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Sydney · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1929

1,277 stories in Sydney's papers · page 55 of 64

Hotel Theft. Goulburn

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 November 1929 · page 12

At the Goulburn Police Court, William Whiting was fined £10, in default, three months' hard labour, for having stolen £14 from William D. Borthwick, licensee of the…

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Hotel for Haberfield

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 November 1929 · page 8

By a majority verdict the Lltensing Magistrates sitting at the Pairamatta Court decided to grant the petition of Norman Cashman foi a hotel license for premises at the…

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Broke Door Licensing Charges Fail

The Sun · Thursday 14 November 1929 · page 19

A statement that he had to break a glass door with his baton to gain admittance was made by Sergeant Shepherd at the Glebe Court…

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Haberfield Gets Hotel

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 14 November 1929 · page 2

By a majority verdict yesterday the Licensing Magistrates decided to grant Norman Cashman's petition for an hotel license at the intersection…

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Licensing Skin Dealers

The Land · Friday 15 November 1929 · page 7

From the Chief Secretary's Dept.: "With reference to a resolution passed at the last annual conference of the Farmers and Settlers' Association…

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"Get Out!"' Hotel Guests' Shock Moment's Notice

The Sun · Friday 15 November 1929 · page 17

Stanton and Son, who had been negotiating for the sale of the Doncaster Private Hotel, Darlinghurst, were at a…

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Forty Guests Get Shock Minute's Notice at Fashionable Hotel

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 15 November 1929 · page 3

At a minute's notice, early last night, the 40 guests--mostly young women--of the fashionable Doncaster Private Hotel,…

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Hotel License. Application for Transfer

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 16 November 1929 · page 14

An application by Arthur Reginald Warleigh for a transfer of an hotel license from the Vauxhall Hotel, Parramatta-road, Granville, to premises at Earlwood, was before the…

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Australian Hotels. Selling Foreign Fruit. Minister Suggests Boycott. Canberra

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 16 November 1929 · page 22

A guest at a city hotel who recently asked to be supplied with Australian preserved fruit instead of imported fruit has informed the Minister for Customs (Mr. Fenton) that…

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Shock for Boarders Hotel Buildings Gutted Warren

The Sun · Saturday 16 November 1929 · page 7

The Royal Hotel Buildings were destroyed by fire this morning, when boarders and inmates were forced to make a hurried exit. The buildings…

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Meant to Die Brother's Tragic Story Hotel Scenes Albury

The Sun · Saturday 16 November 1929 · page 3

An unusual story of a man's determination to commit suicide and how he finally succeeded in doing so despite his brother's vigilance and efforts…

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Foreign Foods in Hotels Tariff Schedule To Be Overhauled

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 16 November 1929 · page 5

CANBERRA, Friday. -- Complaints have been made to the Minister for Customs (Mr. Fenton) that certain big hotels in…

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Ballot Papers Handed Over Hotel Bar? Allegation in R.S.L. Poll

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 16 November 1929 · page 9

Allegations that ballot papers in support of the candidature of two particular men for the State council of the League had been handed out…

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"Room 66" Dead Woman Found in Margate Hotel After Fire LONDON

Sunday Times · Sunday 17 November 1929 · page 2

WHAT will be known as "the Mystery of Room 66," is at present holding the attention of the police and the newspaper-reading public alike…

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License Plates

Sunday Times · Sunday 17 November 1929 · page 15

A decided preference for dark color combinations, rather than flashy hues, has been shown in the selection of shade for the 1920 automobile licence, plates in…

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Hotel Licenses Dundas Protest

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Monday 18 November 1929 · page 2

It is simply scandalous that all these new licenses for hotel should be granted. At Epping, an hotel was simply forced upon the public. If a suburb does…

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Pymble Hotel

The Sun · Monday 18 November 1929 · page 13

A meeting of Pymble citizens will be held to-night at 8 p.m. at the Presbyterian school hall to protest against the removal of the licence of Pymble…

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Disastrous Blaze at Warren Royal Hotel Is Gutted Warren

The Labor Daily · Monday 18 November 1929 · page 5

Fire caused damage estimated at £12,500 when the Royal Hotel and several adjoining buildings were destroyed yesterday…

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Licensing Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 19 November 1929 · page 8

In the Metropolitan Licensing Court yesterday, approval was given to the following applications for the transfer of publicans' licenses:—Matilda Martin Nicholson (sole executrix of the estate of Alfred…

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No Hotel for Northbridge

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 19 November 1929 · page 13

The Metropolitan Licensing Bench (Messrs. P. G. Adrian, S.M., chairman; W. Le Brun Brown, and W. S. Arnott, S.Ms.), after sitting for several days hearing an application…

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