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Hotels & licensing, 1954

1,225 stories in Sydney's papers · page 12 of 62

Hotel Sale at Grafton

Truth · Sunday 28 February 1954 · page 45

GRAFTON, Sat. — The Crown Hotel, Grafton, has been sold for £65,700 after being in the one family…

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Methodist's to fight on hotel hours issue

Truth · Sunday 28 February 1954 · page 34

The N.S.W. Methodist Church will inform the Premier (Mr. Cahill) that it will fight any proposal to alter hotel trading hours without the move being approved by referendum. A resolution to this effect…

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Kennel Licensing Plan

Truth · Sunday 28 February 1954 · page 36

Further to correspondence in Truth (Feb. 21) relevant to the licensing of kennels. I have long advocated such a proposal both as a councillor of the R.S.P.C.A. and as one who has had many years practical experience with dogs. The recent alteration to the Prevention…

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OPINION Loosen hotel clutch

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 28 February 1954 · page 9

THE Royal Commissioner on Liquor is resigned to multiple…

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Big reshuffle of Sydney hotels needed for later drinking (Poor Service in Many Suburbs)

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 28 February 1954 · page 5

Many Sydney hotels would probably be transferred from inner to outer suburbs if late closing hours were introduced, liquor trade members said this week. New hotels would…

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Letters to Editor Hotel Hours in N.S.W. Referendum Issue

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 1 March 1954 · page 2

Sir,—It is suggested that a referendum may be held on the subject of the most desirable closing hour for hotels…

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Cleric's Call Over Hotel Hours

Daily Mirror · Monday 1 March 1954 · page 5

Only vigilance and an alert public opinion could defeat the plans of vested liquor interests and their political lackeys, the…

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Cleric's Call Over Hotel Hours

Daily Mirror · Monday 1 March 1954 · page 5

Only vilgilance and an alert Public opinion could defeat' the plans of rested liquor interests and their political lackeys, the…

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Cleric's Call Over Hotel Hours

Daily Mirror · Monday 1 March 1954 · page 5

Only vigilance and an alert public opinion could defeat the plans of vested liquor interests and their political lackeys, the…

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Hotel Built On Comic Opera Herald Magazine Section By A Staff Correspondent

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 2 March 1954 · page 11

There is only one hotel in the world where guests have dined in gondolas in a specially flooded courtyard while Caruso sang to them. There is probably only one hotel…

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Hotel "Swill" to Be Probed

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 2 March 1954 · page 2

The N. S. W. Methodist Church will thoroughly investigate Sydney's drinking conditions and report on the "six o'clock swill." The Church's annual…

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Letters to Editor Hotel Hours in N.S.W. Are People Ready For Change?

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 March 1954 · page 2

Sir,—As one who has lived in London and on the Continent, I would say that the average Australian drinker is…

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Fifty Years Ago (From "Nepean Times", March 5, 1904) Hotel Licence

Nepean Times · Thursday 4 March 1954 · page 9

Mr. A. Williamson, a gentleman who comes from the metropolis with a first-class reputation, has purchased the licence…

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Hours for Hotels Dr. Evatt's Opinion

The Propeller · Thursday 4 March 1954 · page 1

As a resident and citizen of New South Wales, I advised the electors of this State, in the 1947 referendum, to vote against…

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Woman Spy Who Fought the Nazis Died by Dagger in Hotel Lobby The Exploits Of Countess Krystyna Skarbek

Daily Mirror · Thursday 4 March 1954 · page 27

ON the night of June 15, 1952, a chic, slim, dark-haired Beauty in her late 30's, entered a select family hotel in London. Known as Christine Granville, she stayed there frequently and was…

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Woman Spy Who Fought the Nazis Died by Dagger in Hotel Lobby The Exploits of countess Krystyna Skarbek

Daily Mirror · Thursday 4 March 1954 · page 27

ON the night of June 15,1952, a chic, slim, dark-haired beauty in her late 30's, entered a select family hotel in Kensington, London. Known as Christine Granville, she stayed there frequently and was…

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Canberra hotel sale

Daily Mirror · Thursday 4 March 1954 · page 4

The Commonwealthowned Hotel Wellington, Canberra, will be submitted for auction sale in…

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Canberra hotel sale

Daily Mirror · Thursday 4 March 1954 · page 4

The Commonwealth-owned Hotel Wellington, Canberra, will be submitted for auction sale in…

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Canberra hotel sale

Daily Mirror · Thursday 4 March 1954 · page 4

The Commonwealthowned Hotel Wellington, Canberra, will be submitted for auction sale in…

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Woman Spy Who Fought the Nazis Died by Dagger in Hotel Lobby The Exploits Of Countess Krystyna Skarberk

Daily Mirror · Thursday 4 March 1954 · page 27

ON the night of June 15, 1952, a chic, slim, dark-haired beauty in her late 30's, entered a select family hotel in Kensington, London. Known as Christine Granville, she stayed there frequently and was…

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