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Hotels & licensing, 1913

1,221 stories in Sydney's papers · page 58 of 62

Rag-time Dances. Wentworth Hotel Competition

The Sun · Saturday 6 December 1913 · page 5

"Everything is rag-time now," sang Gene Greene, and devotees of this art echoed his sentiments in earnest at the Wentworth Hotel on Thursday evening. Unusual…

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Growl Against Discipline. Motorists and the Regulations. Liberty But Not License. South Africa's Glad Hand. New Models for 1914

The Sun · Saturday 6 December 1913 · page 4

Whether or not the Australian motorist is justified to the full extent of his growl against the stern discipline to which he is subjected by the Authorities is a question to…

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Bishop Long and No-license

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 6 December 1913 · page 12

Are you a teetotaller or a moderate drinker Bishop Long was asked at the conclusion of a No-license rally at the School of Arts-hall, Bathurst, on Thursday night. "No, I am not…

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The No-license Battle. to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 6 December 1913 · page 14

Sir, -- I urge citizens not to be misled and gulled by the big pictures put forth by the vendors of liquor, as they are unreal, untrue, and only the result of a fertile imagination. The…

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Pictures and No-license. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 December 1913 · page 19

Sir,—Permit met to contribute a few extra words in this controversy. I urge citizens not to be misled and gulled by the big pictures put forth by the liquor traffic, as they…

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Dog Licenses

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 6 December 1913 · page 14

A number of Ryde's citizens were mulct in 10/-, and 6/- costs, at the Ryde Police Court, on Tuesday, for having neglected to register their domestic, canines. Most…

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Wentworth Hotel Ragtime Competition

Sunday Times · Sunday 7 December 1913 · page 6

Cabaret life, as known in American and Continental cities, but without any objectionable features, was introduced at the Wentworth Gardens last week, and, judging by the keen…

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Tea Parties at the Hotel Australia

Sunday Times · Sunday 7 December 1913 · page 7

Despite the heat last Tuesday, the Winter Garden at the Hotel Australia was crowded. A visitor from England, leaning over the horse-shoe balcony, remarked that she had never seen…

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Property Value. Effect of No License. Lismore

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 December 1913 · page 9

Mr. T. O'Shaunnesy, a license lecturer, has offered to give the Alstonville Agricultural Society or any charitable institution the sum of £25 [?]f the average increase in rateable…

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Local Option Poll. the Alliance Figures. Increased Vote for No-license

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 8 December 1913 · page 12

There is every reason for thinking that there has been a heavy poll on the liquor question. The New South Wales Alliance had an army of volunteer scrutineers at work, and…

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Social. "At Home" at the Australia Hotel

Evening News · Tuesday 9 December 1913 · page 6

Decorated with a profusion of beautiful flowers in season, the drawing-room at the Hotel Australia looked very charming last evening when a large and fashionable "at home" was…

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Casey's Hotel Sydney

The Catholic Press · Thursday 11 December 1913 · page 57

Mr. M. Casey needs no introduction to Sydney. His hotel, at the corner of George and Liverpool Streets, is one of the landmarks of Sydney. Some of the special cash…

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Local Option. Increase of No-license Votes Mosman Loses a Wine License

The Sun · Thursday 11 December 1913 · page 6

The official figures for the local option poll are still in abeyance, but sufficient information is available to show that in a number of electorates the poll…

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Licensing Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 December 1913 · page 6

The following transfers of publicans' license was granted at yesterday's sitting of the Metropolition Licensing Court:—From Harold St. John Bodle to Lewis Lever, Balfour Hotel, Elizabeth-street, Sydney;…

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Hotel Waitress Sta[?]ed. Savage Attack by a Japanese Cook

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 12 December 1913 · page 4

A waitress at Sweet's Royal Notes Tumut, was savagely attacked, it is consequence of the injuries inflicted…

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Licensing Court

Nepean Times · Saturday 13 December 1913 · page 4

At the Penrith Licensing Court, on Monday last, before Mr T B Clegg, P.M., and Mr L C Tennant, J.P., an application for renewal of Colonial…

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Commercial Hotel, St. Marys

Nepean Times · Saturday 13 December 1913 · page 4

Mr T R Smith has a special announcement in connection with the above in another column…

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Notable Hotel Enterprise

The Newsletter: an Australian Paper for Australian People · Saturday 13 December 1913 · page 4

There has not been for some time in Sydney a better or quicker bit of first-class building work than that shown in the erection of the new…

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Cootamundra Licensed Victuallers' Race Club. December Meeting. Second Day. Elfbolt Wins L.V. Purse. Cootamundra, Fiday

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 13 December 1913 · page 26

The Cootmundra Licensed Victuallers' Summer Race Meeting waa concluded yesterday, in splendid weather, in the presence of a poor attendance. Small fields ruled, but good racing was witnessed. Mr. J…

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Cootamundra Licensed Victuallers' Races. Santago Wins Licensed Victuallers' Handicap. Cootamundra

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 13 December 1913 · page 26

The Cootamundra Licensed Victuallers' Race Club commenced its Summer Meeting in favourable weather. There was a good attendance. The course was rather dusty after the long spell of dry weather. Results:…

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