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Sydney · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1922

795 stories in Sydney's papers · page 25 of 40

Hotel Owner ? Our Prime Minister Melbourne Scheme

Evening News · Friday 25 August 1922 · page 7

The name of the Prime Minister and those of several prominent business men in Melbourne are mentioned in connection with the converting into…

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When Is a Gun Not a Gun? Under the Licensing Act

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 25 August 1922 · page 11

Is it obligatory to register the parts of a gun as a gun, when they have not bren assembled? The Magistrate (Mr. Gates) at the…

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King-street Chase Struggle in Hotel

The Sun · Friday 25 August 1922 · page 7

A chase along King street on Monday afternoon was described at the Central Police Court today when George Anderson, aged 40, was charged…

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No Hawker's License

The Propeller · Friday 25 August 1922 · page 4

Charles Christian Letord was proceeded against for hawking goods for sale without having previously obtained a hawker's license. A fine of 10 was…

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Wants Nothing But Justice Applicant for Special[?] Auctioneering License "Can't Presume to Speak for the Public."

Nepean Times · Saturday 26 August 1922 · page 6

The law that requires an applicant for the issue of all auctioneering license between annual meetings of auctioneers (held in November) to prove that…

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Never Wrong. Hotel Man's Kind Thought

The World's News · Saturday 26 August 1922 · page 35

The City of New York now has the largest hotel in the world. This hotel, with its 2200 rooms and 2200 baths, is an engineering marvel. But far…

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Disastrous Fire. Damage, £40,000. Hotels and Business Premises. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 26 August 1922 · page 13

A message from Chinchilla states that 15 business places, including two hotels, forming all one side of Chinchilla-street, were destroyed by fire at about 3.30 this morning…

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Motoring, Motor Cars -- and Fords Forty-five Thousand People Transported Daily Growth of Sydney's Motor Services Vehicles Licensed Total 235

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 26 August 1922 · page 22

THE growth of the transport facilities of a great city are the most reliable evidence of its expansion. There are tens of thousands of Sydney people,…

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Polite Jewel Thief Rich Haul of Valuable Rings Trapped in Hotel Custodians Who Could Not Leave the Room LONDON

The Sun · Sunday 27 August 1922 · page 1

"He turned on his heel, laughed, bowed himself out, and slammed the door; and that's the last we saw of him."…

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A Motorist's License Moree

The Sun · Sunday 27 August 1922 · page 2

A case of interest to motor men was dealt with at the local police court, when E. E. Woolley appeared on a charge of having failed to…

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Liquor Trade New Scale of Fees Wine Licenses

The Sun · Monday 28 August 1922 · page 7

It is proposed to make wine bars pay a fee of 2 per cent on the value of the liquor purchased, and to subject them to stricter supervision…

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Wine Licenses. New Legislation. Abolition of Barmaids. Better Control of Saloons

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 29 August 1922 · page 7

Legislation is to be introduced almost immediately by the State Government to provide for the more effective control of wine saloons and the sale of wines in fruit shops…

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Number Nine Licenses Rights of Bookmakers Northern and North-Western Meetings

Sydney Sportsman · Tuesday 29 August 1922 · page 1

A bookmaker who does business in a fairly large way at country meetings voices the following complaint:— "I hold", ho says, "an A.J.C. license…

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Waiting for Licenses

Sydney Sportsman · Tuesday 29 August 1922 · page 7

A holder of a rider's and driver's license at Adelaide who has been waiting twelve months for a license at Sydney, and an owner who applied nine months…

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Hotel Thieves Australian Given Six Months LONDON, Monday Night

The Sun · Tuesday 29 August 1922 · page 1

Described by the police as the leader of a gang of Australian hotel thieves, George Oliver, a bookmaker's clerk, was sentenced to six months hard…

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30 Miles an Hour Motorist's License Suspended

The Sun · Tuesday 29 August 1922 · page 3

Theodore Walter Kleinig, of the Canadian Auto Exchange, Canterbury road, Huristone Park, pleaded guilty in the Glebe Court today,…

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In Equity. (Before Mr. Acting-Justice Owen.) Renewal of Hotel License. Eckford v Whitfield

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 30 August 1922 · page 8

Hearing was concluded of the application on behalf of the plaintiff in the suit of Lisle Francis Eckford against Robert Frederick Whitfield, to conitinue the interim injunction…

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EQUITY (Before Mr. Acting-Justice Owen.) an Hotel License

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 30 August 1922 · page 4

The hearing was concluded of an application on behalf of the plaintiff in an application on behalf of the plaintiff the suit by Lisle Francis Eckford…

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Two Licenses Merchants Complain

Evening News · Wednesday 30 August 1922 · page 8

The Minister for Justice (Mr. Ley) giving consideration to the question of breweries holding a wine and spirit license in addition to a breweries…

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Inferior Whisky Hotelkeeper Fined

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 30 August 1922 · page 8

At the Balmain Court yesterday, before Mr. Gale, R.M., Clement Lord, licensee of the Wihte Bay Hotel, was fined £5 for selling whisky of a quality…

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