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Hotels & licensing, 1926

1,153 stories in Sydney's papers · page 4 of 58

Motorists Lesson No License for Year

Evening News · Monday 18 January 1926 · page 7

IN ADDITION to having to pay a heavy fine, Albert E. Henry will not be allowed to drive a motor car for at least 12 months…

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Liquor Licenses

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 19 January 1926 · page 7

The Metropolitan Licensing Bench approved of the following transfers of publicans' licenses yesterday:- Imperial Hotel, Norton-street, Leichhardt, from John P[?]trick Lynch to Charles Edgn Thompson; Steyne…

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44-Hour Week Residential Hotels Increased Tariff

The Sun · Tuesday 19 January 1926 · page 3

The Residential Hotels'' Association, which represents most of the leading hotels In Sydney, has endorsed the adoption of an increased tariff to cover…

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Hotel Damaged by Storm. Lithgow

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 20 January 1926 · page 18

The Cullen Bullen Hotel was struck by a storm last week. The outbuildings were damaged, a part of the hotel premises wrecked, and a portion of the roof lifted from the…

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Country Hotels Oppose 44 Hours

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 20 January 1926 · page 6

The United Licensed Victuallers' Association had listed for hearing in the industrial Arbitration Court yesterday an application for a variation…

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The 44-Hour Week Hotel Charges Increased Many Troubles Looming

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 20 January 1926 · page 9

The 44-hour week has caused much upheaval. Hotel charges have gone up, and yesterday milk carters decided to confer with employers. Some of the residential hotels in…

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'Bus Licenses No New Routes What of Compensation?

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 20 January 1926 · page 7

Having resolved to create a State motor 'bus monopoly, the Government is refusing to allow private owners to open up new transport routes…

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"Law Is an Ass" Council Flouts It Publicans' Refunds

Evening News · Thursday 21 January 1926 · page 6

"THE LAW is an ass. We can't abide by it and be fair," remarked Aid. Herford at Botany Council last night…

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Fined All the Same Couldn't Get License Some Other Time Bathurst

The Sun · Thursday 21 January 1926 · page 17

Though Leo Curran had applied for a wireless license and been unable to get one. he was lined £10, with £2 6s costs, at the court today. for not have…

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Man Killed Knocked Down by Car Driver without a License

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Friday 22 January 1926 · page 1

While crossing Church-street at the Albert-street intersection, Parramatta North, about 6.30 p.m. on Wednesday. Thomas Arthur Sayburn was knocked…

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Barbers' Licenses Fixing the Fee

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Friday 22 January 1926 · page 14

The License fee for barbers within the municipality of Parramatta was fixed by the Council on Monday night. The Mayor proposed that the fee should…

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Radio Licenses. Revival of Interest

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 22 January 1926 · page 4

The slump in the demand for radio [?]censes early last year was not permanent. The latest figures from the Postmaster-General's Department…

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Liberty V. License. Democracy and Sanity

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 22 January 1926 · page 4

The Labour Party is intensely apprehensive regarding the proposed amendment of the Crimes Act. Mr. Mahoney said that if the Bill proposed to do something to people who were trying to undermine and destroy constitutional Government, and undermine…

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No Wireless License Bathurst

The Labor Daily · Friday 22 January 1926 · page 7

A Bathurst business man Leo Curran, was this [?] tined £10 and [?] costs for operating a wireless recei[?] set without a license…

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Sundries Hotel Transfer

Nepean Times · Saturday 23 January 1926 · page 1

The License of the Park View Hotel St. Marys, was transferred from Annic May Fisher to Matthew William [?] gan at the Peurith Licensing Court on…

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Union Blocking Adelaide Hotel Attitude Trouble Threatening Adelaide

The Labor Daily · Saturday 23 January 1926 · page 3

The alleged refusal of the management of the South Australian Hotel to allow its employees to be interviewed at any time by their union officials…

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Nine Dead Hotel Fire Horror Sixteen Missing Allen Town (New York). January 23

The Sun · Monday 25 January 1926 · page 1

Fire swept the Lafayette Hotel, causing the deaths of nine persons, while fifteen were injured and sixteen are missing…

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Big Hotel Fire Several Lives Lost Allentown (Pennsylvania), January 24

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 25 January 1926 · page 1

Several lives were lost in a fire which yesterday destroyed the Lafayette Hotel, a century old hostel, valued at 200,000 dollars…

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Liquor Licenses. Applications Granted

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 26 January 1926 · page 4

The Metropolitan Licensing Bench yesterday granted a conditional publican's license to George James Hammond for premises proposed to be erected at the corner of McKeon-street and Marine-parade, Maroubra…

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