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Hotels & licensing, 1914

844 stories in Sydney's papers · page 22 of 43

Another Hotel Closed

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 12 May 1914 · page 4

SHELLHARBOR, Monday.--The Steam Packet Hotel was closed on Saturday night, as a result of tho local option poll in 1910, when reduction was carried in the electorate…

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Making the People Pay. Increased Hotel Tariff

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 13 May 1914 · page 10

CARCOAR, Monday.--That the increased cost of all commodities would sooner or later have to be borne by the consumer was only to be expected, and it has now manifested itself in…

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Tamworth Licensing Court Case

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 14 May 1914 · page 5

TAMWORTH, Wednesday.--At the Tamworth Licensing Court yesterday, before the licensing magistrate, James Chilcott Noble applied for a transfer of the publican's license of the Locomotive Hotel, Tamworth,…

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Publican's Appeal. New Hotel at Waverley

The Sun · Thursday 14 May 1914 · page 7

An application by Daniel H. Ryan, owner of the Royal Surrey Hotel, in Oxford-street, Waverley, for a permit to demolish the building and erect a new hotel on the site was…

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No-license. Mr. Snowden for New Zealand. Wellington (N.z.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 May 1914 · page 5

Mr. Phillp Snowden, socialist, member for Blackburn in the House of Commons, and his wife, have been engaged in connection with the coming no-license campaign. They…

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Decentralisation. Babies, Dogs, and Licenses

The Sun · Thursday 14 May 1914 · page 10

Mr. J. Bowe complained at last night's Drummoyne Progress Association meeting that local shopkeepers had to go all the way to the far end of Balmain to take out a…

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No License. New Zealand Campaign

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 14 May 1914 · page 10

WELLINGTON, N.Z., Wednesday.--Mr. Philip Snowdon, British Labor M.P., and Mrs. Snowdon have been engaged to assist in the no-license campaign in New Zealand prior to the…

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Waverley Hotel. Licensing Court Decision Reversed

Evening News · Friday 15 May 1914 · page 5

The owner of the Royal Surry Hotel, Oxford-street, Waverley, made an application recently to the Licensing Court for a permit to [?] the hotel with a [?] a new…

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Sly Grog. Conviction in No-license Area. Wellington (N.z.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 15 May 1914 · page 10

A mna, named Conrad, was to-day fined £40 for sly grog selling at Taumarunui, a no-license district…

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Burglars Disturbed. Hotel Bar Entered

The Sun · Friday 15 May 1914 · page 4

Burglars were disturbed in the bar of the Mercantile Rowing Club Hotel, George-street North, shortly after 4 o'clock this morning by the licensee, James Dwyer. They escaped…

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Licensing.. Court Decision Reversed

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 15 May 1914 · page 4

The owner of the Royal. Surrey Hotol in oxford street, Waverley recently made application to the Licensing Court for a permit to demolish the building and erect a new…

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Hotel Revenue Suffers. Said to Be Due to Smallpox

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 16 May 1914 · page 13

MELBOURNE, Friday.--A falling off in the revenue of the Grand Hotel in the 12 months to March at is said to be due principally to the smallpox outbreak in Sydney, while the cost of…

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Increase of License Fee for Hoardings

Sunday Times · Sunday 17 May 1914 · page 8

The Works Committee of the Sydney City Council has recommended to that body that the charge for the issue of licenses for advertising hoardings within the city be increased from one…

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Lost Overboard! Demented Man's Struggle. Excitement at Sea. Mudgee Publican's End

The Sun · Monday 18 May 1914 · page 7

A man, stated to be a publican at Mudgee, committed suicide at sea last night in exciting circumstances. His name was Hubert Franey, a powerfully- built man of 38 years,…

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Walking Hotel. Selling Liquor in Streets. Man Fined £100

The Sun · Monday 18 May 1914 · page 1

The selling of liquor in the streets is, according to the police, on the increase. Two more convictions were secured at the Central Police Court this morning…

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Hotels Close. Goulburn

Evening News · Tuesday 19 May 1914 · page 1

In consequence of a notice issued on May 17. 1911, the Cooma Hotel and the Federal City Metal [?] of Goulburn, closed their doors as licensed promises at 11 o'clock last Saturday…

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Jumped Overboard. Mudgee Hotelkeeper's Suicide

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 19 May 1914 · page 4

A startling tragedy occurred on board the steamer Themistocles while on the voyage from Melbourne to Sydney yesterday. Among the…

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Horse Bolts Into Hotel

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 19 May 1914 · page 5

A horse attached to a delivery van bolted from the Hyde Park rank in Elizabeth-street at midday yesterday. The van's wheel was locked, but, despite this, the horse dragged…

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No-license. Should Be Determined by Plain Majority. Temperance Workers' Decision

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 19 May 1914 · page 8

The annual convention of temperance workers was held last night. The Rev. R. B. S. Hammond presided. Mr. C. Clifton Wilson moved--…

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Parramatta Licensing Bench

Evening News · Wednesday 20 May 1914 · page 7

At the Parramatta Court this morning before the licensing bench, Pannel O She, licenses of the Royal Hotel Granville applied for a renewal of license. He stated that he paid…

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