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Sydney · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1928

1,290 stories in Sydney's papers · page 16 of 65

Men in the Spotlight Jimmy Simpson. He only got his license from the A.J.C. when Williams re-

Sydney Sportsman · Tuesday 20 March 1928 · page 5

THERE are few better light-weight jockeys riding in Sydney at the moment than Jim Simpson, who piloted the…

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Midnight Blaze Tambo Hotel Gutted Brisbane

The Sun · Tuesday 20 March 1928 · page 18

The Club Hotel, at Tambo, Central Queensland, was destroyed by tire early this morning. The damage is estimated at about £3500…

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Country News "Unrelenting" Magistrate Criticises Police Curious Hotel Case Bathurst

The Sun · Tuesday 20 March 1928 · page 13

When R. S. Burton, licensee of King's Hotel, Bathurst, was charged at the police court with having permitted a person on his licensed premises during…

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Fish Stalls. No Further Licenses. Commissioners' Decision

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 21 March 1928 · page 18

Following complaints regarding the sale of fish in the streets, the City Commissioners have decided that no further licenses shall be issued for stalls in the city area…

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Cancelled Licenses Drunken Drivers Fined

The Sun · Wednesday 21 March 1928 · page 7

Heavy penalties were imposed at Burwood Police Court to-day on motorists who drove motor lorries while intoxicated…

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Banning the Abos Darwin Hotel Staffs Darwin

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 21 March 1928 · page 8

In deference to the application of charges, Johnson. licensee of Parer's Terminus Hotel to have the hotel union boycott removed on the ground that aboriginal labor…

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Against "Frame-up" Divorces Judge Refuses to Accept Hotel Bill as Evidence LONDON

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 21 March 1928 · page 4

Persons seeking "frame-up" divorces, as Lord Merrivale described them, sustained a shock when he refused to accept an hotel bill as evidence of…

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"White" Hotel. Two Still "Black." Darwin

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 22 March 1928 · page 11

The Victoria Hotel has been declared "white" again by the union, but the boycott has not been lifted from the other two hotels, one of which does not employ any…

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Law Report. Banco Jury Causes. (Before Sir Philip Street and juries.) Sale Op Exchange Hotel. Burr v Exchange Hotel, Ltd

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 22 March 1928 · page 8

The plaintiff. James Aaron Burr, sued the Exchange Hotel, Ltd., on a specially endorsed writ claiming £550 commission, alleged to be due on the sale of the Exchange…

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Canberra News. Hotel Rates. Probable Increase. Canberra

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 22 March 1928 · page 12

As the time for the revision of hotel rates aprproaches, Civil servants resident at the Commission's accommodation houses are becoming increasingly…

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Dearer Board Hotel Humors New Schedule Soon Canberra

The Sun · Thursday 22 March 1928 · page 14

Disquieting rumors are abroad in the Federal capital concerning the new hotel tariff schedule at present being…

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Hotel on Sea of gallilee Spa and Casino Later Modernising Palestine London

The Labor Daily · Thursday 22 March 1928 · page 1

AN Anglo-American syndicate announced to-day that it Intended to erect a big modern hotel on the shores of the Sea of Gallilee…

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Baby's Body on Hotel Bed Mother's Lone Ordeal YOUNG,Wednesday

The Labor Daily · Thursday 22 March 1928 · page 6

That death had resulted from inattention at birth was the burden of medical evidence at an inquest concerning the finding of the body of a…

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Drunken Drivers Licenses Suspended No Ministerial Sympathy

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 23 March 1928 · page 18

Apparently the N.S.W. Minister for Justice (Mr. Lee) is determined to support the magistrates in their efforts to protect the public by…

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In Equity. (Before the Chief Judge, Mr. Justice Harvey,) Freehold of Goulburn Hotel. McCloskey v Dulgan

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 23 March 1928 · page 8

Hearing was concluded of the suit of Stephen Joseph McCloskey, of Botany-street, Mouth Kensington, against Patrick Dulgan, in which the plaintiff asked, among other things,…

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Fatal Scaffolding Accident at the Hotel Metropole

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 23 March 1928 · page 16

The remaining portion of the scaffolding will be seen in the picture…

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Law Report. Banco Jury Causes. (Before Sir Philip Street and juries.) Sale of Exchange Hotel. Burr v Exchange Hotel, Ltd

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 23 March 1928 · page 8

The plaintiff, James Aaron Burr, sued the Exchange Hotel, Ltd., on a specially endorsed writ claiming £650 commission, alleged to be due on the sale of the Exchange…

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Fined £20 License Suspended, Also

The Sun · Friday 23 March 1928 · page 14

"I'm sorry, and it won't occur again," said Charles Walter, 45, a broker, in asking for leniency when charged at the Central Police Court…

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Police Haul Goods Worth £3000 Licensee Charged Melbourne

The Sun · Friday 23 March 1928 · page 5

Following a raid by detectives last night, when £3000 worth of goods were recovered at a Port Melbourne Hotel. Alfred Ernest Robinson, 42, Clarence…

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Mascot Bookmakers' Licenses

The Labor Daily · Friday 23 March 1928 · page 2

Applications for bookmakers' licenses for the month of Aprl should be lodged at the Australasian Coursing Club's Office. Cathcart House. He…

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