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Hotels & licensing, 1927

1,236 stories in Sydney's papers · page 35 of 62

Still Hesitant -- Investors Operate with Caution Loans Firm Large Parcels Exchanged Hotel CO.'s PROSPEROUS

The Sun · Sunday 31 July 1927 · page 4

Though seasonal conditions are favorable, general rain will be needed during August to assure a good harvest, and to stimulate production in the dairying districts of the State. With the outlook somewhat uncertain investors are still…

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Hotel Robbed. Theft of £100 Reported

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 1 August 1927 · page 11

On Saturday night the Regent-street police received, information that the till of the Regent Hotel, George-street West, had been robbed. It was stated that the till contained…

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£100 Haul from Hotel

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 1 August 1927 · page 18

Thieves broke into the bar of the Regent Hotel last Saturday night and decamped with £100 from the till. Mr. M. W. Miller, the licensee, is…

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Sudden Death Collapsed in Hotel

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Tuesday 2 August 1927 · page 1

Frank Wheeldon, 54. an inmate of the George-street Asylum, Parramatta, collapsed lapsed in the Woolpack Hotel on Saturday afternoon…

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Reckless Motorists: How to Fix Them Suspend Licenses and Increase the Fines To the Editor

Evening News · Thursday 4 August 1927 · page 8

SIR,—The report (E.N. 2/[?] of a protest by Burwood Council against speeding along one of the thoroughfares again brings into prominence motor accidents and the neglect of…

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Hotel Closing on Anzac Day Power Questioned

Evening News · Thursday 4 August 1927 · page 11

A CURIOUS [?] point occupied the attention of High Court Judges to-day, when the Crown was granted leave to appeal from…

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Adjudged Bankrupt. Private Hotelkeeper. Auckland (N.z.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 4 August 1927 · page 11

Roderek Gordon Griffiths, until lately a private hotel proprietor, has been adjudged to be bankrupt, owing, it is alleged, between £3000 and £4000. It was stated that he ran…

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Mad Storm Over Switzerland Mud and Rocks Hotel Waitresses Flee London, Thursday Morning

The Sun · Thursday 4 August 1927 · page 1

A great storm has swept over Switzerland, telegraphs the Geneva correspondent of the "Daily Mail."…

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Two Shot Brisbane Hotel Tragedy Sydney Girl's Fate Brisbane

The Sun · Thursday 4 August 1927 · page 13

A sensation was caused at one of the leading city hotels early yesterday morning when Mrs. James Crisp was found dead in bed, shot in the head,…

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Anzac Day Closing of Hotels Is Proclamation Valid ?

The Sun · Thursday 4 August 1927 · page 17

Whether the State Full Court was correct in his interpretation of the law, deciding that the Governor-in-Council had no power to issue a…

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Bridal Couple's Death Pact Tragedy in Brisbane Hotel Sydney Girl Both Dead in Bed Brisbane

The Labor Daily · Thursday 4 August 1927 · page 5

Lack of money, while on a honeymoon tour, is said to be the reason for a double tragedy, enacted during the early hours of…

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Director of Australia Hotel

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 4 August 1927 · page 20

SIR THOMAS HUGHES, who is a director of Australia Hotel Co., Ltd. At the annual meeting of shareholders yesterday Sir Thomas…

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42 Building Licenses Per Month in Tel-aviv

The Australian Jewish Chronicle · Thursday 4 August 1927 · page 13

Notwithstanding the trade depression in Tel-Aviv, the municipality issued, in response to applications, 171 building licenses…

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Billiard Saloon Transfer One Man, One License

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Friday 5 August 1927 · page 9

An application came before Mr. T. W. Cohen, S.M., at the Ryde Court, for the transfer of a billiard license from Sidney G. Balkin to Roy Alphonsus Gett. The…

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Found Dead in Hotel Supposed Murder and Suicide

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 5 August 1927 · page 3

BRISBANE, Thursday.--A married couple, Mr. and Mrs. J. Crisp, who had recently returned from Sydney, were found dead in an hotel in the city…

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Anzac Day and Hotel Closing Validity of a Proclamation

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 5 August 1927 · page 11

The High Court was approached yesterday with a view to ascertaining whether the Governor-in-Council has power to close hotels by proclamation…

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"Your License, Please"

Nepean Times · Saturday 6 August 1927 · page 1

DRIVING a car along Mulgoa Road, Mulgoa, on 29th May, Charles Foureade was approached by Constable Jonnings…

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Theft in Hotel Pickpocket. Caught

Evening News · Saturday 6 August 1927 · page 6

WALTER SMITH 23. Jaborer, was fined £15, with £1917/- costs at North Sydney Court on a charge of having stolen £5 from Walter…

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Steamer Delayed. Firemen Found in Hotel. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 August 1927 · page 19

When the steamer Manuka was ready to sall for New Zealand at 12.20 p.m. to-day, two firemen walked ashore, and caused a delay of 40 minutes. The men were discovered…

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Died Together in Bedroom Brisbane Hotel Tragedy Maid's Grim Discovery Brisbane

The Labor Daily · Saturday 6 August 1927 · page 7

MORE facts have now been made public about the double tragedy in Bris[?] hotel. The woman whose maiden name…

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