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Sydney · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1928

1,290 stories in Sydney's papers · page 27 of 65

The Painters' Page Novelties in Hotel Decorations Sand Blasting Timber for Decorative Effects

Construction and Local Government Journal · Wednesday 23 May 1928 · page 18

Since prohibition became law in U.S.A., statistics show that hotels and hotel accommodation have increased to about double their previous population ratio, and various novelties have…

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Hotel License. Cremorne Application

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 24 May 1928 · page 9

A petition for the granting of a publican's license to Cecil Hay for premises to be erected at the corner of Military-road and Spofforth-street, Cremorne, has engaged the…

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Declared "Black." Hotel Bars. Action at Stanthorpe. BRISBANE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 24 May 1928 · page 11

As the outcome of a mass meeting of residents of Stanthorpe, the liquor bars in the local hotels have been declared "black." Representatives of the meeting served the…

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Hôtel Ranelagh ROBERTSON

Le Courrier Australien · Friday 25 May 1928 · page 4

Parmi les nombreux visiteurs qui, se succédaient la semaiue dernière se trouvaient: Mr. & Mrs R. Withers and Miss…

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Beer Was Too Dear Hotels "Black" Prompt Action in Queensland Brisbane

The Labor Daily · Friday 25 May 1928 · page 1

Owing to the refusal of the hotel keepers at Stanhorpe to reduce the retail prices of alcoholic liquors, the hotels in the town were declared…

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Man Heavily Fined. Discharged Revolver in Hotel

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 26 May 1928 · page 14

Appearing in the bar of the Blue Anchor Hotel on Thursday afternoon, John Parry, 40, a labourer, announced that he had a gun, and was going to shoot. He discharged a…

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Must Improve Programmes Radio Stations Might Lose Revenue and Licenses Melbourne

The Labor Daily · Saturday 26 May 1928 · page 5

Mr. Molone, Federal inspector-general of wireless, stated to-day that all "A" class stations in Sydney and Melbourne had been asked to improve their…

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Pretty Actress Says Australian Men Are Too Busy to Make Love Social Status a Solicitor's Son and Hotel Employee!

Sunday Times · Sunday 27 May 1928 · page 1

"Cook's son, Duke's son, son of a bolted earl," so sung Kipling. Now we've got a new combination. In the Watson divorce case, Mrs…

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Music From the Air Hotel Australia Orchestra, Manly Band, and Others

Sunday Times · Sunday 27 May 1928 · page 20

The Hotel Australia orchestra (Friday last, 2FC) played selections from "Rio Rita"—which, like the poor, we shall have always with us for many moons—…

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Disappointing Play in Big Tennis Matches 10.30 A.m.—1 P.m. Anzac Day Hours Closing of Hotels

Evening News · Monday 28 May 1928 · page 5

THE Licensed Victuallers' Association offers to co-operate with the Returned Soldiers' League in a request to the Government for the…

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Hotel Hours? Anzac Day Closing L.v.a. Offer

The Sun · Monday 28 May 1928 · page 12

"Unscrupulous" is the word used by the Licensed Victuallers' Association to describe the conduct of the few hotel-keepers who trade during the hours…

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Liquor License. Refused for Football Ground. West Maitland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 29 May 1928 · page 11

In refusing an application for a publican's booth license on the football ground at Weston, the magistrate said that he thought the existence of a booth would not be in the best…

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Another License Gone Motor-Cyclist Out for Year Bottle of Wine in Side-car

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Tuesday 29 May 1928 · page 1

"When I first noticed him, he was riding in a reckless manner front one side of the street to the other." Constable Tobin, at the Parramatta…

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Hotel-keepers. Exclusion From A.l.p. Union Move

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 29 May 1928 · page 11

Claiming that hotel-keepers are employers, and consequently ineligible to join the Australian Labour party, the Liquor Trades Employees' Union has asked the A.L.P. executive…

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"Black" Spots Publicans Are Weakening Q'land Liquor Strike Brisbane

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 29 May 1928 · page 1

THE strike against the price of liquors sold by hotelkeepers at Stanthorpe continues, and a public mass meeting unanimously endorsed…

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Licensing Electricians Bill May Be Held Nationalists Meet

The Sun · Wednesday 30 May 1928 · page 10

The Nationalist Parliamentary Party met this morning to discuss the bills that are to be introduced before the session ends on Friday…

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The Hotel Centralia

Evening News · Thursday 31 May 1928 · page 12

Some time back we frivolously argued, in a Saturday leader, that the logical way to pioneer any country, such as the Northern Territory, was to establish a few breweries, many…

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City Hotel Flooded Guests Evacuate Rooms

The Labor Daily · Thursday 31 May 1928 · page 5

When a water pipe burst in a bull room on the Hotel' Sydney Bay Street city last night chaos reigned for some [?] Rooms…

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Hôtel Ranelagh. ROBERTSON

Le Courrier Australien · Friday 1 June 1928 · page 4

Parmi les nombreuses personnes gui ont passé la fin de la semaine dernière à Hôtel Ranelagh Robertson, et qui se sont livrées à ce début de…

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Bookmakers' Licenses

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 June 1928 · page 15

Application for bookmakers' licenses at Mascot for the month of June should he made immediately by those desiring to field in both paddock and leger. The draw for stands will take place on Monday evening at…

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