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Sydney · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1912

1,095 stories in Sydney's papers · page 14 of 55

Girls Licensed to Wed

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 20 March 1912 · page 2

Remembering that this is leap year Dan Cupid looked up ami smiled when two young women called on him In the marriage license bureau at Philadelphia and…

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Deadly Business of the Hotel "Rat." French Police Officer Tells how the Most Daring Thieves in Europe go to Work. the Black Shadow in the Room. Fate of his Victims

Globe · Wednesday 20 March 1912 · page 1

"But why does he wear that awful blacks costume?" "In Europe many people sleep with dim night lights, called veifleuses. The room is in deep…

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The Deadly Business of the Hotel Rat

Globe · Wednesday 20 March 1912 · page 7

'Tis better for the victim to sleep. The hotel rat does not want to kill, but he must not be hindered in his work, nor…

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Club House Hotel, Gunnedah

The Catholic Press · Thursday 21 March 1912 · page 51

For thE accommodation of commercial travellers, the centrally-situated Club House Hotel has suites of exceptionally large sample roms, in addition to its numerous other…

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Exchange Hotel, Tenterfield

The Catholic Press · Thursday 21 March 1912 · page 51

Mr, John Norris is the proprietor of this splendidly-appointed hotel, where the best of good accommodation is available for travellers and visitors, and where the cheerful…

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Hotel Tweed, Tweed Heads

The Catholic Press · Thursday 21 March 1912 · page 51

This magnificently-built hotel, containing two storeys of splendidly-appointed apartments, is beautifully situated, commanding an extensive view of the Pacific Ocean. It…

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Royal Hotel, Muswellbrook

The Catholic Press · Thursday 21 March 1912 · page 51

Under the competent personal supervision of Mrs. E. Lane (proprietress), the above hotel offers attractions to visitors and residents alike which it would be difficult to…

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The Junction Hotel, Manilla

The Catholic Press · Thursday 21 March 1912 · page 51

Mr. D. Costelloe, having taken ever the above finely-built and centrally-situated hotel from Mr. J. Arneil, assures his friends and patrons that under the new management…

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Club Hotel, Glen Innes

The Catholic Press · Thursday 21 March 1912 · page 51

Glen Innes boasts of many attractions in and about the town proper, not the least of which is the Club Hotel—that finely-appointed and splendidly-conducted house,…

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Crown and Anchor Hotel

The Catholic Press · Thursday 21 March 1912 · page 51

The situation of the Crown and Anchor Hotel, Newcastle, cannot be mistaken, standing as it does very prominently in Hunter and Perkins Streets. Every convenience is to…

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Royal Hotel Harden

The Catholic Press · Thursday 21 March 1912 · page 51

To have visited Harden or Murrumburrah and not to have put up at Mr. J. O'Connell's Royal Hotel, is to have missed the cream of the situation. It is in the best…

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Dodd's Family Hotel, Cooma

The Catholic Press · Thursday 21 March 1912 · page 51

Under the direction of Mrs. Annie Mowbray, the proprietress, this popular hotel has undergone large extensions and alternations, which place it in the forefront of houses…

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Hotels Change Hands

Evening News · Thursday 21 March 1912 · page 4

The following transfers were permitted by the Metropolitan Licensing Bench this afternoon:—Margaret Al[?]ken (administratrix of the late James Altken) to herself, United…

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Labour Troubles. Not Branded. Hotel Employees' Protest. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 21 March 1912 · page 6

The Grievance Committee of the Hotel and Restaurants and Boarding-house-keepers' Association and the Employees' Union met last night to consider the dispute between the…

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Prince Charles and the Publican

The Sun · Thursday 21 March 1912 · page 11

Here Fass declares that Prince Charles's favorite tipple is lager beer. At the same time, the Prince is very fond of wine; and when he can get neither beer nor wine he…

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Smoking in Licensed Halls Police Insist Upon a Permit

The Sun · Friday 22 March 1912 · page 9

"Whilst I was aware that one was not permitted to smoke in the open air in the Botanic Gardens, I never imagined that you had to get a permit from the…

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Actress Robbed. Thief at City Hotel

The Sun · Friday 22 March 1912 · page 8

Superintendent Roche, the head of the detective force, had his men at work late last night and this morning investigating the robbery of three brooches and two…

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Crowded Hotels. the Easter Outlook

The Sun · Friday 22 March 1912 · page 8

The demand upon accommodation in Sydney this Easter promises to be greater than ever, and already the pinch is being felt The first-class hotels have all been booked…

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No Hotels--most Drink

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 22 March 1912 · page 8

Speaking at the annual meeting of the United Hotelkeepers' Association in Melbourne yesterday, Mr. A. A. Farthing. M.L.A.. who is retiring from the office of president after a tenure…

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Desirable Investment for Country Residents. Huge Hotel to be Built in Sydney

Nepean Times · Saturday 23 March 1912 · page 3

It is not often that country residents have an opportunity of investing in a City proposition they thoroughly understand, more so, indeed,…

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