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Sydney · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1912

1,095 stories in Sydney's papers · page 2 of 55

A Broken Hill Hotel

The Sun · Tuesday 9 January 1912 · page 2

In fining a Broken Hill pulblican the maximum penalty (£10) for having dirty premises, the magistrate said:--"There was an application made recently for the renewal of…

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"Menace to Health." Broken-hill Hotelkeepers Fined

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 9 January 1912 · page 10

BROKEN-HILL, Monday.--In the police court this morning, before Mr. C. F. Butler, S.M., Gordon Miller, licensee of the Exchange Hotel, was charged with having allowed unwholesome…

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Victoria. Compensation to Publicans. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 January 1912 · page 20

It was annnounced at the sitting of the Licenses Reduction Board to-day that the total compensation awarded for the year ended December 31, amounted to £48,454…

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Rum on Christmas Morning. Balmain Publican Fined

The Sun · Wednesday 10 January 1912 · page 8

Charles Veend, licensee of the Warwick Castle Hotel, was proceeded against at the Balmain Police Court, before Sir. Smithers to-day, on a charge of permitting liquor to be consumed on his licensed premises on Christmas…

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Hotel and Caterers' Union

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 10 January 1912 · page 18

The Hotel Club, Restaurant, and Caterers' Employees' Union held its annual meeting last night, when the following officers for the coming year were elected:--President, L. Din[?]e;…

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Licensees' Compensation. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 January 1912 · page 9

The total number of hotels closed since 1907 is 512, the compensation paid amounting to £243,443…

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Broken-hill Hotels. "Vast Room for Improvement."

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 11 January 1912 · page 14

BROKEN-HILL, Wednesday.--In the Licensing Court this morning, before Mr. C. F. Butler, S.M., and Mr. G. C. Bowen, J.P., applications were made for renewals of licenses in respect of the Royal Exchange…

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Dubbo Licensing Court. Regarding Sanitary Arrangements

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 11 January 1912 · page 10

DUBBO, Wednesday.--At the Dubbo Licensing Court, the licensing inspector, in reporting on the Dubbo hotels, stated that as a rule the hotels were well conducted. There were a few…

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On Licensed Premises

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 11 January 1912 · page 8

BRISBANE, Wednesday.--In the Central Summons Court to-day. eight men were eath fined is and £1 5s 6d costs for being found on licensed promises on Sunday…

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Hotels Transferred

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 January 1912 · page 5

The Metropolitan Licensing Bench, sitting at the Central Police Court yesterday, granted the following applications for transfers of hotel licenses:— Glengarry Castle Hotel, Abererombie-street, Redfern…

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Over the Sea. Ships in Touch. by Wireless May Be Spoken From Hotel Australia

The Sun · Friday 12 January 1912 · page 10

The Hotel Australia Station expects to enter into communication by Australasian Wireless with the following ships between the hours of 8 a.m. and 11 p.m. to-day:-…

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Over the Sea Ships in Touch by Wireless May Be Spoken From Hotel Australia

The Sun · Saturday 13 January 1912 · page 1

The Hotel Australia Station expects to enter into communication by Australasian Wireless with the following ships between the hours of 8 a.m. and 11 p.m. to-day:--…

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Mammoth Hotel

Sunday Times · Sunday 14 January 1912 · page 7

Speaking at the annual meeting of the Strand Hotel Company, Ltd., last month, Sir Joseph Lyons referred to the company's new hotel site bordering on Regent-street, London, and stated…

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A Fare Do. The Taxi-Carman and the Hotel Barman. Also the Man in the Street, and the Gop on His Beat. And the Beak who Walloped Out Bray's Defeat

Truth · Sunday 14 January 1912 · page 7

It doesn't follow that where there's a wheel there's a way, yet, all the same, for weal or whoa! a young fellow, a juggler of pintpots, named Walter Bray,…

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Over the Sea. Ships in Touch by Wireless May Be Spoken From Hotel Australia

The Sun · Tuesday 16 January 1912 · page 10

The Hotel Australia Station expects to enter into communication by Australasian Wireless with the following ships between the hours of 8 a.m. and 11 p.m. to-day:--…

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Hotelkeeper's Death

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 16 January 1912 · page 8

It has been reported to the city Coroner that James Davidson (46), licensee of the Beach Hotel, died at his late residence, corner of Smith and Mansfield streets, Balmain, at 1 p.m…

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Early Closing of Hotels. State Premier's Attitude

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 17 January 1912 · page 11

YASS, Tuesday.--Recently, when speaking on a bill introduced by Mr. Bruntnell, M.L.A., the State Premier made the remark that, so far as he was concerned, he favored, the closing of…

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Early Closing of Hotels. a Recommendation From Malvern

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 17 January 1912 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--The Malvern branch of the Political Labor Council has prepared a resolution for submission to the next annual Labor Conference, declaring that it would be…

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No-license. New Zealand Campaigners

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 17 January 1912 · page 18

The members of the council of the New South Wales Alliance at the invitation of Rev. R. B. S. Hammond, met at tea evening, at St. Simon aud St. Jude's School-room,…

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Financial. Hotel Metropole, Limited

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 January 1912 · page 21

The report of the Hotel Metropole. Ltd. (and reduced), covers the 12 months ended December 31 last. In February last the new issue of 25,000 ordinary shares, having been duly…

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