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Hotels & licensing, 1916

926 stories in Sydney's papers · page 25 of 47

Liquor Referendum Hotels Must Close All Day

The Sun · Saturday 3 June 1916 · page 3

In reply to inquiries Mr. Hall, the State Attorney General, expresses the opinion that the law requires that hotels must be closed during the whole of next Saturday, and not…

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Battle of the Hours Alliance on the City Council's Hotel

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 3 June 1916 · page 9

The discussion at the finance committee of the City Council on Wednesday last over the Lord Mayor's minute recommending that a fresh application be made for a transfer of the…

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When Hotels Never Closed Brandy at £2 a Bottle Premier As Bullock-driver

The Sun · Sunday 4 June 1916 · page 11

Having for his companion as a fellow bullock driver Sir Thomas Bent, Victoria's late Premier, Mr. Thomas F. Saunders, of Orbost (Vic.), in a letter to a Drummoyne…

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Liquor Referendum Hotels Must Close All Day

The Sun · Sunday 4 June 1916 · page 4

In reply to inquiries Mr. Hall, the State Attorney-General, expresses the opinion that the law requires that hotels must be closed during the whole of next Saturday, and not…

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American War Views Sydney Man on Yankee Hotels. Every Man His Own Waiter

Evening News · Monday 5 June 1916 · page 2

Mr. Martin M'llrath, at the firm of M'llraths, Limited, who returned to Sydney on Friday by the Niagara, said that the impression gained in a month's tour of the United States was…

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Thief in Hotel

The Sun · Monday 5 June 1916 · page 5

While asleep in his bedroom at a George-street hotel, between 2 o'clock and 4 o'clock yesterday morning, Anthony Taylor. Woy Woy, was robbed of a watch, overcoat, blue…

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A Servant's Wages. Glebe Hotelkeeper Fined

Evening News · Tuesday 6 June 1916 · page 5

For falling to pay a female servant in his employ the [?] rate of 23s per week, Martin G. [?]ayers, a hotelkeeper at the Globe, was proceeded against before Mr. Addison, Chief…

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Alleged Slander Mr. Griffith Sues Publican Jury of Twelve to Try Issues

The Sun · Tuesday 6 June 1916 · page 3

Mr. Sheridan (instructed by Messrs. Biddulph and Salenger) made an application to Mr. Justice Ferguson in Chambers today, on behalf of Henry Combellack, licensee of…

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Old Hotel Destroyed Parkes

The Sun · Tuesday 6 June 1916 · page 4

One of the landmarks of Parkes, the old Bushman's Hotel, was destroyed by fire on Sunday morning. It stood away from the main part of the town, and was a pretty…

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A Publican's Nationality

The Farmer and Settler · Wednesday 7 June 1916 · page 3

At the Sydney Licensing Court on Monday the application of James Epstein, of the Imperial Hotel, Oxford-street, Paddington, for the renewal of his license was…

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Council's Hotel License

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 8 June 1916 · page 5

The City Council decided on Tuesday by 14 votes to 5 to make the necessary alterations to the Albert Park Hotel, on a resumed area, to keep the license in force, and to renew…

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Imperial Hotel, Innisfail, (N.q.)

The Catholic Press · Thursday 8 June 1916 · page 40

M. J. Hughes is proprietor of the Imperial Hotel, Innisfail, which means in other words he conducts one of the leading hotels in the district and runs it well, too. He is…

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Hotel Hours

Evening News · Thursday 8 June 1916 · page 4

Mr. R. H. La[?]or writes:—Great as our losses, recorded, caused by the war in Europe, it is apparent, according to Press reports, that the question of hotel hours is of greater…

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Early Closing Publican v. Minister Debate Ends in Draw Parkes

The Sun · Thursday 8 June 1916 · page 10

A public debate on the liquor referendum last night between the Rev. A. Graham, Methodist minister, and Mr. John O'Shannessy, a local hotelkeeper, attracted one of…

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Selling Moat Without License, etc

The Land · Friday 9 June 1916 · page 16

"Farmer" (W.G.B.) wants to Know (1) Whether if a man kills a beast, and all of it is too much for his own use, ho can sell a portion of it to his neighbours without…

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Teetotal Race Meeting Emphatic Success Publican's Booth Not Wanted GILGANDRA

The Sun · Friday 9 June 1916 · page 5

The Gilgandra Jockey Club's annual meeting concluded yesterday in good weather. Teetotal conditions were the order of the day. The experiment proved a huge success, and…

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Archbishop Wright and Six O'clock. Hotelkeepers' Reply

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 9 June 1916 · page 11

Mr. Edeard Stock, secretary of the Liquor Trades Defence Union, writes:— Archibishop Wright in his advocacy for closing hotels at 6 o'clock, deals with the subject…

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Hotel Licensing Fee. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 10 June 1916 · page 18

The Licensing Court to-day refused to reduce the licensing fee of William Leonard, licensee of the Centennial Hotel, who applied for a reduction owing to loss of trade through…

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Hotel License Fee. "Legislation Might Be Introduced."

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 10 June 1916 · page 10

NEWCASTLE, Thursday. -- The Newcastle Licensing Beach to-day gave its reserved decision in the application of William Leonard, licensee of the Centennial Hotel, Newcastle. The…

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