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Hotels & licensing, 1915

797 stories in Sydney's papers · page 37 of 40

Hotels Change Hands

Evening News · Friday 3 December 1915 · page 2

The following hotels transfers were granted by the Metropolitan Licensing Beach:—Acland's Hotel, Queen-street, Woollahrs, Samuel Car[?] to Thomas O'Connel; Royal Albert…

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Licensing Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 4 December 1915 · page 9

At Thursdays' sitting of the Metropolitan Licensing Court, the following transfers of publicans' licenses were Branted:—Ackland's Hotel, Queens-street, Woollahra, from Samuel Carse to Thomas O'Connell; Royal…

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State Hotels. Acquired in Queensland. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 4 December 1915 · page 17

The Government has definitely decided to enter upon the hotel business. It is proposed to take over the hotel now in course of erection at Mount Cuthbert, and to acquire the…

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The Fire at the Hotel Australia

Evening News · Monday 6 December 1915 · page 1

Walking along Costlereagh-street this morning one would hardly receive an impression that the Hotel Australia had been [?] of its top storeys by the ravages of fire…

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The Hotel Australia on Fire

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 6 December 1915 · page 5

A VIEW OF THE REAR PORTION OF THE BUILDINGS DURING THE PROGRESS OF THE FIRE YESTERDAY MORNING…

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Early Hotel Closing. Bathurst

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 6 December 1915 · page 10

The following resolution was carried at a meeting of the Blayney war council: "That this association expresses its strong disapproval of the absurdly inadequate proposals…

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Big Fire. at the Hotel Australia. Exciting Scenes. Three Floors Burnt Out

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 6 December 1915 · page 10

Serions damage was done to the Hotel Australia by a fire which broke out at 11.30 yesterday morning. The outbreak occurred in the north-east…

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Liverpool Camp Sanitary Committee's Report Wet Canteen Recommended Early Closing of Hotels Melbourne

The Sun · Monday 6 December 1915 · page 4

The report of the Standing Sanitary Committee which was recently appointed in Sydney to report and advise on questions of health and sanitation generally in the…

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The Hotel Tangle

The Sun · Monday 6 December 1915 · page 4

Like members of the Assembly, Legislative Councillors are hesitating between 9 and 10 p.m. as the closing hour for hotels, and Mr. Fitzgerald (representing the Government) smilingly tells them to vote as their hearts and consciences dictate. But there is in the Council the same delightful satire that there was in the Assembly; the…

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Hotel Australia Fire Estimated Damage, £30,000 Lady and Her Diamonds

The Sun · Monday 6 December 1915 · page 6

The damage caused by fire and water at the Hotel Australia yesterday is estimated at not less than £30,000. Altogether 30 rooms with the contents on the sixth floor close to the…

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West Australian Hotels. a 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Day

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 7 December 1915 · page 4

The closing hours of the session at the west Australian Parliament saw the passage of the liquor reform laws laws in Compliance with the insistent demands of…

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MISADVENTURES Great Fire in Sydney the Hotel Australia Badly Burned

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 7 December 1915 · page 4

An outbreak of fire at the Hotel Australia, Castlereagh-street, Sydney, on Sunday morning last, and the flooding it consequently received, did immense…

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Hotel Australia Fire

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 7 December 1915 · page 11
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

A fire sensation was created in Sydney on Sunday morning when the news was flashed around that the "Hotel Australia was on fire." Sure enough…

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German Club Licenses Melbourne

The Sun · Tuesday 7 December 1915 · page 5

An application was made to the Licensing Court to-day for the renewal of the license of two German clubs, but it was decided to adjourn the hearing till after the war…

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Hotel Australia Fire. Business Resumed

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 7 December 1915 · page 7

Excepting for the absence of several rugs and carpets, there was little to suggest at the Australia yesterday that the building skirted destruction 24, -hours before. The.cushioned…

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In Equity. (Before Mr. Justice Harvey.) Torres Straits Licensed Pilots' Association. Peebles v Howie and others

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 8 December 1915 · page 9

Mr. Harriott, instructed by Mr. A. P. Sparke, appearcd on behalf of John Peebles, plaintiff to the suit of Peebles v Howie, and others, and moved to continue the interim injunction…

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Hotel Australia Insurance

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 8 December 1915 · page 11

Mr. J. Ure Smith, manager of the Hotel Australia, stated yesterday that the total amount of insurance covering the hotel was £125,000. Mrs. Lachlan M'Donald (Mary Laing) gave a…

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Fire at the Hotel Australia

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 8 December 1915 · page 57

A fire which caused damage estimated at £25,000, occurred at the Hotel Australia, Castlereagh-street, Sydney, shortly before noon on Sunday, December 5. The fire started on the…

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District Court. (Before Judge Murray and juries of tour.) a Licensed Surveyor's Claim. Ha[?]oran v Cook

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 December 1915 · page 5

Henry Ferdinand Halloran, licensed surveyor, of 82 Pitt-street[?] Sydney proceeded against William Cook, builder, of Ashley, Kennedy-avenue, Belmore, for the recovery of…

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