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Sydney · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1952

1,361 stories in Sydney's papers · page 30 of 69

Hotel Guests Robbed And Stripped Of Trousers As Thieves Make Bold Coup Gunmen Attend to Services in Audacious Raid

Daily Mirror · Friday 13 June 1952 · page 3

NEW YORK, Fri. (A.P., I.N.S., U.P.)--Three bandits yesterday seized a 16-storey Manhattan hotel, ran the 63ft and operated the switchboard. They patiently robbed 24 guests…

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Bandits Run Hotel' During Bold Theft

Daily Mirror · Friday 13 June 1952 · page 3

NEW YORK, Fri. (A.P., I.N.S., U.P.).-- Three bandits yesterday seized a 16-storey Manhattan hotel, ran, the lift and operated the switchboard…

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Robbers Seize Hotel But Maintain Service

Daily Mirror · Friday 13 June 1952 · page 3

NEW YORK, Fri. (A.P., I.N.S., U.P.).--Three bandits yesterday seized a 16- storey Manhattan hotel for three hours and made a leisurely escape…

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Goulburn's Club Hotel Sold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 14 June 1952 · page 4

The freehold of the Club Hotel, Goulburn, was sold recently with vacant possession for £35,000…

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Hotel Manager Left Suite For A Sweetie

Truth · Sunday 15 June 1952 · page 33

Most people in Sydney know the Mayfair Hotel at King's Cross. Many also know John Allen Mendes, who had a suite there when he was manager of the hotel…

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22 Guests Flee From Hotel Blaze

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 16 June 1952 · page 3

Twenty-two guests, the licensee and his wife and two sons fled from The Oaks Hotel, Neutral Bay,…

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Fire damages hotel £40,000 Hotel Fire Damage

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 16 June 1952 · page 5

A fire which yesterday swept through the first floor of the The Oaks Hotel, Neutral Bay, caused about £40,000 damage…

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Evidence By Hotelman Of Liquor Sold For Resale

Daily Mirror · Monday 16 June 1952 · page 3

One of the proprietors Of the Oxford Hotel, Newtown, said in the Bankruptcy Court today that he had supplied liquor for resale to a man named Michael whom he believed lived at a yachting club at Palm Beach…

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Evidence By Hotelman Of Liquor Sold For Resale

Daily Mirror · Monday 16 June 1952 · page 3

One of the proprietors of the Oxford Hotel, Newtown, said in the Bankruptcy Court today that he had supplied liquor for resale to a man named Michael whom he believed lived at a yachting club at Palm Beach…

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Evidence By Hotelman Of Liquor Sold For Resale

Daily Mirror · Monday 16 June 1952 · page 3

One of the proprietors of the Oxford Hotel, Newtown, said in the Bankruptcy Court today that he had supplied liquor for resale to a man named Michael whom he believed lived at a yachting club at Palm Beach…

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Big Fire at Bungarra Hotel Gutted

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 17 June 1952 · page 3

INVERELL, Monday.— Fire early this morning destroyed the Royal Hotel, Bungarra, causing damage…

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Hotel Deals by Real Estate Man Tooth's Brewery "tie" and mortgages on 15 licences

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 17 June 1952 · page 5

Leslie Joseph Hooker told the Liquor Royal Commission yesterday he had made agreements with Tooth end Co. to buy about 15 hotel licences. Transfers granted from "slum" areas…

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£20,000 Fire in Hotel

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 17 June 1952 · page 9

Fire destroyed the Royal Hotel, Bundarra, near Inverell, yesterday. The fire caused damage…

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Sydney Agent Tells of Deals in Hotels

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 17 June 1952 · page 9

Leslie Joseph Hooker, managing director of L. J. Hooker Ltd., told the Liquor Royal Commission today that he had bought and sold real estate and hotels for a man named Trautwein. Hooker, who was recalled…

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Agent Tells Of Deals in Hotels

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 17 June 1952 · page 2

Leslie Joseph Hooker, managing director of L. J. Hooker Ltd., told the Liquor Royal Commission today that he had bought and sold real estate and…

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Sydney Agent Tells of Deals in Hotels

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 17 June 1952 · page 9

Leslie Joseph Hooker, managing director of L. J. Hooker Ltd., told the Liquor Royal Commission today that he had bought and sold real estate and hotels for a man named Trautwein. Hooker, who was recalled…

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Sydney Agent Tells of Deals in Hotels

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 17 June 1952 · page 9

Leslie Joseph Hooker, managing director of L. J. Hooker Ltd., told the Liquor Royal Commission today that he had bought and sold real estate and hotels for a man named Trautwein. Hooker, who was recalled…

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Musto Critical on Parramatta Hotels

The Cumberland Argus · Wednesday 18 June 1952 · page 1

Parramatta hotels were a "little out of date," Parramatta Chamber of Commerce President (Ald. W. R. Musto) stated at a meeting of the Chamber last week…

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Changes in Import Licensing

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 18 June 1952 · page 2

LONDON, Tues.--The Australian Prime Minister (Mr. Menzies) today announced changes in import licensing procedure…

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"Worst Licensee in State:" S.m. Critical

Daily Mirror · Wednesday 18 June 1952 · page 19

"Of all the licensees in N.S.W. who have come before me, I think your husband is the worst," the chairman of the Licensing Board (Mr. Wells. S.M.) told a woman at the…

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