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Hotels & licensing, 1919

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Licensing Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 10 October 1919 · page 4

At the Metropolitan Licensing Court yesterday the following publicans' licenses were transferred: Sir William Wallace Hotel, Cameron and Short sts, Balmain, from Arthur Morris Cooley to Chas. Henry Goulding;…

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The Breezy Battle of Bath Arms. The Big Licensing Case. The Pelican v. the Police

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 11 October 1919 · page 10

Tho second day of tho hearing of tho big licensing case at Parramatta was on Wednesday. L. Alexander was seeking to Get the license of the Bath Arms Hotel…

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Shot with Revolver Bullet in Abdomen Accident in Hotel NEWCASTLE

Evening News · Saturday 11 October 1919 · page 6

Edward William Nicholson, 22, a kitchenman employed at the George Hotel, Newcastle, was shot in the abdomen at about half-past 11 last night, and now…

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Traveling Australian Writes on Hotels, Singers, and Other Matters in England

Sunday Times · Sunday 12 October 1919 · page 13

Mr. Roland Foster of the State Conservatorium sends a budget from London. After touching on the "weary dreary trip" across the Atlantic, he says…

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Adulterated Liquor Hotelkeepers Fined

Evening News · Monday 13 October 1919 · page 7

In the Central Summons Court, this morning, Melton H. Scholz, of the Fountain Hotel, George-street, was fined £5, with 27s coats: In default one month's…

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The Breezy Battle of Bath Arms. The Big Licensing Case. The Publican v. the Police. Third Day

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 15 October 1919 · page 4

The hearing of the matter of the application for the transfer of the license of the Bath Arms hotel from Burwood Neich to Louis Alexander was resumed to 9.30…

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Three Months' Old Baby Left in City Hotel

Evening News · Thursday 16 October 1919 · page 5

A woman, carrying a three-months-old baby in her arne and accompanied by a five-year-old boy, called at the London Tavern Hotel. Elizabeth-street, City…

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Licensing Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 17 October 1919 · page 8

At yesterday's sitting of the Metropolitan Licensing Court the following publicans' licenses were transferred:—Glenroy Hotel, Botany-road, Alexandria, from Harriett Buckingham to David Vance; Forest Lodge…

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Riot in City Hotel Bar Wrecked Fight With Police

Evening News · Friday 17 October 1919 · page 7

Before Mr. M'kensey, at the Central Police Court this morning, John Campbell, 27, a miner, Cecil Campbell, 21 a room, and William Campbell, 21, a cook,…

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District Court. (Before Judge Armstrong.) Imperial Hotel, Milson's Point

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 17 October 1919 · page 4

Evo.Christina Shaw-Smith, of Woolahra, widow, [?]sued Albert Raven Simma, of the Impellal Hotel, Milton's Point. North Sydney, for the return of deposit paid by her. The…

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Licensing Court Deadlock

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 17 October 1919 · page 8

TENTERFIELD, Thursday.--An extraordinary complication arose at the quarterly Licensing Court yesterday. An application was lodged for a provisional license for a new…

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Baulkham Hills. Cutting Timber Without License

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 18 October 1919 · page 8

At the Parramatta Court, on Monday, William George Porter pleaded guilty to a charge of cutting timber on a reserve for public recreation at Baulkham Hills…

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Motor Smash Hotel Proprietress Killed Driver Arrested

Evening News · Monday 20 October 1919 · page 7

A motoring excursion to Tom Ugly's Pointed ended di[?]trously I King-street, Newtown, early on Sunday morning. The car smashed into a varandah post, and…

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A Gift to Soldiers. The Palace Hotel at Broken Hill

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 21 October 1919 · page 4

The Palace Hotel a commodious building in the main street of Broken Hill (N.S.W.), was handed over an Saturday to the Returned…

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Souvenir Hunters. Pilfering From Hotels. a Growing Practice

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 21 October 1919 · page 8

Not alone do glasses disappear from hotel counters and cause some licensees to post a warning that detection of theft will be punished in the police court, but in some, it may…

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Licenses Reduction. Board in Victoria

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 22 October 1919 · page 10

The Citizens' Rights and Liquor Reform Association has forwarded to members of the State Parliament a communication In which It challenges the figures supplied by the…

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The Hotels. Alleged Evasion of the Law. Inadequate Accommodation

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 23 October 1919 · page 6

Mr. J. Ryan, M.L.C., moved the adjournment of the Legislative Council yesterday to draw attention to what he described as the lack of hotel accommodation in Sydney for…

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Complaint Against Hotels. Travellers Refused Rooms

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 23 October 1919 · page 3

Mr. Ryan, M.L.C., is worried about the difficulty of finding accommodation at Sydney hotels. He told the Legislative Council last night that certain hotels, some with…

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Licensing Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 October 1919 · page 5

At the Metropolitan Licensing Court yesterday the following publicans' licenses were transferred:—Town Hall Hotel, Oxford-street, Paddington, from James B. Hoban to Agnes B. Lane; Pyrmont Bridge Hotel,…

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