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Sydney · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1923

985 stories in Sydney's papers · page 35 of 50

De-licensed Houses

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 11 September 1923 · page 3

DUBBO. -- At a public meeting, presided over by the Mayor, exception was taken to the compensation recently granted to the licensees of hotels…

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Waldorf Astoria Hotel Company

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 12 September 1923 · page 15

At a meeting of the provisional directors of the proposed Waldorf-Astoria Hotel Company the following provisional directors withdrew from the board, viz., Messrs. A. A…

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Buildings and Works. Improvements to a City Hotel

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 12 September 1923 · page 11

Messrs. William Hughes and Co., builders, have completed considerable additions and improvements to the Hotel Sydney under the direction of Messrs. H. E. Ross and Rowe,…

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Hotels Change Hands

Evening News · Thursday 13 September 1923 · page 7

The Metropolitan Licensing Bench granted the following transfers of hotel-keepers' licenses:— Rob Roy Hotel Adolphus-street,…

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Broken Leg Fell Down Hotel Stairs

Evening News · Thursday 13 September 1923 · page 8

White Roland Walmen, [?] William-street, Woolloo[?] down the stairs at [?] Hotel. George-street, to-day, he applied, and…

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APPEAL (Before Judge Cohen.) Removal of a License

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 14 September 1923 · page 5

James Brown, Florence Edle. Millicent Binns, Rev. Alexander Clark, J. D. Aubrey, and Robert Forsyth appealed against the decision, by majority, of the…

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Quarter Session Appeals. (Before Judge Cohen.) Appeal Against Licensing Court Decision

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 September 1923 · page 6

This was an appeal against the decision by majority (Messrs. H. Giles Shaw, chairman, and C. H. Gale for, and C. A. Edwards against), of the Metropolitan Licensing Court…

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Back to Gaol Man on License

Evening News · Friday 14 September 1923 · page 8

Party West, or Bellomt. was before Mr. Pelaley. S.M., at North Sydney Court to-day on a charge of [?] been convicted of an offence [?]…

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NO. 1 Jury Court. (Before Mr. Justice Gordon.) Hotel at Richmond. Ballans v Sampson

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 September 1923 · page 6

Percival Stuart Ballans, hotelkeeper, of Parramatta, sued John H, Sampson, claiming £650 for alleged breach of a contract made in March, 1913, relating to…

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Hotel Transfers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 September 1923 · page 7

The following hotel transfers were granted by tim Metropolitan Licensing Court yesterday:—Rob Roy Hotel, Adolphus-street, Balmain, from Robert H. Headford to John H. Thompson; Robert Burns Hotel,…

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Pony Jockeys Fitzpatrick's Aid Asked Licenses Refused Complaints of Victimisation

The Sun · Friday 14 September 1923 · page 9

Although the Acting-Chief Secretary was described to-day by a pony trainer as ''a human mosquito ever eager to sting the…

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Disliked Policemen Now on License "Broken Conditions"

The Sun · Friday 14 September 1923 · page 10

Percy West, or Bellomi, who was released from custody on license on August 1 last, appeared before Mr. Peisley at North Sydney court…

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A Richmond Hotel. (Before Mr. Justice Gordon.)

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 14 September 1923 · page 5

Hearing was continued of the action in which Percival Stuart Ballads sued John H. Sampson to recover £650 for alleged breach of agreement in connection with…

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Another License Suspended

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 15 September 1923 · page 4

For three months Jack Turner will be denied the joys of the motor cyclist. The magistrate at Parramatta has said so. He said something else—"Fined £7, in…

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NO. 1 Jury Court. (Before Mr. Justice Gordon and jury.) Hotel at Richmond. Ballans v Sampson

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 15 September 1923 · page 11

Percival Stuart Ballans, hotelkeeper, of Parramatta, sued John H. Sampson, claiming £650 for alleged breach of a contract made in March, 1913, relating to…

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Hotel Collapses Sydney Man's Escape in Earthquake Lived on Rice Water Four Days' Walk through Ruined Country OSAKA, September 13

The Sun · Saturday 15 September 1923 · page 1

Mr. John Robson, of No. 9 Dover- road, Rose Bay, Sydney, is reported to be safe. He was in a new four- storey hotel at the summit of Hakone…

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A Richmond Hotel. (Before Mr. Justice Gordon.)

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 15 September 1923 · page 22

Hearing was concluded of the action in which Percival Stuart Ballans sued John H. Sampson to recover £650 for alleged breach of agreement in connection with…

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New Guinea. Oil and Coal Licenses. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 17 September 1923 · page 10

In the "Commonwealth Gazette" an ordinance is published regarding the issue of licenses for the prospecting for oil in New Guinea, and for the issue of oil and coal leases. The…

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Abandoning the Banns Licenses Now Popular LONDON, Monday Night

The Sun · Tuesday 18 September 1923 · page 1

Marriage by license is becoming far more general than marriage by banns in Britain. The Registrar-General's report…

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De-licensed Jockeys Mr. Fitzpatrick's Aid Sought Victimisation Alleged

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 19 September 1923 · page 5

On Friday last leading members of the Pony Owners' and Trainers' and Jockeys' Associations sought the aid of Mr. Fitzpatrick. Acting Chief Secretary, in…

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