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Hotels & licensing, 1909

891 stories in Sydney's papers · page 21 of 45

Hotels Change Hands

Evening News · Friday 11 June 1909 · page 3

The Metropolitan Licensing Court has grafted the following transfers of publicans' licences:-Rifleman's.Arms, Fitzroy-street, Sydney, from Thomas G. Waterhouse to Edward T…

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Hotel or Hospice? to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 11 June 1909 · page 8

Sir,—I read, like Edward T. Dulling, wi[?] much interest your article on "Australia's Playground," and the opening of the "Kosciusko Hotel," and, as a teetoler since July 11,…

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Richest Woman Saves Hotel Tips

The World's News · Saturday 12 June 1909 · page 4

An amusing story of Mrs. Hetty Green, the prominent American financier, is told by the New York correspondent of the "Daily Mail." When the "richest woman in the world," with…

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Fire at an Hotel. Inmates' Narrow Escape. Coonamble

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 12 June 1909 · page 13

A fire occurred at 2 o'clock this morning, completely demolishing S. R. Bibbs's Avenue Hotel, a fine two-story building, to which new additions had only recently been…

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Moree Licensing Court

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 12 June 1909 · page 7

MOREE, Friday.--Two cases were heard before the Licensing Court, Messrs. John Jamieson, P.M., and J. T. W. Scott. The licensee of the Royal Hotel, Moree, F. J. Kelly, was charged with having William Powell on…

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Fire at Coonamble. Hotel Inmates Escape in Scanty Attire

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 12 June 1909 · page 10

COONAMBLE, Friday.--This morning, between 1 and 2 o'clock, a fire broke out in Bibb's Avenue Hotel, Castlereagh-street, and totally destroyed the building. How the fire…

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Parramatta Licensing Court. Wednesday, June 9. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, S.m.) Woolpack Transferred

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 12 June 1909 · page 6

The license of the Woolpack Hotel, Parramatta, was transferred from Miss E.M. Haydon (executrix in the estate of the late Mrs. Haydon) to William…

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Heroism of a Lad. Three Lives Saved at a London Hotel

The Star · Monday 14 June 1909 · page 11

The [?]m of a lad named John [?] saved the lives of three men in an artesian well boring at the Savoy Hotel, London, in the early hours of the morning of April 9…

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An Hotel Burned. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 15 June 1909 · page 7

A [?] ' occurred at Tannymorell yesterday, which totally destroyed the Railway Hotel, the property of E. Armstrong. The Insurances amounted to £800. The owner will sustain a…

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Didn't Get Home. Explanations by Phone. Sunday in the Hotels

Evening News · Wednesday 16 June 1909 · page 7

Mr. Wilks, M.P., Chairman of the Postal Commission now sitting in Sydney, had been humorously complaining during this week that Miss M'Leod, giving evidence on behalf of the…

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Robbery at an Hotel. Gilgandra

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 16 June 1909 · page 10

A smart capture was made here last night. Somewhere about 10 o'clock a bedroom at the Royal Hotel was broken into, and a bag containing £20 cash and a cheque for £30 was…

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Official Opening of the New Hotel. o e

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 16 June 1909 · page 27

AFTER the official opening Mr. Percy Hunter gave a lec-ture, illustrated by photographs taken by Mr. Bell, of the "Sydney Mail," and Mr. Kerry, of the mountains and snow sports…

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Left the Hotel

The Star · Wednesday 16 June 1909 · page 2

Adultery was the ground relied upon yesterday by Celia Miriam Forward, formerly Solomon, in applying for a divorce from William Forward…

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An Ipswich Hotel

The Catholic Press · Thursday 17 June 1909 · page 38

The North Australian Hotel, Ipswich, is the leading establishment of the kind in Ipswich. Mr. H. C. Vincent, the proprietor, is known all over the State, and is an…

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A First-class Hotel

The Catholic Press · Thursday 17 June 1909 · page 38

First-class accommodation can be had a the Murrumburrah Exchange Hotel by visitors to Murrumburrah. This hotel is known far and wide for its exceedingly moderate…

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Liquor Drinking. Alert Prohibitionists. 939 Persons Enter One Hotel in Two Hours

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 17 June 1909 · page 6

A special meeting of the general council the Prohibition Party of New South Wales held last night in the School of Arts, Pitt-street. Mr. F. Reed, chairman of council, presided, and…

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Coonamble Hotel Fire

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 17 June 1909 · page 8

COONAMBLE, Wednesday.--An inquiry was held on Monday by the Coroner, Mr. H. F. Roberts, P.M., as to the origin of the fire that destroyed Bibbs's Avenue Hotel last Friday…

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Police Hotel Supervision. Remarks by the Licensing Bench

Evening News · Friday 18 June 1909 · page 2

Speaking at the annual meeting of the Metropolitan Licensing Court, Mr. Smithers, S.M., who presided, commented somewhat strongly upon the supervision exercised by the police in…

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Hotels Change Hands

Evening News · Friday 18 June 1909 · page 4

The following transfers of public-house licences were granted by the Metropolitan Licensing Bench:-National Hotel, 392 George-street, Sydney, William M. Cadden to Albert…

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Selling Meat Without a License

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 18 June 1909 · page 4

Mr. T. I. Campbell, secretary shires' association, wrote to Carrathool shire council recently, forwarding the opinion of the shires association's…

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