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Sydney · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1912

1,095 stories in Sydney's papers · page 40 of 55

Hotel Manager's Death. Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 September 1912 · page 10

H. L. Lonson, an hotel manager, was found dead in his bed on Wednesday morning with a bullet wound in his body, and a revolvor on his breast. Deceased was 40 years of age,…

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Hotelkeeper's Bankruptcy. Certificate of Discharge Refused

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 6 September 1912 · page 7

An application for a certificate of discharge for William Bernard Gunther was made by Mr. Fealy to the Bankruptcy Registrar yesterday. The estate--the bankrupt was an hotel…

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Drunkenness in No-license Districts in New Zealand

The Methodist · Saturday 7 September 1912 · page 10

A few days ago the "Sydney Morning Herald" furnished its readers with a cable message from their correspondent in Wellington respecting, the annual…

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The Counter Lunch. Licensed Victuallers Move

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 7 September 1912 · page 13

The United Licensed Victuallers Association of New South Wales is moving in the directed of having counter lunches totally abolished. A special meeting of hotelkeepers will…

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Sermon to Publicans

Sunday Times · Sunday 8 September 1912 · page 21

The Bishop of Birmingham preached in All Saint's Parish Church, Birmingam last month to a large number of publicans and their friends, who has been invited specially to attend the…

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Carry Your License

Sunday Times · Sunday 8 September 1912 · page 18

There has been great activity among the police lately in inspecting motorists licenses; a favorite spot for catching those unwise enough to leave them at home being the Spit…

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A Newtown Nocturne. The United Australia Hotel. Alleged Extraordinary Assault. Arthur Jones Loses an Eye. Two Men Committed for Trial

Truth · Sunday 8 September 1912 · page 9

The business at the Newtown Police Court on Wednesday largely consisted of the investigation of a case, the chief feature of which lay in the fact that during a…

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Old Sydney. At Circular Quay—The Galatea Hotel—The Ship Inn—Rolfe's Timber Yard—At the Intersection of Hunter and Pitt Streets—A Busy Intersection—Where the Red Cow Stood—The New "Herald" Office—Bradley, Newton, and Lamb—An Early Office of the A.M.P.—Junior Clerks and Catapults—Captain Birnie's Cottage—"The Currency Lass"—The Meaning—Chronology—Joe Chambers—The Gardeners' Arms—The Campbells of Bligh-street—An 'Old-time' Engraver—The Old Burial Ground—The Horderns—A Benefit to Beaumont—Gore French—Bobby Towns

Truth · Sunday 8 September 1912 · page 12

My feet have strayed from Circular Quay, but, with an apology for my absence, I now return. The Custom-house side of the Quay was at one time adorned with a…

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A Luxurious Hotel. an Example From Sydney. London, September 6

The Sun · Sunday 8 September 1912 · page 1

The management of the new Hotel Majestic, now erecting in the Strand, have despatched a special commissioner to Sydney to view the beautiful Winter Garden at the…

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State Hotels. Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 9 September 1912 · page 10

In the Assembly last night the Premier moved the second reading of a bill to authorise the establishment of State hotels in any district, without license under the Act,…

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The Waiters' Tip. Boston Hotels Abolish It. Boston

The Sun · Monday 9 September 1912 · page 1

Leaving dozens of diners seated at the tables and calling out for their luncheons, the waiters in two of the biggest hotels in Boston went out on strike yesterday as a…

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Counter Lunches. Should They Be Abolished[?] Another Meeting of Hotel Keepers

Evening News · Tuesday 10 September 1912 · page 10

That the [?] of Sydeny are stirred on the question of the counter lunch, and that [?] rages in the bars, was evident from a meeting of the United Licenced [?]…

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Free Lunches. Compulsory Abolition. Hotelkeepers' Attitude

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 September 1912 · page 9

About a fortnight ago the hotelkeepers decided to abolish counter lunches. Since then a few have restored the midday sandwich, and there is much indignation among…

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Counter Lunches Hotel-keepers' Noisy Meeting. the Position at Darling Harbor. "They'll Get No Beer."

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 10 September 1912 · page 7

Although a fortnight ago the hotel-keepers in the metropolitan area decided at a practically unanimous meeting that the counter lunch shall be abolished, experience has…

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Victorian Gossip. Hanley and McCOY—BILL Lang As a Publican

Referee · Wednesday 11 September 1912 · page 7

Our Melbourne correspondent writes:— Young Hanley, who was recently beaten by Hock Keys, will make his Melbourne dobut at the M.A.P. on Monday next, September 16. His opponent will be the clusive…

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Supposed Conspiracy. Russian Arrested in Sydney. Surprised at City Hotel

The Sun · Wednesday 11 September 1912 · page 1

An arrest of international interest was effected yesterday by Senior -detective Bannan and Detective Campbell, who took into custody from one of the leading city hotels…

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Imperial Hotel, Gunnedah

The Catholic Press · Thursday 12 September 1912 · page 32

One of the principal attractions of Gunnedah is undoubtedly that supplied by the Imperial Hotel, of which Mr. D. McKeough is the genial proprietor. It is centrally…

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State Hotels. Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 September 1912 · page 9

The Assembly, by 20 votes to 18, passed the second reading of the State Hotels Bill, after the Opposition leader had entered a strong protest against political patronage in…

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Hotel, Club, Restaurant, and Caterers’ Employees

Co-operator · Thursday 12 September 1912 · page 5

There was a large attendance of members at the usual fortnghtly meeting of the Union, which was held at Queen’s Hall, Pitt-street, City, on…

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