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Hotels & licensing, 1912

1,095 stories in Sydney's papers · page 26 of 55

Tea Parties at the Hotel Australia

The Sun · Wednesday 22 May 1912 · page 9

Ono of the most enjoyable tea parties at the Hotel Australia yesterday afternoon was given by Lady Ward, who wore a black satin tailored suit, and a black velvet hat…

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Six O'clock Closing of Hotels

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 22 May 1912 · page 14

ADELAIDE, Tuesday. -- At the annual meeting of the Church of England Temperance Society last night Rev. W. H. Winter said they should give expression to an opinion in regard to the…

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Work & Wages the World Over United Hotelkeepers

Globe · Wednesday 22 May 1912 · page 6

At a special meeting of the United Hotel-keepers' Association in Melbourne recently it was decided to adopt a federal constitution, and to register as an organisation under the…

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A License to Land

Globe · Wednesday 22 May 1912 · page 3

Information has been received from the New South Wales Commercial Agent in the Fast that the Government of the Dutch East indies has issued an ordinance under which anyone…

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Hotels Change Hands

Evening News · Thursday 23 May 1912 · page 3

The following transfers of publicans' licenses were granted by the Metropolitan Licensing Court this afternoon —Catherior Serate to Calberine Tausey. cowper Whart Hotel…

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Grand Hotel, Queensland

The Catholic Press · Thursday 23 May 1912 · page 49

At the sign of the " Grand," Deepwater Point, Southport (Q.), Mrs. A. Galloway conducts her hotel, which is known throughout the country as "the happy home of…

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Woolpack Hotel, Parramatta

The Catholic Press · Thursday 23 May 1912 · page 41

Parramatta can boast of many attractions within its historical circuit, not the least of which is that modern and splendidly-appointed hotel, yelept the "Woolpacke,"…

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Mosman Hotelkeeper's Watch

Evening News · Thursday 23 May 1912 · page 7

Henry Ringer pleaded not guilty at Darling burst Sessions before Judge Murray and a jury in a charge of stealing at Randwick on April 8 a gold watch, the property of Micheal…

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Hotel and Restaurant Employees

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 23 May 1912 · page 4

The claims of the Hotel, Club, and Restaurant Employees' Union, which will be submitted to the wages board shortly, to be constituted under the new Industrial Arbitration Act, have been prepared…

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

The Sun · Thursday 23 May 1912 · page 2

The Hotel Australia Wireless Station expects to be in communication with the following ships to-day by Australasian Wireless:--…

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Hotel, Club, Restaurant, and Caterers’ Employees

Co-operator · Thursday 23 May 1912 · page 2

A well-attended meeting of the above Union was held at the Queen’s Hail, Pitt-street, on Tuesday evening last. Mr. Harry J. Potter occupied the chair…

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Transfer of Publicans' Licenses

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 May 1912 · page 12

At the Metropolitan Licensing Court on Thursday the following publicans' licenses were transferred:—From Catherine Berine to Catherine Tansey, Cowper Wharf Hotel, Forbes-street, city; from George H. Davis to Jane…

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Licensed to Kiss. Quaint Old Custom in Berkshire Town

The World's News · Saturday 25 May 1912 · page 3

Just when England is beginning to pride itself on its progress of modernity, Hungerford, on the borders of Berkshire and Wiltshire, slipped back into the centuries because it was…

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"Pay the Slavey." Hotelkeeper Sued for Wages

The Sun · Saturday 25 May 1912 · page 2

An indignity that a servant girl is said to have been subjected to formed the subject of a case at Newtown Police Court yesterday. Annie Duffy sued Michael O'Callaghan for…

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Licensed Surveyors' Fees. to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 25 May 1912 · page 22

Sir,--The fees now paid to licensed surveyors by the Lands Department were framed when wages for first-clas experienced men were £1 a week and found, when food was cheap, when the hours of labor were from sunrise…

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A Savage Assault. Two Brothers Attacked. in an Hotel

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 25 May 1912 · page 13

Two brothers, upon entering an hotel in King-street, Newtown,were last night savagely attacked by a mob of young men, and sustained injuries…

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Publican in Court. The Ship Serge Story. Committed for Trial

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 25 May 1912 · page 4

At the Hunter's Hill Police Court on Friday, before Mr. Wilkinson, S.M., Charles Theodore Bode, a hotel-keeper, of Gladesville, was charged with having, on…

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Denis Fleming. (Fleming's Hotel, George-street, City.)

Truth · Sunday 26 May 1912 · page 6

I dunno whether you're a bloke Who patronises pubs and that, Who takes a "tiddly" or a "smoke," Or stays at home and minds the cat;…

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"Pay the Slavey." O'Callaghan o' the "Court-house." Pawky Publican's Piffling Pretext. for Docking Annie Duffy

Truth · Sunday 26 May 1912 · page 3

A Newtown publican didn't shine very well in a prosecution brought against him by a domestic servant at the Newtown Summons Court on Friday. Annie Duffy,…

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

The Sun · Monday 27 May 1912 · page 9

The Hotel Australia Wireless Station expects to be in communication with the following ships to-day:-- Manuka, Wellington to Sydney…

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