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Sydney · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1912

1,095 stories in Sydney's papers · page 18 of 55

Hotel Disturbance. Barman Uses His Revolver. a Man Wounded

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 9 April 1912 · page 9

A disturbance occurred at the Cross Keys Hotel, at the corner of Lower Campbell and East street, Surry-hills, yesterday morning, with the result that James Power, 28, a laborer…

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An Hotel Robbery

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 9 April 1912 · page 9

The licensee of the Clippers' Arms, Bourke-street, near William-street, Woolloomooloo, has reported to the police that between 9 and 11 on Saturday night, her bedroom was entered and…

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The Traveller and the Hotel

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 9 April 1912 · page 8

The United Commercial Travellers' Conference at Launceston has declared itself opposed to further redaction in the number of hotels in any of the States on the ground…

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What Hotel-keepers Want. Licensing Act Amendments

Evening News · Wednesday 10 April 1912 · page 13

At the annual conference of the Lincens'd Victuallera' As. ociation of New South Wals. Held in the City Bank Chambers [?]-street, Sydney, various amendments, which it is…

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Licensing Law in Queens-land

Evening News · Wednesday 10 April 1912 · page 8

A caso which serves to illustrate the difference between the Hec[?]caing law of N. S. W. and that of Queenland, was recently tried in a court of the latter [?]. A person was…

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Motor License Reciprocity

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 10 April 1912 · page 18

The ubiquitous motor car has done much towards annihilating space, and bringing widely separated districts more into touch with one another. And now that the States have…

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Tattersall's Hotel Moree

The Catholic Press · Thursday 11 April 1912 · page 43

Mr. J. T. McCrath, the popular host of Tattersall's Hotel, Moree, advertises that at his establishment guests will be in receipt of first-class accommodation, and that…

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Hotel Accommodation

Evening News · Thursday 11 April 1912 · page 6

Mr. John Complin, general secretary New South Wales Alliance writes:—The lack of accommodation for visitors in Sydney is not due to the want of public houses as they are…

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Wentworth Hotel, Ltd

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 April 1912 · page 11

The prospectus of the above company appears elsewhere in this issue. The proposal is to form a company with a capital of £50,000 divided into 50,000 shares of £1 each,…

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No Counter- Lunch! Melbourne Publicans Thinking. Melbourne

The Sun · Thursday 11 April 1912 · page 8

Recent increases in the tariffs of restaurants have caused a tremendous expansion in the number of people who drop into the hotels casually for counter- lunches…

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Licensed Victuallers. "Not Partizans." the Annual Picnic

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 12 April 1912 · page 4

The annual picnic of the United Licensed Victualiers' Association of New South " Wales was held yesterday at the Clontarf grounds, Middle Harbor. The steamers leaving Fort Macquarie…

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Plumbers' Licenses

The Land · Friday 12 April 1912 · page 9

'The Department of Public Works' has written to the Bathurst Council stating that the Department of Public Instruction had agreed to institute…

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Hotels Change Hands

Evening News · Friday 12 April 1912 · page 3

All the Metropolitan Licensing Bench the following transfers of hotel licence were granted:—Johnsons Davidaon (ex[?] James Davidson) to herself. Beach Hotel, Balmain:…

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Guilty of Murder. Shooting in Hotel Yard. Moran Sentenced to Death

Evening News · Friday 12 April 1912 · page 5

MAITLAND, Friday.—Andrew Jas. Moras, 23, was placed on trial at the Circuit Court on a charge of having, on December 5, 1911, feloniously and [?]ciousty murdered Martin…

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Wentworth Hotel, Limited

Evening News · Friday 12 April 1912 · page 8

The prospects of the Wentworth Hotel, Limited, appears in the advertising columns of this issue. The capital of the company is to be £50,000, divided into 20,000 shared of £1…

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Youngest Publican in N.s.w

Evening News · Friday 12 April 1912 · page 11

TAMWORTH, Friday.—John James Healion is probably the youngest publican in the state. The Licensing Court transferred the licence of the Central Hotel to him although the police…

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Licensed Victuallers. Day at Clontarf

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 April 1912 · page 10

The annual picnic of the United Licensed Victuallers' Association was held at Clontart yesterday, where a very enjoyable time was spent in those amusements usually…

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Counter Lunches. Free Feeds in Hotels. a Recognised Institution

Evening News · Saturday 13 April 1912 · page 16

"A pint o beer please." "Yes, Sir: and will you have lunch: some pie of beef?" The salute barman has picked the thiraty…

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The Digger's License. Chapter XXII.—Condensed History

The World's News · Saturday 13 April 1912 · page 22

AND now began stirring times for everyone. At first the popular party thought the good time long waited for was coming. Bentley…

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The Wentworth Hotel. Ltd

Sunday Times · Sunday 14 April 1912 · page 10

A company is being formed to acquire this well-known hotel, situated in Lang-street, Sydney, with a capital of £50,000 divided into 50,000 shares of £l each, consisting of 10,000 fully paid…

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