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Sydney · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1916

926 stories in Sydney's papers · page 1 of 47

Close Hotels at Six. Soldiers Sign Petition

Evening News · Saturday 1 January 1916 · page 6

A petition asking that hotels close at 6 p.m. has been signed by over 4000 members of the A.I.F., now encamped at Liverpool and Casula. The signature include those of Colonel…

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Train Ambulance Up to Date. a Rolling Hospital and Hotel

The World's News · Saturday 1 January 1916 · page 13

THE latest thing in train ambulances, built by the London and North-western Railway at a cost of £7000 for service in France, is quite the most perfect of the kind ever…

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Died in the Bar Publican Charged Brisbane

The Sun · Saturday 1 January 1916 · page 5

In connection with the death of David Kelly, otherwise Green, in the bar of the Exchange Hotel on December 29, the licensee of the hotel, Albert Henry Biggs, aged 47,…

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Fired His Gun in the Hotel

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 1 January 1916 · page 5

Edward Devancy was charged at Liverpool Court with riotous behaviour near the Collingwood Hotel, Campbelltownroad, on Tuesday, and also with using…

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Thought She Was Older. Young Girl's Drink in a Hotel

Evening News · Monday 3 January 1916 · page 5

Albert Perry, a [?]arman, was charged in the Summons Division of the Central Police Court, on the information of Inspector Branston, with selling liquor to a girl under 18 years of age…

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Hotel Employees' Trouble. Darwin

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 3 January 1916 · page 10

The hotel employees are returning to work, in aocordance with the instructions telegraphed by the secretary, Mr. Nelson, from Melbourne, namely, that no rate of wages prevail…

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Auctioneers' Licenses Refusal at North Sydney

The Sun · Monday 3 January 1916 · page 5

Because they could not prove that a material injury of a public nature would he occasioned if licenses were not granted to them, four auctioneers at the North Sydney Police…

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Hotel Closing Secures Peace

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 3 January 1916 · page 7

PERTH, Saturday,--New Year's Eve passed off quietly. By the Colonial Secretary's direction the hotels were closed at 9 o'clock. When the hotels closed, about 200 soldiers marched to the…

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Public Vehicle Licenses

The Sun · Tuesday 4 January 1916 · page 4

Superintendent Edward, who is in charge of the traffic branch, police headquarters, has had prepared returns of the licenses issued during 1916. There were 736 horse-cab…

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Beer Without a License. Narrabeen Storekeeper Fined £50

Evening News · Wednesday 5 January 1916 · page 5

[?] Narrabeen storekeeper [?] charged [?] and [?]…

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Soldiers Want Hotels Closed

The Farmer and Settler · Wednesday 5 January 1916 · page 3

A petition asking that hotels be closed at 6 p.m. has been signed by over [?] members of the A.I.F. now encamped at Liverpool and Casula. The signatures…

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Vehicular Traffic. Licenses Slightly Decline

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 5 January 1916 · page 5

A return has been issued by the Traffic Branch of the Police Department, showing the number of licenses issued during 1914 and 1915 to drivers of motors, vans, etc. The 1914…

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Among Our Advertisers Macpherson's Barley Mow Hotel, Park and Castlereagh-streets, Sydney

The Catholic Press · Thursday 6 January 1916 · page 40

Macpherson's Barley Mow Hotel at Park and Castlereagh Streets is well known, not only for the high-class accommodation, it offers to visitors and for the excellence of…

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State Hotels Dispute. Employees to Resume Work. an Account of the Negotiations and Proposals

The Australian Worker · Thursday 6 January 1916 · page 20

After many weeks of negotiation with the Federal Government in Melbourne. MR. H. Nelson, secretary of the A.W.U. at, Darwin,, has been enabled to arrive at an…

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Hotel Robbed. Lithgow

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 January 1916 · page 8

A daring robbery has been committed at th[?] Grand Central Hotel, main street, and nearl £150 in notes, gold, cheques, and postal note was taken from a safe in the private bar. Th[?]…

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Hotel Problem Is Its Discussion Forbidden? Forbes

The Sun · Thursday 6 January 1916 · page 6

At the meeting of Forbes Recruiting Association last evening the following letter was received from Mr. Catts, M.H.R., organising, secretary to the Parliamentary…

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Hotel Licenses

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 7 January 1916 · page 8

The following transfer was granted yesterday: Farnham Arms Hotel, Albion Street, Sydney, from George Robert Burton to William Francis M'Cann…

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The Hotel Sydney

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Friday 7 January 1916 · page 8

Guests staying at the Hotel Sydney during the past week include: Mrs. J. A. Thomson, Perth, W.A; Mrs. Witemore, Perth, W.A; Miss Riddell, Perth, W.A; Mr. W. R…

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Hotel Changes Hands

Evening News · Friday 7 January 1916 · page 3

The quarters licensing Court has [?] the transfer of the Daruham Arms Hotel [?] bl[?]n street Sydney from George Robert [?] to William Framer M Cann…

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Licensing Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 7 January 1916 · page 4

At Thursday's sitting of the MetropolitanLicensing Court, the license of the Farnham Arms Hotel, [?] bion-street, city, was transferred from Georgs Robert Barton to William Francis McCann…

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