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Sydney · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1925

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Hotel Employees. Stop-work Meeting. Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 1 April 1925 · page 16

About 900 hotel and restaurant employees attended a stop-work meeting at the Trades Hall this morning to consider the employers' refusal to grant a 44-hour week and other…

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Serious Charges Against Detectives Hotelkeeper's Accusations Melbourne

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 1 April 1925 · page 1

A now development has occurred, following the suspension of Detective-Inspector Olham and Detectives Sullivan, Fowler. and Macpherson, who…

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"DEMANDED £6500" Money From Publican Conspiracy Charge Melbourne

The Sun · Thursday 2 April 1925 · page 11

Keen interest was shown to-day in the charges of conspiracy and stealing made against four members of the police force in the Third City…

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New Pacific Hotel Wollongong's Progress Wollongong

The Labor Daily · Thursday 2 April 1925 · page 6

The new Pacific Hotel, at Wollongong, which was sanctioned at a recent Licensing Court, in about to if constructed. The building which is to be…

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Hotels' Country Award

The Land · Friday 3 April 1925 · page 23

"Subscriber" (24) writes:—I am working in an hotel and would like to know if I am compelled to pay 6/ a week for my bed and blankets,…

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Unionist Round-up Hotel and Restaurant Closes Tea Rooms

The Labor Daily · Friday 3 April 1925 · page 8

About 900 hotel and restaurant employees attended a stop-work meeting at the Perth Trades Hall on Tuesday morning to consider the refusal of…

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Ford After Hotel Only to Close It Down Melbourne

The Labor Daily · Saturday 4 April 1925 · page 1

Representatives of Henry Ford are negotiating for Corlo Shire Hotel, situated near the proposed works. Should they be successful the hostelry…

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Carlton Hotel Enigma

Sunday Times · Sunday 5 April 1925 · page 2

About a month ago Carlton Hotel shares suddenly sprang from 11/6 to 16/9. Investors sat up and wondered, but no explanation being…

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"Give Us £10,000 or We'll Arrest You and Your Daughter Graft Charges Against Melbourne Detectives Three Sleuths Committed for Trial—mystery of Fowler's Whereabouts—how Did Authorities Come to Learn of the Trouble? Raid on Hotel Made Without a Warrant. Astounding Evidence of Suggested Corruption

Truth · Sunday 5 April 1925 · page 14

CONSPIRACY, stealing £ 1000, and demanding money by menaces from Terence Callaghan, owner and licensee of the Londonderry Hotel, Wellington Street, Collingwood, were the common law charges which three detectives answered before Mr. D. Grant, P.M., at the City Court this week…

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Pony Licenses

Evening News · Monday 6 April 1925 · page 10

The A R C. issued Jockeys' permits this afternoon to L. M'Nally. H. Malley. M. Goode, W. Donaldson, and E. Clarke, and a Jockey's license to H. Griffiths…

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Marsden for Ponies Obtains 14.2 License

The Sun · Monday 6 April 1925 · page 10

The A.R.C. has granted a license to ride in races 14.2 and under to R. J. Marsden, who won the Newmarket Handicap on Vallard. A similar…

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Bartenders' Case for Higher Wages Publicans' Big Profits

The Labor Daily · Monday 6 April 1925 · page 5

"Barmen and barmaids are, most of them, only casually employed. The barmaids are expected to be well dressed, and in the saloon bars young…

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License Renewals Another Busy Day

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 7 April 1925 · page 7

The Metropolitan Licensing Bench had a busy day yesterday. Consideration was given to 56 applications for renewals of publicans' licenses, and 48 were granted…

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Manslaughter Charge Hotel Worker Remanded

Evening News · Tuesday 7 April 1925 · page 16

Amen Pole Ivanoff 29 hotel-worker, of Fernieigh-street, Sydney was remanded at Glebe Court to-day until April 21 on a charge of having…

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NO. 2 Jury Causes. Coff's Harbour Hotel. Beasley v McGrory

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 7 April 1925 · page 8

In the case, in which Herbert Noble Beasley was the plaintiff in an action to recover from Harold Alexander McGrory a sum of £174/3/10 alleged to…

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A Coff's Harbor Hotel. (Before Mr. Justice James.)

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 7 April 1925 · page 2

An action was brought by Herbert Noble Beasley against Harold Alexander M'Grory, to recover £174 3s 10d. alleged to be due under a contract of…

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Licenses Transferred

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 8 April 1925 · page 12

The Metropolitan Licensing Court granted the [?] lowing transfers of publicans' licenses on Monday:- Cubt[?]ereagh Hotel, Cust[?]eagh and Park [?] city, from George [?]man to Clara V[?]…

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Buildings and Works. the Wentworth Hotel

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 8 April 1925 · page 11

The site for the addition[?] just comple[?] to the new Wentworth Hotel lounge, diningroom, and additional suites was one of Sydney's most historical spots. For many year[?]…

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Transfer of Licenses

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 9 April 1925 · page 4

The license of the Raccourse Hotel, Roschill, has been transferred from Charles Nelson Whiteman to Denis Pats rick Kelleher; that of the Star Hotel,…

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Youthful Road Hog Too Young for License Australians, Beware! London, Wednesday Night

The Sun · Thursday 9 April 1925 · page 1

"It will be a bad lookout for some Australians it this boy is going to drive like this," said Sir John Blaker, a magistrate at Brighton, concerning…

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