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Sydney · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1929

1,277 stories in Sydney's papers · page 45 of 64

Country News Murder and Suicide Verdict Parkes Double Tragedy in Hotel

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 24 September 1929 · page 17

PARKES, Monday. -- A verdict of murder and suicide was returned by the coroner (Mr. Hall) at the inquest into the deaths of Mavis Elsie…

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Wentworth Hotel Passes Dividend

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 25 September 1929 · page 17

Wentworth Hotel, Limited, shows in its accounts for the year ended June 30 a loss of £841, as against a loss of £2976 for the previous year. A dividend is not recommended…

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NO. 1 Jury Causes. (Before Mr. Acting Justice Maxwell and juries.) Sale of a Camperdown Hotel. Smith and another v Lyons and another

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 25 September 1929 · page 10

The plaintiffs in this action, William Alexander Smith and Lavinia Maud Smith, originally sued Cissie Lyons and Zelda Lyons, mother and daughter, alleging misrepresentations…

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Three Arrests. In City Hotel. Queensland Visitor's Loss

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 25 September 1929 · page 16

Miss K. Harding, a visitor to Sydney from Queensland, reported to the police last night that the sum of £8 was stolen from her room at the Arcadia Hotel, Pitt-street, city…

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Wentworth Hotel Reduced Loss Revealed

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 25 September 1929 · page 18

Although Wentworth Hotel, Ltd., aid not succeed in getting back to a profit-earning basis during the financial year ended June 30, the loss of…

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Retired Publican Who Left Nearly All His Money to His Son Youth Supports His Mother's Application for Larger Share -- She Succeeds

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 25 September 1929 · page 10

When Michael M'Mahon, retired hotelkeeper, died recently, he made his son, Patrick John, of "Lome." Greenknowe Avenue,…

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Car Not Registered Driver Not Licensed

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 26 September 1929 · page 12

Nelson Ainsley Bryant land good intentions with regard to registering the car that he had built and was "trying out" in Bridge-road, Ryde, on the…

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Not Licensed

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 26 September 1929 · page 11

Two cases against persons carrying passengers by motor cars which were not licensed for that purpose, were listed for hearing at the Ryde Court last…

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Chase in Hotel Men in Nurse's Room

Evening News · Thursday 26 September 1929 · page 12

IT was stated, at the Central Court, to-day, that when Miss Kathleen Harding, a nurse, on a visit from Brisbane, returned to her room on the…

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Hotel Robbery

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 September 1929 · page 14

A thief entered the barroom of the Beauchamp Hotel, at the corner of Dowling and Oxford streets, Darlinghurst, yesterday evening, and, after robbing the till of nearly £1,…

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Burglar Has No Discretion Robbery at Hotel Fingerprints on Bottles

The Labor Daily · Friday 27 September 1929 · page 1

A burglar's lack of discretion in handling dust-covered bottles of whisky may lead to his arrest, following an attempted robbery, at…

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Disqualifications Removed W. Johnstone Back -- E. Ball Granted License

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 27 September 1929 · page 26

W. R. Johnstone, who was disqualified, for two years at Armidale on November 17, 1927, for his riding of Our Rep, will be back in the saddle…

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Hotel Appeal Upheld

The Sun · Monday 30 September 1929 · page 8

The appeal of George Alma Bennett against the Licensing Court's refusal to remove his publican's license from the Manchester Hotel, Kent-street, to…

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Barman's Loss Granville Hotel Theft

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Monday 30 September 1929 · page 2

A middle-aged, smartly-dressed man booked a room at the Granville Hotel on Friday. Next lay he left. So did an overcoat…

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"Royalty" Visits Hotel Canberra Canberra

Evening News · Monday 30 September 1929 · page 11

OCCASIONALLY visitor to Canberra [?] highly distinguished [?] In the [?]…

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Sale of Hotel Buyer Claims £3000 Paddington Deal

Evening News · Monday 30 September 1929 · page 9

IN NO. 1 Jury Court to-day, before Mr. Justice [?] Rogers and a jury of four. Henry Klineberg, proprietor of the Town Hall Hotel,…

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Licensing Appeal Upheld by Judge

Evening News · Monday 30 September 1929 · page 5

JUDGE Curlews gave [?] today upholding the appeal of George [?] Bennell against the decision of the licensing Bench in refusing an application…

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Ex-motorists Take to the Air Eager After Suspension of Licenses LONDON

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 30 September 1929 · page 4

Many new light aeroplane owners are former motorists whose licenses were suspended. Manufacturers, who are specially…

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Licensing Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 1 October 1929 · page 8

In the Metropolitan Licensing Court yesterday the following applications for the transfer of publicans' licenses were granted:—William Reuben Wallington to John Robert Jones, Arncliffe Hotel,…

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Sale of Hotel Buyer Must Pay

Evening News · Tuesday 1 October 1929 · page 9

THE jury tills afternoon returned a verdict in favor of Gordon Cummins Byrne, of Bondi, in the action and action and cross-action arising out of the sale by Byrne…

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