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Sydney · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1915

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The Dog Millionaire's Hotel

The Newsletter: an Australian Paper for Australian People · Saturday 2 January 1915 · page 7

Madame Culve has gained for herself quite a peculiar branch of new laurels. During the recent four in America she arrived at an hotel where admitance was…

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Albury Races. Polldook Wins Licensed Victuallers' Handicap. Albury

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 2 January 1915 · page 12

The New Year Day meeting of the Albur-Licensed Victuallers' Race Club was held to-day, in delightful weather. There wss a good attendance. Much dissatisfaction was expressed by the club committee and…

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Sudden Death. At a Parramatta Hotel. Supposed Overdose of Chlorodyne

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 2 January 1915 · page 12

On Wednesday night it was reported to the Parramatta police that a woman had died suddenly at the Park Gate Hotel, George and O'Council street, Parramatta…

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Price of Drinks. Meeting of Hotelkeepers. the Attorney-general's Schedule. Meets with Approval

Evening News · Tuesday 5 January 1915 · page 5

There win another meeting of Sydney hotelkeepers in the basement at the Town Hall this afternoon to discuss the revised retail prices of liquor as fixed by the Attorney-General…

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Daylight Robbery. City Publican Attacked Man Sent for Trial

The Sun · Wednesday 6 January 1915 · page 6

George Robert Barton, a city, hotelkeeper, was assaulted and robbed in a most audacious fashion in the city at 1,15 p.m. on December 30. He was in Castlereagh-street,…

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Hotelkeepers Accept Scale

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 6 January 1915 · page 10

Three hundred and fifty of the hotelkeepers of Sydney talked of many things yesterday at a mash meeting held in the basement of the Town Hall. Allusions were made to [?]…

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The Hotels. New Rates for Colonial Liquors. Operate From To-day

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 January 1915 · page 10

The hotelkeepers of New South Wales decided yesterday at a mass meeting at the Town Hall that the increases imposed by the Attorney-General, Mr. Hall, on Friday last,…

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Licenses

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 6 January 1915 · page 2

At the Parramatta Police Court on Monday, the S.M. (Mr. Fitzhardinge) granted auctioneers' licenses to Arthur G. 'O'Donnell, Amos Wheatley, John Gegg,…

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Christmas Night in Country Hotel. Police Charge Fails. [?]

Evening News · Friday 8 January 1915 · page 5

A case of internet to [?] was heard at the police court yesterday [?] Mery Benson, license of the Central Police was charged with allowing liquor [?]…

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The Hotels. Increased Prices at Newcastle. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 January 1915 · page 6

A meeting of hotelkeepers of the city and district was held to-day, with Mr. L.D. Mouat, president of the northern branwh of the U.L.V.A., occupying the chair. After a long…

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Liquor Prices. Newcastle Publicans' Decision

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 8 January 1915 · page 11

NEWCASTLE, Thursday.--A meeting of Newcastle and district housekeepers was held to-day to consider the retail prices of liquor. There were only about 40 publicans present…

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Hotel and Restaurant Union

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 8 January 1915 · page 9

The election of officers for the Hotel, Club, und Restaurant Employees' Union has resulted as follows;--President, Mr. A. [?]; vice- president, Mr. T. Shaw; treasurer, Mr. H…

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Epicure of the Trenches. Jones, From Sandhurst, Sets Enemy Mad. Comedy of Steak and Chips in "the Hotel Cecil."

The World's News · Saturday 9 January 1915 · page 4

CHEERFULNESS under difficulties is the surest sign of a stout heart, and that Tommy and his officers have it is,proved by many a story from the front. No…

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Hotelkeeper Not Liable

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 9 January 1915 · page 14

SINGLETON, Friday. -- At the police court yesterday, Mary Benson, licensee of the Central Hotel, was charged with having allowed liquor to be consumed in the hotel bar on Christmas…

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Christmas Liquor. Liverpool Publican Charged

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 9 January 1915 · page 5

At the Liverpool Police Court on Monday, before Mr. T. B. Clegg, P.M., John Raiferty, licensee of the Railway Hotel at that place, was charged with permitting…

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The Menace of the Drug. Death at an Hotel

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 9 January 1915 · page 12

A magisterial inquiry was held on Friday morning by Mr M. H. Fitzhardinge, S.M., Parramatta District Coroner, into the circumstances connected with the…

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The Room on the Hotel Balcony

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 9 January 1915 · page 6

Mr. W. R. Crittenden, hon. secretary Ryde Electorate No-license League, wrote to Hornsby Shire Council as follows:—"I am sorry to have to write again, but…

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Boarding-house and a License

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 11 January 1915 · page 5

BATHURST, Saturday.--An application was considered by the Quarterly Licensing Court to-day, when Charles. Murray asked for the transfer of his license from the Exchange…

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The Publican Gave In

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 11 January 1915 · page 6

KURRI KURRI, Saturday.--The hotelkeepers raised the price of a pint of beer to 4d, and cut the glasses to "mediums,"' with the result that the patronage accorded the bar ceased,…

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