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Sydney · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1926

1,153 stories in Sydney's papers · page 10 of 58

Car License—Compulsory Camp

The Land · Friday 26 February 1926 · page 15

"E.Y.R.B.," asks: "How old must a boy be before he cava obtain a license to drive a car. Is it compulsory for all boys to go to camp…

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Murder and Suicide West Australian Crime Publican Killed

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 26 February 1926 · page 4

A tragedy occurred at the Commercial Hotel, Trayning (W.A.), on Friday last. While lying in bed on a verundah, the manager of the hotel,…

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Listeners in Are Fined Had No Licenses a Kogarah Raid

Evening News · Friday 26 February 1926 · page 7

WILLIAM EDWARD GELLING, an officer in the P.M.G.'s Department, proceeded against a number of people at Kogarah…

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Murder of Mrs. Macfie Hotel Boy Arrested Alleged Confession Weltevreden

The Sun · Friday 26 February 1926 · page 1

A British-Indian runner at the Hotel Papandajan, at Garoet, has been arrested for complicity in the murder of Mrs. Macfie…

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To Be Tested Licensed Grounds

The Sun · Friday 26 February 1926 · page 6

The magistrate's decision is to be tested, as in official circles it is felt that to permit betting on showgrounds would defeat the operations of the…

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Selling Liquor without License

The St George Call · Friday 26 February 1926 · page 4

George Stanley Compton (35) was charged with selling five bottles of Sydney Bitter Ale at premises situate in Princes Highway, he not being the…

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Strongly Opposed License Transfer Country to Town Queanbeyan

The Labor Daily · Friday 26 February 1926 · page 10

Great interest is being manifested in the application for a license for a new hotel, to he erected near the railway station. Queanbeyan. The bench have taken evidence…

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New Coogee Hotel

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 27 February 1926 · page 9

In the report published on Thursday regarding the appeal of Edward Middleton against the granting of a conditional publican's license to…

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The Breaking of the Drought All Don't Like It That Campsie Hotel

Evening News · Saturday 27 February 1926 · page 1

CAMPSIE is to have its only hotel, but many residents oppose the [?] They allege that at wall [?] under[?]…

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New Queanbeyan Hotel. Queanbeyan

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 27 February 1926 · page 16

The hearing of an application at the Queanbeyan Courthouse by Patrick John Reid for the transfer of the license from the Royal Hotel, Gundaroo, to Queanbeyan, was…

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The Old "Black Horse." Oldest Licensed House

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 27 February 1926 · page 11

February 20 marked the anniversary of the oldest licensed hotel in New South Wales, and probably in Australasia. Exactly 107 years ago on that date the "Black Horse" Hotel,…

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Sound of Revelry by Night in Hotel Bar Charge of "Entering"

The Labor Daily · Saturday 27 February 1926 · page 1

Guests at the Criterion Hotel, at the corner of Liverpool and Sussex Streets, were treated to a thrilling half-hour last night…

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Inconsistent Law Forces Fire-escapes for Factories ; Exempts Hotels $ Flats

Sunday Times · Sunday 28 February 1926 · page 3

A strange fact concerning the State lows concerning the lire escapes from buildings is this:- Factories are obliged to have fire…

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first-class hotels a big asset

Sunday Times · Sunday 28 February 1926 · page 4

Amongst travelled people it is very generally recognized that you can judge a country by the standard of the services which its representative hotels render. Such places are the Mecca of all visitors, and as a general rule it may be said that visitors are bent on the express…

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Ruins of the Kinglake Hotel

Evening News · Monday 1 March 1926 · page 1

The hotel was destroyed in the fires which raged in Victoria during the week. Mrs. F. The proprietor and her two children (in left of group) are standing among the…

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Another Hotel for Queanbeyan Opposition Forces Beaten Queanbeyan

The Labor Daily · Monday 1 March 1926 · page 5

The Licensing Reduction board has granted the application of I'ntrick Reld for a [?] for a new botel to be created near the Queanbeyan railway station at…

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Liquor Licenses. Two New Hotels. Applications Granted

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 2 March 1926 · page 6

The Metropolitan Licensing Bench decided, by a majority vote, to grant an application by George Barton, licensee of the Mlison's Point Hotel, Alfred-street and…

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Appeal Is Upheld Hotel Keeper's Conviction

Evening News · Tuesday 2 March 1926 · page 1

John Gant, licensee of the Brooklyn Hotel, George-street, appealed successfully at the Quarter Sessions Appeal Court, to-day, against his conviction…

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Employees' Shares Ov Australia Hotel, Ltd

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 2 March 1926 · page 11

The directors' of the Australia Hotel Co., Limited, have decided to issue a parcel of 8500 shares for allotment at par amongst employees who have been five years or more…

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