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Sydney · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1927

1,236 stories in Sydney's papers · page 23 of 62

Pitfalls of the Licensing Court

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 21 May 1927 · page 9

IT IS NEVER a certainty that a successful prosecution will follow a raid by licensing officers on an hotel -- no matter how glaring the…

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Hotel Transfer

Nepean Times · Saturday 21 May 1927 · page 8

The license of the Australian Arms Hotel was transferred on Monday from Mrs Julia Davis to Mr Henry Charles Fearn. Transferce stated to…

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Fires in Hotel. Blackheath

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 21 May 1927 · page 16

A serious fire started in the [?] Hotel yesterday afternoon, in the [?] wing of the building, which was well a[?]ght when the fire brigade arrived. Prompt action with…

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Speedway As Trotting Course License Probable Newcastle

The Labor Daily · Saturday 21 May 1927 · page 6

It is stated here that there is every possibility that a trotting license will be granted to the Speedway Trotting Club. From a reliable source it is learned that…

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A Grave Scandal "Swindlers Licensed by Government" Office Betting Ban London

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 21 May 1927 · page 5

In the House of Lords, Lord Newton, in moving the second reading of the Betting Bill, which removes the ban on the ready-money betting in offices, and…

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Sydneiana the Story of the Royal Hotel and the Theatre Royal, Sydney," by Charles H. Bertie; Sydney, Dymock's

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 21 May 1927 · page 23

It is merely a booklet of thirty pages, Well printed arid well illustrated, but its value as a contribution to the history of Sydney must not be estimated…

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What the Churches Will Say To-day Former Hotel as a Church: Empire Celebration at Lyceum William Street's Progress at St. James' Church

Sunday Times · Sunday 22 May 1927 · page 20

The services for the day at St. James' Church, King-street, will be: At 8. 9 and 11 a.m., Celebration of the Holy Eucharist. At 7.15 p.m., Evensong…

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Defiant Woman Lacked a License

Evening News · Monday 23 May 1927 · page 7

"If you have made up your mind to defy the authorities, I will have to impose a very severe penalty," said Mr. Gates, C.S.M, to Doris…

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Licenses Reduction Roard. West Wyalong

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 23 May 1927 · page 12

Members of the Licenses Reduction Board sitting at West Wyalong considered an application for an additional hotel at Ungarie and an application for one at Weethalle. The…

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Hotel International

The Sun · Monday 23 May 1927 · page 3

The building to be erected at the corner of the Bondl and Sir Thomas Mitchall roads Bondl. will be five-storied, including basement and ground floor. Roof…

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Theft of Money Not From Hotel

The Sun · Monday 23 May 1927 · page 11

In a report made to the police on Saturday it was stated that the sum of £62 had been stolen from a room at the Grosvenor, Inquiries made by…

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Australian is Found Dead in French Hotel PARIS

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 23 May 1927 · page 5

An Australian named Cyril David Shepherd was found dead in bed at the Hotel Boulevard, Saint Germain…

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Licensing Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 24 May 1927 · page 8

The Metropolitan Licensing Court yesterday approved the following transfers of publican licenses:— The Rushcutter Bay Hotel, Paddington, from Herbert Mandelson Davis to John Wallace Stewart;…

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Bob Bailie Loses License Sequel to Motor Collision "Had Been to Interview Premier"

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Tuesday 24 May 1927 · page 1

I had received notice from the Rosehill Club, forbidding me to use their tracks for training purposes, and was very munch upset. "I drove In to have an interview with the Premier, in regard to the matter; but Mr. Lang wag out. I had an interview with Mr. Treble…

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"Got Angrified" Hotel Row Another Triangle

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Tuesday 24 May 1927 · page 2

When the police entered the Granville Hotel on Saturday afternoon, three young men, Percy Hurky, Sydney Atchison and Leslie Carrig, were engaged in a…

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Baum Guilty a Publican's Money Sentence on

Evening News · Tuesday 24 May 1927 · page 9

HARRY Waldermar Baum, solicitor, was found guilty at Darlinghurst Sessions to-day [?] fraudulent misappropriation, and was…

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Programmes and Licenses

The Sun · Tuesday 24 May 1927 · page 13

Mr. W.P. Young, hon. secretary of the Listeners' League of N.S.W., writes to the effect that a wrong impression may have been created by the report…

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Canberra Hotels Will Be Handed Over Private Enterprise Best Canberra

The Sun · Tuesday 24 May 1927 · page 15

As soon as the Public service is comfortably settled at Canberra the Federal Capital Commission proposes to dispose of the hotel business to…

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May Serve Longer Sentence Stole Paper Bags While on License

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 24 May 1927 · page 29

Though it was only 5.20 p.m. last Wednesday, 40 minutes before "closing time," William Henry Martin was so palpably drunk in Vine Street. Redfern…

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Fined £10 and Lost His License

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 24 May 1927 · page 3

As a sequel to a collision on Parramatta Road on the night of May 12, Robert Bailie, the well-known horse trainer, was fined £10, in default two…

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