Incendiarism Suspected Fire at Cairns Attempt to Destroy Hotel Frustrated
CAIRNS, Monday--A deliberate attempt apparently was made to burn down the Royal Hotel, au old two storied wooden structure in Wharf…
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Hotels & licensing, 1931
220 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 8 of 11
Sensational Chase Constable and Gunman Hotel Licensee Wounded Sydney
A sensational duel between a constable and a gunman occurred in the streets at Katoomba last night, following an attack on a local hotelkeeper,…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday:-- A sensational duel- between a constable and a gunman occurred in the streets of Katoomba last night,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Gun Duel at Katoomba. Policeman Shot At. Publican Shot in Arm
SYDNEY, Tuesday. -- Following an hotelkeeper being shot in the arm at Katoomba, there was a sensational gun duel in the street between Constable…
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A country hotelkeeper, having struck financial trouble, was approached by a commercial traveller. "Look here, Jerry," said the C.T. "I had to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Local and General Failed to Return Expired License
In the Police Court yesterday, before Mr. E. A. Mahoney, P.M., William Thos. Duff was charged with having failed to return his expired motor…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Demented Man Stir in Hotel Bar SYDNEY
A man, apparently demented, caused consternation when he brandished revolvers in the bar of an hotel at Surry Hills yesterday. Early in the…
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BRISBANE, Monday.--Lennon's Hotel, one of the biggest and most up to-date in the city, was offered for public auction on a walk-in, walk-out…
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It is claimed for Robinson's Crown Hotel in Grafton that it is "Grafton's best hotel value." The claim is backed up by the most modern…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →The Turf A.J.C. BOOKMAKERS Licenses Not Renewed SYDNEY
Between forty and fifty bookmakers have not renewed their A.J.C. paddock licenses and it is probable that a couple of rows of stands will be…
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The Postmaster-General (Mr. Green) to-day expressed the opinion that broadcast licenses should be reduced from 24s to £1. He added that he…
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In the Legislative Assembly yesterday the Minister for Local Government, in informing Mr. Booth that the Government could not permit motor…
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At a sitting, of the Licensing Court yesterday, Mr. E. A. Mahony, P.M., granted the application of William H. Bousfield to transfer the license of the…
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Mr. J. Knight-Smith, who had been in the hotelkeeping business in Willoughby for 30 years was entertained at a public dinner in the Town Hall,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Man's Fatal Fall Struck Head on Ice Chest Incident at Hotel
BRISBANE, Monday:--Believed to have escaped with a minor laceration when he fell and struck his head against an ice chest in an East…
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Lengthy evidence was tendered at the Grafton Court on Monday when Ernest Maitland Armstrong pleaded not guilty to a charge of having permitted…
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The V.R.C. committee to-day refused the application of H. J. Thompson, jockey, for the renewal of his license…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Most Modern Hotel London's New Luxury
The most modern hotel in the world was opened in London in April. This is the "Dorchester," which has been built at a cost of nearly £2,000,000,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Shopbreaking Charge Hotel Keeper Arrested Theft of Wines and Spirits
MELBOURNE, Tuesday:--Tom McCarthy, hotel keeper, formerly a prominent Australian rules footballer, and who was captain of Collingwood and…
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CANBERRA, Tuesday:--A special gazette published this afternoon gives power to licensing officers under the waterside regulations to permit…
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