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Sydney · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1947

1,285 stories in Sydney's papers · page 42 of 65

Gafni Describes Assault in Hotel Attacked By "Unknown Person " Revived Horror of Nazi Camps

Daily Mirror · Thursday 28 August 1947 · page 2

MIKLOS GAFNI, heavyweight Hungarian today that an "unfortunate incident" occurred outside the first floor louge of the Hotel Australia last…

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F.S.A. President's Letter Handling The Next Crop; A Licensed Receiver's Views on Important Problem

The Land · Friday 29 August 1947 · page 32

YELLOW PRODUCERS,—Here is a letter I received from a man for whom I have the greatest professional respect—apart altogether from personal respect Me is a licensed wheat receiver who has two generations…

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Gafni Refused To Talk About Hotel Beating

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 29 August 1947 · page 7

Hungarian tenor Miklos Gafni would not tell yesterday how and by whom he was beaten up in the Australia Hotel on Sunday night. Gafni's right eye, which was…

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Sailors Ask For Hotel Privilege

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 29 August 1947 · page 16

CAIRNS, Thursday.--The ship's company of the Australian destroyer Quickmatch has asked the Mayor of Cairns to have Cairns hotels open on…

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Test Case On Meal Charge; Leading Hotels Prosecuted

The Sun · Monday 1 September 1947 · page 3

If the price-fixing regulation covering hotel meals was valid a customer might order and eat every course on a dinner menu and could be charged only 5-, Mr. A. R. Taylor, KC, said in the Special Federal Court, today…

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Licensing Police Raid R.S.L. Club

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 1 September 1947 · page 5

Licensing police yesterday raided the clubrooms of the Brighton-le-Sands sub-branch of the…

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Case Over Meal Cost in Hotels

Daily Mirror · Monday 1 September 1947 · page 2

Four leading city hotels were charged at the Special Federal Court today with having sold meals above the fixed maximum…

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Four Leading Hotels Charged Over Meals

Daily Mirror · Monday 1 September 1947 · page 7

FOUR leading city hotels were charged at the Special Federal Court today with having sold meals above the fixed maximum prices. THEY are: The Hotel Australia Co. Ltd., Carlton Hotel Ltd., Usher's…

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100 Room Hotel Planned

Daily Mirror · Monday 1 September 1947 · page 4

Application has been made to the City Council for permission to built a 100 room licensed hotel at King's Cross…

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Man Dead in Hotel Room

Daily Mirror · Monday 1 September 1947 · page 10

Police had to dismantle a fanlight in the Cosy Hotel, Pitt St., City, today to enter a room in which a man had died…

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100 Room Hotels Planned

Daily Mirror · Monday 1 September 1947 · page 4

Application has been made to the City Council for permission to build a 100 room licensed hotel at King's Cross…

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Four Leading Hotels Charged Over Meals

Daily Mirror · Monday 1 September 1947 · page 7

FOUR leading city hotels were charged at the special Federal court today with having sold meals above the fixed maximum prices. THEY are: The Hotel Australia Co. Ltd., Carlton Hotel Ltd., Usher's…

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100 Room Hotel Planned

Daily Mirror · Monday 1 September 1947 · page 4

Application has been made to the City Council for permission to build a 100 room licensed hotel at King's Cross…

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Four Leading Hotels Charged Over Meals

Daily Mirror · Monday 1 September 1947 · page 7

FOUR leading city hotels were charged at the Special Federal Court today with having sold meals above the fixed maximum prices. THEY are: The Hotel Australia Co. Ltd., Carlton Hotel Ltd., Usher's…

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Man Dead in Hotel Room

Daily Mirror · Monday 1 September 1947 · page 10

Police had to dismantle a fanlight in the Cosy Hotel, Pitt St., City, today to enter a room in which a man had died…

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Man Dead in Hotel Room

Daily Mirror · Monday 1 September 1947 · page 10

Police had to dismantle a fanlight in the Cosy Hotel, Pitt St., City, today to enter a room in which a man had died…

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Four Leading Hotels Charged Over Meals

Daily Mirror · Monday 1 September 1947 · page 7

FOUR leading city hotels were charged at the Special Federal Court today with having sold meals above the fixed maximum prices. THEY are: The Hotel Australia Co. Ltd., Carlton Hotel Ltd.. Usher's…

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Four Leading Hotels Charged Over Meals

Daily Mirror · Monday 1 September 1947 · page 7

FOUR leading city hotels were charged at the Special Federal Court today with having sold meals above the fixed maximum prices. THEY are: The Hotel Australia Co. Ltd.. Carlton Hotel -Ltd., Usher's…

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Man Dead in Hotel Room

Daily Mirror · Monday 1 September 1947 · page 10

Police had to dismantle a fanlight in the Cosy Hotel, Pitt St., City, today to enter a room in which a man had died…

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Man Dead in Hotel Room

Daily Mirror · Monday 1 September 1947 · page 10

Police had to dismantle a fanlight in the Cosy Hotel, Pitt St., City, today to enter a room in which a man had died…

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