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Sydney · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1920

611 stories in Sydney's papers · page 11 of 31

Fewer Hotels. Reductions in Fourteen Electorates. Work of the Board

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 12 May 1920 · page 11

The number of hotels in New South Wales may possibly be reduced by 489, as a result of the investigations of the Licenses Reduction Board…

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The Royal Hotel, Orange

The Catholic Press · Thursday 13 May 1920 · page 38

Everyone touring the western parts knows that the hotel in Orange is run by L. V. Edye. The Royal Hotel is just whore all desirous of securing for themselves the…

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Jewels Worth £4000 Hotel Carlton Robbery Further Charges Against Aliette

Evening News · Friday 14 May 1920 · page 4

Anthony Aliette, 24, described as a clerk, was charged on remand at the Central Police Court to-day, with having on or about January 17 last stolen…

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Barbara. Call Rights Reserved.) Chapter Xxiii. in the Hotel

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 May 1920 · page 6

The hotel lounge was nearly empty when John Mandley entered it. Tea was just over, and the larger number of the guests had disappeared to disport themselves upon the…

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Prince in Pyjamas. on Hotel Balcony. the Hokitika Ball. Man in Cardigan Jacket. Hokitika. May 13

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 14 May 1920 · page 5

The Hokitika Ball last evening was an enormous, popular success. After his public reception, the Prince, attended by his staff, proceeded to the ball,…

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Licensing Court

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 15 May 1920 · page 6

The Parramatta Licensing Bench (Mr. M. Longfield. S.M., and Mr. W. F. Jago, L.M.) sat on Wednesday, when the following renewals of licences were granted:—John H. Cross, Horse and…

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Hotel Licensee's Death

Evening News · Tuesday 18 May 1920 · page 1
Also in The Sun

William Halliday, 48, Hcen[?] of the [?]tal Hotel, York-[?]t, City, was [?] a room at the rear of the premises the morning with his throat [?] a [?] was…

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Hotelkeeper Fined Not the Whisky Asked For

Evening News · Wednesday 19 May 1920 · page 4

In the Central Summons Court to-day, Mrs. A. Chapman, Licenses of the North Star Hotel, Fitt-street, pleaded guilty to selling, on March [?] whisky, which was…

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Hotelkeeper's Death

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 19 May 1920 · page 12

The body of William Halliday, aged 59 years, the licensee of the Occidental Hotel, York and Erskine streets, was found there yesterday morning with the throat cut. A razor was…

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Not Dewar's Pure Food Prosecution Hotelkeeper Fined

The Sun · Wednesday 19 May 1920 · page 5

The licensee (Mrs. A. Chapman), of the North Star Hotel, Pitt-street, was the defendant in a Pure Food prosecution at the Central Summons Court…

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Hotel Transactions And Solicitors' Costs Full Court Grants Order

Evening News · Thursday 20 May 1920 · page 5

The Full Court (Mr. Justice Pring, Mr. Justice Ferguson) was to-day applied to by Mr. Mason, acting on behalf of John Charles…

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Unusual Application Purchase of Hotel

The Sun · Thursday 20 May 1920 · page 7

An unusual application was made exparte to the Full Court to-day in reference to solicitors' hill of costs. Mr. H. H. Mason (Instructed by Mr…

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Hotel Transfers Orange P.m.'s Comments Orange

The Sun · Thursday 20 May 1920 · page 11

A point under the Licenses' (Reduction Act, having bearing upon the transfer of hotel licenses, drew some comments from Mr. Heller, P.M. at…

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Not According to Label. Hotelkeeper Fined

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 20 May 1920 · page 3

Mrs. A. Chapman, licensee of the North Star Hotel, Pitt Street, was proceeded against at tile Central Summons Court yesterday, on information that, on March 22, she sold whisky…

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Jewels Worth £4000 Hotel Carlion Robbery

Evening News · Friday 21 May 1920 · page 1

In the case of Anthony Allette, 31, a clerk, against whom there are four charges of stealing, including the theft of a diamond and emerald pendant, and…

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Hotel Transfers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 21 May 1920 · page 5

At yesterday's sitting of the Metropolitan Ligensin[?] Court the following hotel tramsfers were granted:—Albert Hotel, Mount and Walker streets, North Sydney, from Nellie Hickson to William Crawford;…

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Hotel Burned Down

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 21 May 1920 · page 7

WEST WYALONG, Thursday.--Hartigan's Imperial Hotel, with its contents, was totally destroyed by fire this morning. It was a wooden building of 21 rooms, and was situated…

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Hotel Tariffs. Increased for Visit. Accommodation Rushed

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 21 May 1920 · page 4

"You haven't got a million to one chance." said the manager of a popular city residential hotel yesterday when asked about accommodation for the Prince's visit…

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Hotels and Prince's Visit

Sunday Times · Sunday 23 May 1920 · page 4

Mr. George H. Baillie, secretary of the Residential Establishments Association: "The statements made regarding hotel charges for the Prince of Wales' visit…

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