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Sydney · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1920

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The Wrong Whisky City Hotelkeepers Fined

Evening News · Thursday 1 July 1920 · page 7

On the summons side of the Central [?]…

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Publicans Fined. Wrong Whisky Sold

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 2 July 1920 · page 10

Two prosecutions instituted by Inspector Lee, under the Pure Foods Act, against city publicans, were heard before Mr. Gale in the Central Summons Court yesterday morning. Mr…

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Licenses Transferred

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 3 July 1920 · page 7

The Metropolitan Licencing Bench sat on Thursday, and several transfers were granted. The license of Forest Lodge Hotel, Forest and Arundel streets, Forest Lodge, was transferred from Frederick Co[?] Bathe…

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Speed-maniac Viscount Much-Endorsed License LONDON, July 2

The Sun · Sunday 4 July 1920 · page 1

Viscount Curzon lost his appeal against the fine which was recently indicted for exceeding the speed limit. When the sessions clerk demanded…

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Fewer Hotels Reduction in Victoria MELBOURNE

The Sun · Sunday 4 July 1920 · page 2

Up to the end of last month the Licenses Reduction Board had closed 1337 hotels in Victoria, arid officials are now engaged in working out the…

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New Style Hotel Thieves

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 6 July 1920 · page 4

A new and embarrassin form of hotel thief has of late very greatly increased as the direct result of the enormous rise in the price of every hotel…

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Sold the Wrong Whisky Paddington Hotelkeeper Fined

Evening News · Thursday 8 July 1920 · page 6

At Paddington Police Court to-day, Robert W. Hill, Heentee of the Darling Point Hotel, Double Bay, was fined £2, with £1 18s costs, for selling whisky…

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Licensing Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 9 July 1920 · page 7

At the Metropolitan Licensing Court yesterday the following publicans' licenses were transferred:—Lewisham Hotel, Parramatta-road, Petersham, from Marth[?] Caldwell to Leslie Howard Ritchie; Criterion Hotel…

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Lidcombe. Ex-hotel Keeper's Death

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 10 July 1920 · page 2

The death took place at Manly, a week or two since, of Mr. James Fraser Ussher, who a few years ago was licensee of the Royal Oak Hotel, Lidcombe. Death was…

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Illegal Betting Hotel Licensee Fined

Evening News · Monday 12 July 1920 · page 4

In the Contest [?] Court to-day Mr [?] on behalf [?] Sophia [?] Anderson in [?] Hotel, [?]…

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Horse and Sulky Lost From Hotel Stables

Evening News · Monday 12 July 1920 · page 4

[?] john Lee, as [?] appeared of the Parramatta Police Court to-day refere Mr M. Longheld. Arting S.M., [?] on October…

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Hotel Sydney Half-year's Profits £8027

The Sun · Tuesday 13 July 1920 · page 7

The report and balance-sheet of the Central Railway Palace Buildings, Ltd., which controls the Hotel Sydney, for the six months ended April 30…

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Not Dewar's Whisky City Hotelkeeper Fined

Evening News · Wednesday 14 July 1920 · page 1

Before Mr. Edwards, in the Central Summons Court, to-day, C. W. M. Chateau, of the Grosvenor Hotel. Grosvenor-street, was fined £3, with £2 [?]…

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Jazzed Out. Fracas at City Hotel. Two Americans Convicted

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 14 July 1920 · page 7

A charge of [?]…

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City and Suburban Hotels Licences Transferred

Evening News · Thursday 15 July 1920 · page 7

The etro[?] Bench, sitting at the Central Police Court. granted the following transfers of hotelkeepers' [?]—…

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Licensing Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 16 July 1920 · page 7

The following publicans' transfers were granted at the Metropolitan Licensing Court yesterday:—Square and Compass Hotel 706 George-street, city, from Bydelia Bridget Conway to Herbert Snow Elgood;…

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Not Crawford's Whisky Hotel Licensee Fined

The Sun · Friday 16 July 1920 · page 3

At the Globe Court yesterday, before Mr. Burton Smith, S.M., James Buckley, the licensee of the Bald-Faced Stag Hotel, Parramatta-road,…

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Fired Shot in Hotel Station Manager in Trouble

Evening News · Friday 16 July 1920 · page 6

"A tremendous number of tragedies arise through persons carrying revolvers and then getting drunk," said Mr. Jennings at the Central Police Court…

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Publican Fined

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 16 July 1920 · page 7

At the Glebe Police Court yesterday, before Mr. Burton Smith, S.M., James Buckley, the licensee of the Bald Faced Stag Hotel, Parramatta-road, Leichhardt, pleaded guilty to a charge of selling an article…

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Hotel Metropole, Ltd

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 16 July 1920 · page 5

Hotel Metropole, Ltd., intends to go into liquidation at the end of next month. It will be taken over by a new company of the same name. The…

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