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Sydney · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1927

1,236 stories in Sydney's papers · page 11 of 62

Hotel Murder Gag Caused Death Two Men for Trial Adelaide

The Sun · Wednesday 23 February 1927 · page 3

The injuries which resulted in the death of John Robert Hindmarsh, formerly of Sydney, who was murdered at the Grosvenor Hotel, Adelaide, on…

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False Alarm Brigades at Hotel Australia No Fire

The Sun · Thursday 24 February 1927 · page 13

Ringing of bells on three fire engines, and firemen dashing into the Hotel Australia created a stir in Castlereagh-street, early this…

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Lidcombe-auburn News Proposed Hotel Meeting of Protest at Auburn Licensing Reduction Board Denounced

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Friday 25 February 1927 · page 3

"If this proposed new hotel in North Auburn is, as they say, within 50 yards of a school, then I can't see how the liquor interests can win the…

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License Fee Association Objects

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Friday 25 February 1927 · page 7

The Local Government Association invited the co-operation of Liverpool Council on Tuesday night in a movement to have the present Copyright Act amended…

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Caused a Scatter Story of Hotel Raid

Evening News · Friday 25 February 1927 · page 10

THE appearance of police at the Royal Edward Hotel caused a scatter a number of men according to Sergt, Collings, at Redfern…

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Wine Licenses Too Amended Liquor Bill

Evening News · Friday 25 February 1927 · page 9

IT is understood that the State Government has agreed to include wine [?] in the provisions of the Liquor bill which is now before the…

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Hotel Burnt Junee

The Labor Daily · Saturday 26 February 1927 · page 6

A fire at the Springwood Hotel, about 12 miles from Coolsmann, destroyed the building and contents. The damage exceeds £2000…

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"I Shot Her" Brisbane Hotel Case Police Court Hearing Connell Is Remanded Brisbane

The Labor Daily · Saturday 26 February 1927 · page 5

"I SHOT her. She said I was not game." This, and other admission, were alleged to have been made by…

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Met Trouble on Way for License Melbourne

Evening News · Monday 28 February 1927 · page 7

A car driven by a young man who was on his way to obtain a license, knocked down three boys in Spring-street to-day…

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Canvassers Paid for Each Name Auburn Hotel Petition Charges by Lane. M.l.a

The Labor Daily · Monday 28 February 1927 · page 4

Serious allegations against the police and canvassers on behalf of those in favor of a new hotel license in Auburn, were made at a meeting…

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Hotel at Matraville Application for License

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 1 March 1927 · page 9

The hearing of an application by John Charles Crossley for a publican's license at Matraville was commenced at the Metropolitan Licensing Court…

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Fire in City Hotel

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 1 March 1927 · page 8

A fire broke out yesterday morning in the laundry on the roof of the Criterion Hotel at the corner of Liverpool and Sussex streets. A spark from a copper is believed to have…

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Hotel Robbed NEWCASTLE

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 1 March 1927 · page 7

With an iron bar from Hamilton school, thieves broke open a cash register they had taken from the Hotel Bennett at Hamilton early this…

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License Lies Lang on Rumors

Evening News · Wednesday 2 March 1927 · page 13

MR. NESS asked the Premier, Mr. Lang, in the Legislative Assembly to-day if there were any truth in the rumor that the Government intended…

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District Court. (Before Judge Cohen.) a Publican's Claim. Nance v the Public Trustee

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 2 March 1927 · page 11

In this case Frank Richard Nance, licensee of the Nevada Hotel, Hunt and Forster streets, Sydney, sued the Public Trustee, as administrator of the deceased estate of Edmond…

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Licensed Betting

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 2 March 1927 · page 4

Sir,--Seeing that in all our towns Illicit S.P. betting is carried on in defiance of the law, why not legalls it, and instead of growing crops of…

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New Car, No License Costly Generosity

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 2 March 1927 · page 5

Harry Rowland Wilcox, 37, butcher, was in such an expansive mood one day last week that he bought a car, and then "shouted" drinks to the…

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Important Case Hotelkeeper Fined Man on Premises Bathurst

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 2 March 1927 · page 5

A case of more than ordinary Interest to hotelkeepers, came before Mr. Scoble, S.M., at Bathurst Police Court. when Albert Rhall, licensee of the…

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Jenolan Caves. Tenders Inquiry. Profits From Hotel

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 March 1927 · page 12

When the Commission of Inquiry into tenders for transport services for the Government Tourist Bureau resumed yesterday, Mr. H. J. Lambie, director of the bureau, was…

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Licenses Granted

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Friday 4 March 1927 · page 3

An application by A. E. Callaby for registration as a milk vendor; and Herbert Wing and David Watson for fish hawker's licenses, were approved by…

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