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Sydney · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1920

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Wanted a Hotel at Peaceful Marcubba Reasons Why and Why Net

Evening News · Wednesday 24 November 1920 · page 7

Is Matroubra to have a hotely Messrs. Adrian (chairman). Giles Shaw, and Galbraith, of the Liceneing Court wrestled wits the subject again…

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City Property. Old-established Hotel Sold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 24 November 1920 · page 11

Stanton and Son, Ltd, yesterday sold the Assembly Hotel propel ty, at the corner of Phillip and Hunter streets, and the two houses adjoining in Hunter-street. The…

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Hotel for Maroubra. on Continental Lines. Opposed by the Police

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 24 November 1920 · page 11

The Licensing Court, consisting of Mr. Adrian (chairman), Mr. Giles Shaw, and Mr. Galbraith, yesterday hear a petition for a liquor license for a hotel proposed to be…

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Hotel for Maroubra Wanted as a Health Resort

The Sun · Wednesday 24 November 1920 · page 10

The Licensing Court, consisting of Messrs. Adrian (chairman), Giles. Shaw, and Galbraith, continued this morning the hearing of the petition by…

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Victorian Licenses Reduction. Result of Local Option Poll

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 24 November 1920 · page 11

MELBOURNE. Tuesday.--At the sittings of the Licensing Court, application was made on behalf of 46 hotels for a renewal of their licenses from the Court, or, alternatively, for…

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City Property Sale. the Assembly Hotel

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 24 November 1920 · page 8

The property known as the Assembly Hotel, at the corner of Phillip and Hunter Streets, City, and the two adjoining houses in Hunter Street, were sold at auction yesterday by…

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Proposed Hotel at Maroubra

Evening News · Thursday 25 November 1920 · page 12

At the conclusion of the evidence regarding the proposal to establish a hotel at Mar[?] the chairman of the Licensing Court announced that he would…

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Women's Column. Scotland and Some No-licens Workers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 25 November 1920 · page 7

It is interesting on returning to London to find how kcouly England is watching the progress of the North Country's no-license campaign, which is the first official referendum on…

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Publicans' Licenses

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 26 November 1920 · page 11

At a sitting of the Metropolitan Licensing Court yesterday the following publicans' licenses were transferred:—Commercial Hotel, George and Essex streets, Sydney, Percival S. Ballans to Ernest M. Armstrong;…

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Conan Doyle Replies "Be More Charitable" Pacific Hotel. Monday, Nov. 25, 1920

Evening News · Saturday 27 November 1920 · page 4

Sir.—Your letter is couched in such [?] that it dues not deserve a reply; but I sent one lost it should seem that I had imitated, our agent of good…

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More Thieving Engine Fittings Taken Robbed in City Hotel

The Sun · Wednesday 1 December 1920 · page 2

About £200 worth of engine fittings, most of which were of bronze, were stolen yesterday from the wharf at the foot of Johnston-street,…

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Publicans' Licenses

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 3 December 1920 · page 10

At a sitting of the Metropolitan Licensing Court yesterday the following publicans' licenses were transferred:—Civic Hotel, Argyle and Harrington streets, Sydney, Thomas Blanchfield, to James Alexander…

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Missed £300 Hotel Safe Thieves' Stiff Luck

Evening News · Friday 3 December 1920 · page 6

The thieves who stole the safe from the Royal Hotel at Narrabeen yesterday were [?] rewarded for their labors, for when it was burst open it was found to…

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Found in Scrub a Narrabeen Hotel Safe Doors Blown to Pieces £300 Removed Before Robbery

The Sun · Friday 3 December 1920 · page 8

The safe which was stolen from the Royal Hotel, Narrabeen, on Wednesday night or early yesterday morning, was found late yesterday afternoon about…

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Ready Money Life Insurance-- Paper-- Hotel Companies Hotel Companies Show Improvement New Capital for the Australia and Usher's

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 4 December 1920 · page 12

The improvement in earnings has been mainly due to the recovery in the profits of the Wentworth and of Usher's. New capital to extend the Hotel Australia, and to develop Usher's contributed chiefly to the increase in paid-up capital…

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S.M.P. Co. License Renewed. Local Council's Powers

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 7 December 1920 · page 5

The Lidcombe Municipal Council recently refused to renew the noxious trades license of the Sydney Meat Preserving Co., Ltd., at Auburn. The…

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Women in Hotels. Best Room for Employee

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 7 December 1920 · page 4

The City Health Officer's report on the conditions governing the employment of women in city hotels was presented before the health committee of the City Council yesterday…

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ROBBERIES Thief in Hotel Bedroom Ship's Purser Robbed

The Sun · Wednesday 8 December 1920 · page 10

A thief slipped into a bedroom at the Hotel Australia yesterday and stole a brooch and a sum of money, the property of Miss Mary Beatrice Bouse…

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Hotels on Crown Land Who Pats Compensation? State's Shabby Defence

Evening News · Thursday 9 December 1920 · page 1

On behalf of the Sydney Harbor Trust Commissioners Mr. Raiston, K C. with Mr. E. F. W'Donald [?]instructed by the Crown So[?]citor) [?] in the High…

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Monstrous and Shabby Crown Defence Attacked Hotel Compensation Fees Leave to Appeal Refused

The Sun · Thursday 9 December 1920 · page 7

In the High Court to-day the Chief Justice (Mr. Justice Adrian Knox) termed a Crown defence "monstrous" and "shabby."…

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