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Sydney · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1916

926 stories in Sydney's papers · page 7 of 47

Hotels to Close To-night

Evening News · Tuesday 15 February 1916 · page 6

As a result of the consultation between the State Commandant and the Government this afternoon, it has been decided that the hotels in Sydney will close at 6 o'clock to-night until…

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The Wrecked Hotel at Liverpool What the Soldiers Did. Shooting at the Clock

Evening News · Tuesday 15 February 1916 · page 7

At 4 o'clock yesterday, dis[?] reigned in Liverpool. The citizens did not [?]venture for[?] At that hour additional police, numbering about 200, arrived in the town…

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Closing Twenty-eight Hotels in an Hour

Evening News · Tuesday 15 February 1916 · page 6

"They took it all in good part, and some of them seemed glad." said Sergeant Marrison, of the Red[?] Police, when reisting to an "Evening News" reporter how be carried out…

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Hotel in a Camp Area. Six o'clock Cloasing

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 15 February 1916 · page 3

Senator Pearce, minister for Defence, acting under the war precautions regulations, has directed that the Green Vale Hotel, situated within five miles of the…

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At Liverpool. Damage at Hotels

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 15 February 1916 · page 9

Trouble and disturbance that exceeded anything previously seen in Liverpool occurred yesterday. The men marched out of camp along…

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Rioting. Soldiers Refuse to Drill. Two Camps Idle. Hotels and Shops Wrecked. One Man Killed. Riots at Liverpool and Sydney

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 15 February 1916 · page 9

At breakfast-time yesterday about 5000 troops of the Australian Imperial Forces, camped at Casula, near Liverpool, refused duty and demanded the retraction of a new…

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Wrecked Town Attempt to Burn Hotel Chaplain's Experience Armed Guard on Station

The Sun · Tuesday 15 February 1916 · page 6

There were only about 200 rioting soldiers left in Liverpool at 8 o'clock last night, and of this number two were arrested. One of the soldiers before being taken by the police…

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Hotels Close at Six O'clock Precaution for To-night

The Sun · Tuesday 15 February 1916 · page 5

This is pay-day in camp, and it is possible a large number of men with money to spend will come to the city to-night. The military authorities have, in consequence, advised the…

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Hotel Windows Smashed

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 15 February 1916 · page 6

A couple of windows in the Oddfellows' Hotel, George St., between Hay Street and Ultimo Road, city, were smashed with stones by the rioters last night. A big crowd had collected…

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At Liverpool. Hotels and Shops Raided. Ruthless Destruction of Property

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 15 February 1916 · page 6

Since an order in connection with extra hours of working was issued a few days previously, murmurs of discontent have been heard among the men at Liverpool. A climax was…

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License for Coffee Palace

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 15 February 1916 · page 7

The City Council spent a long time last evening in the discussion of a proposal to expend £2140 in alterations and additions required by the lessee on the ground floor of the Great…

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Hotels May Close Again To-night

Evening News · Wednesday 16 February 1916 · page 5

The [?] similar precautions [?] on Monday and Tuesday, will be taken to-night [?] at the closing of the hotest are [?]…

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Hotel Hours. Reconsideration by the Cabinet. Earlier Closing Question

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 16 February 1916 · page 12

The State Cabinet is to reconsider the whole question of the earty closing of hotols during the war. Mr. Cann, who acted for the Premier…

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Closing of Hotels. Six O'clock Ordered

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 16 February 1916 · page 14

After consultation with the military and police authorities yesterday the State Cabinet directed a proclamation to issue under the Liquor Act ordering hotels and wine shops…

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Anzacs in London—huns in America. Australian Soldiers at the Hotel Cecil, London

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 16 February 1916 · page 6

IN the course of his address at the Christmas dinner to Australian soldiers in London, at the Hotel Cecil. Sir George Reid said:—I was delighted to…

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Liverpool Hotels Closed Precautions in the City

The Sun · Wednesday 16 February 1916 · page 6

Acting on the suggestion of the military authorities, the Premier took steps this morning to order the immediate closing of all the hotels in the Liverpool district for…

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Hotel Closing and Canteens

The Sun · Wednesday 16 February 1916 · page 4

In the absence of the Premier, but no doubt with his cognisance and advice, the Cabinet yesterday considered the closing hour of hotels; and a newspaper statement, which bears some signs of Ministerial inspiration, is to the effect that the Government is likely to bring in a bill for 9 o'clock, instead of the hour of 10, previously…

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A Dry City. Hotels Closed at 6 O' Clock

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 16 February 1916 · page 9

"Six o'clock!" "Time, gents, please." This variation of the old order of things fairly staggered regular frequenters of some of the…

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Closing Hotels. Action by Minister for Defence. Under War Precautions Act

Evening News · Thursday 17 February 1916 · page 7

The Minister for defence (Senator [?]) took action under the War Precautions Act this afternoon with regard to the [?] of hotels in Sydney and other parts of New South Wales…

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Early Hotel Closing

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 17 February 1916 · page 9

At a public lecture delivered by Mrs. Jamieson Williams in Sydney on Tuesday last, under the auspices of the Women's Christian Temperance Union, the following resolution…

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