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Hotels & licensing, 1908

1,369 stories in Sydney's papers · page 62 of 69

Robbery From an Hotel

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 19 November 1908 · page 7

Yesterday afternoon a quantity of jewellery, valued at £6 the property of Emily O' Brien, an employee of the Q .C'.E. Motel, Abercrombie street, was stolen from those premises…

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Differential License Fees. 'As Affecting Inter State Wines. Judgment

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 19 November 1908 · page 8

PERTH, Wednesday.--The High Court has reserved judgment'' In an important inter State case in which too West Australian' Attorney General appealed against too decision of the…

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Metropolitan Licensing Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 20 November 1908 · page 4

At the Central Police Court yesterday before Messrs. L.S.Donaldson, A.N.Barnett, and J.L.king S.M., the following transfera of publicans'licenses were granted:—Michael Bourke, Yark Hotel, King and york…

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Publicans' Transfers

The Australian Star · Friday 20 November 1908 · page 7

The Metropolitan Licensing Bench this afternoon granted the following publicans transfers:--Michael Rourke, York Hotel, King and York streets, city, to Richard S…

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Local Option Poll. No-license Carried. in Seven Additional Districts. 150 Hotels Will Close. Wellington (N.z.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 20 November 1908 · page 7

The local option returns are still incomplete So far as can be at present gauged, there are seven new no-license districts—Eden, with three hotels; Manukau, 15; Ohinemurl,24;…

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Hotels Change Hands

Evening News · Friday 20 November 1908 · page 4

The Metropolitan Lacensing Beach sitting at the Central Police Court has granted the following transfers of publicans licences:—York Hotel King and York streets Sydney from…

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No-license Victory in N.z

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 20 November 1908 · page 13

Extraordinary interest was taken in the local option polling in connection with the New Zealand elections, and the result is a crowning victory for…

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Auctioneers' Licenses. Inter-state Reciprocity

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 20 November 1908 · page 8

MELBOURNE, Thursday.--When the Premier of New South Wales was in Melbourne a few weeks age, a reciprocal agreement was arrived at with regard to auctioneers' licenses on the…

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Local Option in New Zealand. Some Doubtful Returns. Only Twelve No-license Districts Sure. Many Votes to Come

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 20 November 1908 · page 7

WELLINGTON, Thursday.--Though the elemental principles of Tuesday's licensing poll have been in practice long enough in New Zealand, a very large number of officers in charge…

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No-license or No Liquor. to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 20 November 1908 · page 7

Sir,--I read with interest your lender to-day regarding local option poll in New Zealand, in which we rejoice, There is in this progress a special significance to us in this State. We have travelled a bit on this local option…

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More Beer or No-license

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 20 November 1908 · page 6

The New Zealand workers who politically stuck up the brewers at the local option poll on Tuesday, and demanded a reduction of twopence a quart on beer as the price…

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A Publican Fined

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 20 November 1908 · page 10

John Paul Green, licensee of the Railway Hotel, Rook wood, was proceeded against at the Burwood Police Court, before Mr. E. L. Maitland, S.M., on the information of Inspector Gudgeon, of the Parramatta Police…

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Teades and Labour. Hotel Employees' Board

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 21 November 1908 · page 16

The Hotel, Caterers, Club, and Restaurant Employees' Wages Board met in Vickery's-chambers yesterday, when futher evidence was taken regarding the number of hours worked…

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Hotel Destroyed by Fire. School Inspector Burned to Death. Rockhampton

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 21 November 1908 · page 13

The Grand Hotel, at Emu Park, was destroyed by fire last night. Mr. Russell Brown, inspector of schools, was severely burned, and succumbed later…

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No-License Victory in New Zealand

The Methodist · Saturday 21 November 1908 · page 7

Full particulars of the polling in Now Zealand on Tuesday last are not yet to hand. But so far as information has come through, it discloses a signal advance of the No-License forces in the Dominion…

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No More Barmaids South Australian Licensing Bill Adelaide

The Australian Star · Saturday 21 November 1908 · page 15

The House of Assembly, after a prolonged second reading, debate went into committed, on the Licensing Bill last night, and by sitting until 3 o'clock this morning got through…

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South Australia. Licensing Bill in Committee. an All-night Sitting

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 21 November 1908 · page 11

ADELAIDE, Friday. -- The Assembly sat right through the night, and until 8 o'clock this morning, considering the Licensing Bill. During that period, 141 clauses were put through,…

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Nurserymen and Seedmen. Licensing of Nurseries Advocated

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 21 November 1908 · page 14

MELBOURNE, Friday. -- The sitting of the fourth annual conference of the National Nurserymen's and Seedsmen's Association was resumed this morning. Mr. W. G. Griffiths (Vic.) moved -- "That in…

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Queensland Hotel Burnt. School Inspector Succumbs to Injuries

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 21 November 1908 · page 14

BRISBANE, Friday. -- The Grand Hotel at Emu Park, near Rockhampton, was destroyed by fire last night. The occupants, who were all in bed had barely…

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Hotel Employees' Board

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 21 November 1908 · page 15

The Hotel Caterers and Restaurant Employees' Wages Board met at Vickery's-chambers yesterday afternoon, Mr. G. C. Addison in the chair…

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