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Hotels & licensing, 1928

1,290 stories in Sydney's papers · page 9 of 65

Electricians. Compulsory Licensing

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 14 February 1928 · page 16

Legislation passed during the last session of Parliament had the effect of extending the time in which persons engaged in the electrical trade might secure licenses…

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Wine License Refused. Goulburn

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 14 February 1928 · page 12

Judge Coyle at the Quarter Sessions up[?] the decision of the Licensing Board in refusing to grant a wine license at Queanbeyan to Patrick M. Lynch, an ex-sergeant of police,…

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£27,000 Each for Daughter and Sister Publican Leaves £54,165

The Sun · Tuesday 14 February 1928 · page 10

Martin Wenke, of Castlereagh-street, Sydney, hotelkeeper, died on November 29, 1927, aged 57 leaving an estate valued for probate purposes at £54,165…

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Banned! Publicans Incur Union's Enmity They Opposed Award!

The Sun · Tuesday 14 February 1928 · page 12

Recently the United Licensed Victuallers Assciation, as a body, went before the Federal Arbitration Court and opposed the granting of an award to the Federated Liquor Trades Union…

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Darwin Hotels "Black" Employment of Abos. Parwin

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 14 February 1928 · page 2

A largely attended meeting of numbers the North Australian Workers' Culon [?] solved to boygott the bars of three [?] until the services of [?]…

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Rush for Licenses Electrical Workers

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 14 February 1928 · page 4

Legislation passed during last session of Parliament had the effect of extending the time in which persons engaged in the electrical trade might…

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Big Changes at Q.T.C. HEADQUARTERS Why Tote License Was Revoked Appeals in Apple Crown Sensation: £15,100 for Brisbane Cup Meeting : Avant Courier's Programme

Referee · Wednesday 15 February 1928 · page 6

Consequent upon the determination of the Government to bring Totalisator affairs at Ascot more into line with its own ideas, big chances are pending at the Ascot racecourse, the headquarters of the Queensland Turf Club. The Government, as announced in last week's "Referee"…

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City Commission. Meeting in Public. Westminster Hotel Agreement

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 15 February 1928 · page 12

The City Commissioners held a meeting in public at the Town Hall yesterday and approved of the settlement of a claim by Tooth and Co., Ltd., for compensation in respect of…

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Labour Party. Publicans' Positions. Proposed Exclusion

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 15 February 1928 · page 16

The metropolitan provincial conference of the Australian Labour party has decided to recommend to th annual general conference at Easter that members of the e Licensed…

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Tourist Scheme Mixed Reception Country Hotel Problem

The Sun · Wednesday 15 February 1928 · page 7

The ambitious project of the Development and Migration Commission to secure tourists from oversea is having a mixed reception among shipping…

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The Law and the License Drunken Motorists

The Sun · Wednesday 15 February 1928 · page 6

"Lex" puts a vital point: -- Mr. McMahon's remarks, as reported in Tuesday's "Sun" regarding criticism against magistrates for leniency…

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Publicans and Politics A.l.p. Position Retraction Ordered

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 15 February 1928 · page 5

AT the Metropolitan Provincial Conference of the A.L.P. last night Mr. Whelan (Liquor Trades) drew the attention of conference to an article…

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Havoc Left in Storm's Track Tweed Heads Struck by Cyclone Esplanade Reduced to Chaos; Hotel Balconies Hurled Through Air; Houses Unroofed

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 15 February 1928 · page 5

TWEED HEADS, Tuesday.--A gale of cyclonic force struck Tweed Heads and Coolangatta this morning, and damage was done, amounting to several thousands of pounds. The gale came from the north-east, afterwards veering…

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Ban on Publicans in A.L.P. They Opposed Liquor Union Awards

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 15 February 1928 · page 11

Publicans are likely to be banned from membership of the A.L.P. A decision with this end in view was reached at the metropolitan conference…

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Must Be Hotel Not Drinking Saloon Reform Necessary

Evening News · Thursday 16 February 1928 · page 14

MR. P. H. COATES, Citizens, Rights and Liquor Return Association writes:— In the "News" of February 10,…

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Country Hotel Conditions

Evening News · Thursday 16 February 1928 · page 12

Sir.—There is another matter that might well have the attention of inspectors as well as the sanitary arrangements in country hotels; that is the quality of bedding supplied at some of the…

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Woman Granted Auctioneer's License. Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 16 February 1928 · page 7

The Police Court granted Mrs. Christina Blake, estate agent, an auctioneer's licence. Mrs. Blake is the first wooman in the State to be so licensed. She was an unsuccessful…

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Electricians Licensing Board Election on March 26

The Labor Daily · Thursday 16 February 1928 · page 3

The members of the electrical Contractor and Electricians Licensing Board are at present, with the exception of the president, temporary members…

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Hotel Plans Special Council Meeting Martineer's Application

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Friday 17 February 1928 · page 3

A special meeting of the Auburn Council was held on Tuesday night at the instance of Aldermen Atkinson, Cheetham, and Chapman…

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Barber's Arm Gashed Altercation at Hotel Trial Ends in Acquittal

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Friday 17 February 1928 · page 10

Who was responsible for the gash in Alfred Henry Eaton's arm? With what implement was the injury inflicted?…

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