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Riverina · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1920

205 stories in Riverina's papers · page 11 of 11

Daring Robbery. at Commercial Hotel. Suspect Arrested in Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 29 December 1920 · page 2

The Commercial Hotel, Fitzmaurice-street, Wagga,. was the scene of a rather daring robbery on Monday night last, when a thief succeeded in getting…

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Hotel Robbery

The Daily Express · Wednesday 29 December 1920 · page 2

A robbery of clothing, flair brushes a rug, and a suit case, was effected on Monday at a leading Wagga hotel. A former employee who left by train…

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Wagga Hotel Robbery. Accused Bbmanded From Sydney. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 30 December 1920 · page 4

Alfred William Furniss, aged 18, was brought before the Central Police Court to-day charged with stealing at Wagga a travelling rug valued at £3…

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Perth Hotels Visited. Perth

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 30 December 1920 · page 4

The racing season attracted a number of criminals to Perth. Last night rooms in several leading hotels were visited, and hundreds of pounds in…

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Hotel Ejection Man Dies From Injuries. Wellington

The Daily Express · Thursday 30 December 1920 · page 1

Frank Holden, who was rendered unconscious through striking his head on the footpath while being elected from [?]hotel has died…

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