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Sydney · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1929

1,277 stories in Sydney's papers · page 10 of 64

Death Flash Boy Killed in Storm Hotel Struck Forty Men Panic-stricken Melbourne

The Sun · Sunday 17 February 1929 · page 2

In a terrifying lightning storm this afternoon, Edward George Cosstock, aged 14, of Dryburgh-street, West Melbourne,…

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Fierce Row in Hotel Bar Licensee Attacked Two Men Are Arrested

The Labor Daily · Monday 18 February 1929 · page 1

The street outside the Darlington Hotel, Rose and Ivy Streets, Redfern, was the scene of a violent brawl early on Saturday night. Two revolver shots…

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Infuriated Crowd. Attacks Publican. Serious Injuries

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 18 February 1929 · page 11

Leslie Jool, licensee of the Darlington Hotel, Darlington, wns severely injured on Saturday night, when a crowd of men set on him. Early in the evening a number of men were…

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Hotel Struck by Lightning Melbourne Storm Melbourne

The Labor Daily · Monday 18 February 1929 · page 6

A fierce thunderstorm, accompanied by lightning, swept over Melbourne on Saturday afternoon. The overhead carriers on some electric railway…

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Lightning Knocks in Hotel Roof Panic-stricken Drinkers Flee Into Street

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 18 February 1929 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Sunday.--A violent thunder and lightning storm, accompanied by torrential rain, swept the city on Saturday afternoon…

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Licensing Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 19 February 1929 · page 8

At the Metropolitan Licencing Court yesterday the following applications for the transfer of publicans' licenses were granted:—Albert Edward Neville to Charles Paul MacQuillan, Watson's Paragon Hotel,…

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Licensing Law. Leads to Abuse. Magistrate's Condemnation

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 19 February 1929 · page 12

The licensing law, so far as it relates to the sale of liquor niter hours, was severely criticised by Mr. McMahon, S.M., at the Central Police Court yesterday, when he dismissed a…

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Victorian Turf Notes Madom Dies on the Track Jockeys Re-Licensed

Referee · Wednesday 20 February 1929 · page 5

After completing a mile on the tan at Caulfield on Saturday morning, Madom, who has shown great promise as a stayer recently,…

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Jockey Duncan's Suspension License Refused for Rest of Season

Referee · Wednesday 20 February 1929 · page 4

Great interest was taken in the meeting of the V.R.C. committee on Friday, when the application of W. Duncan for reinstatement as a jockey was heard. After a long deliberation the committee informed Duncan that his application had been refused, and that no further application from…

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Transport Workers Act. Federal Labor Demands Repeal of "Dog-license" Measure

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 20 February 1929 · page 8

IN the Federal Parliament last Thursday, Labor members strongly opposed the introduction of a bill to amend the Transport Workers Act. The purpose of…

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Hotel Property. Sold for £85,000

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 20 February 1929 · page 19

The property known as Wenke's Hotel, at the corner of Liverpool and Castlereagh streets, Sydney, was sold yesterday by Messrs. R. Paxton and Co. The property has…

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Stumped by Magistrate 'Keeper Oldfield Wireless Set Without a License

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 20 February 1929 · page 2

WICKET-KEEPER W. A. Oldfield was "In another place" when his presence was required at the Central Police Court yesterday, but he sent…

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£85,000 for Old City Hotel Price Averages £1700 a Foot

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 20 February 1929 · page 5

Portion of the estate of the late Mr. Martin Wenke, the property known as "Wenke's Hotel," on the corn[?] of Liverpool and Castlereagh Streets, was…

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Fined £20 and License Suspended

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 20 February 1929 · page 23

Herbert Boland, manager Of a Corimal picture theatre, was fined £20, and had his license, suspended for four months at Kogarah Court yesterday,…

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Aged Drivers No Limit for the Holding of a License

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 21 February 1929 · page 18

The fact that there was no limit to the age at which a person may hold a motor-car driver's license, was commented upon by the Parramatta District…

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Boat in Hotel North Coast Floods Local Girl's Experience

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 21 February 1929 · page 14

Miss. Beulah Simpson, daughter of Mr. W. H. Simpson, president, Granville Agricultural Society, who is spending a few weeks' holiday in the North Coast…

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Quarter Sessions Appeals. Bexley Hotel License

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 22 February 1929 · page 8

This was an appeal by Thomas Whitehouse and others and E. Ashley and others against the adjudication of the Licensing Court granting the application of Archibald Coutts…

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Cricket Farewells Big Roll Up at Hotel Australia

Arrow · Friday 22 February 1929 · page 12

The English team left Sydney for Bathurst in the fittest possible manner. They travelled by a big tourist motor car in one party. This gave them a…

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Labor M.P. "Licensed."

The Land · Friday 22 February 1929 · page 4

The chief grievance the Labor party has against the registration of the waterside workers is that it was brought in by the present Government…

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A Licensed Galling

The Land · Friday 22 February 1929 · page 4

The Transport Workers' Bill provides that all waterside workers shall be licensed, and, of course, a condition on which a license is issued is…

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