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Sydney · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1913

1,221 stories in Sydney's papers · page 52 of 62

Big Divorce Suit Impending, Licensed Surveyor Moore. Accuses Wife of Adultery. Humphrey. Oxenham As Co-re. Petitioner Claims £3,000 Damages. Melbourne, Saturday [?]

Truth · Sunday 16 November 1913 · page 10

For some considerable time post, rumors of sensational divorce proceedings, in which the name of a leading man of the turf, was mentioned as the…

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Some Queer Hotels. Extraordinary Experience

The Sun · Sunday 16 November 1913 · page 15

Hotels in America are many and varied, and so are the experiences of the vaudeville, artists who stay in them. There are amusing happenings and weird happenings, and Mr…

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"To Close the Bars." No-license Campaign. What Happened Last Poll

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 17 November 1913 · page 10

Although three constituencies have intimated that they are satisfied with their old representatives, all the electoral machinery will require to he kept well oiled, for, even though…

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The No License Battle. to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 17 November 1913 · page 10

Sir,--Probably the most important admission nude so far by an official of the prohibition party is contained in Mr. James Marion's "The Case for No-license, in a recent issue of "The Daily Telegraph." Mr…

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Countries Going "Dry.'" Effect of No-license. the Local Option Contest

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 17 November 1913 · page 10

Mr. James Marion, general secretary of the N.S.W. Alliance, commenting on the question of prohibition in New Zealand and abroad, said: "The expressed opinions of visitors to the…

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A Married Woman Licensee

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 18 November 1913 · page 4

Grafton would like to know if a married woman can hold a hotel license. Answer.—The Liquor Act. Section 24 (2), provides that a married woman…

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Fire in Timber Yard. Hotel in Danger. West Maitland

Evening News · Tuesday 18 November 1913 · page 4

About 2 o' clock this morning a fire broke out in pender Brothers' timber and joinery works in Eign-street. There was a strong southerly wind blowing at the time, and the…

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NO. 2 Jury Court. (Before Mr. Justice Sly and a jury of four.) Victoria Hotel Resumption

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 18 November 1913 · page 6

The hearing was continued of the case in which Richard James, hotelkeeper, of the Victoria Hotel, William-street, Darlinghurst, sued the Municipal Council of Sydney for…

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No-license

The Sun · Tuesday 18 November 1913 · page 8

Mr. William Lawson Dash, vice-president of;the N.S.W. Alliance, writes:--The fairness with which the "Sun" always treats great public questions is a source of…

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At Auckland. Activity in Shipping Circles. Hotels to Remain Closed

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 18 November 1913 · page 9

AUCKLAND, Monday.--Work on the waterfront to-day embraced the whole foreshore, including King's Wharf, where the Murital, with London cargo, and many coasters are berthed…

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The No-license Battle. to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 18 November 1913 · page 7

Sir,--In your issue of October 9 Mr. Edwin Stooke denies that hotels for accommodation can be run-successfully without the liquor bar. He says that the accommodation in unlicensed houses is distinctly below the…

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No-license Campaign. Facts to Be Respected

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 18 November 1913 · page 15

A no-Iicense meeting, which was in every way sympathetic with the arguments propounded, was conducted by Rev. R. B. S. Hammond at Burwood last night…

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Liberals and Licenses. No Alteration Contemplated

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 18 November 1913 · page 12

"In the event of your being returned to power, do you intend to-take any action in regard to the Liquor Acts?" The question was the only one put to Mr. Wade at the Globe Town-hall…

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Interstate Turf Notes: Successful Meeting at Caulfield Aleconner Captures the Cup Paymaster's Third Hurdle Win Sydney-bred Horses to the Front. Betting at Flemington Without a License

Referee · Wednesday 19 November 1913 · page 4

Though the morning broke cold and dull, Saturday afternoon was fine, consequently the attendance at Caulfield for the V.A.T.C. Meeting was a first-class one. Recent rains had made…

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NO. 2 Jury Court. (Before Mr. Justice Sly and a jury of four.) Victoria Hotel Resumption

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 19 November 1913 · page 10

The case in which Richard James, hotelkeeper, of the Victoria Hotel, William-street, Darlinghurst, sued the Municipal Council of Sydney for compensation in respect to the…

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Charge of Murder. Assault in an Hotel

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 19 November 1913 · page 12

BRISBANE, Tuesday.--The Commissioner of Police to-day received a wire stating that a man named Cusack, who. it was alleged, bad been assaulted in an hotel at Townsville, had…

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The No-license Battle. to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 19 November 1913 · page 12

Sir,--A question usually asked by impartial inquires is, has the carrying of no-license in various electorates in New Zealand been [?] means of improving the general conditions of the residents therein, or otherwise…

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Katoomba Family Hotel

The Catholic Press · Thursday 20 November 1913 · page 44

Even the Cup this year has failed to attract more than a very small percentage of holiday-makers to Melbourne. The popularity of the Mountains as a pleasure resort…

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No-license Poll. Last Election's Results

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 20 November 1913 · page 10

The election of the sitting member has not been contested in three electorates, which draws attention to the fact that the polling booths must still remain open in order that…

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New Zealand Strike. Bakers Out of Flour. Carpenters Ordered to Resume. Hotels to Regain Closed. Wellington

The Sun · Thursday 20 November 1913 · page 7

A thousand arbitrations are working on the Wellington wharves to-day and there is employment available for fifty more. The vessels discharging include the Wairuna,…

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