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Sydney · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1909

891 stories in Sydney's papers · page 25 of 45

Brewers and Publican. an Injunction Turned Into a Decree

Evening News · Tuesday 6 July 1909 · page 6

When the application by Tooth and Company, Limited, to continue an injunction to restrain John Hinsch, licensee of the Town and Country Hotel, Parramatta, from selling or offering for…

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Hotel "Barbers" in Sydney. Two Men Arrested

Evening News · Tuesday 6 July 1909 · page 3

For come time past boarders in some city hotels have been victimised by a gang of thieves, who use the methods known to the police as "hotel bartering." This method…

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Hotel Burned Down. Cor-wa

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 6 July 1909 · page 7

The Goonambil Hotel, near Corowa, occupied by Mr. Thomas Lawrence, was burnt to the ground on Thursday morning. The fire spread so quickly that it was impossible to save…

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A Barmaid Under 21. Licensee Convicted

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 July 1909 · page 7

Before Mr. W. M. Macfarlane, S.M., at the Water Summons Court yesterday, Catherine Fisher, licensee of the Union Hotel, Kent and Margaret streets, was charged with a breach…

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Hotel Lodgers Victimised. Two Arrests Made

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 7 July 1909 · page 10

Reports were recently received by the police to the offect that two city hotels had been victimised by two men, who, following the practice of engaging rooms for a day or two,…

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Parramatta Publican And His Beer

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 7 July 1909 · page 3

When the implication by Tooth and Company, Limited, to continue an injunction to restrain John Hinsch, license of the Town and Country Hotel…

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Two Splendid Hotels

The Catholic Press · Thursday 8 July 1909 · page 30

For perfection of equipment there are no hotels in Brisbane like the Grosham and Lennous, both of which are under the capable direction of the proprietor, Mr. Rodolp…

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Coolamon. King's Royal Hotel

The Catholic Press · Thursday 8 July 1909 · page 26

King's Royal Hotel is the leading establishment of its kind in Coolamon. The proprietor of the hotel is an experienced host whose mission is to make his guests…

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A First-class Hotel

The Catholic Press · Thursday 8 July 1909 · page 26

First-class accommodation can be had at Russell's Royal Mail Hotel, Narrandera. This hotel is exceedingly moderate in its charges, and is noted for the admirable…

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Taxi-cabs. Six Licensed for Hire

The Star · Thursday 8 July 1909 · page 10

The taxi-cab has arrived in Sydney, and the public will now have an opportunity of hiring one of six built for service in the city. Licenses to ply for hire were…

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Licensing Motor Cars. Municipal Council's Powers. Cooma

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 9 July 1909 · page 5

The Tourist Bureau recently applied to the local municipal council to have the motor cars plying between Cooma anti Kosciusko licensed. The council sought advice of the…

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William Lyne's License

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 9 July 1909 · page 8

At the Glebe Court, a licensed collector and second hand dealer, who, with an air of pride admited that his name was William Lyne, was charged with not producing his dealer's license when called upon to do so by a…

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Mr. W. N. Willis to the Collection of Customs. "The Metropolitan Hotel." Sydney. June 20, 1[?]88

The Newsletter: an Australian Paper for Australian People · Saturday 10 July 1909 · page 4

Sir.—Shortly after the 25th April last I received from Mr. G. c. Hill, the Sub-Collector of Customs at Brewarrina, a letter of that date…

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Licensed Gates and Public Roads

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 10 July 1909 · page 9

LOCKHART.—An important case affecting the question of gates across public roads was heard before the Lockhart Land Board (Mr. W. H. Capper, acting chairman), and after…

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Vegetarian Hotels

The Star · Saturday 10 July 1909 · page 27

There are vegetarian hotels in Holland, and their number is increasing in many, of the large towns. One of their attractions is the economy of the tariffs charged, though…

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Liverpool Licensing Court. Wednesday, July 7. (Before Mr. E. L. Maitland, S.M., and Dr. Birch, J.p.) Licenses

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 10 July 1909 · page 3

Arthur Wilcoxon, grocer, Macquarie-street, Liverpool, applied for a renewal of his wine license, which was granted. James Morris, Cricketers' Arms Hotel…

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Licensing Court

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 10 July 1909 · page 4

At the Ryde Licensing Court on Tuesday, the Bench granted a renewal of the licence of the Hawkesbury River Railway Hotel to Wm. Leslie Butters, fixing the…

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Up-to-date Hotels

The Sunday Sun · Sunday 11 July 1909 · page 13

"It always amuses me to hear persons say that to run a modern hotel the manager is obliged to go to Europe every summer for ideas," said the manager of a New York…

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The Premier and No License. Drinking Fountain at Lindfield

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 12 July 1909 · page 8

On Saturday afternoon, at Lindfield, the Premier (Mr. Wade), who was accompanied by Mrs. Wade, dedicated a drinking fountain and horse-trough which had been erected by…

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The Trail of His Vengeance. Chapter Xxix. at the Hotel Mammoth

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 12 July 1909 · page 3

Deprived of his London residence, Sir Charles Killerby engaged the finest, suite of rooms at the Hotel Mammoth in Piccadilly, whither he repaired with Augusta and Ruth…

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