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Sydney · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1918

424 stories in Sydney's papers · page 13 of 22

The Australian Hotel, Spencer-street, Melbourne

The Catholic Press · Thursday 18 July 1918 · page 40

One of the most conveniently-situated hotels for visitors to the southern capital is the Australian. Mr. J. Moroney, the proprietor, is an expert in the business, and so…

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Hotel Transfers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 July 1918 · page 5

The Licensing Bench yesterday granted the following, transfers:—Leo Clifford to Edward Francis, Hotel Brighton, Brighton-le-Sands, Rockdale; James Quirk to John B. Creman, Britannia Hotel, Cleveland and…

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Publicans Liable. Must Keep People Off Licensed Premises. Wagga

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 20 July 1918 · page 15

Considerable interest was manifested in a case beard before Judge Bevan at the Wagga Quarter Sessions, in which Henry M'Donough, licensee of the Advance Australia Hotel, and…

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Government Hotels. Profitable Venture. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 20 July 1918 · page 14

Speaking as a teetotaller, the Minister for Home and Territories (Mr. Glynn) said to-day that he considered the results achieved at the Government hotels in the Northern…

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Early Closing of Hotels. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 20 July 1918 · page 14

In the Legislative Assembly yesterday Mr. Bayley submitted a motion in favour of closing hotels at 6 o'clock. Mr. Carter, in opposing the motion, said that during his…

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Condition of Hotels

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 20 July 1918 · page 5

The quarterly report of the licensing inspector for the district of Liverpool (embracing Smithfield, Fairfield and Cabramatta) disclosed that the local…

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Current News. Breach of the Licensing Act

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 20 July 1918 · page 6

Alexander Mitchell, licensee of the Railway Hotel, Hornsby, was before the local Cou[?] on Thursday, charged with having permitted drunkenness on his licensed…

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At the Hotels. Parramatta Police Prosecutions

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 24 July 1918 · page 3

At Parramatta Police Court on Monday, Mr. M. H. Fitzhardinge, S.M., dealt with a number of cases of alleged breaches of the Liquor Act…

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Hotels Change Hands

Evening News · Friday 26 July 1918 · page 6

The Metropolitan [?] sitting at the Control Police Court, [?]asted the following [?]ramier of publi[?] Hotel, Harris-street Sydney from William [?] to…

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Earlier Closing of Hotels. a Motion in Queensland

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 26 July 1918 · page 4

In the Queensland Legislative Assembly last week, Mr. Bayley submitted a motion in favor of closing hotels at six o'clock. Mr. Carter, in opposing the…

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Hotel Transfers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 26 July 1918 · page 5

The Licensing Bench yesterday granted the following transfers:—William J[?]nnings Bramley to Barry Moore, Bristol Arms Hotel, Harris-street; William Cregan to Arthur Browne, Hurstville Hotel, Forest-road,…

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Famous London Hotel

The World's News · Saturday 27 July 1918 · page 18

THE old Adelphi, once Osborne's—it is referred to under both names in "Pickwick Papers"—is the latest of the hotels, to be taken over by the British Government for…

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Hotel Accommodation

Nepean Times · Saturday 27 July 1918 · page 4

At the Liverpool Licencing Court recently the Licencing Inspector stated that he received complaints, almost every night, from travellers to the effect that they…

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Breach of the Licensing Act

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 27 July 1918 · page 8

Alexander Mitchell, licensee of the Railway Hotel, Hornsby, was before the local Court on Thursday, charged with having permitted drunkenness on his licensed…

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Liverpool. Without a License

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 27 July 1918 · page 5

Liverpool Council proceeded against a lad named J. Wilkinson, at Liverpool Court on Friday, for trading in Holdsworthy-road without having been…

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Transfer Refused. Former Licensee's Bad Luck

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 27 July 1918 · page 10

At the Parramtta Licensing Court on Wednesday (before Mr. M. H. Fitzhardinge, S.M., and Mr. W. F. Jago, J.P., Hcensing magistrates) an application was…

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Australia Hotel Company

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 31 July 1918 · page 13

The report of the Australia Hotel Company covers the 12 months ended July 31. A profit of £17,785 is shown. A dividend (with interim dividend already paid) of 8 1-3 per cent…

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Shot in the Head Hotel Employee Injured

The Sun · Saturday 3 August 1918 · page 5

James Johnston (48), who is employed at the Willoughby Hotel, Penshurst-street, Chatswood, was admitted to the Royal North Shore Hospital this afternoon in a…

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Labor Agencies Regulated Offices Must Be Licensed—Fixed Scale of Charges

Sunday Times · Sunday 4 August 1918 · page 5

A long-overdue reform has been brought into active effect by the issue of regulations—which are now in operation—governing private employment agencies…

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Hotel License An Interesting Decision BATHURST

The Sun · Monday 5 August 1918 · page 2

The question whether the late licensee of an hotel who had been deprived of his license because of offences against the Liquor Act can remain on the premises under the…

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