegedly took part in the Brisbane hotel rumpus, at last…

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Hotel Rumpus League Pres. Challenged

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 5 August 1947 · page 27

The threat of the League President (Mr. H. Fiegg) to name four players who allegedly took part in the Brisbane hotel rumpus, at last…

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Hotel Rumpus League Pres. Challenged

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 5 August 1947 · page 27

The threat of the League President (Mr. H. Flegg) to name four players who allegedly took part in the Brisbane hotel rumpus, at last…

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