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Sydney · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1929

1,277 stories in Sydney's papers · page 57 of 64

Big Haul Safe Blowers at Work Hotel Robbed Daring Crime at Summer Hill

The Sun · Monday 25 November 1929 · page 17

A series of safe robberies during the week- end culminated to- day in a safe being taken from the Summer Hill Hotel, Carlton Crescent, Summer Hill. It was blown open, and a large sum of money,…

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Startling Hotel Explosion Cook Badly Burned Man's Strange Actions Perth

The Labor Daily · Monday 25 November 1929 · page 1

Early this morning two heavy explosions shook a room in the loop Hotel, occupied by the cook. Violet Howell…

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Engaged Couple Found Dead in City Hotel Poison Bottles Near Police Suspect Man Murdered Girl "Good-bye., I Love Pearl," Says Farewell Note Nurse From Scone

The Labor Daily · Monday 25 November 1929 · page 1

"GOOD-BYE! I love Pearl" These words were written in a note found alongside the dead bodies of Desmond James Gore, 33, and Mary .Pearl Elsley, 24, a nurse from the Scott Memorial Hospital. Scone, in a room of the Hotel Burlington. Hay Street, City, yesterday…

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Pretty Nurse is Victim of City Poisoning Tragedy Found Dying with Man in Big City Hotel Passionate Love Letters Found in Room--Was It Death Pact? "I Love Her More Than Life", He Wrote

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 25 November 1929 · page 3

Was Mary Pearl Elsley, pretty young nurse from the Scott Memorial Hospital, Scone, party to a love death pact, or was she murdered? With Desmond James Gore (34), a…

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Transfer of Publicans' Licenses"

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 26 November 1929 · page 8

Publicans licenses transferred yesterday., by the Metroplitan Licensing Bench were Golden Hotel Alma and…

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Licensing Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 26 November 1929 · page 8

In the Metropolitan Licensing Court yesterday appioval was given to the following transfers of publicans' licenses.—Harold Cecil Lassen to Edw ird Ernest Ralnsford Golden Grove Hotel Alma and…

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New Forster Hotel Forster

Evening News · Tuesday 26 November 1929 · page 3

The new Lakes and Ocean Hotel has been officially opened. It is a concrete building, and will help to accommodate the record crowds expected here for the…

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Prince Edward Hotel Ltd (Brisbane)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 26 November 1929 · page 13

Prospectus of Prince Edward Hotel Ltd. (Brisbane) is published in our business columns this morning. Capital is £200,000 in shares of £ 1 each. One hundred thousand…

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Quarter Sessions Appeals. (Before Judge Edwards.) a Licensing Appeal

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 26 November 1929 · page 8

Hearing was concluded of the appeal by Henry James Thorpe from the decision of the Licensing Bench refusing to grant his application for the conditional removal of the…

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District Court. (Before Judge Cohen.) Sale of Hotel. Lowe v Starkey

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 26 November 1929 · page 8

George Lowe, of 7 Rose-street, Darlington, sued John Starkey, of Campbells-road, Chester Hill, claiming £247/11/4, amount of loss occasioned by breach of contract. Plaintiff…

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Expert Cracksmen Get Almost £600 From Hotel Safe Found on Vacant Land

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 26 November 1929 · page 24

Cracksmen visited Summer Hill early yesterday morning, and got away with between £500 and £600 from the safe of the Summer Hill…

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Dearer Beer? State Plans Higher License Fees

Evening News · Wednesday 27 November 1929 · page 9

AMONG [?] new t[?] under consideration as the State Government is [?] to increase the liquor-licensing f[?]…

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Rising Dance Floor Inaugurated at London Hotel

The World's News · Wednesday 27 November 1929 · page 30

A DANCE floor that rises up to the level of the tops of the tables—at the touch of a button—was opened during the dinner and supper entertainments at the Savoy Hotel,…

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Quarter Sessions Appeals. (Before Judge Edwards.) Removal of Wine License

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 27 November 1929 · page 14

Herbert Joseph Dyer appealed from the adjudication of the Licensing Court, on October 14, when it refused an application for the removal of an Australian wine license…

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City Hotel. Sold for £50,000

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 27 November 1929 · page 13

The Supreme Court Hotel, at the corner of King and Phillip streets, city, has been sold by the executors of the estate of the late Mr. James Richardson for approximately…

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Outside Hotel Policemen Heckled "Man Ought to Go Them"

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 28 November 1929 · page 14

On Saturday November 16, just after the Granville Hotel was closed, Constable Meehan was in the vicinity endeavouring to take a man into custody when a crowd…

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State Budget Points Widows' Pensions State Will Restrict Scope £102 Year Limitation Tobacco : Hotels to Pay More

Evening News · Thursday 28 November 1929 · page 13

THE State Government proposes to amend the Widows' Pension Act, in order to prevent women in receipt of adequate incomes from benefiting. By this means it is hoped to save £200,000 a year…

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B Class Stations. Objection to Yearly Licenses. Canberra

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 29 November 1929 · page 19

To protest against the proposed renewal of the five-year licenses of B class stations on a 12-monthly basis, Mr. E. R. Voigt, president of the Australian Federation of B…

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Hotelkeeper's Death

The Sun · Saturday 30 November 1929 · page 3

Newcastle. Saturday--Alfred Barron, licensee of the Argenton Hotel. Argenton, was found dead this morning. There was a wound in his throat…

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