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Sydney · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1929

1,277 stories in Sydney's papers · page 9 of 64

Law Report in Chambers. (Before Mr. Justice James.) Proof of License Disputed

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

Ex Parte Mc[?]ntyre, re Taylor, Prohibition. This was on application for a rule absolute for prohibition. William Duncan Robert Mclntyre, licensee, of the Royal Hotel at Trangie,…

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Perjury Charge Publican and His Wife the Sergeant's "Sympathy"

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 14 February 1929 · page 9

Perjury was the charge against William Gordon Reid at the Parramatta Quarter Sessions on Monday. Reid is the licensce of the Royal…

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Listened in Without License "Didn't Think It Necessary"

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 14 February 1929 · page 6

Mrs. Graco Napier, of Good-street, Westmead; was on Wednesday, fined £3 for having an unlicensed wireless set. Inspector Miller stated that when he…

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"Once Bitten" Publican and Cheque "My Mate Never Knew"

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 14 February 1929 · page 25

Leslie Wilfred Gamble was no pessimist when he strolled into Boniface Furlong's establishment at Auburn on December 15. He was accompanied by…

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Hotel Loungers. Police Sergeant's Complaint. Glen Innes

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

During the bearing of a case in which a man was charged with being on hotel premises on a Sunday, Sergeant Crozier, the police prosecutor, said that the practice of men…

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Royal Hotel Kempsey

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

With reference to a statement published in Monday's issue of the "Herald" regarding the floods at Kempsey, we have been advised that the Royal Hotel, which is situated on…

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Not the Gloucester Hotel

The Sun · Thursday 14 February 1929 · page 15

In the account of the flood at Gloucester, published in "The Sun" of February 12, reference was made to "marooned people" at the…

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Bookmakers Licenses for Mascot

The Labor Daily · Thursday 14 February 1929 · page 2

Applications fur bookmaker' licenses for the four meetings commencing on Thursday next must do lodged with the A.C.C (Mascol) to-morrow. No…

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Police Haul Seven Thousand Motorists with Expired Licenses

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 15 February 1929 · page 12

When a trader was summoned at Acton, West London (Eng.), recently for using a car without an excise license an official stated that during…

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Jockey Re-licensed Melbourne

Evening News · Friday 15 February 1929 · page 9

W Murren has been re-licensed as a jockey by the V.R.C…

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Drunken Motorist. License Suspended for Life Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 15 February 1929 · page 14

In the Traffic Court to-day, the magistrate(Mr. H. D. Moseley, P.M.) imposed a fine of £25 on Arthur Albert Johnson, contractor, of South-street, Fremantle, and ordered that he…

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FINED £200 Auctioneer Without License Newcastle

The Sun · Friday 15 February 1929 · page 11

One of the heaviest fines in the history of Newcastle Police Court was imposed on Ludwig Edward Uhrig, a Maitland auctioneer, by Mr. Cohen,…

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Oriental Hotel to Be Sold Melbourne

The Sun · Saturday 16 February 1929 · page 8

The Oriental Hotel in Collins-street is to be submitted to auction on March 14. It is understood that the upset price has been fixed at £175,000. The…

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Heavy Storm Hotel Roof Off Races Delayed Melbourne

The Sun · Saturday 16 February 1929 · page 8

During a heavy storm this afternoon lightning struck the roof of the Town Hall Hotel at South Melbourne, dislodging it and knocking men over…

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Let the Horse Celebrate the Win, Too Publican Wins Either Way At the Races A Shout That Cost £600 is Surely a Record

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 16 February 1929 · page 5

HOW do you celeb rate your wins on the racecourse?…

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Less Pirating on the Air Now N.S.W. Wireless Licenses Take Jump

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 16 February 1929 · page 8

A singular development in wireless in Australia has been the great increase of listening in New South Wales. In six months to January 31,…

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Wild Mob Besiege Hotel Licensee Battered Story of Pistol Shots

The Sun · Sunday 17 February 1929 · page 5

There was an epidemic of mob outbreaks in the Redfern district last night. The most serious fracas…

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Wentworth Hotel

Sunday Times · Sunday 17 February 1929 · page 19

Twenty-eight years of service. Twenty-eight years of planning pleasant rooms and pleasant meals for pleasant people—for all people lire pleasant…

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LIGHTNING Strikes Hotel Melbourne Storm Melbourne

Truth · Sunday 17 February 1929 · page 1

A TERRIFIC thunderstorm broke over Melbourne this afternoon, and the flashes of lightning were the most awe-inspiring seen here…

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Wines, Spirits, Hotels Annual Cricket Match

The Sun · Sunday 17 February 1929 · page 11

The annual cricket match between the wine and spirit merchant travellers and the hotelkeepers is to be played at Rushcutters Bay Oval on…

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