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Sydney · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1924

1,255 stories in Sydney's papers · page 20 of 63

Up the Pole Climber Discovered Hotel Excitement

Evening News · Tuesday 15 April 1924 · page 14

A defective door bell lad to some excitement at the Northern Rivers Hotel, Sussex and Erakine streets, early to-day…

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Another One? Hotel for Coogee

Evening News · Tuesday 15 April 1924 · page 11

When it was reported to the Coogee Vigilants' Association last night that it was proposed to build a second up-to-date hotel at Coogee, at a cost of…

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Hotel Employee Recovers Wages Due

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 15 April 1924 · page 3

Before the Chief Industrial Magistrate, Mr. Addison Yesterday, Paul[?]zon sued the [?]ges Bay Hotel, Ltd., for [?]45. wages and overtime due…

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Country Hotels 26 Lose Licenses

The Sun · Thursday 17 April 1924 · page 9

At the recent sittings of the Licensing Reduction Board, 57 publicans and two holders or wine Heenses, were called upon to show cause why their…

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26 Hotels Lose Licenses Goulburn Area Close in October

Evening News · Thursday 17 April 1924 · page 9

TWENTY-SIX hotels in the Goulburn electorate have been delicensed as from October 17 next…

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Hotel Sale Question of Deposit

Evening News · Thursday 17 April 1924 · page 10

Judge White, in the District Court to-day, gave Judgement for the defendant in a case brought by Thomas Dixon, of Sydney, hotelkeeper, against…

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Licenses Reduction Board

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 17 April 1924 · page 7

At Water Police Court, Phillip-street.—At 10 a.m.: The Board will announce their determination in regard to Goulburn Deprivation Sittings…

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Booked Up City Hotels Rushed Records Shattered

The Sun · Thursday 17 April 1924 · page 10

From all parts of the country, from Victoria, Queensland, all the other States, and New Zealand people are converging on Sydney. They are all…

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LICENSES. Twenty-six Cancelled. Goulburn Electorate

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 18 April 1924 · page 7

At yesterday's sitting of the Licenses Reduction Board it was announced that of 57 licensed publicans and two wine licensees in the Goulburn electorate, who had been called…

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Hotels Change Hands in City and Suburbs

The Labor Daily · Friday 18 April 1924 · page 8

The following transfers of publicans' licenses were granted yesterday;-- Leichhardt Hotel, Balmain Road, Leichhardt--from John Cronin to…

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Transfer of Licenses

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 18 April 1924 · page 3

At the Metropolitan Licensing Court yesterday the following transfer of publicans' licenses were grunted: —Leichhardt Hotel, Leichhardt, from John Cronia to Edgar John Tamsett; Central Markrtd Hotel, city,…

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Hotels to Close 26 Licenses Cancelled

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 18 April 1924 · page 7

The chairman of the Licenses Reduction Board (Mr. Adrian yesterday announced the results of the board inquiries as to reductions in the…

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Shot Himself in Hotel Room Unknown Man Found Dead-- Had Been Reading Detective Story Smoked Till The End

The Labor Daily · Friday 18 April 1924 · page 1

Sometime yesterday afternoon an unknown man shot himself in his bedroom at the Hotel Sydney. All the circumstance point in the…

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Drunken Taxi-man Loses His License His First Taste of Gin--Mr. Arnott's Exemplary Warning

The Labor Daily · Friday 18 April 1924 · page 8

"There are too many fatal accidents almost every week with drunken motor drivers. If a man is convicted for being drunk in charge of a vehicle…

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Royal Hotel, Penrith

Nepean Times · Saturday 19 April 1924 · page 2

Mr. Mat. Mullee, late of Burrowa, has taken over the license of the Royal Hotel, Penrith, in sue essiin to Mr. Taylor…

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Wine License

Evening News · Saturday 19 April 1924 · page 1

Before Ryde Licensing Court, an [?] by William Henry Glenn was heard for the transfer of his colonial wine license from Woolwich-road…

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Mystery Murders Eastertide Tragedies Puzzle Police Soldier's Confession Biarritz Inventor and Poisoned Hotelman LONDON, Friday Night

The Sun · Saturday 19 April 1924 · page 1

Sherlock Holmes would have gloated this Eastertide over three mysteries which have put into the background even the Wembley Exhibition and the Bolshevik invasion of Downing-street. The country's attention is focussed…

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Shot in Hotel

The Sun · Saturday 19 April 1924 · page 7

The body of the man who was found dead with a bullet wound in his head at the Hotel Sydney is at the Morgue. The police are trying to have it…

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Hotel for Ettalong

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 19 April 1924 · page 5

A company in process of formation for the establishment at Ettalong Beach of a large hotel. It is proposed to spend about £27,710, and the promoters aim to…

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Ettalong Hotel Ltd. New Company Formed

Sunday Times · Sunday 20 April 1924 · page 2

Ettalong Beach, near Woy Woy, is a paradise for holiday-makers and tourists at any time, but an added attraction which will shortly appear is an…

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