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Sydney · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1912

1,095 stories in Sydney's papers · page 6 of 55

Hotel Employees. Barrier Strike Probable. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 6 February 1912 · page 13

The dispute between the Hotel and Restaurant Keepers and the Employees' Unions is progressing in intensity. The unionists met last night, and further arranged details for…

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"Showman" in Trouble. Struck the Publican

The Sun · Tuesday 6 February 1912 · page 8

Matters reached a crisis yesterday between Sydney Wildie, licensee of the Picton Arms Hotel, Campbell-street, and Roland Reynolds and Frederick M'Donald, two men, who were…

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State and the Strike. Getting the Upper Hand. Trams Running Trading to Be Resumed. Conditions Tending Towards Normal. Hotels Still Closed

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 6 February 1912 · page 9

BRISBANE Monday.--There has been a visible change in the attitude of the "red ribbonites" since the demonstration of the powers of the constituted authorities was made upon the…

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Series of Hotel Robberies

Evening News · Wednesday 7 February 1912 · page 7

Thiev[?] entered several city and soburban hotels and boarding houses on Tuesday evening, and occured clothing, jewellery, and money valued at about £40…

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Hotel Employees' Wages. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 February 1912 · page 16

The hotelkeepers[?] and restaurant-keepers have formed an association to combat the efforts of the employees to force its wages demands. Mr. W. Riechers has been appointed…

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Hotels to Reopen. Experiment to Be Made To-morrow. Brisbane

The Sun · Wednesday 7 February 1912 · page 7

After being closed for several days, the hotels in Brisbane will resume business tentatively to-morrow. They will be open from noon till three o'clock. This arrangement,…

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Fight in Hotel. "Knock His Head Off." Jockey in a New Role. Melbourne

The Sun · Wednesday 7 February 1912 · page 6

Herbert J. Morrison, who was at one time a well known jockey, appeared in a new role in the Collingwood Court, when he charged a brewery foreman. Thomas…

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Barrier Publicans' Employees

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 7 February 1912 · page 13

BROKEN-HILL, Tuesday.--A meeting of the management committee of the Hotel, Club, and Restaurant Employees' Union was held in the Trades-hall last night. An application was…

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

The Sun · Thursday 8 February 1912 · page 3

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

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The Moving Picture Show The Psychological Hotel

The Sun · Thursday 8 February 1912 · page 6

"Curiously enough," went on Mr. O'Connor, had met at a psychologically suitable place outside the Shakespeare Hotel, and we went inside." -- Mr. Dan O' Connor…

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Firm and Determined. Truth About Hotel Closing. Statement by Queensland Labor I Member

The Sun · Thursday 8 February 1912 · page 7

"You may say the unionists of Brisbane, and in fact the whole of Queensland, are as firm and determined as ever any body of men has been."…

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Closing of Hotels

Co-operator · Thursday 8 February 1912 · page 4

Police Magistrate Ranking has issued an order directing all licensed victuallers and winesellers within the boundaries of the city of Brisbane, the…

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Opening the Hotels. All Depends on Good Order

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 8 February 1912 · page 9

It is not improbable that to-morrow the chief police magistrates may release some of the present very stringent regulations respecting the hotels in the city…

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Collapsing. Brisbane Breathes Again. Hotels Re-open To-day. One Steamer Works Cargo. Strike Leaders Deny a Collapse Trade Proceeds Without Interruption

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 8 February 1912 · page 9

BRISBANE, Wednesday.--Every thing is quiet in the city to-day. Tramcars are now running right out to some of the termini. Small squads of mounted special constables are stationed at…

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Boycotting Hotels. Union Emissaries Fined

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 8 February 1912 · page 9

PERTH, Wednesday.--At the police court today three emissaries of the Barmen's Union were prosecuted under a municipal by-law for distributing at and around certain hotels…

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A Broken-hill Hotel License. Cancelled by the Bench

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 9 February 1912 · page 5

BROKEN-HILL, Thursday.--Henry Thomas Gregory, licensee of the Prnce Consort Hotel, was summoned to appear at the Licensing Court to show cause why the license of the…

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Slaughtering Without a License

The Land · Friday 9 February 1912 · page 9

John Merritt, a master butcher, was before the Broken Hill police court charged with having slaughtered stock at a place other than the…

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Butcher Shops. Conference of Health Authorities. Buildings to Be Licensed. Revolving Fans. Glass Fronts, and Running Water

Evening News · Friday 9 February 1912 · page 8

Daring the past fortnight the Deputy Lord Mayer, Alderman Stephen, has paid visits of inspector to the cattle sale yards, the aba[?] butchers' shops, restaurants workmen's…

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Hotels Transferred

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 9 February 1912 · page 4

Yesterday the Metropolitan Licensing Bench, sitting at the Central Police Court, granted the following applications for the transfer of hotel licenses:—Golden Grove Hotel, Alma-street, Darlington; Richard Aughey,…

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Boycotting Hotels. Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 9 February 1912 · page 8

Last week complaint was made by a number of publicans whose employees resided on their premises in defance of the Barmen and Barmaids' Union…

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