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Sydney · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1924

1,255 stories in Sydney's papers · page 29 of 63

£1200 Jewel Robbery Daring Hotel Theft a Showcase Burgled Hotel Australia Sensation

Evening News · Tuesday 3 June 1924 · page 1

'A DARING jewal robbery was per petrated at the Hotel Australia early this morning. The thief get away with jewellery valued at over £1200 from a show. case on the first floor vestibule, near entrance to the dining…

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Ardent "Drys" Couldn't Stop License

Evening News · Tuesday 3 June 1924 · page 10

Residents of Haberficld, at parramaita licensing Court, opposed the granting of a wine [?]ense to Thomas Fletcher Birrell, of 73…

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Women Drinkers In English Hotels Australian Shocked London, Monday Evening

Evening News · Tuesday 3 June 1924 · page 4

Viscount Astor, in the course of his presidential address to the Common wealth Temperaree convention, which is attended by delegates from all parts…

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Diamonds Stolen Hotel Australia Show Case Broken Open NEARLY £1300 TAKEN

The Sun · Tuesday 3 June 1924 · page 9

One of the most daring robberies reported to the police for years was perpetrated at the Hotel Australia early this morning, when a showcase belonging to Proud's, Ltd., on the first floor, was broken open, and twenty -five articles of diamond jewellery, valued…

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Clergy Object to Wine License But the Bench Grants It--How Prohibitionists Would have Liquor Sold

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 3 June 1924 · page 8

An objection to the [?] Australian wine merchant's [?] to Thomas Fletcher Birrell, of Carden Flats, Coogee, was heard in the…

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Renewal of License

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 4 June 1924 · page 2

Reewal of Thos. Fletcher Birrell's Australinn wine license at premises in Dalhousie-street, Haberfield, was opposed at the Parramatta Licensing Court on…

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Soldier Patients Appear in Court Trouble in Hotel

Evening News · Wednesday 4 June 1924 · page 8

Three young returned soldiers, one walking with the aid of a stick and another with crutches, appeared, with a fourth man, at the…

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Robbery. Hotel Show Case. £850 Worth of Jewellery

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 June 1924 · page 13

Jowellery, to the value of £850, was stolen from the Hotel Australia yesterday morning. The discovery was made by the night watchman. Edward Mackney, when making his…

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Hotel Sydney Wireless

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 June 1924 · page 14

The Hotel Sydney broadcasting service, the first installation in connection with the principal hotels, will be opened at [?] m. on Tuesday next…

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Stamps and Marriages Wembley Postal Facilities Even Dog Licenses London, Tuesday Night

The Sun · Wednesday 4 June 1924 · page 9

The postal business at Wembley is rapidly expanding, and it requires 40 officials. Thirty thousand letters and postcards are despatched daily, and…

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Radio for Hotel Guests

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 4 June 1924 · page 8

The directors of the Hotel Sydney, Limited, have installed a broadcast service, which is to be opened next Tuesday evening, at 8 o'clock. This is the…

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At the Bar Women in Hotels Australian Shocked London, June 2

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 4 June 1924 · page 9

Viscount Astor, in his presidential address to the Commonwealth Temperance Convention, in Caxton Hall, said thai politicians were still shy of…

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Jewel Robbery At Hotel Australia OVER £850 TAKEN

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 4 June 1924 · page 9

Over £850 worth of jewellery was stolen from a showcase at the Hotel Australia early yesterday morning. The articles were the property of…

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Hotel Men and Catholic Quests

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 5 June 1924 · page 45

The "Revue du Touring Club," the greatest French touring association, has recently given out some excellent advice to hotel managers who want to be…

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50 Miles an Hour Motorist's License Suspended

The Sun · Thursday 5 June 1924 · page 10

At the Manly Police Court to-day William Francis Charters, of Sydney-road, Manly, was convicted of a breach of the Motor Traffic Act, and fined…

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Irrigation Area Liquor Licenses

The Labor Daily · Thursday 5 June 1924 · page 3

LEETON, Wednesday.--The Licensing Court has yet to decide the petitions lodged for the granting of a publican's Hcense at Yenda by George…

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Broadcasting at the Hotel Sydney

The Labor Daily · Thursday 5 June 1924 · page 8

The directors of the Hold Sydney have installed a broad-casting service, which is to be opened next Tuesday morning. A first-class programme will…

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Transfer of Licenses

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 June 1924 · page 6

The following transfers of publican's licenses were granted at the Metropolitan Licensing Court yester day:—Royal Sovereign Hotel, Liverpool street and Darlinghurst-road Sydney, from Isidore W. Ovens, to…

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"News" Motoring Guide Continued Interstate Driving Licenses

Evening News · Friday 6 June 1924 · page 11

The Automobile Association of South Australia has addressed a letter to the various automobile bodies in Australia regarding interstate driving licenses…

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Well-known Hotel Young and Jackson's Sold MELBOURNE

The Sun · Friday 6 June 1924 · page 7

With its accumulated associations, its works of art, and it's historical curios, Young and Jackson's, claimed to be the best-known hotel in…

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