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Sydney · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1915

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Almost Savagery Insanitary Country Hotels

The Sun · Monday 27 September 1915 · page 3

Mr. Black, Minister for Health, speaking at the Health Inspectors' annual conference at the Southern cross Hall this morning, said the earliest exponent of the laws of…

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Row in a Newtown Hotel. Charge of Maliciously Wounding

Evening News · Tuesday 28 September 1915 · page 2

Gar[?] Boardman, [?] was charged at the Newtown Police Court, before Mr. W[?] S.M., with maliciously wounding Arci[?]…

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Soft Drinks in Hotels

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 28 September 1915 · page 5

When the bill to provide for the reduction of fees to licensed victuallers, consequent upon the earlier closing of hotels, was before the Victorian Legislative…

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Hotel Closing. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 28 September 1915 · page 10

Sir,—May I express my regret that my valued friend, Ethel Turner, has thought it necessary to stigmatise temperance advocates as "soured"? I can only think it was done out of…

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"Not Yet." Early Closing of Hotels

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 29 September 1915 · page 8

"Has Cabinet come to any decision in regard to the early closing of hotels?" inquired Mr. Perry in the Legislative Assembly yesterday. "Not yet," replied Mr. Cann, who answered…

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Soldiers and Drink. Warning to Hotel. Keepers. Goulburn

Evening News · Thursday 30 September 1915 · page 4

For some time the [?] of [?] supplying [?] military [?] and the Question as…

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Closing of Hotels. Position in West Australia

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 30 September 1915 · page 6

PERTH, Wednesday.--In the Legislative Council yesterday Mr. Colebatch, Liberal leader, criticised the Hotel Closing Referendum Bill, intimating his intention to move…

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The Hotel Sydney

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Friday 1 October 1915 · page 12

Among the guests staying at the Hotel Sydney during the past week were:— Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Basch, Melbourne; Mr. H. Snider, Melbourne; Mr. and Mrs…

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Soldier and Civilians Fight in Coogee Hotel

The Sun · Friday 1 October 1915 · page 6

On Saturday afternoon a nurse connected with the Randwick Hospital for soldiers and Harold Wrigley, an invalided soldier, were collecting money for a military charity, when…

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Licensed Surveyors

The Sun · Friday 1 October 1915 · page 5

At an examination of candidates for license to survey conducted by the Surveyors' Board at the Department of Lands, commencing on September 17, the following were successful…

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Licensing Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 October 1915 · page 6

At Thursday's sitting of the Metropolitan Liceosing Court the license of the Wynyard Hotel, Erakine-street, Sydney, was transterred from Vyan Roberts to Alexander Joseph E[?]well…

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Licensed Surveyors

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 2 October 1915 · page 8

At on examination of candidates for licence to survey conducted by the Surveyors' Board at the Department of Lands, commencing on September 17, 1915, the following were successful,…

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Soldiers and Drink. Publicans' View

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 2 October 1915 · page 16

The president of the United Licensed Victuallers' Association of New South Wales, Mr. J. T. Donnison, in the course of a statement regarding the liquor traffic, says:—…

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Row in a Coogee Hotel. Returned Soldier Assaulted

Evening News · Monday 4 October 1915 · page 7

Harold Wrigley a returned soldier had an unpleasant experience in a Coogee hotel, the details of which were related at the Central Police Court to Mr. Clarke. S. M. [?] Edward…

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State Hotels in Northern Territory

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 4 October 1915 · page 4

DARWIN, Saturday.--The Commonwealth took over the hotels and stocks of liquors held by licensed storekeepers to-day and began its earner as State publican. White cooks and…

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Drink During the War. 623 English Licenses Sus-pended Under Special Act

Evening News · Tuesday 5 October 1915 · page 7

It is pointed out in the British Blue Book of [?] statiships for last year that the war had the effect of making comparison with regard to the number of [?] for…

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Coals of Fire Parson Saved From Push Licensee Gives Protection Melbourne

The Sun · Tuesday 5 October 1915 · page 3

Heaping coals of fire on the head of the Rev. George Tregear, who recently sent him a white feather in connection with a challenge to debate the liquor question,…

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Hotelkeeper Dodges Bottle

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 6 October 1915 · page 13

At the Glebe Police Court yesterday, Edward Thomas Hinton appeared before Mr. Wilkinson. S.M., charged with maliciously damaging a plateglass window, valued at £2; also with…

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Hours of Hotels

Evening News · Thursday 7 October 1915 · page 7

During the week a deputation from the New South Wales Alliance asked the Premier to curtail the hours of hotels. This request and the recent resolution of the Legislative…

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Early Closing of Hotels (To the Editor.)

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 7 October 1915 · page 18

Sir,—While we are engaged in fighting the enemy on foreign land, let us not lose sight of the fact that we have an equally formidable enemy right here in our midst—viz.,…

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