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Sydney · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1929

1,277 stories in Sydney's papers · page 28 of 64

Coogee Bay Hotel

Sunday Times · Sunday 9 June 1929 · page 33

The following guests are staying at the above hotel: Mr. and Mrs. Hardy. Mr. Brady. Mr. Govelt. Mr. and Mrs. Abraham. Mr. M. Lyons. Mr. and Mrs. F. Hill, Mr. and Mrs…

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Wentworth Hotel

Sunday Times · Sunday 9 June 1929 · page 33

The following guests are staying at the above hotel; Mr. A. Bradstreet. Melbourne Mrs. I. Randolph, Melbourne; Mrs C. Mills Melbourne; Mr. and Mrs. R. Wynne, Mr…

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Carlton Hotel

Sunday Times · Sunday 9 June 1929 · page 33

The following guests are staying at the above hotel: Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Baker, Malay Mrs. A. W. Shelton. Moree; Mr. and Mrs. F. Sealey. Rockhampton: Dr. Talbot…

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Hotel Sydney

Sunday Times · Sunday 9 June 1929 · page 33

Staying at the above hotel are: Mrs. H. Fry. Toronto: Mrs. Cusick, Melbourne; Mrs. and Miss Hedgland, Bowral; Mrs. McGovern, Orange; Mrs. S. Supple, Melbourne; Mrs…

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Hotel Metropole

Sunday Times · Sunday 9 June 1929 · page 33

The following guests are staying at the above:—Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Fox, Bowral G. Steel. Tasmania; Capt, and Mrs. Commons Melbourne; Col. and Mrs. Rodd…

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Number of Licenses

Evening News · Monday 10 June 1929 · page 3

The manager of the N.S.W. Broadcasting Co., Mr. O. Anderson, writes:—"In your issue on Friday Mr. Gibson was reported to have said that the new…

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Hotel Licenses

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 11 June 1929 · page 6

An application before the Licensing Court yesterday for the issue of an order to rebuild the Metropolitan Hotel Pitt-street, city, was refused. The owner is Anthony Hordern and Sons, Ltd., and the…

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Hotel Destroyed Early Morning Fire Forster

Evening News · Tuesday 11 June 1929 · page 5

THE Lakes and Ocean Hotel was completely destroyed by fire about 3 o'clock this morning. A weatherboard building of two storeys, it was well…

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Restaurants. Cope with Gas Shortage. Makeshifts in Hotels and Flats

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 11 June 1929 · page 11

Those responsible for the cooking of food and the heating of water in city restaurants and hotels were inconvenienced, but not non[?] plussed by the gas stoppage. Managers an[?]…

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Transport Workers. New Act Proclaimed. Licensing of Watersiders. Canberra

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 11 June 1929 · page 12

A proclamation was issued to-day by the Governor-General, fixing July 1 as the date upon which the Transport Workers Act, passed by the Commonwealth Parliament early this…

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3 A. M. Blaze Forster Hotel Razed Bucket Brigade Adjoining Buildings Saved Forster

The Sun · Tuesday 11 June 1929 · page 19

When a fire broke out in the Lakes and Ocean Hotel, Forster, at 3 a.m to- day almost every resident of the town formed a…

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Transport Act Begins July 1 License Fees at a Shilling New Provisions Canberra

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 11 June 1929 · page 1

The Governor-General to-day issued a proclamation that the Transport Workers' Act (1929), will commence on July 1…

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Sleep of Death Many Stepped Over Man in City Hotel

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 11 June 1929 · page 5

Thinking the man was either drunk or asleep a number of men stepped over the body of Herbert C. Christie, of Simpson Street,…

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Death in Hotel

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 12 June 1929 · page 17

While in a passage in the Britannia Hotel, Castlereagh-street, city, Herbert Christie, 50, of Simpson-street, Mosman, collapsed and died yesterday afternoon. The body was taken…

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Tourists' Hotel Destroyed Early Morning Fire Bucket Brigade's Save Forster

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 12 June 1929 · page 6

The Lakes and Ocean Hotel was destroyed by a fire this morning about 3 o'clock. The old weatherboard building was demolished, but…

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Secret Wires All Over Sydney Post Office Sensation Sat. Race Results to Hotels Twenty Men Punished

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 12 June 1929 · page 5

SYDNEY General Post Office is in a turmoil, following the discovery of an amazing scheme, in which secret telephone lines were laid to scores of hotels and other places for the relaying of the results of races on Saturday afternoons…

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£500 Penalty For Using Gas During Prohibited Hours! Hospitals, Restaurants, Hotels, Factories, and North Shore Are Exempt Domestic Consumers Placed on Their Honor: Electric Supply Assured for Three Months Engine-drivers Meet To-night; General Coal Strike Expected!

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 12 June 1929 · page 3

Fixed hours for the use of Australian Gas Light Company's gas, with exemptions for certain classes of public consumers, and a £500 penalty for noncompliance were announced last night, with the…

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Country News and Personal Pars Forster Hotel Destroyed Landlord Has Narrow Escape

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 12 June 1929 · page 21

FORSTER, Tuesday.--The Lakes and Ocean Hotel was destroyed by fire at 3 a.m. The two-story wooden building was…

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Licenses Required Council and Employee

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 13 June 1929 · page 16

"What does it all mean?" was the query referred to its consulting electrical engineer, who happened to be present at the meeting of the…

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Blazing Hotel Escapes at Midnight Toowoomba

Evening News · Thursday 13 June 1929 · page 14

THE Grand Hotel at Chinchilla, on the western line, was destroyed by fire shortly after midnight. Three people sleeping on the second floor escaped in…

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