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Sydney · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1912

1,095 stories in Sydney's papers · page 39 of 55

Publicans' Licenses

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 30 August 1912 · page 6

The Metropolitan Licensing Court yesterday transferred the following Publicans license:—Her Majesty's Hotel Pitt-street, Sydney,from Frank 11.Dakin to Cregory Keighery Austral Hotel Bourke-street,…

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Hotels Change Hands

Evening News · Friday 30 August 1912 · page 11

The Metropolitan Licending Bench at the Central Police Court has granted the following transfers of publicans' licenses'—Her Majesty's Hotel, Pitt-street, Sydney, from Frank…

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Counter Lunches Off. a Banquet for Sixpence. Large Meeting of Hotelkeepers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 30 August 1912 · page 12

The largest meeting of hotelkeepers that has been held in Sydney for a long time took place yesterday afternoon in the School of Arts. Pitt-street, to say "yes" or "no" to a…

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Latest Cables. Woman with a Dagger. Attempt on Mr. Taft's Life. Rushed at While Entering Hotel. New York

The Sun · Friday 30 August 1912 · page 8

What was clearly an attempt on the part of an unknown woman to assassinate President Taft, or to do him some injury, was frustrated yesterday in Columbus, Ohio…

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New Zealand Parliament. Elective Council Bill. Restoration of Licenses

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 30 August 1912 · page 10

WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Thursday.--By 28 votes to eight the Legislative Council carried the second reading of the bill providing that that Chamber be made elective, on the basis of…

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Hotel Cases

Nepean Times · Saturday 31 August 1912 · page 9

At the Police Court, Penrith, on Monday, before the P.M. (Mr T B clegg), The Police Licensing…

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Summer Girls Are Lonely. Hotel's Desperate Expedient

The Sun · Saturday 31 August 1912 · page 5

The management of the Hotel Virginia, Long Beach, issued urgent invitations to 100 "eligible" young men of Los Angeles, offering practically free room and board for a month…

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Beetle in Meat Extract. Customer Smashes Urn in Hotel

The Sun · Sunday 1 September 1912 · page 16

Mr. Francis Cromar of Brixton, a silver goods buyer, with his fiancee, Miss Anna Linden, went into the Phoenix public-house, Princes-street,Cavendish-square, London, for…

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Mistress of Millions. Yet Almost Unknown. a Floating Hotel

The Sun · Sunday 1 September 1912 · page 20

Through an oddity which the law of partnership permits, two sisters, known alike for their gentleness and kindness, have become full general members of the firm of Arbuckle…

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Profit and Loss . Investments: Wise Ind Otherwise. Aaron's Exchange Hotel Co., Ltd

The Sun · Monday 2 September 1912 · page 10

The reduction of this company's capital in January last by £8750 to £17,600 was certainly a wise step, for it enabled the directors to write down the goodwill, leases. &c.,…

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Publican's Disappearance. Mystery Cleared Up. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 2 September 1912 · page 10

The mystery surrounding the disappearance of Charles Senior, who was the licensee of the Alphington Hotel, but who wrote a letter on August 13, saying that he…

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Hotelkeeper Robbed

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 2 September 1912 · page 10

On Saturday night a thief gained entrance to the dining-room of the Royal Hotel, Norton-street, Leichhardt, and stole a brown leather has containing £20 in gold and silver…

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Watered Rum. Hotel-keeper Fixed

Evening News · Tuesday 3 September 1912 · page 6

In the summons division of the Central Police Court this morning. Mary Snook, [?]ecuses of the Prince Alfred Hotel, at the [?] of William and Rlley streets, City, was…

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Buildings and Works. Progress of the Trade. the Wentworth Hotel

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 3 September 1912 · page 4

In the office of Messrs. Robertson and Marks, architects, a contract was let last week for making extensive additions to the Wentworth Hotel, Church-hill. Two…

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Wentworth Hotel Enlarged

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 3 September 1912 · page 9

The Wentworth Hotel is to be carried up another two stories, and Messrs. Robertson and Marks, the architects, have accepted the tender of Messrs. John Howie and Sons for the work…

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Trip to 'Frisco. King-street Publican's Bankruptcy. Effects of a Dry Spell. W. B. Gunther Refused a Certificate

Evening News · Thursday 5 September 1912 · page 9

The Registrar in Bank[?] (Mr. F. A. Salisbury) had before him this afternoon an application on behalf of William Bernard On there. for a certificate of discharged…

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Hotel-keepers and Additions

Evening News · Thursday 5 September 1912 · page 2

Under section of the Liquor Act, 1898, It ts provided that on an application being made to a Licensing Court for new premises the applicant shall produce to and deposit with…

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Lost an Eye. Disturbance Outside an Hotel

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 5 September 1912 · page 6

At the Newtown Police Court yesterday, before Mr. King, S.M., Henry Hughes, 21 and Walter John Turner, 27, were charged with having, at Newtown, on August 10, assaulted Arthur Jones, thereby…

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Gunther Bankruptcy. Ex-publican's Affairs. Travels Under Assumed Name

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 September 1912 · page 6

In the Bankruptcy Court yesterday an application was made by Mr. Fealy, on behalf of William Bernard Gunther, for a certificate of discharge…

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