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Hotels & licensing, 1928

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

Sudden Death in Hotel

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 28 December 1928 · page 11

John Guthrie, aged 58 years, a retired pollce sergeant, of Moore Park, collapsed and died in the Cricketers' Arms Hotel, Fitzroy-street, Surry Hills, about 6 o'clock last night…

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Electricians. Expiration of Licenses Deferred

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 28 December 1928 · page 8

The date of expiration of over 5000 licenses issued by the Electrical Contractors and Electrtclans' Licensing Board is January 31. 192…

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Local Liquor Licenses. Deputation to Minister for Justice

The Propeller · Friday 28 December 1928 · page 3

A large deputation, representing Bexley, Allawah, South Hurstville, Oatley, Mortdale, and Penshurst, recently waited on the Minister tor Justice (Mr…

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Electrical Licenses Fees Deferred a Year

The Labor Daily · Friday 28 December 1928 · page 8

The Minister for Local Government Mr. Bruxner, announced yesterday that the date of expiration stated on over the thousand [?] issued by the…

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Deaf Mute Motor Car Drivers Question of Granting Licenses

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 28 December 1928 · page 3

HOBART, Thursday.--A conference of officials of the Australian Adult Deaf and Dumb organisations to-day decided to urge that deaf-mutism…

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Saying It with Laundry Lists End of an Advertising Scheme For Hotel Bedrooms Who Wants to Meet "G. Egan"?

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 29 December 1928 · page 3

"TRUTH IN ADVERTISING" is an admirable business slogan, but apparently it is not always practised by those gab-gifted gentlemen who launch new advertising stunts upon the unsuspecting community…

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Charge of Murder Carrier's Death Man Remanded While Police Inquire Hotel Brawl

The Labor Daily · Saturday 29 December 1928 · page 5

A SUDDEN scuffle outside an Enmore hotel; a swinging blow from behind, and a man fell to the roadway, bleeding copiously from a wound in…

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Sportsman Publican Mr. J. Browne Dead

Evening News · Monday 31 December 1928 · page 1

MR. J. BROWNE, proprietor of the Coach and Horses Hotel, Randwick, died at Lewisham Hospital this morning…

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Hotel Desteoyed at South Grafton. Rainstorm Extinguishes Flames. Grafton

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 31 December 1928 · page 10

The Great Northern Hotel at South Grafton was destroyed by fire this afternoon. The hotel, which was owned by Mr. D. Murphy, who was also licensee, was a two-storied…

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Country News Trapped by Flames Dropped From Verandah Exciting Hotel Fire Grafton

The Sun · Monday 31 December 1928 · page 9

Afire, starting in the spirit-room, broke out in the Great Northern Hotel, South Grafton, dn Saturday afternoon, and spread with such rapidity that the…

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