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Sydney · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1929

1,277 stories in Sydney's papers · page 2 of 64

Pretty Girl Kidnapped? Did She Have Secret Motive, or Has Evil Voice Whispered? Last Seen Leaving Hotel

Truth · Sunday 6 January 1929 · page 13

PRETTY little Renee Taylor, vivacious and attractive sixteen-year-old girl, has vanished from her uncle's hotel at Balmain in circumstances as mysterious as they are incomprehensible…

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Wireless Licenses. Increase in New South Wales. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 January 1929 · page 16

For December 5800 new wireless listeningin licenses were issued by the postal authorities, bringing the total number of licenses in the Commonwealth to 288,888. The ratio…

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Proposed Hotel. Opposite Public School. Lidcombe Council Objects

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 January 1929 · page 13

A proposal to erect a hotel on a site nearly opposite the Public school in John-street, Lidcombe, was opposed at the last meeting of the Lidcombo Municipal Council, when…

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Against Hotel Site Lidcombe Protest

The Labor Daily · Monday 7 January 1929 · page 5

A proposal to erect an botel nearly opposite the public school. John Street, Lldcombe. was attacked at the last, meeting of the Lldcombe Municipal…

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Breach of Licensing Act

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 January 1929 · page 10

George Arthur Dunlop pleaded guilty before Mr. Fletcher, S.M, at the Central Police Court yesterday, to having sold a bottle of gin on October 5, 1928. at No. 12 flat, Havelock…

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Marts—money—mines and Maritime Australia Hotel Borrowing Power St. Waygood Capital

Evening News · Wednesday 9 January 1929 · page 10

In order to provide additional capital for an extension of [?] of the shareholders of the Australia Hotel Co., Ltd., will be field on Wednesday…

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One Motor to Every Ten Cars in This State Wonderful Growth 303,488 Licenses

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 9 January 1929 · page 5

ILLUMINATING figures have been Issued by the N.R.M.A. showing the hold motoring has upon the people of this State…

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Country Hotel. Cancellation of License. Sought by Authorities. Grafton

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 10 January 1929 · page 12

At a special sitting of the Licensing Court at Grafton, the Licensing Inspector applied for the cancellation of the license of the premises of Canga Hotel, because of failure to comply…

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Driving Without License

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 10 January 1929 · page 1

Bernard Morris allowed a young lady without a H[?]ense to drive his car along Woodville-road, Granville. She ran the car into the back of a motor lorry, and was…

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Drunken Taxi-drivers. Licenses Suspended

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 10 January 1929 · page 8

At the Central Police Court yesterday Charles John McCarthy, aged 39, taxi-driver, was charged with having driven his taxi-cab [?]n Regent-street while under the influence of…

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Australia Hotel to Seek a Loan

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 10 January 1929 · page 13

D[?]ectors of Australia Hotel Company, Ltd., [?]ntend to seek shareholders' authorisation to borrow £150,000 upon such security and [?]n such manner as they may determin[?]. With…

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More Important Than Drink Taxi Men's Job Licenses Are Suspended

The Labor Daily · Thursday 10 January 1929 · page 3

WARNING taxi-drivers that their means of livelihood were more important than the pleasures of drinking Mr. Geddes, S. M. at the Central…

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Deaf Drivers Defective Hearing Should not be Bar to Holding License

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 16

The question has been discussed from time to time as to whether deaf persons should be granted licenses to drive motor vehicles, and capital is…

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Hotel Manageress

The Land · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 16

A.B.C. (Corowa writes: What wages can a manageress of a hotel claim? (Your question relative to widow's war pension is answered in the Legal…

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Letters to the Editor. New Liquor Licenses

The Propeller · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 3

Sir, -- I desire to compliment you on giving such a full report of the recent deputation to the Minister for Justice, when a strong protest was made against…

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Drivers' Licenses Commercial and Private

The Labor Daily · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 8

The distinction made between the driller of private and (the driver of a commercial vehicle is regarded as an lncon stsieney and an injustice by a member of…

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Hotel Brawl Man Sent for Trial "Struck From Behind"

The Labor Daily · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 6

Five men arguing outside an hotel; a sudden blow from behind, and Ernes Neville, carrier, dropped to the road- way with blood nouring from his ears…

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Improvement in Strength of the King Convalescence in the South of France? "Hotel Reserved" London

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 2

Last bight's, bulletin stated that the King had spent a quiet day. The local condition was making steady progress, and there, had…

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A.J.C. Dismisses Pike's Appeal Fred. Williams Gets His License Back

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 11 January 1929 · page 23

J. E. Pike's appeal against the two-month suspension awarded him by the A.J.C. stewards for causing interference to Newsore…

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Case Dismissed Charge Against Penrith Publican

Nepean Times · Saturday 12 January 1929 · page 6

At the Penrith Police Court on Monday last Victor Charles Fr[?]burn, licens[?]e of Tattersall's Hotel, Penrith, was charged with that he…

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