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Sydney · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1923

985 stories in Sydney's papers · page 33 of 50

New Court Licensing Questions NO J.'sP. on Bench

The Sun · Friday 31 August 1923 · page 9

A new Licensing Court is to be established by the Minister for Justice (Mr. Ley), Honorary magistrates will be entirely dispensed with…

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Hawking Without License

The Propeller · Friday 31 August 1923 · page 4

Constable McPherson proceeded against Joseph John Jones for hawking soap for sale at Cronulla without a license. The defendant was fined 10…

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The Courts Banco (Before Mr. Justice Gordon, Mr. Justice Ferguson, and Mr. Justice James.) Licenses Reduction Board

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 31 August 1923 · page 3

An ex parte application was made on behalf of John Henry Vincent, lessee and licensee of the Army and Navy Hotel, Bourke and Cathedral Streets, East…

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Distress Fund Formed Pony Jockeys' Licenses

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 31 August 1923 · page 9

At a conference of the directors of the A.R.C. yesterday it was unanimously decided to at once place to the credit of the A.R.C. Distressed Registered Tralnrs' Fund, with the…

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Proposed Hotel. License Refused. Deputation to Minister

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 1 September 1923 · page 15

A deputation introduced by Mr. Goldstein, M.L.A., waited upon Mr. Ley, Minister for Justice yesterday, with a request that he would reconsider a recent decision refusing…

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"Dangerous Speed." Motor Cyclist Fined. And License Suspended

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 1 September 1923 · page 12

Giving evidence in a traffic case at the Parramatta Police Court, on Monday, Constable Bugden, of Merrylands, stated that the motor cycle in…

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No Hotel Bills Country Cricketers Railway Fares Paid Bathurst

The Sun · Saturday 1 September 1923 · page 5

Mr. Roy Sargeant, secretary of the Bathurst District Cricket Association, has received a letter from Mr. Frank Iredale, secretary of the N.S.W…

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Fewer Long Beers Earlier Closing for Queensland Hotels

Sunday Times · Sunday 2 September 1923 · page 11

BRISBANE, Saturday.—Queensland will go "dry" so far as night drinking in hotels is concerned after to-night, which signals the last occasion on which…

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Pony Jockeys Licenses Granted Trouble Feared

Evening News · Monday 3 September 1923 · page 8

The following jockeys have been registered by the Associated Racing Clubs:—L. Crook, W. Guy, J. Gannon, E. Hale, V. Haxton, L. Haffner, E…

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Gun License Ac[?]

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 3 September 1923 · page 6

Sir, -- I would be interested to know whether the above has been found to have achieved its purpose -- namely, the prevention or minimising of crime and…

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Too Near School Proposed Leeton Hotel Licensing Court Inquiry Narrandera

The Sun · Tuesday 4 September 1923 · page 7

The inquiry by the Licensing Court in reference to the petition for the establishment of an hotel at London was continued on Friday and…

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In a Hotel With Their Child

Evening News · Tuesday 4 September 1923 · page 5

"You ought to know better than to take a child into a hotel, allowing her to [?] your wife under the influence of drink."…

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Hotel Hours. Reduced in Queensland. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 September 1923 · page 9

The operations of the Amended Liquor Act did not-commence this morning, as was the original intention of the Home Secretary, notice of the Royal assent to teo measure not…

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Country News. Proposed Hotel for Leeton. Narrandera

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 September 1923 · page 10

The inquiry by the Licensing Court regarding the petition for the establisment of a hotel at Leeton was continued on Friday and Saturday. Evidence showed that 2528 gallons of…

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Pony Jockeys' Licenses Some Prominent Names Missing

Sydney Sportsman · Tuesday 4 September 1923 · page 2

As a result of the recent boycott, all the A.R.C. Jockeys were de-licensed through disobeying an order to present themselves at Rosebery on August 29…

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Child Taken Into Hotel

The Sun · Tuesday 4 September 1923 · page 15

"We were doing some shopping, and we couldn't leave her outside." Such was the excuse given by one Charles John Shelly, who with his…

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No License Man from Potts Point

Evening News · Wednesday 5 September 1923 · page 8

Norman Stewart Dawason, of "Wilga," Wylde-street, Potts Point, was proceeded against in the Summons Division of the Central Court…

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Drink at Home "Most Respectable" Grocer's License

Evening News · Wednesday 5 September 1923 · page 8

Better 1st a bottle be sold to Householders, so that they can take it home, and drink respectably, then have them going into…

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Hotel Rifled Loss Valued at £150 TOOWOOMBA

Evening News · Wednesday 5 September 1923 · page 8

Goggins' White Horse Hotel was entered by a thief, who rifled two rooms of jewellery, and a small sum of money. The total loss was £1[?]0…

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More Trouble Likely As Result of the Strike Aftermath Several Leading Jockeys Have Their Licenses Withheld

Referee · Wednesday 5 September 1923 · page 6

Although the strike had ended, pony jockeys were not reinstated in a body, and towards the end of last week there was a constant stream of riders applying…

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