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Sydney · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1929

1,277 stories in Sydney's papers · page 47 of 64

Mob Fight Wild Time in Hotel Bottles, Boots Three Arrests Made

The Sun · Saturday 5 October 1929 · page 7

A crowd or frenzied men fought a pitched battle in an hotel at Rockdale to-day. Glasses and bottles were…

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Polling Day All Hotels Must Close

The Labor Daily · Saturday 5 October 1929 · page 8

The question having arisen as to whether licensed premises situated in doctorates where candidates have been returned unopposed are required…

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Drunken Motor Driver Fined and License Lost Newcastle

The Labor Daily · Saturday 5 October 1929 · page 9

When Victor Fittock left Ward's River for Newcastle in a motor car, he imbibed three shandies and a port wine on the journey…

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All Hotels Must Close on Polling Day

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 5 October 1929 · page 4

All licensed premises in the State must be closed during polling hours next Saturday. The Minister for Justice (Mr. Lee)…

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Hotels Closed For Federal Elections

Sunday Times · Sunday 6 October 1929 · page 2

All hotels throughout Australia, will be closed next Saturday during the Federal elections. This rule applies to all electorates…

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Hotel Brawl Police Use Batons in Rockdale Mob Affair

Sunday Times · Sunday 6 October 1929 · page 2

Five men were taken to St. George Hospital as the result of an all-in fight in a hotel at Rockdale yesterday afternoon. Three of them were admitted…

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200 Fight Hotel Party Wricked Foiled Fury Many Hurt, Three Arrested

The Sun · Sunday 6 October 1929 · page 5

Two hundred men were involved in a furious fight in the Grand Hotel, Prince's Highway, Rockdale,…

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Stabbed Over the Eye Man Blames Woman; Staggers form Hotel

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 6 October 1929 · page 3

His face covered with blood, and staggering across the footpath in George Street North late yesterday afternoon, a man…

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Gang Ferocity To Avenge Feud Claims Innocent Victims Thugs Raid Hotel Bar Many Injured in Wild Fight Three Arrests

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 6 October 1929 · page 3

Springing from a motor-lorry, a gang of about half a dozen young men raided the Grand Hotel, in Prince's Highway,…

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Battle in a Rockdale Hotel -- Cricketers Hit Out

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 6 October 1929 · page 33

ONE BOUNDARY that went to swell Love's total of 75 not out, for Mosman against…

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Wild Scene. Affray in Hotel. Many Men Injured

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 October 1929 · page 10

A wild scene occurred in the Grand Hotel, Prince's Highway, Rockdale, on Saturday afternoon. Bottles and glasses were hurled about the bar, and a number of men were…

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"Push" Fight in Hotel Many Casualties Fierce Brawl at Rockdale

The Labor Daily · Monday 7 October 1929 · page 5

WHAT is believed to be the outcome of fierce rivalry between two "pushes" was fought at the Grand Hotel, Rockdale, on Saturday…

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Wild Melee in Rockdale Hotel Surprise Raid by Men on Lorry

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 7 October 1929 · page 5

Armed with bottles and other missiles, a lorry load of roughs descended on the Grand Hotel, in Prince's Highway, Rockdale, on Saturday…

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Armed Robbers. Bail Up Watchman. Revolver and License Taken

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 October 1929 · page 12

Two men, one of whom is believed to have been armed with a revolver, bailed up a night watchman in Short-street, Redfern, last night. Unable to find any money in his…

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No License Trainee's Flight Crashed: Fined

Evening News · Wednesday 9 October 1929 · page 14

FOR having flown an aeroplane without a license, Walter William Crothers, 20, a military trainee, was fined £2, with £4[?] costs, at…

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City Murder Stirs Government to Action War on Gunmen Chief Sec. Plans Stricter Law License Loopholes Deadly Pistol Under New Ban

Evening News · Wednesday 9 October 1929 · page 11

THE recent shooting epidemic, including the murder in Foveaux-street on Monday night, will probably result in new legislation regarding revolvers. REVOLVERS are issued under license…

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Cohen on Law Judge and S.m. Publican's Appeal

Evening News · Wednesday 9 October 1929 · page 5

WHEN a doctor recommends a patient to take whisky for influenza, is the license of a hotel to have a mark against him for having…

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Ready to Fly Britain's Giant Airship Twin Propellers Miniature Hotel in the Clouds London

The Sun · Wednesday 9 October 1929 · page 1

Seeming as restless as a colt before the barrier, Britain's new airship, the mighty R100, is literally trying to burst out of her shed at Howden. The special representative of "The Sun" spent to-day in this…

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Unusual Case Air Cadet Charge Drove Plane Without License

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 10 October 1929 · page 2

Something entirely new in offences cropped up at Parramatta Court yesterday. Unlicensed drivers of motor cars frequently appear at Parramatta's…

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Fish Hawkers Should They be Licensed

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 10 October 1929 · page 14

Should fish hawkers be licensed? This question was debated at Liverpool Council last week, when H. T. Budworth, of Atkinson-street, asked permission to…

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