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Hotels & licensing, 1912

1,095 stories in Sydney's papers · page 48 of 55

District Court. (Before Judge Backhouse.) Commission on Sale of an Hotel

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 30 October 1912 · page 7

Carl Haertel, of 108 Pitt-street, Sydney, brought an action against Frank Diamond, of 119 Princes-street, Sydney, for £50, alleged to be due as commission on the sale of the…

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Licensed Pilots. Question of Liability. Action Against Government

The Sun · Wednesday 30 October 1912 · page 7

The case of Actieselskabet Bannockburn against the State Government, was before the Full Court (the Chief Justice, Mr. Justice Bring, and Mr. Justice Sly) this afternoon,…

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DISTRICT. (Before Judge Backhouse.) Sale of an Hotel

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 30 October 1912 · page 14

Mr. O'Reilly (instructed by Mr. T. Arkins) appeared for Carl Haertel, of 108 Pitt-street, Sydney, who sued Frank Diamond, of 119 Princes-street, Sydney, to recover £50, which he…

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Parramatta Licensing Court

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 30 October 1912 · page 10

The Licensing Court for Parramatta sat on Monday, Ald. Jago sitting with Mr. Maitland, P.M. The report of the inspector for the quarter was very satisfactory…

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Queensland Hotel, Townsville

The Catholic Press · Thursday 31 October 1912 · page 41

Mr. D. Winterbottom, the proprietor of the widely-popular Queensland Hotel, Townsville, advertises that he does not "keep the best brands of spirits, wines, &c., on the…

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Railway Hotel, Atherton

The Catholic Press · Thursday 31 October 1912 · page 41

The Railway Hotel, Atherton, under the proprietorship of Mr. Harvey, continues to held to its distinction by keeping up its reputation of being amongst the best-conduct…

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Barrow Valley Hotel, Atherton, North Queensland

The Catholic Press · Thursday 31 October 1912 · page 41

The Barron Valley Hotel, Atherton, N.Q., is known far and wide as the house par excellence for commercial travellers and tourists, for whose requirements the proprietor…

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Strand Hotel Innisfall

The Catholic Press · Thursday 31 October 1912 · page 41

Mr. Arthur J. Moran (late of Ravenswood) is the proprietor of this thoroughly modern and splendidly-conducted hotel at Innisfall. Everything that can add to the…

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Hotel Mourilyan, Mourilyan (North Queensland)

The Catholic Press · Thursday 31 October 1912 · page 41

The rapidly-rising district of Mourilyan, North Queensland, the natural home of the sugarcane, boasts, amongst its other attractions, that of being the site of the Hotel…

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Business Pars. Federal Hotel, Innisfall

The Catholic Press · Thursday 31 October 1912 · page 41

Mr. Herbert Moran is the proprietor of the Federal Hotel, Tunisfall. This handsome new building, centrally situated, and overlooking the beautiful and varied views of…

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Tourists' Hotel, Mourilyan Harbour

The Catholic Press · Thursday 31 October 1912 · page 41

"The tourists' happy home" is the title under which Mrs. Eileen Dunn's Tourist Hotel. Mourilyan Harbour, North Queensland, is best known to fame. This ideal…

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Grand View Hotel Bowen

The Catholic Press · Thursday 31 October 1912 · page 41

No need to scour Bowen from end to end in search of a good hotel at which to stay, or at which to slake the persistent summer thirst. The Grand View Hotel is right on…

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Scalded to Death. Publican's Horrible Fate. Fell Into a Vat of Boiling Beer. London, Wednesday, 9 p.m

The Sun · Thursday 31 October 1912 · page 9

The landlord of an hotel in Preston, Lancashire, suffered a horrible death last night. After the remainder of the household had retired he repaired to an adjacent brewhouse,…

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Licensing Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 November 1912 · page 4

The Metropolitan Licensing Bench sat at the Central Police Court yesterday, and granted the following transfers of publicans' licenses:—Kentish Hotel, Parramatta-road, Glebe, from Forster G. H. Dend to James…

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Hotels Change Hands

Evening News · Friday 1 November 1912 · page 11

The following transfers of publicans licences have been granted:—Forster G. H. Dind to James Pye, Kentish Hotel. Parramatta-road. Glebe, Sarah Rebecca (execution of the late…

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Missing License Books

Nepean Times · Saturday 2 November 1912 · page 3

Mr James S Campbell, from the Auditor-General's Department, held an inquiry last Week with regard to certain license books which have been…

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Hotel Cook's Misconduct

Evening News · Saturday 2 November 1912 · page 10

At the Central Police Court, before Mr. Wilkinson, D.S.M., a Frenchmen named jean Baptist who described himself as a cook at the Hotel Australia, appeared to answer a…

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W.c.t.u. Convention. Grocers' Wine Licenses. Picture Shows and Barmaids. J

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 2 November 1912 · page 15

The W.C.T.U. Convention sat again yesterday morning in the Baptist Church, Bathurst-street, under the presidency of Mrs. Mark Blow. Tho report on tho distribution of literature,…

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State Hotels

Globe · Saturday 2 November 1912 · page 3

The W.A. Legislative Council threw out the State Hotels all from the operation of which the Budget anticipated a revenue of £33,000 by M to S. The counsel resolved that the bill be…

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Fruit Agents. Bill to License

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 4 November 1912 · page 7

The monthly meeting of the executive of the Fruitgrowers' Association of New South Wales was held at Castle Hill on Saturday afternoon, with Mr. J. Neil, president, in the…

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