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Sydney · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1923

985 stories in Sydney's papers · page 39 of 50

In Crowded Hotel Bucharest Editor Killed LONDON, October 14

The Sun · Tuesday 16 October 1923 · page 10

Mr. Rosenthal, the editor of two of the most important Bucharest newspapers, was fatally stabbed in the crowded hall of the chief hotel in the…

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LEADING N.Z. JOCKEY Likely to Lose License AUCKLAND

The Sun · Tuesday 16 October 1923 · page 5

Ben De[?]ley. formerly New Zealand's leading Jockey, was before the court yesterday, charged with having been found drunk in his motor car which was partly wrecked…

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Hotel Robbery. Thieves Force Bedroom Door. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 October 1923 · page 14

A robbery occurred at the Cross Keys Hotel, Tighe's Hill, between 8 o'clock and 11 o'clock last night, £260 being stolen. Late in the afternoon the manageress of the hotel, Mrs…

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Licensed Victuallers' Dinner

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 October 1923 · page 10

A dinner was tendered last Friday night at Adams' Cafe by the council of the United Licensed Victuallers' Association to the liquor trade representatives who had participated in…

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Historic Hotel Sold Owner Dreamt Cup Winner A. L. Gordon's Association Melbourne

The Sun · Wednesday 17 October 1923 · page 12

Craig's Hotel, the oldest hostelry in Ballarat, has been sold by the proprietor, Mr. Frank Herman, of Goller and Co., to Mrs. J. Newton, the present…

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A Jekyll-Hyde Body Victoria's Licensing Legislation. a Spectacle for the World

Watchman · Thursday 18 October 1923 · page 3

Mr. Tennyson Smith recently referred in scathing languages to the action of the Victorian Licenses Reduction Board in objecting to certain…

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"Tax Expert" and a Publican Conspiracy Alleged

Evening News · Thursday 18 October 1923 · page 9

John Everistus O'Regan appeared before Judge Rolin and a jury at the Darlinghurst Sessions to-day to answer two charges of…

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Vehicle Licenses. London, Oct. 16

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 18 October 1923 · page 9

The Ministry of Transport, in its annual returns, shows that 1,131,565 motor vehicle licenses were issued in Great Britain between December 1, 1922, and June 30, 1923, yielding…

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Seventh Commandment Archdeacon's Slander Suit Hotels and Women London, Wednesday Night

The Sun · Thursday 18 October 1923 · page 10

Archdeacon Wakeford sued Mr. Henry Wright, managing clerk to the solicitors, who acted for the Bishop of Lincoln at the previous…

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Meat Prices Sydney's Flood of Shops Licenses Might Solve Problem

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 18 October 1923 · page 6

This is the first of a series of articles dealing with the conditions of the Australian meat trade. It reviews the causes which make for…

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License Transfers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 October 1923 · page 5

The following transfers of publicans' licenses were granted yesterday at the Metropolitan Licensing Court:— Exchange Hotel, Balmain, from Bennett Zeller to…

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About a Hotel Claim for £1250

Evening News · Friday 19 October 1923 · page 7

The questions whether the [?] and goodwill of the Cricketers' Rest Hotel, Redfern, was sold in Edward M. Daly for £9700. and…

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Bank Inspector Robbed of £24 Daring Hotel Thief

Evening News · Friday 19 October 1923 · page 10

A daring raid by a thief in a city hotel, early to-day resuited in Mr. Onborne A[?]li Smith, an inspector of the Commonwealth Bank, losing £24…

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Cricketers' Rest Hotel Lease and Goodwill Claim for £1250

The Sun · Friday 19 October 1923 · page 9

A dispute as to whether the lease and goodwill of the Cricketers' Rent Hotel, Redfern, was purchased by Edward M. Daly for £9700, and whether…

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Hotel Robbed Bar-Room Forced TEMORA

The Sun · Friday 19 October 1923 · page 13

Sergeant Noble, who was lately transferred here, smartly secured a man in the bar of the Federal Hotel, occupied by Carl Rudolph Nitschke,…

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Claim for £1000 Hotelkeeper's Wife Divorce Before a Jury Petitioner Awarded £200 Petitioner Awarded £200

The Sun · Friday 19 October 1923 · page 9

William Dalton Charles Quinn petitioned Mr. Justice Owen and a jury of 12, in the Divorce Court to-day, for a dissolution of his marriage with gnes…

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Stole Guest's Trousers Thief at City Hotel

The Sun · Friday 19 October 1923 · page 12

Osborne Askell Smith, inspector of the Commonwealth Bank, staying at the Hotel Metropole, was robbed about 4 a.m. to-day of £24…

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Usher's Hotel, Limited

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 19 October 1923 · page 9

Dividend at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum in respect of the latter half of the year ended August 31 was made payable by Usher's Metropolitan Hotel,…

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ROBBERIES Thief in City Hotel

The Sun · Saturday 20 October 1923 · page 4

During investigations yesterday regarding the robbery of £24 from Osborne Askell Smith, Inspector of the Commonwealth Bank, while asleep at…

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JURY (Before Mr. Acting Justice Ralston.) an Hotel Transaction

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 20 October 1923 · page 4

An action was brought by John Devereux against Edward M. Daly to recover £l250 for alleged breach of agreement in connection with the sale of the…

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