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Hotels & licensing, 1928

1,290 stories in Sydney's papers · page 44 of 65

Petition for Hotel. Unwilling Witnesses. Proposal to Mayor

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 3 September 1928 · page 16

Two witnesses at the Parramatta Licensing Court last Friday, during the hearing of a petition by William Henry Trautwein for a publican's license at John-street, Lidcombe,…

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Country News. Hotel Robberies. Cessnock

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 3 September 1928 · page 16

Thieves were busy at Cessnock during Friday night, but they received very little remuneration for their work. Four hotel bars were entered. At the Australia Hotel £21 was…

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CANBERRA. Liquor Poll. Licensing Wins. Prohibition Defeated. (From Our Special Representative.) Canberra

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 3 September 1928 · page 13

By a three to one majority yesterday the permanent residents of the Federal Capital Territory cast their votes in favour of the sale of liquor…

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Cleared Tills Cessnock Hotels Robbed Cessnock

The Sun · Monday 3 September 1928 · page 3

Cessnock was visited over the week-end by a cracksman, whose haul from four hotels totalled £55 7s. In each instance entry was made by…

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Canberra for Liquor Public Control or License?

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 3 September 1928 · page 12

CANBERRA, Sunday.--The Federal Capital has gone "wet." All that has to be decided is whether its liquor will be controlled or…

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Hotels for Canberra Private License Wins Canberra

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 4 September 1928 · page 1

Jervis Day naval settlement, 60 miles from Canberra, has removed all doubt whether liquor shall be sold in the Federal Territory, under public…

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Will Hotel Hours Be Changed? Government to Consider Vital Changes In Liquor Trade Law Registration of Barmaids

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 4 September 1928 · page 5

Altered trading hours for hotels will be one of the most vital changes to be considered by the Government in its determination to reform the liquor trade. Proposals which will be…

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By Police Sale of Hotel Claim for £1000 Alleged Agreement

Evening News · Tuesday 4 September 1928 · page 10

L[?]GATION has arisett as a [?] to the purchase of the freehold of Goulbourn Hotel, George-street, City by Frederick Jenkins, for £[?]. A…

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Liquor Reform. Many Suggestions. Auctioning of New Licenses. Registration of Barmaids

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 September 1928 · page 11

The liquor reform proposals of the Government, it was officially announced yesterday, would not be framed in time for submission to the coming policy session of Parliament…

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Canberra Poll. Sale Under License Wins. (From Our Special Representative.) Canberra

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 September 1928 · page 12

When the counting was completed this morning of the votes cast in the Canberrn liquor poll, it was revealed that the number of first preference votes in favour or the sale…

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Publicans' Chance Improving Properties

The Sun · Tuesday 4 September 1928 · page 2

"It is about time they abandoned those liquor polls, and gave the hotel keepers a chance to know where they stand." said Councillor J. J. Liston a…

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Here and There Eighty Years' Old License

The Sun · Tuesday 4 September 1928 · page 17

Orange, Tuesday.-- Dalton Bros., Ltd., having become incorporated with Western Stores and Edgley's, Ltd., the Licensing Court yesterday approved of…

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Liquor Poll Aftermath Suggested Innovations Are Many New Licenses by Public Auction Probable Registration of Barmaids Tied Houses Veto; More Clubs Revised Trading Hours

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 4 September 1928 · page 1

THE Government will rest on its oars awhile, now that the shunting of the captains has died down. The liquor reform proposals of the Government. it was officially announced yesterday, would not be framed in time for submission for the…

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Driver's License Cancelled But He Had None

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 4 September 1928 · page 11

Shortly after 9 o'clock on Saturday morning a motor-car driven by Albert Charles Kerrigan, 33, groom, on the wrong side of Cleveland Street,…

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Canberra Hotels. Private Licensing. Tenders to Be Invited. Canberra

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 September 1928 · page 16

The Federal Capital Commission has already received inquiries about the terms on which it would be prepared to lease its hotels. The Chief Commissioner said to-day that…

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Hotel Reforms Need in Country Poor Accommodation

Evening News · Wednesday 5 September 1928 · page 13

THE president of the Grezte[?] association Mr. F. R. Tour, expressed the hope to-day that the Government in its proposed reform of…

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"Can't Evade the Law" Dog Racing Hopes Are Dashed Power to Cancel Licenses

Evening News · Wednesday 5 September 1928 · page 11

ALTHOUGH it was stated to-day that a loophole had been found by which dog racing would continue at Epping and Mascot, the Minister for Agriculture, Mr. Thorby, said it was absurd to suggest that the law could be…

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"Clean Food" Magistrate's Slogan Licenses Needed

Evening News · Wednesday 5 September 1928 · page 5

"I THINK the time is rapidly when we will be forced to have legislation to comped [?] places to be [?] Any man [?]…

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The Hotel International—Bondi Beach A Palatial Seaside Hotel

Sydney Mail · Wednesday 5 September 1928 · page 38

THE opening of the Hotel International at Bondi Beach marks a unique step in the modernising of Sydney's accommodation for seaside…

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DOG-RACING. After Live Hares. Licenses Refused

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 5 September 1928 · page 15

The State Cabinet made a move yesterday towards banning dog-racing after live hares on courses formerly used for greyhound racing with mechanical hares. Licenses are…

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