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Hotels & licensing, 1915

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Early Hotel Closing

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 8 July 1915 · page 10

"As a life-long abstainer and as one who has a sympathetic interest in your cause, all I can say, and I could not if I wished any more, is that I will place your representations…

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License to Manage

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 8 July 1915 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--A license was issued to-day by the Federal Government under the Trading With the Enemy Act to the Perpetual Trustee Company, Ltd., Sydney, to…

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Legislative Council. Closing of Hotels

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 8 July 1915 · page 9

The Vice-President, questioned as to whether the Government intended to give effect to the resolution passed by the Labor Conference, to close public-houses at, 6 p.m., stated that the…

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Hotels Changed Hands

Evening News · Friday 9 July 1915 · page 4

The Metropolitan [?] Court granted the following transfers of publicans licenses:—Bernard Jackson to Peter Fountain, [?] Hotel, Bathursts-street, Sydney: Waiter George…

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The Hotel Sydney

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Friday 9 July 1915 · page 5

Amongst the guests staying at the Hotel Sydney during the past week are included:— Mr. and Mrs. Fowler, Albury; Mr. L, Potter, Auckland. N.Z.: Mr. and Mrs. J. Clemons…

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Sale of Occupation Licenses. Inverell Land District

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 9 July 1915 · page 4

At the office of the Crown Lind Agent, at Inverell, at noon, on Tuesday, 10th July, 1013, the right to Occupation Licenses being Lots 1,170 and 1,171, of 0,090…

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Licenses Transferred

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 9 July 1915 · page 3

The following transfers of licenses were granted by the Metropolitan Licensing Bench yesterday:--Belvidere Hotel, Bathurst Street, Sydney, from Bernard Jackson to Peter…

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Europe's Largest Hotel. Women Waiters to Be Employed at the Regent Palace

The World's News · Saturday 10 July 1915 · page 2

LONDON can now boast a gigantic hotel, which is certainly the largest in the Whole of Europe—If not la the world. It is the Regent Palace Hotel, which opened…

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Throat and Wrists Cut Discovery on Hotel Stairs

The Sun · Saturday 10 July 1915 · page 5

A man whose name Is supposed to be Kenny, a butcher, of Rosebery-street, was found on the stairs at Pufflet's Mansion House Hotel, George-street, and Ultlmo-road,…

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Not Licensed

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 10 July 1915 · page 8

At the Ryde Police Court on Tuesday, before Mr. M. H. Fitzhardinge, S.M., Martin Redman pleaded guilty to having driven an unlicensed cab in Blaxland-rd…

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A Big Road Smash. The Buggy and the Motor-Car. A Question as to a Driver's Sobriety. Heavy Fines and License Cancelled

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 10 July 1915 · page 12

At Parramatta Court on Friday Wm, E. Burcher was charged in two cases with (1) on 24th of May, at Prospect, driving a motor ear whilst under the influence of…

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License Transperred

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 10 July 1915 · page 6

At the Parramatta Licensing Court on Wednesday, before Mr. M. H. Fitzhardinge, S.M., and Mr. A. H. Collett, J.P., Licensing Magistrates, an application was granted…

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Extensions of licenses

Nepean Times · Saturday 10 July 1915 · page 4

At the Penrith Police Court on Tuesday last, before Mr T B Clegg, P.M., a booth license was granted to Cecil C Fulton, Australian Arms Hotel…

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Shots in a Hotel. West Maitland

Evening News · Tuesday 13 July 1915 · page 1

A quarrel at the Family Hotel, Campbell's Hill, yesterday, had a starting development, and as a result, the licance, John Houston, and a man named Laggett are in hospital. In…

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Fireman Hussar. Our Handy Soldiers at an Hotel Fire

Evening News · Tuesday 13 July 1915 · page 2

We had to [?] hated last slight a fire whish [?] have best a fire worth rec[?]ting in the [?] of the war last it [?] been for the giving soldiers of Great British [?] at…

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Publicans and Australia Day

Evening News · Tuesday 13 July 1915 · page 3

Mr. John T. Dennison. [?] at of the United Licensed Victuller [?] has is[?]ned a circular to all [?] urging a big effort on behalf of Australia Day. Mr…

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Suggestion to Licensees. to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 14 July 1915 · page 10

Sir,--I would suggest through the medium of your journal that the licensees In the metropolitan district should contribute a minimum of £5 each to the Australia Day Fund. By this…

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How Our Men Lam a Living in the Bush: By E. S. Sorenson III.—The Wayside Publican

The Catholic Press · Thursday 15 July 1915 · page 24

There is not a great deal of difference between one publican and another to the traveller until he gets to the wayside hotel, or to the caravansary that constitutes the…

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Hotel Licenses Transferred

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 16 July 1915 · page 3

At the Metropolitan Licensing Court yesterday the following transfer's . of pubilcans' licenses were granted:--Viotoria Hotel, George Street. Sydney, from Peter W. Byers to James…

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Maitland Hotel Row

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 16 July 1915 · page 4

A quarrel at the Family Hotel. Campbell's Hill, West Maitland on Monday had a startling development and as a result, the licensee, John Hedston, and a…

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