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Sydney · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1928

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Publican's Strange Death Police Detain Railway Worker

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 28 September 1928 · page 2

BRISBANE, Thursday.--Eric Bailey, a railway worker, has been detained by the police over the shooting of Robert Cochrane Davidson, licensee of…

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Roadside Squabbles Stalls to Be Licensed Windsor

Evening News · Saturday 29 September 1928 · page 3

RECENTLY the proprietors of the roadside stalls at Kurrajong who are inestly orchardists, quarrelled among [?] as to which should have…

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Hotel Fire

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 29 September 1928 · page 16

Several fire brigades raced to Petty's Hotel, city, last night upon receipt of a fire alarm, but it was found that the outbrenk which had occurred on the top of the lift well was of…

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State-wide Strike. Decision in Brisbane. 1250 Men Licensed. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 29 September 1928 · page 15

A State-wide strike of watersiders was decided upon by the "All Ports" Conference to-day. The meeting resolved that all branches of the Federation in Queensland…

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May Work But with Volunteers Vic. Unionists Men Must License on Monday Test of Strength Melbourne

The Labor Daily · Saturday 29 September 1928 · page 1

THE [?] lengthy meetings to-day but held nothing to say excepting that if the [?] go back to work. they [?] go back with…

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"Mr. Austin" Made a Mistake Suave Young Man Had His Fling, and Lost His Suit Fooled City Hotels

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 29 September 1928 · page 7

Breezily claiming the friendship of various well-known squatting families in the country, a slick young man, who made the best city…

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Licenses to Work

Sunday Times · Sunday 30 September 1928 · page 4

While the watersiders continue to make fools of themselves, the greatest blow ever struck at unionism is delivered with the full force and authority of the Commonwealth Parliament. Licenses to work are being issued, which will inevitably…

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No Black Beer Carrier Strike Publicans Defiant Broken Hill

Evening News · Monday 1 October 1928 · page 9

THE [?] continues and a [?] meeting was held yesterday The big industrial hotels are still…

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Licenses Opposed by Fremantle Lumpers Fremantle

Evening News · Monday 1 October 1928 · page 4

[?] working on five ships [?] Saturday that they [?] to held a license on [?] man continued working…

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Barrier Hotels. Strike Continues. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 1 October 1928 · page 13

The strike of employees at many of the local hotels continues. Apart from a street meeting held on Saturday, there were no developments. At that meeting about 200 people…

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Licensing Cases. Coonamble

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 1 October 1928 · page 10

Before Mr. Bromhead, P.M., Sergeant Jones proceeded against three local publicans Ida Irene Bartley was charged with allowing persons on her licensed premises during…

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Transport Act. Resisting Its Introduction. Unionists Not to License. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 1 October 1928 · page 9

Further plans for resisting the introduction of licensed workers on the wharves under the Transport Workers Act, which comes into operation to-morrow were formulated at the…

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Newcastle. Licensing Arrangements

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 1 October 1928 · page 9

The Deputy-Director of Navigation (Captain Williams) announced yesterdny that the regulations under the Transport Workers' Act would become operative at Newcastle…

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Halt at Fremantle Man Who Tore Up License Fremantle

The Sun · Monday 1 October 1928 · page 9

All gangs working ships were put off at 10 o'clock today. The owners were notified by the licensing officer that all waterside workers must have licenses,…

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Licensing Officer Capt. Moore, Newcastle

The Labor Daily · Monday 1 October 1928 · page 7

Prevision has been made, to connection with the martrime trouble, in the regulations of the Transport Workers' Act for the appointment by the…

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Occupation License Fees

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 1 October 1928 · page 16

License fees on occupation licenses in the eastern and central divisions are payable by November 30, in advance, for the coming year. A list of these…

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Unionists Get Licenses. in Adelaide and Newcastle. Riotous Assaults in Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 2 October 1928 · page 11

Unionists in Adelaide and Newcastle yesterday unexpectedly complied with the conditions of the Transport Workers' Act. Practically every unionist in the two ports took out a license, and the proceedings at the offices where they were issued were most orderly…

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Volunteers Attacked. Riotous Scenes in Melbourne. Sequel to Licensing. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 2 October 1928 · page 11

Riotous scenes recalling those which marked the police mutiny in 1923 occurred to-day in the vicinity of the Customs House. Flinders-street, where licenses were being issued to…

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Newcastle. Many Unionists. Take Out Licenses. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 2 October 1928 · page 11

There was a complete absence of stormy scenes when the Commonwealth waterside workers' license office opened at Newcastle Customs House this afternoon…

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Hotel Strike. Unionists' Support. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 2 October 1928 · page 12

A meeting of affiliated unionists yesterday decided that they would support the strike of hotel employees and that names of unionists entering "black" hotels should be posted at…

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