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Sydney · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1923

985 stories in Sydney's papers · page 15 of 50

Anzac Day Closing Hotel Bars L.V.A. to State Case

The Sun · Friday 13 April 1923 · page 8

The executive of the Returned Soldiers League decided last night to approach the Government with the view of having a request issued for the…

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Here and There Hotel Destroyed

The Sun · Friday 13 April 1923 · page 8

Brisbane, Friday.-- The Federal Hotel at Urandangle, in the Cloncurry district, has been destroyed by fire. It was a fine large wooden building, and…

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Burdekin House Historic Property Sold Site for Palatial Hotel

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 13 April 1923 · page 6

Burdekin House, the historic property opposite Parliament House, In Macquarie Street, has been sold for £55,000…

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Licensing Court

Nepean Times · Saturday 14 April 1923 · page 1

At Penrith Licensing Court, before Messrs. C. J. B. Helm, P.M., and H. J. F. Neale and C. H. Fulton, Js.P., an application for the alteration of the…

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Charge Against Constable Found on Licensed Premises. "Called in to Have a Look Round."

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 14 April 1923 · page 1

John Thomas Pearce, a local constable, appeared in the role of defendant at the Parramatta Police Court on Thursday. With James Peter Golby, he was charged…

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On Anzac Day Hotel Hours

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 14 April 1923 · page 8

A question has been raised as to whether hotels should be closed on Anzac Day. Last year the hotel-keepers decided…

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Chased by Detectives Arrested in Hotel

The Sun · Monday 16 April 1923 · page 8

While in Castlereagh-street this afternoon, Detective-Sergts. Lynch and Garlick, and Detectives Almond and A. E. Jones saw a man carrying a parcel,…

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Wireless License "Listening-in Pirates" London, April 15

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 16 April 1923 · page 5

Under a provisional agreement between the Postmaster-General and the British Broadcast Company, possessors of home-made wireless--called…

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Partial Closing of Hotels

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 17 April 1923 · page 9

Arrangements have been made for the closing of hotels on Anzac Day, between the hours of 10.30 a.m. and 1 p.m. The Acting Premier (Mr. Oakes) stated…

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Hotels to Close 10.30 to 1

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 17 April 1923 · page 5

Although the Government now has power to close hotel bars for the whole of Anzac Day, such is not the intention of the…

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"Hell's Outpost" Cremorne Hotel Emphatic Objector

Evening News · Wednesday 18 April 1923 · page 7

"I think the establishment of an hotel at Cremorne would be a damnable evil—an outpost of Hell." This statement was made in shrill…

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Hotel for Crow's Nest. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 18 April 1923 · page 16

Sir,—On Thursday next the Licensing Court will hear an application for the transfer of an hotel license from Glebe to Crow's Nest. This is the tenth attempt to secure an hotel…

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"Outpost of Hell" Objection to New Hotel

The Sun · Wednesday 18 April 1923 · page 3

"I think the establishment of a hotel at Cremorne a damnable evil -- an outpost of hell." This emphatic statement was made…

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Love and Revolver Watchman Gets License

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 18 April 1923 · page 10

When Alfred Turner, of 132 George Street West, city, said to be a night-watchman, applied to the Glebe magistrate yesterday for a license to possess…

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Building Construction Exit Historic "Burdekin House"! Enter "Waldorf-astoria"! Magnificent New Hotel for Sydney

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 18 April 1923 · page 3

Following close on the announcement of the sale of the celebrated and stately old "Burdekin House," opposite the Houses of Parliament, in…

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Hotel License Case Cowra

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 19 April 1923 · page 3

Canowindra is to have a fourth hotel. After listening all day to the evidence of objectors the Cowra Licensing Bench granted the application of Thomas…

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Anzac Day and Hotels

Evening News · Thursday 19 April 1923 · page 8

Sir.—I would like to know why hotel pre[?]pritors cannot fall into line with all other houses and put up their shutters on Anzac Day…

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A Bondi Hotel Threatened by Fire

Evening News · Thursday 19 April 1923 · page 7

The Town Hall Hotel. Bondi, a building of three floors, containing 13 rooms. was threatened by fire yesterday, when a quantity of fat boiled…

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Quarter Sessions Appeals. (Before Judge Scholes.) Proposed License for Cremorne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 19 April 1923 · page 6

The hearing was concluded of the appeal by Francis Crowe, licensee of the Victoria Park Hotel, Myrtle-street, Darlington, against the order of the Metropolitan Licensing Court…

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Land Court. (Before Mr. Justice Pike.) a Manly Hotel Valuations

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 19 April 1923 · page 6

This was an appeal on behalf of the Per[?]tual Trustee Co., Ltd., trustees of the estate of the late Thomas Heselton, against the valuations by the Valuer-General of the…

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