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Sydney · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1925

1,100 stories in Sydney's papers · page 19 of 55

Closing Hotels What Women Want

The Sun · Friday 24 April 1925 · page 3

The Women's Christian Temperance Union last night requested the Trades and Labor Council to fall behind them in their endeavor to close…

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License Suspended

The Labor Daily · Friday 24 April 1925 · page 2

George William [?], a traveller, was charged at Panddington Police Court yesterday with having driven a motor car in Moncur Street, woollahra,…

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High-priced Hotel Wagga

The Labor Daily · Friday 24 April 1925 · page 4

Freehold of the Criterion Hotel property has been sold to Mr. Arthur Kenneally, a well-known resident of Wagga, at a figure in the vicinity of…

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Hotel Transfer

Nepean Times · Saturday 25 April 1925 · page 6

The transfer of the licence of the Imperial Hotel, Rooty Hill from Henry Eric Green to Sydney James Holdusworthy was granted at Penrith…

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Coogee Bay Hotel

Sunday Times · Sunday 26 April 1925 · page 5

The following arc guests at the Coogee Bay Hotel: Doctor, and Mrs. McMurray. Mr. and Mrs. D. Leonard, Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Wharton. Mrs…

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Licenses Transferred

Evening News · Monday 27 April 1925 · page 8

The following [?] Durban Club HOtel Elizabeth-street Michael Ryan to Harry Comba[?]…

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Hotel Destroyed No Water to Fight Flames MELBOURNE

The Sun · Monday 27 April 1925 · page 9

The Warrandyte Hotel, Warrnndyte, and its contents were destroyed by fire. early, this morning. A hopeless task confronted tho firemen, who…

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Hotel Takings Buyer Says He Was Misled A £9000 DEAL

The Sun · Monday 27 April 1925 · page 7

A dispute regarding the Orange Grove Hotel, Balmain, was before the Chief Justice (Sir. Justice Street), and a jury of four, in the Banco Court…

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Licenses Transferred

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 28 April 1925 · page 6

The Metropolitan Licensing Bench yesterday granted the following transfers of publicans' licenses:- Kent Hotel, Palmer-street, Balmain, from Patrick Byrnes to Harry Blamey; King's Head Hotel,…

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Banco Jury Causes. (Before the Chief Justice [?] d jury.) Hotel at Balmain. Clarke v Markwell

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 28 April 1925 · page 6

The plaintiff in this action, Samuel Clarke, sued to recover from Samuel John Markwell it sum of £2000 as compensation, alleging misrepresentations inducing him to purchase…

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Hotel Burnt. Old Victorian Landmark. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 28 April 1925 · page 9

The Wharrandyte Hotel, an old landmark, situated about 17 miles from Melbourne, and having a history of 70 years, was totally destroyed by fire early this morning. This…

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Wireless Valves Increased Duty Urged 30,000 Licenses Melbourne

The Sun · Tuesday 28 April 1925 · page 9

An application for increased duty on thermoinie valves for wireless apparatus was discussed before the Tariff Board to-day…

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License Suspended Company Manager's Lapse

The Sun · Tuesday 28 April 1925 · page 11

Though it was pleaded that driving a motor car was necessary in the earning of his livelihood, Arthur Lynd West, company manager, had his…

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Sale of Hotel Verdict for £1100

Evening News · Wednesday 29 April 1925 · page 8

A verdict for the plaintiff for £1100 was returned by the jury in the Ranco Jury Court to-day, in the action by Samuel Clarke to recover £2000…

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Orange Grove Hotel Plaintiff Awarded £1100

The Sun · Wednesday 29 April 1925 · page 10

The claim for £2000 compensation by Samuel Clarke from Samuel John Markweli over the sale of the Orange Grove Hotel, Balmain, concluded…

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ROBBERIES Thefts From Hotels

The Sun · Wednesday 29 April 1925 · page 16

The National Hotel, George-street city, was visited by a thief yesterday and a bag containing various articles, owned by James Henry Briggs, who…

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A City Hotel Tenders to Be Reviewed

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 29 April 1925 · page 5

The recommendation of the finance committee that the tender of Mr. Matthew Lynch, the present lessee of the Sir George Grey Hotel, be accepted for…

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Home is More Than a Hotel a Bishop Tells Parents That Their Place Is at Home

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 30 April 1925 · page 40

The Christian home, a proper and prayerful attitude toward matrimony, the dangers lurking in improper literature and in an assumption that…

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