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Sydney · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1950

1,081 stories in Sydney's papers · page 37 of 55

Permanents Crowd Out Hotels

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 8 September 1950 · page 11

Members of the Licensing Board fear that hotels in New South Wales will be unable to meet demands for tourist accommodation in the next…

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Criticism of Hotels in Report

Daily Mirror · Friday 8 September 1950 · page 22

The condition of many hotel buildings had "sadly deteriorated" because of the nine-years ban on…

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Criticism of Hotels in Report

Daily Mirror · Friday 8 September 1950 · page 7

The condition of many hotel buildings had "sadly deteriorated" because of the nine-years, ban on…

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Publican Finds Rum Bottle Worth £1,000

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 September 1950 · page 1

MELBOURNE, Friday.— The licensee of a South Yarra hotel has won £1,000 with a lottery ticket he found attached…

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U.S. hotel plans for Aust

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 9 September 1950 · page 6

"A leading American hotel firm might establish first-class tourist hotels in…

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What's Wrong With Our Hotels? "Tied-House" System Under Fire

The Sunday Herald · Sunday 10 September 1950 · page 2

PURCHASE of the licence of Petty's Hotel, Sydney, by a brewery focuses attention on the spread of the "tied-house" system in New South Wales. Critics are asking whether this system is often responsible for the decline of hotel standards—crowded, beer-slopped bars, poor…

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Qantas Airways wants to buy Wentworth Hotel for tourists

The Sun · Monday 11 September 1950 · page 3

CANBERRA, Monday.--The Wentworth Hotel, Sydney, may be acquired by Qantas Airways, which has an option over the property. Qantas executive is believed…

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Wentworth Hotel and Qantas

The Sun · Monday 11 September 1950 · page 19

Wentworth Hotel may be acquired by Qantas, Ltd., states a Canberra report. Negotiations have been…

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Late News Phone: M2406 Hotel Fingerprinting in Murder Hunt

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 11 September 1950 · page 20

LONDON, Sun.--Police will ask everybody who had a drink at the Queen's Head Inn, Ketley, Shropshire, during last week to…

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Hotel Earns £13,269 Small Decrease

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 September 1950 · page 6

A decrease of £329 to £13,269 is shown in net profit of Hotel Sydney Ltd. for the year ended June 30…

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Full Up At Christmas, Hotels Say

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 September 1950 · page 1

Sydney's hotels and guest houses are almost booked out for the Christmas holidays. A check yesterday showed…

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Qantas to Buy Hotel --£275,000 CANBERRA

The Sun · Thursday 14 September 1950 · page 3

The Government has authorised Qantas to buy the Hotel Wentworth, Sydney, for £275,000…

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Licensed Agent — or Institute Member The Editor, The “Observer”

The Observer · Thursday 14 September 1950 · page 8

Sir, There appears to be a current misunderstanding among members of the general public—and also among some…

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Big Protest Meeting Over Oriana License

Tribune · Friday 15 September 1950 · page 6

LORD MAYOR O’DEA and his supporters on the City Council were strongly attacked at a big King’s Cross meeting to protest against the…

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Randwick hotel plan upheld

The Sun · Friday 15 September 1950 · page 3

The Full Court today upheld the right of Randwick Municipal Council to establish a…

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Qantas to Control Big Hotel

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 15 September 1950 · page 11

The Federal Government has authorised Qantas Empire Airways, Ltd., to buy a controlling…

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Reports From the Law Courts Plea Against Hotel Dismissed

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 16 September 1950 · page 8

The Full Court yesterday dismissed an appeal by certain objectors against the majority decision of the Metropolitan…

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Court Approves Community Hotel

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 16 September 1950 · page 10

The State Full Court yesterday upheld the Randwick Municipal Council's right to establish a community hotel at Maroubra. The Licensing Court…

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£200 Theft From Hotel

Daily Mirror · Monday 18 September 1950 · page 17

LITHGOW, Monday.-- Police are investigating the reported theft of £200, the weekend takings from…

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£200 Theft From Hotel

Daily Mirror · Monday 18 September 1950 · page 17

LITHGOW, Monday.--Police are investigating the reported theft of £200, the weekend takings from…

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