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Sydney · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1920

611 stories in Sydney's papers · page 12 of 31

Daring Prohibited Hoars Licensee of Tivoli Hotel Fined

Evening News · Monday 24 May 1920 · page 4

Floreace Wells, licensed of the Tivoli Hotel, Castlereagh-street, was in the Central Summons Court to-day fined £20, with 6s costs, to default three months…

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Hotel Charges

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 24 May 1920 · page 7

Mr. Geo. H. Baillie, secretary of the Residential Establishments Association, writes:— Would you kindly permit me to say that the statements made about hotel charges for…

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Hotel Charges. to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 24 May 1920 · page 5

Sir,--Would you kindly permit me to say that the statements made about hotel charges for the Prince of Wales' visit are very much exaggerated. No hotel is charging double…

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Licensing Eating Houses Health Minister Favors

Evening News · Tuesday 25 May 1920 · page 4

Should purveyors of the people's food be licensed and placed upon the same restrictive footing as the publican? The Minister for Health (Mr. M'Girr)…

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£4,000,000 to Spend. World's Best Hotel

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 26 May 1920 · page 3

Mr. John M' E. Bowman, of New York, is in London planning to build not the finest hotel in London or Paris, but the finest in the world. He is prepared to…

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Alleged Theft from Hotel

Evening News · Wednesday 26 May 1920 · page 3

Robert Jones. 25. allas Harvey, Hunter. Hunt, or Ward, was at Glebe Poloce Court committed for trial on a charges of stealing in the d elting of Douglas…

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Row in Hotel Conviction for Manslaughter Case From Newcastle

Evening News · Thursday 27 May 1920 · page 7

Albert Arthur George Finnle, a young road, was charged at the Darlinghurst Sessions, before Judge Scholes, with having, on January 12 last, at Newcastle,…

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Hotel Transfers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 28 May 1920 · page 10

At the Metropolitan Licensing Court yesterday the following publicans' licenses were transferred:—Barwood Hotel, Clarence and Margaret streets, city, from Leslie John Anderson to Sydney Thomas Stevens;…

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Hotel Licensee's Death

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 28 May 1920 · page 10

A verdict of suicide was returned by the City Coroner yesterday at the conclusion of an inquest on William Edward Holliday, aged 59 years, the late licensee of the Occidental…

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A Fencing Inquiry. Occupation Licenses's Liability

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 28 May 1920 · page 6

Courabyra (N.S.W.) states a case: A is the holder of an occupation license, out of which B has selected 3000 acres us a crown lease. It is…

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Mrs. S. Dawson's Jewels Story of Their Disappearance Hotel Carlton Robbery Aliette Sent for Trial

Evening News · Friday 28 May 1920 · page 6

Anthony [?] clerk, was charged on remand, before Mr. Hawkins, at the Central Police Court to-day, with having on or about January 17 last, stolen…

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Bad Sign of Drought Cow in Hotel

The Sun · Saturday 29 May 1920 · page 4

Much commotion was caused in the tradesmen's entrance in the Hotel Motropole this morning when a cow which was driven by a stockman on…

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Robbery in Hotel Thieves Punch Victim

The Sun · Saturday 29 May 1920 · page 5

In a hotel in Pitt-street yesterday Harold John Koyston, of Fletcher-street, Woollahra, was robbed of a wallet and papers. Subsequently he…

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Hotel Transfers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 1 June 1920 · page 5

At a sitting of the Metropolitan Licensing Court yesterday the following hotel transfers were granted:— Milton Hotel, King-street, Newtown, from Nicholas Harry Connolly to Arthur lakster; Rugby Hotel,…

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Big Property Sales. Dickson's Buildings Sold for £62,500. £32,000 for the Alliance Hotel

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 1 June 1920 · page 4

Two very important property sales were completed yesterday. It was announced that the "Sydney Morning Herald" Proprietary had purchased the…

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Man Killed Altercation in Hotel Laborer Charged

The Sun · Tuesday 1 June 1920 · page 5

William George Collins, aged 31, a laborer, was charged at the Central Police Court, to-day with having feloniously slain William Hawthorne…

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Publicans' Licenses

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 2 June 1920 · page 2

At the Parramatta Licensing Court on Monday, before Mr. W. M. Fincham, S.M. and Messrs. W.F. Jago and A.H. Collett, L.S.M. applications for renewals of…

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The Hotels. Effect of Postponement

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 2 June 1920 · page 11

It is not expected that the postponement of the tour will cause serious inconvenience to the hotels or boarding-houses. "It will upset our plans a little, but, being…

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Big Property Sales. Dickson's Buildings Sold for £62,500. £32,000 for the Alliance Hotel

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 2 June 1920 · page 16

Two very important property sales were completed on Monday. It was announced that the "Sydney Morning Herald" Proprietary had purchased the…

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The Licensing Act. to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 2 June 1920 · page 5

Sir,--Penalties for breaches of the Licensing Act, as usually reported in the press, refer almost invariably to the sale of liquors during prohibited hours, which does nobody much…

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