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Hotels & licensing, 1948

675 stories in Sydney's papers · page 24 of 34

Objections to hotel

The Sun · Tuesday 17 August 1948 · page 2

A document bearing 4000 signatures of Lindfield residents stated to be opposed to Lindfield having a new hotel…

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Publican's right to refuse liquor: picketing appeal

The Sun · Tuesday 17 August 1948 · page 5

Publicans are not compelled by the terms of the Liquor Act to sell liquor during legal trading hours, a Crown Prosecutor and defence counsel agreed in the Quarter Sessions Appeals Court today. The Act merely stipulates…

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Hotel Profit Steady

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 17 August 1948 · page 14

Victoria Palace, Ltd., for the year ended June 30, earned £23,968 profit, compared with £23,930 for the previous year…

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Opinion Poll Over Hotel

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 17 August 1948 · page 2

A survey of opinion of Lindfield residents on the removal of a hotel licence from Redfern to Lindfield…

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Opinion Poll Over Hotel

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 17 August 1948 · page 2

A survey of opinion of Lindfield residents on the removal of a hotel licence from Redfern to Lindfield…

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Couple "Not In" at Hotel

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 17 August 1948 · page 2

Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Tolman, who have barricaded themselves in a room at the Hotel Australia, were "not…

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R.A.S. Possible Licensee In Night Trotting

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 18 August 1948 · page 6

Projected legislation to legalise night trotting with betting would compel the Royal Agricultural Society to…

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Brewers, Press, Some ALP Men Plot Hotels Before Homes

Tribune · Wednesday 18 August 1948 · page 6

The breweries, daily press and some ALP Caucus members seek to wreck the McGirr Government’s housing and slum clearance plans to pave the way for a “hotels before homes” policy. That is what lies behind last week’s Caucus sub-committee inquiry into…

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Lennons Hotel Paying 7½ p.c

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 18 August 1948 · page 14

For the period from November 24 to June 30 last (the first as a public company), Lennons Hotel, Ltd., earned £20,819…

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Evidence by Hotel Man

Daily Mirror · Thursday 19 August 1948 · page 7

Manager of the Carrington Hotel, Katoomba, Mr. G. H. Prince, said in the Equity Court today that…

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Evidence by Hotel Man

Daily Mirror · Thursday 19 August 1948 · page 7

Manager of the Carrington Hotel, Katoomba, Mr. G. H. Prince, said in the Equity Court today that…

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Evidence by Hotel Man

Daily Mirror · Thursday 19 August 1948 · page 7

Manager of the Carrington Hotel, Katoomba, Mr. G. H. Prince, said in the Equity Court today that…

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Evidence by Hotel Man

Daily Mirror · Thursday 19 August 1948 · page 7

Manager of the Carrington Hotel, Katoomba, Mr. G. H. Prince, said in the Equity Court today that…

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Equity Case Evidence by Hotel Man

Daily Mirror · Thursday 19 August 1948 · page 2

Manager of the Carrington Hotel, Katoomba, Mr. G. H. Prince, said in the Equity Court today that…

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Temporary Suspension of Wheal Licensing Favored; F.S.A. Conference Discussion

The Land · Friday 20 August 1948 · page 10

THE F.S.A. conference debated keenly the question of whether the system of wheat licensing should be abolished. It was eventually decided that licensing should be temporarily suspended. Discussion arose on a motion by Mr…

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Luncheon under siege in a hotel

The Sun · Sunday 22 August 1948 · page 5

MRS. AGNES TOLMAN, who has been living in a locked room at the Hotel Australia for 10 days, celebrated her 19th wedding anniversary behind a…

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Ejectment writs served on hotel squatters

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 22 August 1948 · page 32

Nurse Agnes Tolman and her husband, who have barricaded themselves in their bedroom at the Australia Hotel since August 9, have been served with Supreme Court writs of ejectment…

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The Tourist Trade. Campaign for Better Hotel Accommodation

Construction · Wednesday 25 August 1948 · page 2

When the Soroptimist Club of the County of Cumberland entertained visiting members from the Soroptimist Club of Melbourne at a friendly gathering on August 25th the following…

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Shot While Stealing 9d. U.S. Hotel Thief Killed Money Wanted by Wife for Passage

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 25 August 1948 · page 7

WASHINGTON, Wednesday.--While attempting to rob a hotel in daylight, Edward Lincoln (26), the husband of a British war bride, was shot dead by the manager of…

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Shot While Stealing 9d. U.S. Hotel Thief Killed Money Wanted by Wife for Passage

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 25 August 1948 · page 7

WASHINGTON, Wednesday.--While attempting to rob a hotel in daylight, Edward Lincoln (26), the husband of a British war bride, was shot dead by the manager of…

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