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Sydney · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1921

809 stories in Sydney's papers · page 1 of 41

Man Shot Dead Hotelkeeper Arrested Toowoomba

Evening News · Saturday 1 January 1921 · page 6

As a result at is [?] of a ma[?] which took place at Yangan, near Warwick, at half-past to on New Year's the John Young [?] a resident of the…

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Melbourne Hotels Closed

Sunday Times · Sunday 2 January 1921 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Saturday.-An hotel near The Block, in Elizabeth-street, was closed last night, by order of the Licenses Reduction Board, which has also…

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"Red Lion" Rumpus. That Frost Fracas. Secret Marriage of Daughter Publican Sued for "Language" and Assault. Heavy Fines Inflicted

Truth · Sunday 2 January 1921 · page 6

The sequel to a mysterious secret marriage—secret that is so far as the parents of the bride was concerned at the time the ceremony was performed—was the…

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Hotel Tragedy Young Man Shot Licensee Charged With Murder TOOWOOMBA

The Sun · Monday 3 January 1921 · page 4

As a result of a tragic occurrence at Emu Vale, seven miles from Warwick, on Friday night, a young man named Long was killed and a…

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Wrong Whisky Ultimo Publican Fined

Evening News · Tuesday 4 January 1921 · page 5

James Barnes licen[?] of the Gro[?]nor Hotel, Harris-street [?] was charged before Mr [?] S.M. at the Central Summons [?] to-day by…

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Shot in Hotel Bar Murder Charge Follows TOOWOOMBA

Evening News · Tuesday 4 January 1921 · page 5

At Warwick Police Court yesterday has Richard Comorford license of the [?] vale Hotel, was charged with having, on December [?] murdered…

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Not Whisky Asked for Licensee Fined £20

The Sun · Tuesday 4 January 1921 · page 2

James Barnes, licensee of the Grosvenor Hotel, Harris-street, Ultimo, was proceeded against under the Pure Food Act at the Central Police Court this…

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A "Rich Squatter" Victimises Melbourne Hotels. a Favorite Ruse

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 5 January 1921 · page 7

Although the "rich squatter" ruse was supposed to have died out through the enlightenment that publicity brings, it is still [?] with unabated…

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Elected From Hotel Man Sustains Fatal injuries BATHURST

The Sun · Wednesday 5 January 1921 · page 8

The District Coroner at Wellington has begun an Inquiry concerning the death of a man named Prank Holden, as the result of injuries sustained from…

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Shot Dead in Hotel. Warwick

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 January 1921 · page 11

James Richard Comerford, licensee of the Emu Vale Hotel, was charged at the Police Court with having, on December 31, wilfully murdered John Long, by shooting him with…

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Publicans' Licenses

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 7 January 1921 · page 6

At a sitting of the Metropolitan Licensing Court yesterday the following publicans' licenses were transferred:—Standard Hotel, Cooper-street, Sydney, Cavel Johannes Christenson to Bernard Augustus Clement…

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Rates on Portion of Occupation License

The Land · Friday 7 January 1921 · page 12

Q.—A is the holder of an Occupation License of 2671 acres from which 732 acres were withdrawn 14/6/'19. The lessee paid to the…

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"I Then Shot Him." a Queensland Publican's Confession

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 7 January 1921 · page 5

The licences of the Emu Vale Hotel, at Warwick (Q.) James R. Comerford, has been arrested on a charge of murdering a youth named John Long. It…

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Timber Butters. Cancelling a License

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 7 January 1921 · page 10

Billabong inquires weather he can prohibit teamsters from cutting timber an area that is the subject of an application for a conditional purchase…

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Firearms Owners Must Be Licensed the New Law

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 7 January 1921 · page 3

The provisions of the Gun License Act, witch was passed by the N.S.W. Parliament just prior to the adjournment, and which is to be put into…

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University Course in Hotel Management

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 7 January 1921 · page 4

At least two American Universities— Cornell and the University of Illinois are about to offer courses in hotel management. The instruction will by…

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Death in a Hotel

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 8 January 1921 · page 14

A man who gave his name as Paddy Peterson, and took a room at the Port Jackson Hotel on January 6, was found dead in his room at the hotel yesterday morning. The…

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Botheration and Bungling. Hubbub at the Trades Hall Hotel Policeman and His Pal Tell a Tale of Betting

Truth · Sunday 9 January 1921 · page 3

William McCarthy, the son of the licensee of the Trades Ball Hotel, Sussex and Goulburn streets, was proceeded against by summons at the instance of…

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Weak Whisky. Publican Fined Twenty Pounds

Truth · Sunday 9 January 1921 · page 5

Before Mr. Butler, S.M., at the Central Police Court on Tuesday last. Inspector Thomas Patrick Lee, of the Pure Foods Department, proceeded against…

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Was It a Dream? Maid Disturbs Hotel

Evening News · Monday 10 January 1921 · page 1

The residents of the Coogee [?] are asking the [?] was it a dream. Employed at the hotel as a [?]…

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