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Hotels & licensing, 1909

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Metropolitan Licensing Court. Hotel Licences Transferred

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 22 February 1909 · page 9

The Metropolitan Licensing Court granted the following applications for transfer of hotel licenses:— Glebe Tavern Hotel, Greek-street and Franklin-place, Glebe, Charles Rantenstein to James Maloney; Lord…

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Licensing Public Halls

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 22 February 1909 · page 4

Some doubt has been felt in various quarters as to the intentions of the Government with respect to the administration of the Theatres and Public Halls Act, particularly in…

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Hotel and Caterers' Employees' Picnic. No Shop or Politics

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 24 February 1909 · page 11

The annual picnic of the Amsigamated Hotel and Caterers' Employees' Association was held at Correy's Gardens, Cabarita, yesterday. Dancing, sports, and other amusements engaged attention during the greater…

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Hotel Robbery

The Australian Star · Wednesday 24 February 1909 · page 5

Frederick Canty and Len hay hard required to the police that thieves entered their room at the Maitland and Monpeth Hotel yesterday, and stole jewellery and…

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Hotel and Caterers' Employees. Annual Celebration

The Australian Star · Wednesday 24 February 1909 · page 7

The Hotel and Caterers' Employees' Association celebrated their 10th anniversary with a picnic at Correy's Gardens today. About 300 attended the luncheon, which was…

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Hotel and Caterers Employees' Picnic

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 24 February 1909 · page 14

The Hotel and Caterers Employees Association of New South Wales held its 19th annual picnic at Correy's Gardens, Cabarita yesterday. The picnickers had a delightfully bright day, and the…

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Monday, February 22. (Before Mr. E. L. Maitland, S.m.) Auctioner's License

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 24 February 1909 · page 4

William Kay was granted an auctioneer's license. DRUNKS. George Ballard for drunkenness, was…

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Current News. Mr. Cook and the License

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 24 February 1909 · page 2

Mr. H.A. Best informs us that he had a conversation with the Hon Jos Cook this week, and that gentleman stated that he never spoke to any single…

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A Laborite and Licensing Law

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 25 February 1909 · page 6

As president of the Licensed Victuallers' Association of New South Wales, Mr. J. J. Power gaily reports upon his return from England, that the Licensing Bill has been…

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Metropolitan Licensing Court. Hotel Licenses Transferred

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 26 February 1909 · page 5

The Central Licensing Bench yesterday granted the following applications for the transfer of hotel licenses:—River View Hotel. Cook's River-road, Tempe, Isaac Schofield to Frank G. Hughes; Surry Hills Hotel,…

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Hotels Change Hands

Evening News · Friday 26 February 1909 · page 8

The Central Licensing Bench has granted the following transfers of publicans' licences:—Riverview Hotel, Cook's River-road, Tempe, from Isaac Schofield to Frank G. Hughes; Surry…

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Pawnbroking Brothers. a Licensing Matter

The Australian Star · Friday 26 February 1909 · page 2

An application by John Lionel Grace for a pawnbroker's licence was opposed by the police at the Paddington Court yesterday. The grounds for the opposition were that the…

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The Colour Line. Miners' Delegates See the Cook. Hurriedly Leave Their Hotel. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 27 February 1909 · page 13

Nine of the delegates attending the Miners' Conference at Bendigo were quartered at Cooper's hotel. They made the discovery that the cook was a coloured man, apparently a…

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The Hotel Tragedy. Inquest Opened. Miss Venus Demands Deceased's Property-will Give No Information

Sunday Times · Sunday 28 February 1909 · page 7

In the matter of the shooting sensation, at the Empire Hotel on Friday night, as reported on page 12, Miss Venus adopted, an extraordinary attitude throughout…

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The Hotel Tragedy. Pathetic Scene at the Hospital Morgue

The Sunday Sun · Sunday 28 February 1909 · page 1

There was a touching scene at the Sydney Hospital Morgue yesterday, when the Coroner (Mr. Stephen Murphy) attended with Miss Ann [?]enus to have the body of…

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The Hotel Tragedy. Miss Venus Remains Silent. Wants Wheeler's Belongings. Inquest Opened

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 1 March 1909 · page 8

Miss Venus still prefers to be reticent regarding the shooting affray at the Empire Hotel on Friday night. There must have been a motive, but Miss Venus' attitude of silence…

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Empire Hotel Shooting Case

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 1 March 1909 · page 8

Up till last night there had been obtained no account of what actually took place in the Empire Hotel on Friday night immediately prior to the shooting at Miss Anne Venus (a…

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Licensed Victuallers. Battle Against No-license. "Buckling on the Armor."

Evening News · Wednesday 3 March 1909 · page 8

In the course of the report submitted at the annual meeting of the United Licensed Victuallers' Association, on Tuesday, it was started that there was a credit balance of "£110 3s 9d…

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The Hotel Tragedy. What Wheeler Said. "My Wife Has Left Me."

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 March 1909 · page 9

The inquest concerning the death of Thomas Wheeler, who shot himself at the Empire Hotel on Friday, will be opened at the City Coroner's Court this morning. Ever since the…

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Licensed Victuallers' Association. Annual Meeting

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 March 1909 · page 13

The annual meeting of the United License[?] Victuallers' Association of New South Wales was held at 164 Pitt-street yesterday. The president, Mr. J. J. Power, occupied [?] chair…

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