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Hotels & licensing, 1914

844 stories in Sydney's papers · page 40 of 43

Country Racing Grafton Licensed Victuallers

Referee · Wednesday 2 December 1914 · page 5

The Grafton L.V. Racing Club held its annual two days' Summer meeting on Wednesday and Thursday last. The club was unfortunate in regard to the weather, as on the opening…

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Hotel Destroyed. Zeehan (Tas.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 2 December 1914 · page 12

Early this morning the Royal Exchange Hotel, owned and occupied by Mr. Timothy Buckley, was destroyed by fire. When the alarm was raised the fire had secured a good…

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License Refused

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 2 December 1914 · page 2

At the Glebe Police Court an application by Louis Menser for an auctioneer's general license was opposed by the police. The applicant stated that he carried on an…

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Licensed Race-courses. in Mew South Wales. the Amount of Fees

Evening News · Thursday 3 December 1914 · page 5

Information regarding the number of race-courses in New South Wales has been supplied by the Chief Secretary, at the request of Mr. Burgees, M.L.A. who asked a series of…

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Hotel Fire at Zeehan. Narrow Escape of the inmates

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 3 December 1914 · page 2

On Tuesday morning the Royal Exchange Hotel, at Zeehan (Tas.), owned and occupied by Mr. Timothy Buckley, was destroyed by [?]. When the alarm…

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Licensed Racecourses

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 3 December 1914 · page 7

The Chief Secretary yesterday stated, in reply to Mr. Burgess,:in the Legislative Assembly, that there are eleven racecourses licensed- within 40 miles of Sydney (that Is to :say…

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Licensing Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 4 December 1914 · page 5

The following hotel transfers were granted yesterday by the Metropolitan Licensing Court:Walter Bush to Samuel Morley Stickler, President Lincoln Hotel, Forbes-street, city; Aloysius Frederick Cleary to Harry…

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Bogus Austion Sales. "Buttoners" and Other Devices. Auctioneer's License Refused

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 5 December 1914 · page 4

The application for a general auctioneer's license, of Alfred Henry Price, adjourned from the previous Tuesday, in consequence of police objection to same…

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The Old White Horse Hotel

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 5 December 1914 · page 12

The old White Horse Hotel, Parramatta, is now in the phoenix stage. The legend of the phoenix is that when it became old, it built a neat of sticks, got…

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Hotel for Sale

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 5 December 1914 · page 6

Messrs. Batt, Rodd and Purves, Ltd., announce the sale of a valuable property at Campbelltown, known as the Commonwealth Hotel, commanding the traffic from…

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All Questions Answered Legal Wine License

Sunday Times · Sunday 6 December 1914 · page 17

GROCER (Balmain): The following extract should answer your enquiry : The number of Colonial wine licenses in an electorate shall not, except as specially provided, exceed the…

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An Hotel Fire at Manly. Brigade Formed just in Time

The Farmer and Settler · Monday 7 December 1914 · page 2

The Grand Pier Hotel, Manly, Sydney, was the scene of a fire on Saturday night when considerable damage was done to two bedrooms and a drawing room. The…

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Licensed Racecourses. a Big Number In New South Wales

The Farmer and Settler · Monday 7 December 1914 · page 2

The N.S.W. Chief Secretary stated on Wednesday in reply to a question in the Assembly, that there are eleven race-courses licensed within forty miles of…

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New Duties. Hotel Keepers Increase Prices. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 December 1914 · page 10

A new price list for wines, beers, and spirits will operate in Melbourne to-morrow. Under the new schedule it will be impossible to obtain as formerly a pint of colonial ale or…

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Publicans' Responsibility. Bathurst

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 December 1914 · page 10

A case involving some points of interest to hotelkeepers was heard at the local police court, when Morris Smith, the licensee of a Bathurst hotel, was charged with allowing…

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Price of Drinks. New Hotel Tariff. [?] Fourpence. Whisky and Soda, Ninepe[?]

Evening News · Tuesday 8 December 1914 · page 1

The new [?] of prices in Sydney for the [?] of liquor comes into operation from to-day. There has been a general increase all round,…

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Licensed Victuallers Meet. Increases Not Yet Official

Evening News · Tuesday 8 December 1914 · page 1

The new increased prices are not general yet. A number of hotels are charging the higher rates, but it will not be until to-morrow [?] [?] The [?] of prices that [?] been [?]…

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License Transferred

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 8 December 1914 · page 7

Tim Metropolitan Licensing Court yesterday granted a transfer of the license of the University Hotel. Broadway, Glebe, from Colin Campbell Taylor to Henry William Hardley…

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Another New Hotel

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 8 December 1914 · page 7

In the office of Mr. E. Lindsay Thompson, architect, the contract has been let to Mr. M. B. Sutton for the erection of the Victoria Hotel, at the corner of William and Victoria…

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Publicans' Responsibilities. Drunken Men in Bars

The Farmer and Settler · Wednesday 9 December 1914 · page 2

A case involving some points of interest to hotelkeepers was heard at the Bathurst police court, when Morris Smith, the licensee of a local hotel, was charged…

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