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Sydney · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1911

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Money £245,937 From Hotels

Sunday Times · Sunday 1 January 1911 · page 19

A fortune of £245,937 was left by Sir James Bailey, of Loftus Hall, Saffron Walden, Essex, who for eleven years was Unionist M.P. for Wayworth. Sir James,…

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Mammoth New Hotel in London

Sunday Times · Sunday 1 January 1911 · page 19

What will be the largest hotel in England, and one of the largest in Europe, is to be built near Piccadilly Circus. The hotel will have twelve or thirteen…

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Harrying Harlots. the Pursuit of the Prostitute. Policemen "Planted" in Park Plantations. "Setting" the Strollers in Sydney Streets. Wilful Wowsers Make Wayward Wemen—Destroying the Hotels and Lvicting the Barmaids—The Hunt: From Hotel to Wine-bar; from Wine-bar to Streets —St. Augustine ("Apostle to the English") on the Necessity of Prostitution

Truth · Sunday 1 January 1911 · page 10

The increased power of Wowserism in Australia has resulted in the most determined attempts to make miserable the lives of those who are looked upon…

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Alleged Stone-throwing at a Hotel. Publican's Allegations

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 January 1911 · page 13

Before Mr. William Clarke, S. M., on Tuesday, Sydney Victor Robertson, 22 and Christopher Smith, 21, were charged with maliciously damaging a plateglass window, and a glass footlight the property of…

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The N.z. Licensing Bill

Evening News · Wednesday 4 January 1911 · page 10

LONDON, Tuesday Evening.—The "Morning Post," commenting the New Zealand Licensing Bill, says:—"In the passion for rapid progress the temperance party has probably…

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Angus Cameron. (The Panting Publican.)

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 4 January 1911 · page 4

Of course he's punted in his time, And heard the raucous racecourse cheer On. his day out the books to rout, Instead of pulling beer…

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Trotting Licenses. Meetings Granted to Victoria Park. N.S.W. Club Fixtures Reduced

Evening News · Thursday 5 January 1911 · page 10

The Chief Secretary has decided that a [?] to hold training meetings shall be granted to the Victoria Park Racecourse. Hithorte the New South Wales Trotting Club has had the…

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More Bops Notes. City Hotelkeepers Victim­ised. Warning From the Police

Evening News · Thursday 5 January 1911 · page 4

Following closely upon the successful passing of the two bogus £3 notes on Monday evening. on the licensee of the Temple Bar Hotel. George-street, city. and on a teller of the City…

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Bogus Bank Notes. Two More Circulated. Hotelkeepers Victimised

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 5 January 1911 · page 7

Two bogus bank notos, similar to those passed on to hotelkeepers in the city on Tuesday, were put into circulation yesterday. As on the previous occasion, hotelkeepers…

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A Picnic Hamper. and What It Contained. Grocer Fined Under the Licensing Act

The Sun · Thursday 5 January 1911 · page 6

The contents of a picnic hamper sold by Alfred Leyoung Parke, a provision merchant. in Lane Cove-read, Crow's Nest, were of such a nature that this morning he was charged…

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London Hotels. Demand for Accommodation. London

The Sun · Thursday 5 January 1911 · page 5

All the leading hotels in London have had the whole of their accommodation engaged up to Coronation week…

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Trotting Races. Epping and Victoria Park Licensed

The Sun · Thursday 5 January 1911 · page 5

The Chief Secretary (Mr. Macdonell) has decided to issue licences to hold trotting matches to the Epping and Victoria Park Racecourses…

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C 367002. More Forged Bank Notes. Hotelkeeper Victimised

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 5 January 1911 · page 7

Two more forged bank notes, identical in appearance with those the discovery of which was reported on Tuesday, came to light yesterday. In each case the victim of the fraud,…

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Hotels Change Hands

Evening News · Friday 6 January 1911 · page 5

The following transfers of publicans licenses have been granted by the Metropolitan Lensing Bench, sitting at the Central Police Court:—Palace Hotel, Watson's Bay, N. Ha…

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Hotels Transferred

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 January 1911 · page 4

The following applications for the transfer of hotel licenses were yesterday granted by the Metropolitan Licensing Bench, at the Central Police Court: —Palace Hotel, Watson's Bay, Nella Bolton Allen to…

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Trotting Licenses. for Epping and Victoria Park

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 6 January 1911 · page 4

The Chief Secretary (Mr. Macdonell) yesterday announced his decision in respect of applications for licenses for Epping and Victoria Park racecourses…

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Delusions and Death. Titled Woman Commits Suicide in a West End Hotel

The Arrow · Saturday 7 January 1911 · page 2

"you will think me wicked; everyone will think me wicked. but I am doing it because I think it is right. I cannot go on spending all this money, and…

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Breach of a License

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 January 1911 · page 8

Before Mr. King, S.M., on Thursday, at the North Sydney Police Court, Alfred Leyoung Parke, a grocer, was proceeded against for having on December 16 last, while the holder of a spirit merchant's…

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Drink at the Federal Capital Protest Against the Proposed Government Hotel

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 7 January 1911 · page 21

At a meeting of the executive committee of the N.S.W. Alliance, held on Thursday afternoon. the possibility of the erection of a Government hotel for the sale of intoxicants at…

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Bandits in Texas. Raid on an Hotel Safe

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 7 January 1911 · page 13

VANCOUVER, Friday.--Two masked bandits entered the office of an hotel in El Paso, Texas, yesterday, and forced the clerk and porter to take refuge in the basement…

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