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Sydney · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1914

844 stories in Sydney's papers · page 35 of 43

Shots in a Surry Hills Hotel. I'll Pour the Lead Into You

Evening News · Saturday 12 September 1914 · page 5

James king, 42 was [?] at the Central police Court this morning before Mr. Barnett S.M. with having [?] words to Joseph Adams last night…

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Meeting Al Greesham Hotel

Oceania · Saturday 12 September 1914 · page 4

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Unholy License

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 17 September 1914 · page 37

In the newspapers recently particulars appeared of a man whose funeral was conducted in New York. The mourners at the funeral were seven women, and those seven…

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Licensing Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 18 September 1914 · page 4

At Thursday's sitting of the Metropoli[?] L[?] Court the following transfers of publi[?] [?] were granted:—Austral Club Hotel, Vi[?]-st[?] Dar[?]nghurst, from Jo[?]a Nest[?]r to Arthur [?]…

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Country Hotel Burnt. Albury

Evening News · Friday 18 September 1914 · page 5

Within twenty minutes of the time of discovering a fire at the Bethangra Hotel, near town, on Thursday, the building which was constructed of wood, was demolished. Little…

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Chauffeur Shoots Barmaid. Tragedy in a Hotel

Evening News · Tuesday 22 September 1914 · page 2

A shooting affray occurred at the Rifle Brigade Hotel, Carlton, Victoria, on Monday night. Sir George Reld cabled last night from London as follows:—…

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Tragedy at Hotel. Barmaid Shot. Assailant Commits Suicide. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 22 September 1914 · page 5

A chauffeur named [?] Brown, 28. went to the Rifle Brigade Hotel, in Carlton, tonight, and fired two shots at Mrs. A. F. Jefferson, the licensee…

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Melbourne Hotel Tragedy. Murder and Suicide

The Farmer and Settler · Wednesday 23 September 1914 · page 3

A chauffeur named Brown went to the Rifle Brigade Hotel Carlton (Vic.) on Monday night, and fired two shots at Mrs. Jefferson, the licensee, who ran…

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Licensing Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 25 September 1914 · page 5

At Thursday's sitting of the Metropolitan Licensing Court the following transfers were granted:—Chamberlain Hotel, corner of Pitt and Castlereagh streets, from Augusta Chapman to Albert Read. Arthur…

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License Transferred

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 25 September 1914 · page 3

The Licensing Court yesterday granted a transfer of the license of the Chamberlain Hotel, Pitt and Campbell Streets, Sydney, from Augusta Chapman to Albert Read…

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New Hotel for Kensington

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 26 September 1914 · page 15

Fully 11 years have elapsed since a new publican's license; has been granted for the City of Sydney or its suburbs, which are included in the metropolitan licensing district, although…

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The Royal Standard Hotel

The Newsletter: an Australian Paper for Australian People · Saturday 26 September 1914 · page 4

It will interest Sydney people and country visitors to learn that the New Royal Standard Hotel. Bathurst and Castlereagn Sts., has…

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New Hotel[?] for Kensington

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 September 1914 · page 9

On the 7th and 8th inst an inquiry was held by the Motropolitan Licensing Court into a petition signed by residents within a mile radius of the corner of Bunnerong-road and…

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Through the Fanlight. Theft in Hotel

The Sun · Monday 28 September 1914 · page 6

Room 222, occupied by Oscar Frederick Alexander, at the Hotel Sydney, Hay and Pitt streets, city, was entered last night, and a bag, containing clothing and boots and…

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The King v. Wargrave. All Rights Reserved.) Chapter Xiv. the License and the Warrant

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 30 September 1914 · page 8

Once more the two trustees and the famous Harley-street physician have, whether they like it or not, to resign themselves to waiting. They wait, indeed, so long for the…

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Among Our Advertisers. P. J. O'neill. West Kempsey Hotel

The Catholic Press · Thursday 1 October 1914 · page 37

There is no more popular hotel for travellers than that of Mr. P. J. O'Neill, at West Kempsey. It is a family hotel, and at it one finds every comfort. The rooms, like the…

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Our Troops and Unpatriotic Publicans to the Editor

Watchman · Thursday 1 October 1914 · page 3

Sir,—So far I have not heard of the Sydney publicans donating say, £5,000 or £10,000 to the Patriotic Fund, which they could well afford to do, seeing that they…

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The Butcher's License. Selling the Boa[?] Before Butchering it

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 2 October 1914 · page 4

[?] (N.S.W.) asks me if it would be necessary for him to have a butcher's license for the purpose of killing a [?] on his premises, when such…

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Licensing Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 2 October 1914 · page 6

At yesterday's sitting of the Metropolitan Licensing Court, William James Foster was granted a transfer to Francis Edward Barton Smith of the license of the Grand Pier Hotel, [?]planade, Manly…

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Drugs and Chemicals. License for Exportation

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 2 October 1914 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Thursday.--In a communication to the External Affairs Department, the Imperial authorities point out that licenses for the exportation to Australia of prohibited…

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