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Sydney · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1929

1,277 stories in Sydney's papers · page 51 of 64

Hotel Kitchen Dust-up Fernand and the Sandwiches Waiter Fined

Truth · Sunday 27 October 1929 · page 24

MEN frowned ferociously; pretty women pouted petuiently. Their aristocratic palates bad been outraged. On the evening of October 11,…

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Color Ban at London Hotels Righ Negro London

Evening News · Monday 28 October 1929 · page 1

MR ROBERT ARBOTT the [?] newspaper prop[?] of Chic[?] cabled to Mr. Marlet M P. complaming that he and his…

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Licenses to Go Beasley Will Act Waterside Position

The Labor Daily · Monday 28 October 1929 · page 1

EARLY Federal action be bring about the abolition of the odious licensing system, installed on the waterfront by Mr. Latham, late…

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Publicans' Licenses Transferred

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 29 October 1929 · page 6

The Metropolitan Licensing Court yesterday granted the following transfers of publican's licenses: Matraville Hotel, Bunnerong Road,…

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Licensing Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 29 October 1929 · page 8

In the Metropolitan Quarterly Licensing Court the following applications for the transfer of publicans' licenses were approved:—Hermnn Fischer to Andrew Geo Melville. North British Hotol, 4…

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Quarter Sessions Appeals (Before Judge Cohen.) Hotel for Bulli Pass

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 29 October 1929 · page 8

Hearing was commenced of an appeal by Rev. W Evans and others, from the decision of the Licensing Court at Wollongong on July 24 last, granting the application of the Bulli…

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License System. On the Wharfs. Mr. Beasley Seeking Its Abolition

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 29 October 1929 · page 11

It is likely that the licensing system for waterside workers, instituted by the BrucePage Ministry, will shortly be abolished. A recommendation to this effect will be…

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Is He a Pro.? Case of Dick Eve Now a Publican

Sydney Sportsman · Tuesday 29 October 1929 · page 12

ARGUMENTS are raging round the reported intention of Dick Eve, ex-world's champion diver, to compete as an amateur…

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Smart Police Work Hotel Thief Sentenced Armidale

The Sun · Tuesday 29 October 1929 · page 14

Constable Blattman has been credited with a smart bit of work. He was at his station at Hillgreve at 7.15, when he received a message by 'phone…

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Waterfront Workers Licensing System to be Abolished

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 29 October 1929 · page 13

The system of licensing waterfront workers is to be abolished following upon investigations made by the Assistant Minister for Industry, Mr…

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Waterside Workers. Licensing System Likely to be Abolished

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 30 October 1929 · page 20

It is understood that when the Federal Cabinet meets this week Mr. J. H. Beasley (Honorary Minister) will make a recommendation that the licensing system for…

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Miners Strike. Against Price of Beer. Pickets Outside Hotels. Mount Isa (Q[?]d.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 30 October 1929 · page 18

At a combined meeting of miners and unemployed, held on Wednesday last, it was decided to go on strike as a protest against the price of beer at the local hotels. It…

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Disastrous Fire. £15,000 Damage. Two Hotels Destroyed. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 30 October 1929 · page 17

The business section of Oak-street East, Barcaldine, was again the scene of a disastrous fire, at 3.45 a.m. to-day. The outbreak caused damage amounting to about £15,000…

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Understudy Would Prosecute Chief If Didn't Pay His License Fee, So He Did

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 30 October 1929 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Tuesday. -- In today's mail the Postal Director (Mr. H. P. Brown), who is virtually dictator of wireless in the Commonwealth,…

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Communists Arrested. Desperate Fight in Hotel. London, Oct. 29

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 31 October 1929 · page 11

After the police broke up a Communist demonstration at Dusseldorf (Germany), 40 members of the Red Front Association barricaded themselves in a public house bar and…

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Waterside Licensing Scandal Amazing Disclosures Unionists Cheated of Work "Dog Collar" Tyranny Canberra

The Labor Daily · Thursday 31 October 1929 · page 5

THE issue of waterside licenses, whether the applicant has a criminal record or not, is one of the extraordinary features of the licensing system brought to light by Mr. Beasley, Assistant Minister for Industry, in the course of an investigation prior to the…

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Back to the Old Wharf Way Issue of Waterside Licenses Stopped

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 31 October 1929 · page 4

CANBERRA, Wednesday.--The issue of licenses for waterside workers is to be suspended at once, so that the Transport Workers' Act, passed…

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Canberra Hotels. a Heavy Liability. Disposal Likely. Canberra

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 November 1929 · page 13

The disposal of the hotels, cafes, and boarding-houses, which are at present controlled by the Federal Capital Commission, will be considered by the new Chief…

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Are Miners Licensed to Scab?

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 1 November 1929 · page 4

Has it ever occurred to the mineworkers in other districts to inquire into the wholescale scabbery indulged In by those who. whilst “fighting” (?) the coal bosses…

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Redfern Licensee Fined

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 2 November 1929 · page 22

For having kept the Abercrombie Hotel open on October 12, election day, Frederick William Robert Bennett, the licensee, was fined £10, with 8/ costs, by Mr. Camphln, S.M., at the…

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