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Hotels & licensing, 1950

1,081 stories in Sydney's papers · page 1 of 55

Perverts in Hotel Bars

Truth · Sunday 1 January 1950 · page 2

The saloon bars of some of Sydney's leading hotels are today favored meeting places of sex perverts,…

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Hopes For Hotel Control Law

The Sunday Herald · Sunday 1 January 1950 · page 4

State Cabinet will soon discuss introducing legislation next month to tighten up control of…

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Hotels provided baby sitters

The Sun · Sunday 1 January 1950 · page 9

Several New York hotels provided a free baby-sitter service for thousands of married New Year's Eve…

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Fire Escapes in New Hotels

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 3 January 1950 · page 2

REGULATIONS providing for ample fire escapes in new hotels and guest houses have been gazetted, the Minister for…

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Tourist Hotels May Be Graded

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 January 1950 · page 2

The Minister for Tourist Activities and Immigration, Mr. J. G. Arthur, said yesterday he would ask Cabinet soon for…

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Revised Rules For Hotel Construction

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 January 1950 · page 2

The Minister for Local Government, Mr. J. J. Cahill, yesterday announced new provisions in-a Local…

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Plan for more rural hotel accommodation

The Sun · Thursday 5 January 1950 · page 7

A review of hotel accommodation throughout NSW, particularly in country districts, is being made by the Government, the Minister for Building Materials (Mr. Dickson) said today. "There is a serious…

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Wide Survey of Hotels in Country

Daily Mirror · Thursday 5 January 1950 · page 5

With a view to seeing if the building permit system can be relaxed for the construction of hotels, the…

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Wide Survey of Hotels in Country

Daily Mirror · Thursday 5 January 1950 · page 11

With a view to seeing if the building permit system can be relaxed for the construction of hotels, the…

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Nearly £9M. for N.y. Hotel

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 January 1950 · page 3

NEW YORK, Jan. 5 (A.A.P.). —The Ritz Carlton Hotel, a city landmark for many years, will be demolished early in 1951 to make…

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Survey of hotels in country

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 6 January 1950 · page 5

The State Government is making a survey of hotel accommodation throughout New South Wales…

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Licensing urged for novice hikers

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 6 January 1950 · page 13

Inexperienced hikers should be licensed to walk only in safe districts and if found hiking in other areas should be sent to jail, Police Sergeant…

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Armed Men Bind Hotel Guest

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 January 1950 · page 1

Two armed and masked men held up a boarder at the Allawah Hotel, Allawah, last night,…

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Clean-up campaign for City hotels, cafes

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 7 January 1950 · page 8

The Lord Mayor (Alderman O'Dea) said yesterday that he would try to…

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Wide Hunt For Hotel Bandits

Daily Mirror · Saturday 7 January 1950 · page 2

C. I. B. defectives have begun an intensive search for two armed and masked gunmen who last night held up, and bound and blindfolded a boarder at the Allawah Hotel,…

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Masked Gunmen Tie Up Man in Hotel Detectives' Wide Search

Daily Mirror · Saturday 7 January 1950 · page 4

C . I. B . defectives have begun an intensive search for two armed, and masked gunmen who last night held up and bound and blindfolded a…

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Two Gunmen Escape From Roused Hotel

Daily Mirror · Saturday 7 January 1950 · page 2

C. I . B. detectives are making an intensive search for two armed, masked gunmen who held…

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Close check on city hotels for watered beer

The Sun · Sunday 8 January 1950 · page 9

A SPECIAL inspector is touring Sydney hotels investigating complaints that publicans are watering beer. Chief Food Inspector P. C. Williams revealed this yesterday…

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Detectives believe hotel bandit may be escapee Darcy Dugan

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 8 January 1950 · page 7

Detectives think Darcy Dugan may be one of two gunmen who attempted to rob the Allawah Hotel on Friday night. Darcy Ezekiel Dugan,…

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Room Crisis in Hotels Canberra

Daily Mirror · Monday 9 January 1950 · page 1

CANBERRA, Monday.--Canberra will face an accommodation crisis at the meaning of the new…

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