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Hotels & licensing, 1947

1,285 stories in Sydney's papers · page 55 of 65

Strikers Ban Fuel Supplies To Hotel

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 12 November 1947 · page 7

LONDON, Wednesday. -- A group of Savoy Hotel strikers, led by Mr. Arthur Lewis, M.P., adopted a plan of passive resistance to prevent fuel supplies reaching the hotel yesterday…

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Sydney Art Leader Dies Wrists Slashed In Mexico City Hotel

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 13 November 1947 · page 4

Frank Charles Medworth, Australian artist and chief art lecturer at East Sydney Technical College, died in a Mexico City hotel room on Tuesday afternoon…

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Verdict for Licensee

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 13 November 1947 · page 9

The Supreme Court jury returned a verdict for the defendant yesterday in the suit brought by Robert Watson, 40, against Ernest James…

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What Publicans Must Provide -- Apart From Beer Citizens Should Know Their Rights

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 15 November 1947 · page 5

Drive by N.S.W. police to compel licensed publicans to supply meals is a sharp reminder that inn-keeping carries duties and responsibilities, many of which are practically unknown to the…

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Hotel Residents Flee From Smoke

The Sun · Saturday 15 November 1947 · page 1

TOLEDO (Spain), Saturday.--A fire early yesterday drove 50 residents, clad only in their night-clothes, from a hotel in…

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Publicans Oppose 1d. Surcharge Limit Big hotels disregard new lounge drink prices

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 16 November 1947 · page 56

Many Sydney hotelkeepers are defying new prices for lounge and dining-room drinks fixed by the Prices Branch on October 2. Under the new order, hotels…

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Drinkers Brawl in Hotel Bar

Truth · Sunday 16 November 1947 · page 2

A series of brawls broke out in the public and saloon bars of a Bondi hotel yesterday shortly after 5 o'clock…

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Unions may boycott city hotels to smash beer racket

The Sun · Sunday 16 November 1947 · page 2

BOYCOTT of metropolitan hotels which do not remain open during legal trading hours and do not sell their bottled beer over the counter is urged by a special Labor Council investigating committee…

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Avalon to Have Big Modern Hotel

The Sun · Monday 17 November 1947 · page 3

The Licensing Court today granted Charles Leslie Dawe, of the Royal Standard Hotel, Cleveland-street, Redfern,…

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Avalon Will Have Luxury Hotel Transfer Of Licence Approved S.M. Reviews Possibilities

Daily Mirror · Monday 17 November 1947 · page 2

CONDITIONAL removal of the licence of a hotel in Redfern to premises to be built in Barrenjoey Rd., Avalon, was granted today…

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Avalon Will Have Luxury Hotel Transfer Of Licence Approved S.M. Reviews Possibilities

Daily Mirror · Monday 17 November 1947 · page 2

CONDITIONAL removal of the licence of a hotel in Redfern to premises to be built in Barrenjoey Rd., Avalon, was granted today…

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Avalon Will Have Luxury Hotel Transfer Of Licence Approved S.M. Reviews Possibilities

Daily Mirror · Monday 17 November 1947 · page 2

CONDITIONAL removal of the licence of a hotel in Redfern to premises to be built in Barrenjoey Rd., Avalon, was granted today…

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Avalon Will Have Luxury Hotel Transfer Of Licence Approved S.M. Reviews Possibilities

Daily Mirror · Monday 17 November 1947 · page 2

CONDITIONAL removal of the licence of a hotel in Redfern to premises to be built in Barrenjoey Rd., Avalon, was granted today…

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Avalon Will Have Luxury Hotel Transfer Of Licence Approved S.M. Reviews Possibilities

Daily Mirror · Monday 17 November 1947 · page 2

CONDITIONAL removal of the licence of a hotel in Redfern to premises to be built in Barrenjoey Rd., Ayalon, was granted today…

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Avalon Will Have Luxury Hotel Transfer Of Licence Approved S.M. Reviews Possibilities

Daily Mirror · Monday 17 November 1947 · page 2

CONDITIONAL removal of the licence of a hotel in Redfern to premises to be built in Barrenjoey Rd., Avalon, was granted today…

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Publicans to Face Beer Racket Charges

The Sun · Tuesday 18 November 1947 · page 28

Prosecutions will be launched against some metropolitan publicans as a result of price officers' check on blackmarketing of liquor. Acting Deputy Prices…

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Hotel workers to get rise in pay

The Sun · Tuesday 18 November 1947 · page 5

Wage increases for employees of hotels and wine and spirit stores were approved by the Federal Arbitration Court today. The awards, which affect…

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Avalon Granted Hotel Licence

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 18 November 1947 · page 10

The Full Bench of the Licensing Court yesterday approved an application' for the transfer of a hotel licence from Redfern to Avalon…

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Beer Blackmarketing by Hotels Alleged

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 18 November 1947 · page 1

Charges of black marketing, and breaches of liquor regulations by hotel-keepers are made in a report released today by the assistant secretary of the N.S.W. Labor Council (Mr.J.Kenny). AS a result of the report,…

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Beer Blackmarketing by Hotels Alleged

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 18 November 1947 · page 1

Charges of black marketing, and breaches of liquor regulations by hotel-keepers are made in a report released today by the assistant secretary of the N.S.W. Labor Council (Mr.J.Kenny). AS a result of the report,…

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