A referendum concerning whether hotels should be allowed to trade on Sundays was put to voters in New South Wales on 29 November 1969 but was unsuccessful.

Hotels were required to have accommodation of at least 2 bedrooms and stables for at least 6 horses and the trading restrictions did not apply to serving bona fide lodgers, inmates[a] or travellers.

Music and dancing remained banned without special permission and women who were not married or widowed were expressly prohibited from obtaining a licence.

A new restriction on hotel licences was that any proposal to increase their number required approval from the majority of ratepayers in the municipality, referred to as the "local option".

[7] The voting paper contained the following directions to the elector:[8] By law, resident hotel guests, bona fide travellers and club members may drink liquor on licensed premises at any hour on Sundays.