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Hotels & licensing, 1907

956 stories in Sydney's papers · page 37 of 48

Hotel Telephones

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 20 September 1907 · page 4

The Federal Postmaster-General last night in answer to a reasonable request for in creasing the conveniences of the public and at the same time protecting the revenue by…

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Licensed Victuallers. "Ought to Kick Back." Aggressive Enemies Removed

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 20 September 1907 · page 6

A meeting of the Licensed Victuallers Association was held yesterday. It was the first since the elections and the president (Mr. J. J. Power) in a review of the positions, told those…

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The Hotel Question

The Newsletter: an Australian Paper for Australian People · Saturday 21 September 1907 · page 4

One of the important results arising from the recent battle on the Liquor Trade has been to awaken an active common-sense…

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THE newsletter. a Paper for the People. The Licensing Question

The Newsletter: an Australian Paper for Australian People · Saturday 21 September 1907 · page 1

The sensible letter of Mr. Power, President of the L.V.A., published in the daily papers ought really to arouse…

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Correspondence It must be distinctly understood that, while we are at all times happy to insert correspondence we do not in all cases endorse the remarks of the writer, and the real name and address of correspondents must be given in addition to nom de plume as a guarantee of good faith. the No-license Campaign. To the Editor of the Nepe[?]n Times

Nepean Times · Saturday 21 September 1907 · page 7

Sir.—The battle is over, but I beg a little space to reply to a letter by the Rev Mr Pa[?]m[?]r, appearing in your issue of the 7th instant No person present at the…

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Burglaries at Hotels Lively Time for the Police. Three Suspects Arrested

Evening News · Saturday 21 September 1907 · page 8

Some of the police of the No. 2 (Regent-street) Station, had a busy time during the hours this morning. Following on the burglary at the Castle Connell Hotel. Regent…

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An Hotel Robbery

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 21 September 1907 · page 10

Between eleven o'clock on Thursday night and six o'clock yesterday morning, the Castle Connell Hotel, opposite the Mortuary railway station, was broken into. The thieves gained…

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Hotel Burglaries More Attempts Last Night Several Arrests Effected

The Australian Star · Saturday 21 September 1907 · page 4

The burglars who attacked the Castle Connell Hotel, Regent-street, on Thursday night are not the only ones of the class now at work in Sydney, because last night two…

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"A Monstrous License Fee." Billposters and Signwriters' Protest

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 21 September 1907 · page 10

A meeting of billposters and signwriters protested at the Oddfellows' Temple last night against the license fee of £2 per year imposed by the City Council…

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Daring Hotel Burglary. Main Arrested

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 21 September 1907 · page 10

A dating burglary was effected at the Castle Connell Hotel, Regent-street, Chippendale, on Thursday night. The premises were entered between midnight and 6 p.m., the hour…

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No-license Celebration

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 21 September 1907 · page 12

Under the auspices of the New South Wales Alliance, the no-license party will hold a picnic and celebration meeting at Bald Rock on October 12. Leaders of the temperance…

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The "Rydalmere Hotel" Case. Constable Howard Recovering

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 21 September 1907 · page 12

Constable M. W. Howard, of Dundas, who was taken to the Parramatta Hospital on the 8th September, after the affair at the R.C. Church, Rydalmero, and…

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In a Hotel on

Evening News · Monday 23 September 1907 · page 4

In the Summons Division of the Central Police Court this morning, Arthur Wilcox, licensee of the Belmore Hotel Bayswater-road, was fined £5 and costs or tiro months for…

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Mysterious Fires at Hotels

Evening News · Monday 23 September 1907 · page 5

NARRABRI, Monday.—On Friday and Saturday, fires broke out in both the Royal and Vic­toria Hotel premises, but were extinguished before obtaining any hold…

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City Burglaries. Partiality for Hotels. Some Smart Captures

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 23 September 1907 · page 5

The police of No. 2 Division early on Saturday morning effected the arrest of a number of persons in connection with alleged burglaries in hotels. On…

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Billposters' Licenses

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 23 September 1907 · page 4

It may be that "the monstrous license fee against which the Sydney billposters have broken out into revolt is excessive. If, as one alderman asserts, it will amount to an…

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Hotel Affray. Man Seriously Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 23 September 1907 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Sunday,--A violent affray took Plage in the bar of the All Nations Hotel, Bort Melbourne on Saturday evening, which resulted in one man being removed to the Melbourne…

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Burglars Busy. More Hotels Visited. Three Captures Effected

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 23 September 1907 · page 5

The burglary at the Castle Connell Hotel on Friday morning was but the prelude to other offences of a similar nature. Another hotel was entered on Saturday,…

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A Time-worn Trick. Tried to Victimise Publican

Evening News · Tuesday 24 September 1907 · page 3

James Coulter, 43, laborer, was charged at the Water Police Court this morning with having endeavored to impose upon Alexander Leonard by means of a false pretence, that a brass…

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Parramatta Licensing Court

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 25 September 1907 · page 4

(Before Messrs. W. Clarke. S.M., C.J. Barnes and W. A. Macdonald, LS.M.) A meeting of the above was held at the Courthouse on Monday, when the…

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