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Sydney · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1927

1,236 stories in Sydney's papers · page 49 of 62

Hotel Thieves Posing As Australians London, Tuesday Night

The Sun · Wednesday 26 October 1927 · page 1

Posing as Australians, says the "Evening News," two thieves have victimised hotels. They tell a clever tale of having…

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Brake on "Tin Hares" Rush For Licenses--No More To Be Issued For the Present

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 26 October 1927 · page 3

No further licenses, to enable mechanical hare coursing meetings to be held, will be granted by the State Government, for the present…

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Tips Verboten in German Hotels

Evening News · Thursday 27 October 1927 · page 20

THE excellence of German [?] was mentioned by Mrs. H.E. Protten. who arrived at Sydney by the Otranto to-day from Europe…

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No License Yet Goulburn Tin Hare Goulburn

Evening News · Thursday 27 October 1927 · page 4

TENDERS for the Installation of water and lighting service and for the erection of t[?] in preparation for mechanical coursing at the…

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Civic Hotel. Rent Reduced. On Incorrect Information

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 27 October 1927 · page 11

Alderman Courtenay, at the finance committee of the City Council, yesterday stated that unreliable information had been supplied to the aldermen regarding the Sir George…

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Sir G. Grey Hotel

The Labor Daily · Thursday 27 October 1927 · page 6

Inquiries regarding the number tenants permanently situated in the Sir George Grey Hotel are to be undertaken by Council officers…

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Riot in Wagga Hotel Hard Task for Police Wagga

The Labor Daily · Thursday 27 October 1927 · page 5

The Wagga police patrol was called to-night to the Great Southern Hotel, where there was a fracas in progress. Two men arrested on the premises…

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Another Civic Mystery Were There Phantom Boarders in Hotel?

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 27 October 1927 · page 2

There is another mystery at Sydney Town Hall. It involves the question. "Are there phantom boarder? at the City Council's Sir…

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"Gigantic Monopoly" New Hotel License Mayor Castigated

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Friday 28 October 1927 · page 3

At a meeting of the "Anti-New Hotel License Committee," held in Auburn last week, the following resolution was carried unanimously, and authorised to be…

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No More Licenses

The Land · Friday 28 October 1927 · page 6

The N.S.W. Cabinet on Tuesday decided that no more tin-hare licenses would be granted for the present. The whole matter is to be considered…

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Defied the Court Hawking Without License Man with a Past

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Friday 28 October 1927 · page 2

When his application for a foot-hawker's license was refused at the Parramatta Police Court a few weeks ago, Herbert Edward Griffin declared that he…

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"Hotel Parramatta" Palatial New Building Further Instance of Progress

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Friday 28 October 1927 · page 9

Our modern civilisation demands that we shall have up-to-date hotels. Even those opposed to the liquor traffic concur in that view…

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Hôtel Ranelagh, BOBERTSON

Le Courrier Australien · Friday 28 October 1927 · page 4

Parmi les nombreux visiteurs qui se sont succédés la semaine dernière, se trouvaient: Mr. E. Nicholle of Bowral, Mr. J. J…

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Tin Hares. No Further Licenses. Before Legislation Is Passed

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 28 October 1927 · page 12

The Chief Secretary (Mr. Bruntnell), in referring yesterday to the changed conditions of coursing owing to the introduction of the mechanical bare, said that it was…

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High Royalties 3Lo's £36,000 in Three Years Lower License Fees? Melbourne

The Sun · Friday 28 October 1927 · page 11

Officials of broadcasting companies 3LO and 3AR, referring to the possibility of the reduction of license fees by the Federal Government, said…

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Hotel Robberies Police Make Clean-up

The Labor Daily · Friday 28 October 1927 · page 5

With the arrest of a man and the recovery of £90 worth of liquor yesterday, the police believe that they have discovered part of the proceeds…

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Miniature Hotel Surprise Raid Follows Robbery

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 28 October 1927 · page 30

Two nights ago the Temple Bar Hotel in George Street, near Bridge Street was broken into and a large quantity of liquor stolen. Last night…

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Man Incinerated in N.Z. Hotel Blaze Three More Injured Wellington, N. Z.

Evening News · Saturday 29 October 1927 · page 3

BERT ROULSTON was burnt to death when the Commercial Hotel at Murchison was totally destroyed by fire early to-day…

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Trapped in Blaze Hotel Inmate Dies Others Injured Wellington (N. Z.),Saturday

The Sun · Saturday 29 October 1927 · page 7

After fire had destroyed the Commercial Hotel. Murchison, early this morning, the charred body of Bert Roulston was found in the remains…

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The Licensing of Electricians Enforcement of Act Held Up

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 29 October 1927 · page 5

Owing to difficulty in connection with the preliminary arrangements, the Electrical Contractors and Electricians' Licensing Board has found it…

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