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Sydney · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1925

1,100 stories in Sydney's papers · page 22 of 55

Agents Claim Commission on License

The Labor Daily · Friday 8 May 1925 · page 6

Judgment was given by the Full Court yesterday in favor of respondent in an appeal by John Hodgens against a decision of Acting-District…

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APPEAL (Before Judge Scholes.) Hotel for Coogee

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 8 May 1925 · page 5

Judgment on the preliminary objection in this appeal is reported in another column. APPEALS UPHELD…

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Hotel for Coogee Preliminary Point Appeals by Objectors

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 8 May 1925 · page 5

Judge Scholes gave his reserved judgment on the preliminary objection raised in connection with the appeals by the Coogee Bay Hotel, and by Rev…

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New Big Hotel

Nepean Times · Saturday 9 May 1925 · page 4

Plans are out for the erection of a new big hotel in replacement of the present Federal Hotel. It will be much in advance of the present…

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Armed Employer. Holds Off Strikers. Restaurants and Hotels Picketed. Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 May 1925 · page 15

The picketing continuos of closed hotels, tea rooms, and restaurants whose employees are on strike. Charles Bannon, proprietor of King…

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No Luck Publican Loses His Lucre in a Hotel at Forest Lodge Ex-Policeman Fails to Arrest Attention of Tram-men

Truth · Sunday 10 May 1925 · page 19

MOST people who exclaim "Here'. Luck!" in hotel bars think the boniface whose name embellishes the fanlight over the…

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Coogee Hotel the Latest Move

Evening News · Monday 11 May 1925 · page 1

THE contest which has central [?] the proposal to grant a [?] licence for a new hotel at [?] an interesting stage to-day…

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New Coogee Hotel Appeal to High Court

The Sun · Monday 11 May 1925 · page 12

The fight over the granting of a now liquor license at Coogee is still going on. The Licensing Court recommended…

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Thieves in Hotel

The Sun · Monday 11 May 1925 · page 12

Early yesterday morning, Lance Robinson, licensee of the Trades Hall Hotel, corner of Goulburn and Sussex streets. City, was awakened by…

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Hotel Licenses Transferred

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 May 1925 · page 6

The Metropolitan Licensing Bench granted the following transfers of publicans licenses at yesterday's sitting:—Captain Cook Hotel, Flinders-street and Park-road, Sydney, from Henry C. Howard to William…

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Licensee Fined What the Sergeant Saw

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Tuesday 12 May 1925 · page 2

The son of the licensee in the bar on the counter two bottles, from which the capsules had been removed; the cash register open, and a two-shilling place…

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Hotel Strike. Police Inaction. Meeting of Protest. Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 May 1925 · page 9

The compulsory conference called by Mr. Acting Justice Dalies, acting president of the State Arbitration Court, met again on Saturday without reaching finality in the…

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Knife Used in Hotel Brawl. Pokt Moresby

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 May 1925 · page 9

The crew of the St. Stephens, from New York, which arrived on Wednesday, and which is manned by Finns, were granted shore leave on Saturday night. In a brawl in a hotel…

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Law Report. Full Court. (Before the Chief Justice, Mr. Justice Gordon, and Mr. Justice Ferguson.) Appeal From Licensing Court. Ex parte Whyte, Prohibition

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 May 1925 · page 6

An application was made on behalf of R. D. Whyte, an applicant for a liquor license for a hotel to be erected at the corner of Arden and Carr streets, Coogee, for a rule…

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Half-mile Chase Down Grating of Cellar Licensee Too Slow

The Sun · Tuesday 12 May 1925 · page 15

Following a man from a house in Kent-street, which they had been watching for several days, Detectives Truskett and Baker were led last…

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"The Hotel Barber" Series of Smart Thefts Arrest in City

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 12 May 1925 · page 5

The mystery surrounding many robberies which have occurred in the leading hotels in the city during the past month will be cleared…

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Local Government Lease of City Hotel-City Solicitor's Verdict"

Construction and Local Government Journal · Wednesday 13 May 1925 · page 7

Another deadlock has occurred at the Town hall in connection with the desire of the City Council to accept a tender for £1,200…

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Strike in W.A. Cafe and Hotel Employees Out

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 13 May 1925 · page 5

Hotel, restaurant and tea-room employees, barmaids and barmen, and brewery employees are out on strike at Perth. All cafes and hotels are closed, and the…

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Hotel Lease. Civic Tenders. Solicitor's Advice Ignored

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 May 1925 · page 19

Alderman A. McElhone protested at the City Council last night against a recommendation of the finance committee in regard to the leasing of the Sir George Grey…

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Hotel Licenses Minister Seeks Way Out

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 14 May 1925 · page 5

The absence of restriction on the frequency of applications for hotel license transfers was the subject of representations by a deputation to the…

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