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Hotels & licensing, 1913

1,221 stories in Sydney's papers · page 50 of 62

No-license in America

Evening News · Saturday 8 November 1913 · page 8

Archdeacon Boyce writes: In the no-license conflict we hear much about New Zealand [?] though it were the only place which in certain electorates had abolished the liquor bara. The…

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Hotel Parrot Stolen. Chase and Capture. Melbourne

Evening News · Saturday 8 November 1913 · page 8

An unkempt man, carrying a smail leather kit-bag, was seen to turn hurriedly from Colling-street into Elizabeth-street a low minutes before 6 o'clock last evening. When he…

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Boxing Stadiums Methodist Protest. Licenses to be Restricted

The Methodist · Saturday 8 November 1913 · page 14

A deputation from the Sydney Synod waited on the Chief secretary (Mr. Fred. Flowers) on Friday morning. The members included the President, the Rev. J. E…

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Hotels Closed. Tramway Services Suspended. Cricketers for Australia. a Threatened Boycott. Wellington (N.z.)

The Sun · Saturday 8 November 1913 · page 7

Much surprise is expressed at the action of a meeting of delegates from the trades unions not affiliated with the Federation of Labor carrying a resolution to down tools…

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Beer in the Home. Turning on the Tap. Candidate's Picture of No-license

The Sun · Saturday 8 November 1913 · page 6

The no-license question was dealt with by Captain Strachan, Liberal Imperialist candidate for Annandale, in his electorate last night. He spoke from the balcony of the…

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The No-license Battle. to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 8 November 1913 · page 23

Sir,--In the no-license conflict we hear much about New Zealand, as though it were the only place which in certain electorates had abolished the liquor bars. The arguments…

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Hotels Closed. Auckland Trims Cease Running. Striker Commits Suicide. AUCKLAND

The Sun · Sunday 9 November 1913 · page 4

All Auckland hotels were closed at 8 o'clock this morning. No trams are running in consequence of the shortage of coal. Private vehicles are doing record business…

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General Strike at Auckland. Trade Paralysed. Hotels Closed. Union Offices Raided. a Startling Find. Auckland (N.z.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 10 November 1913 · page 9

The waterside workers' strike has now extended to the carpenters, bricklayers, painters, carters, enginedrivers, Harbour Board employees, coal miners, general labourers,…

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Closed for a Week. Hotels, Clubs, and Breweries. Wellington (N.z.)

The Sun · Monday 10 November 1913 · page 7

Work has been resumed on the Auckland wharves by seventy new unionists. The Brunner mines have been closed for good…

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Buliding-industry & Machinery Hotel and Flats. Improving Milson's Point

The Sun · Monday 10 November 1913 · page 5

The unaesthetic approach at Milson's Point is to be further transformed. A comply has in view the erection, of a hotel rind flats with 55 suites of apartments, with tea-rooms…

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The Order in Auckland Many Unions Respond. City Hotels Closed

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 10 November 1913 · page 7

AUCKLAND, Saturday.--The struggle has begun in earnest. The police, armed with a search warrant, entered a room occupied by the waterside…

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More Settled. Working on the Wharves. Suburban Hotels Closed. Willochra's Fruit Boycotted. Wellington (N.z.)

The Sun · Tuesday 11 November 1913 · page 7

Work was commenced this morning on four of the fourteen big coastal steamers at Auckland. Twenty lorries, strongly, escorted, conveyed cargo from the wharves to the…

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Hotels and Breweries Close. New Union Gathering Strength

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 11 November 1913 · page 7

AUCKLAND, Monday Afternoon.--There was a suspension of work on the wharves this morning, owing to a number of the seamen of the local fleet giving notice, which expired…

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No-license Campaign

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 11 November 1913 · page 8

Chatswood Central Methodist Church was crowded on Sunday night when a united after church service was held in the interests of the no-license campaign in the Gordon electorate,…

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Runner's Wrong Age Professional Loses Claim Against Licensee

Referee · Wednesday 12 November 1913 · page 9

Considerable interest was taken in a case at Stockport (Eng.) on September 27, when George M'Oolgin, professional runner, claimed £8 from Tom Wilson, licensee of the Egerton Arms…

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The No-license Battle. to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 12 November 1913 · page 7

Sir,--In your issue to-day I notice some remarks by Rev. A. Rivett on this Important subject. He has approached it in a rational way. The advocates of temperance must do something more than ovate on public…

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No-license. Without Restriction

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 12 November 1913 · page 12

PERTH, Tuesday.--In the Legislative Assembly to-day, the Attorney-General(Mr. Walker) moved the second reading of the Local Option Bill. The bill gives the local option polls full…

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The Commercial Hotel, Ballina

The Catholic Press · Thursday 13 November 1913 · page 44

Ballina! Who that has spout a holiday in that charming spot does not look back upon the experience with pleasure! And who that has sojourned at the Commercial Hotel at…

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The Coraki Hotel, Coraki

The Catholic Press · Thursday 13 November 1913 · page 44

Excellent bods and a good table are but two of the many advantages to be secured by putting up at the Coraki Hotel. Coraki, whether visiting that charming locality for…

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Hotel Pacifique, Tweed Heaps

The Catholic Press · Thursday 13 November 1913 · page 29

The Hotel Pacifique, Tweed Heads, is now under new management—that of Mr. and Mrs. Martin, a fart which will he sufficient guarantee of the excellent manner in which…

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