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Sydney · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1920

611 stories in Sydney's papers · page 17 of 31

Aarons' Exchange Hotel Profit of £2088

The Sun · Wednesday 28 July 1920 · page 5

Aarons' Exchange Hotel Company, Ltd., during the six months ended June 30 made a net profit of £2088 7s 5d, which, with the amount brought…

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Reducing Hotels. Which Will Go?

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 28 July 1920 · page 6

The Licenses Reduction Board will hold its first public sitting on August 10. In all, 46 licensees of hotels have been summoned to appear. Among these, it is understood, are one…

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A Customer's Whisky Can Publican Mind for Him?

Evening News · Thursday 29 July 1920 · page 7

An application was made to the High Court to-day by George Richard Symes, of the Barellan Hotel, Barellan, for special leave to appeal against a judgment…

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Out Timber. Rights of the Licensee

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 30 July 1920 · page 10

Failford took up a homestead farin some months ago, and on obtaining possession found that there were a number of beach logs lying on the…

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Motor-driver's License. Comment by a Coroner. Albury

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 30 July 1920 · page 9

Evidence was given before the Holbrook coroner concerning the motor car fatality at Talmalmo, Upper Murray, by which Mr. Norman Grant, district Public Works officer,…

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Australia Hotel

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 30 July 1920 · page 11

The report of the Australia Hotel Co., Ltd., for the 12 months ended June 30, 1920, states that the amount standing to the credit of profit and loss after providing for…

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Motor Licenses Issued by Unqualified Men Coroner's Comments Culcairn

The Sun · Saturday 31 July 1920 · page 5

The Coroner, in returning a verdict of accidental death in the case of Mr. Norman Grant, late engineer to the Public Works Department at…

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Real Estate World Deficient Hotel Accommodation How to Remedy It Registration of Estate Agents Deficient Hotel Accommodation

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 31 July 1920 · page 13

The world-famed Knickerbocker Hotel at New York has recently closed its doors, and will be transformed into shops and offices. This example will, to a…

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A.j.c. Licenses

Sunday Times · Sunday 1 August 1920 · page 8

The Australian Jockey Club has issued its Licenses for the 1920-21 season, and additions to the rank of No. 1 trainers are j. Laffan and H. W. Chippenda[?]…

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Parramatta Licensing Court

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 4 August 1920 · page 2

At the Parramatta Licensing Court in July 28th, before Mr. M. Langfield S.M., Grace Harvey was granted six booth licenses for the Resehill races—three for the 7th August and three for the…

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Export of Coal From U.k. Licenses for Foreign Voyages

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 4 August 1920 · page 4

In view of the limited amount of coal available for export from the United Kingdom, the British Shipping Controller has given notice that…

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Usher's Hotel, Limited

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 5 August 1920 · page 8

A circular has been issued to the shareholders of Usher's Hotel, Limited, outlining a proposal by the directors to reconstruct the company. The present capital is…

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Hotel-keeper's Glasses

The Propeller · Friday 6 August 1920 · page 1

At the Kogarah Police Court on Wednesday, Arthur Montgomery was charged with stealing a glass tumbler, valued at 1-, on July 31, from…

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Prince Outback Seeing Station Life—An Interesting Programme—In a Busk Hotel

Sunday Times · Sunday 8 August 1920 · page 1

COONAMBLE, Saturday—The Prince of Wales has begun his back-country programme in excellent spirit. BrigGen. Dodds, who has been organising…

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In Hotel on Sunday Said They Were Lodgers

Evening News · Monday 9 August 1920 · page 5

James Usher, of the Metropolitan Hostel, Castlereagh-street, on whose licensed premises it was alleged a person was found on Sunday, July 28, was proceeded…

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Jemmy in Door Attempt to Rob Hotel

Evening News · Monday 9 August 1920 · page 3

A belated passer-by in York-street early this morning saw a jemmy wedge between the bar door of the Lion Hotel. The other end of the jemmy was resting…

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Tuesday, Aug [?] Licenses Reductions Board

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 9 August 1920 · page 6

At 10 a.m.—[?] Sittings [?] Board.—Water Police Court. Phillip-street. Circular Q[?]. The licensces of the [?] hotels, to show causes Club Hotel, Albian and…

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Licenses Reduction Board's Powers Questioned Mr. Watt's Surprise

Evening News · Tuesday 10 August 1920 · page 5

Something in the nature of a bombshell was thrown at the Licensing Reduction Board to-day by Mr. Watt, who appeared for one of the parties. He…

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Licenses Reduction Board

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 August 1920 · page 4

At 10 a.m.—Deprivation Sittings.—Water Police Court, Phillip-street, Circular Quay: The Licenses of the [?]entioned hotels, to show cause; Club Hotel, Albio[?] and Commonwealth streets; Lloyd's Hotel,…

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Reducing Licenses Powers of Board Is the Act Workable?

The Sun · Tuesday 10 August 1920 · page 7

The Licences Reduction Board-- Messrs. S. B. Gunn (chairman), Sellers and Shelton-- sat this morning to hear the licensees of the Club Hotel. Albion…

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