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Sydney · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1921

809 stories in Sydney's papers · page 31 of 41

Gun License

The Land · Friday 16 September 1921 · page 3

M.L. writes: I have a pea rifle on my premises belonging to my daughter. She has been away from home for a considerable time and the rifle has not been used for…

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Hotel Licenses Transfered

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 17 September 1921 · page 9

At the last sitting of the Metropolitan Licensing Court the following applications for the transfer of publicans' licenses were granted:—Wentworth Park Hotel, Harris-street, Ultime, from Denis Gallagher to…

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Without a License

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 17 September 1921 · page 8

Constable Diamond, of Epping, proceeded against Sydney Skidmore, at Ryde Police Court, for trading without a hawker's license in Epping. Defendant stated…

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Pilots License Cancelled

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 17 September 1921 · page 10

BRISBANE, Friday.—The Marine Board this afternoon delivered its finding with reference to the stranding of the steamer Walton Hall on Middle Reef on August 27. The board found that…

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Hotel Licensees Fined for Breach of Act

The Sun · Monday 19 September 1921 · page 3

Inspector King, of the Clarence- street division, conducted, in the Central Summons Court to- day, prosecutions resulting from the police vigilance on…

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West Sydney By-election Hotelkeepers Fined

Evening News · Monday 19 September 1921 · page 6

In the Central Summous Court to-day, Charles George Hadley, of [?] Hotel, Day-street; Michael O'Halher, of the Sydney and Melbourne Hotel,…

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Hotel Licensees Fined

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 20 September 1921 · page 6

Charless Hadley, licensee of Cochbrane's Hotel; Michael O'Haiher, of the Sydney and Melbourne Hotel, Kent and Margaret streets; and Holman Hutchinson, of the Culedonian Hotel, King-street, were each charged at…

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No Revolver License

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 20 September 1921 · page 6

William Speed, 38, was fined £3, with the alternative of one month's imprisonment at the Central Police Court yesterday on a charge of having a revolver without being the holder of a license. It was stated in…

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Hotels & Accommadation The Requirements of the Act. An Application Granted

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 21 September 1921 · page 2

At a sitting of the Parramatta Licensing Court on Wednesday last, Mr. A. J. Piesley, S.M., Messrs. W. F. Jago and A.Colictt, L.M.'s, on the Bench, further…

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"Drink the Cause" Trouble in Hotel

The Sun · Wednesday 21 September 1921 · page 2

Constable Auld, at the Central Police Court to-day informed Mr. Burton Smith, S.M., that yesterday afternoon he was called into Roberts's…

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Gladstone Hotel Tenders for Lease £1 a Week for City Council

The Sun · Wednesday 21 September 1921 · page 2

The Gladstone Hotel, William-street, will not be demolished for at least another 12 months, consequently the widening of the street will be hung up…

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No Gun License

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 22 September 1921 · page 6

At the Parramatta Police Court a youth, named George Winning, of Granville, was proceeded against for having been in possession of a gun, for which he did not hold a license. The police found the…

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Hotel Mystery Man Dead, Another Injured Adelaide, [?]

Evening News · Friday 23 September 1921 · page 1

On man is dead and another is in a [?] following [?] person [?] hold on wednesday…

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Company News. Federal Palace Hotel

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 23 September 1921 · page 4

A record business is reported by the Federal Palace Hotel, Ltd., as having been done during the past year, the gross revenue amounting to £56,851,…

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Driver's License Suspended

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 24 September 1921 · page 2

Before Mr. A. J. Plesley, S.M., at the Parramatta Court last Monday, Francis Pearson Harkness pleaded guilty that, while under the influence of liquor, he…

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Hotel Tragedy. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 24 September 1921 · page 13

A tragic death, which is shrouded in mystery, was reported in the city. It appears that on Wednesday a single man. Jas. Towler (56), a labourer, went to Reepham Hotel, in…

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"Best the Worst" Eating-houses Proposal to License

The Sun · Tuesday 27 September 1921 · page 8

"Some of the best eating-houses in Sydney are absolutely the worst--structurally," was the Irishism uttered by Mr. Judd (City Council) at the…

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Adulterated Milk Proposal to Remove License

The Sun · Tuesday 27 September 1921 · page 9

The Health Inspector of the Canter-bury Municipality informed the council last night that 15 samples of milk were handed to the Government Analyst on…

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De-licensed Hotel Auctioned

Evening News · Wednesday 28 September 1921 · page 10

A two-storey brick building at the corner of of Bourke and Harmer streets, Woolloomooloo, formerly known as the Star Hotel, Hotel, but now delivered, was…

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Company News. Usher's Hotel

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 28 September 1921 · page 2

Usher's Metropolitan Hotel, Ltd., has issued its first annual report, covering the 12 months ended August 31, 1921…

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