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Hotels & licensing, 1954

1,225 stories in Sydney's papers · page 53 of 62

Luxury Hotel Row

Daily Mirror · Thursday 18 November 1954 · page 10

NEWCASTLE, Thurs.--Fireworks are expected at next Tuesday night's Newcastle council meeting…

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Publican says drivers should be "like undertakers"

Daily Mirror · Thursday 18 November 1954 · page 2

A Labor member of the Water Board, who yesterday demanded uniforms for the board's chauffeurs,…

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Luxury Hotel Row

Daily Mirror · Thursday 18 November 1954 · page 10

NEWCASTLE, Thurs. -- Fireworks are expected at next Tuesday night's Newcastle council meeting…

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Melbourne Letter Victoria's Interest In Vote On N.S.W. Hotel-bar Hours MELBOURNE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 November 1954 · page 2

ViCTORIA has taken more interest than is usual with events in other States in the New South…

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10 p.m. toast in hotels

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 19 November 1954 · page 2

Hotel drinkers yesterday gave a spontaneous welcome to the news that the 10 p.m. closing vote was ahead…

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One Tram Man Reported: Hotel Visit

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 20 November 1954 · page 4

Only one tramwayman was reported for allegedly drinking while on duty as a result of a…

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John Citizen Demands: New Deal In The Hotels

The Sun-Herald · Sunday 21 November 1954 · page 15

For a week voting figures in the liquor referendum have been hotly debated in the hotels, in the trams and in the streets. What are the people saying?…

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OPINION 10 p.m. hotels--plus

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 21 November 1954 · page 9

LATER hotel closing hours are a certainty. The point now is…

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Dancing Girls in Hotels If Late Closing Comes Many managers planning entertainment

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 21 November 1954 · page 3

The U.L.V.A. is unlikely to lift or relax its ban on movies and live shows in hotel bars if 10 p.m. closing becomes law. This view is held by a large majority of the…

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Brighter hotels in evening (U.l.v.a. Permitting) Margin for 10 p.m. hotel closing reaches 5871: win "assured"

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 21 November 1954 · page 3

Counting of votes in the liquor trading hours referendum yesterday increased the majority for 10 p.m. closing to 5871. Electoral officers…

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Hotel Hours

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 22 November 1954 · page 2

Sir,—Mr. T. T. Harries ("Herald," November 15) touches a vital point in the problem of liquor reform with…

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Govt. Invites Proposals For Hotel At Kosciusko

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 22 November 1954 · page 7

The Minister for Lands, Mr. F. H. Hawkins, yesterday again invited private enterprise—either individuals, syndicates, or organisations—to submit proposals for a new hotel at Kosciusko. He said that any other…

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Crush to remain at many hotels

The Sun · Monday 22 November 1954 · page 11

Many NSW hotels will be utterly unable to provide additional space for leisurely…

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Hotel Bar Hours

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 23 November 1954 · page 2

Sir,—Is it actually intended to compel hotels to close each evening from 6.30 to 7.30 p.m., thus perpetuating the "swill"…

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"Siege" at private hotel MRS. S. Dawson at Glen Ascham

The Sun · Tuesday 23 November 1954 · page 5

Mrs. Beverley Stewart Dawson has again voluntarily become a prisoner at Glen Ascham private hotel, Darling Point…

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Stockman Rode Into Hotel Bar

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 23 November 1954 · page 20

A stockman who rode a horse into a hotel bar appeared in Bowral Court yesterday. Mr. A. V. J. Parry…

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Widow's claim on publican

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 23 November 1954 · page 20

A widow claimed yesterday that a Forbes hotelkeeper had caused the death of her…

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"Hoppy" hides out in hotel

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 23 November 1954 · page 2

Hopalong Cassidy is a tired man. So tired, in fact, that he intends to stay in his suite…

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Fight to Control Hotel

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 23 November 1954 · page 4

Guests are staying in the luxury Glen Ascham hotel rooms while Mr. Roy Bernstein and Mrs. David Stewart Dawson argue as to who. should control the hotel…

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"Hoppy" hides out in hotel

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 23 November 1954 · page 18

Hopalong Cassidy is a tired man. So tired, in fact, that he intends to stay in his suite…

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