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Sydney · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1912

1,095 stories in Sydney's papers · page 53 of 55

"A Deliberate Swindle." Bogus Labor Agency. Mythical Hotel at Glenbrook

The Sun · Friday 6 December 1912 · page 4

A number of people were victimised yesterday by a bogus labor agent. At the Central Police Court this morning Herman Krug, 38 years old, was charged…

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Hotel Changes

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 6 December 1912 · page 4

The following applications for transfers were granted at the Licensing Court yesterday afternoon:--Court House Hotel, Newtown, from H. W. Plummer…

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Federal Capital Liquor Licenses

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 6 December 1912 · page 8

Mr. Deakin asked the Minister for Home Affairs in the House of Representatives on Wednesday whether the Federal territory, including the site for the future capital, was…

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Police Galled In. Rowdy Smoke Concert. Fight in Hotel Afterwards

Evening News · Saturday 7 December 1912 · page 5

At the Ashfield Police Court, Charles Tye, i[?]ensce of the Ashfied Hotel proceeded against William Clark, Nelson William, and Norman Williams, for assaulting him on November 9…

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Licensing Business

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 7 December 1912 · page 6

At the Parramatta Licensing Court on Wednesday, Before Mr. E.L. Maitland, S.M., and Mr. W.F. Jago, J.P., Licensing Magistrates, the license of the Strathfield…

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Neatly Done. Hotel-keeper Loses £60. From a Box in the Bed

Evening News · Monday 9 December 1912 · page 7

On Sunday evening cash amounting to about £60 was stolen from the Queen's Hotel Queen-street, Woollahro. The li[?] Mr. John Carr[?] The…

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Thieves at Woollahra. £80 Stolen From Hotel

The Sun · Monday 9 December 1912 · page 6

The Queen's Hotel, Queen-street, Woollahra, was entered by thieves last night between 8 and 10 o'clock, and about £80 was removed from a cash-box…

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No-license Vote. a Reply to Archdeacon Boyce. Fall in the Percentage

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 10 December 1912 · page 11

"Archdeacon Boyce is quite incorrect in his deduction that the majority of the people favor restriction as to the hours of sale," said Mr. Edwin Stooke, secretary of the Liquor Trades…

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Hotels and Early Closing

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 10 December 1912 · page 8

Probably there are other advocates of total abstinence as well as Archdeacon Boyce who consider that the Government has not been sufficiently active, during the…

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Krupp's Hotel

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 12 December 1912 · page 20

One of the most remarkable hotels in the world (says the "Westminster Gazette"), in some respects, is the Essener Hof, where foreign envoys and officials from all parts of…

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A Detective's Experience. Struggle in a Hotel

The Sun · Thursday 12 December 1912 · page 6

Detective Fullerton had a somewhat exciting struggle with a half-drunken man in the office of the Great Southern Hotel, in George- street last night, with the result that a…

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Hotels and Eakly Closing. to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 12 December 1912 · page 4

Your leader to-day narrows down the argument against early closing of drinking bars to the question of convenience for the workers—artisan, onces worker, and so on—who, you say, would have no…

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Transfers of Licenses

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 13 December 1912 · page 5

At the sitting of the Metropolitan Licensing Court the following publicans licenses were transferred.— Lord Raglan Hotel, Henderson - road, Alexandria, Albert E. Beccbmore to Patrick Maiming; Wentworth Park…

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Row in a Redfern Hotel. Licensee Seriously Injured

Evening News · Friday 13 December 1912 · page 13

A row that occurred in the bar parlour of the Railway View Hotel, Wells-street. [?] was the reason why Michael [?] to appear at Redfern Police Court before Mr. Wilkinson D.S.M…

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Licensing Motor Cars

The Land · Friday 13 December 1912 · page 9

A discussion took place in the Uralla Council respecting a couple of motor cars plying for hire at Uralla on race days, without possessing the…

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Hotels Change Hands

Evening News · Friday 13 December 1912 · page 3

The Metropolitan Licensing Court has granted the following transfers of publicans licences:—Albert E. B[?]chmore to Patrick Manning. Lord Ragian Hotel, Handerson-road…

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Licensing Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 13 December 1912 · page 6

At the Licensing Court yesterday held at the Central Police Court the following publicans' transfers were granted:—Lord Raglan Hotel. Henderson-road, Alexandria, from Albert E. Bleechmore to…

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Closing Hotels at Nine. Labor Council Opposes

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 13 December 1912 · page 11

At a meeting of the Labor Council last night, a motion by Mr. Shearer (Watchmakers and Jewellers' Union) was brought forward as follows:—"That in the opinion of this council, the…

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Motorists' Plight. No Hotel Accommodation. Publican Fined. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 14 December 1912 · page 18

A novel case was before the police court to-day, when Walter Mellowship, licens[?] of the Quondong Hotel, about 40 miles from Broken Hill, was charged with refusing to…

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Correspondence It must be distinctly understood that, while we are at all times happy to insert correspondence, we do not in all cases endorse the remarks of the writer, and the real name and address of correspondents must be given in addition to nom de plume as a guarantee of good faith. Refusal of Publican's Booth. To the Editor of the Nepean Times

Nepean Times · Saturday 14 December 1912 · page 3

Sir,—I wish to correct any misunderstandings that may arise through the perusal of my letter under the above heading. My remarks "Learned in the…

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