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Sydney · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1930

1,199 stories in Sydney's papers · page 16 of 60

Half Million Company Melbourne Hotel and Catering "Merger"

Daily Pictorial · Friday 14 March 1930 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Thursday. -- Lucullus, Ltd., a £500,000 company, has been formed to buy the Hotel Australia, Collins Street;…

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"Smith's" Gets Things Done Maroubra Hotel Joke Scotched

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 15 March 1930 · page 8

"Smith's" Weekly" is the paper that Gets Things Done. Its exposure of the irregularities alleged against an application by the T…

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Revolver Licenses Not Necessary for Weapons Over Nine Inches Long

The Farmer and Settler · Saturday 15 March 1930 · page 8

"Safety Pint" asks whether a man requires a license to carry a revolver with a ton Inch barrel, Answer.—No license is required to entitle a…

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Publican Missing. Supposed Disappearance From Steamer. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 15 March 1930 · page 19

Grave fears are entertained for the safety of Mr. James Stewart, licensee of the Crown and Anchor Hotel, Newcastle. Mr. Stewart was to have returned from…

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Woman's Death in Hotel. Murder Charge Against Son. LONDON, March 13

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 15 March 1930 · page 16

Several witnesses at the trial of Henry Fox for the alleged murder of his mother in a Margate hotel gave evidence of Fox's devotion to his mother while staying at the hotel…

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Adams' Hotel Robbery. Man Committed for Trial

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 15 March 1930 · page 16

David Martin, one of the men alleged to have been concerned in the sensational robbery at Adams' Hotel on the morning of March 7, appeared at the Central Police Court…

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Missing Hotelkeeper Newcastle

The Sun · Saturday 15 March 1930 · page 7

Police are inquiring into the disappearance of the licensee of the Crown and Anchor Hotel (Mr. James Stewart), but so far without result. They have…

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THE 40 Black Sheep Banned by V.R.C. Trainers Who Are Licensed, But Pay to Go to the Races Is the V.R.C. So Badly in Need?

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 15 March 1930 · page 5

ANOTHER example of unfair treatment to Victorian trainers by the V.R.C. is disclosed. There are 40 licensed men, who apparently are treated as black sheep, and are deprived of an…

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Refused to Talk Skull Fractured Newtown Hotel Brawl

The Labor Daily · Saturday 15 March 1930 · page 1

THOUGH his skull was fractured in a brawl at Newtown yesterday afternoon, George Dagust, 35. of Richmond Street, Earlwood,…

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£30,000 Refused for City Hotel

The Labor Daily · Saturday 15 March 1930 · page 4

AN offer of £30,000 was refused at auction yesterday for the Langham Hotel, which stands on land with a…

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Shots Brought Him Off the Roof Adams' Hotel Alleged Burglar Is Refused Bail

The Labor Daily · Saturday 15 March 1930 · page 5

THE story of the sensational arrest of a man on the top of the dome of the Palace Theatre, following a burglary in Adams' Hotel, was related at…

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Golfers Ask for Liquor Licenses Federal Land Tax Slug Will Hit Hard

Daily Pictorial · Saturday 15 March 1930 · page 2

"Give us liquor licenses," is the cry of metropolitan golf club leaders, who see the necessity of more than the cunning of…

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DROWNED? Mystery of Newcastle Hotel-keeper False Teeth Found in Ship's Cabin NEWCASTLE

Sunday Times · Sunday 16 March 1930 · page 1

WHERE is James Stewart? Stewart, licensee of the Crown and Anchor Hotel, Newcastle, boarded the s.s. Gwydir in Sydney on Thursday…

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Hotel Entered. Money and Jewellery Stolen

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 17 March 1930 · page 12

A thief who entered the Commonwealth H[?]tel at the corner of Elizabeth and Bedford streets, city, last night, stole a cashbox containing silver and notes amounting to £70…

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Hotelkeeper Fined. Curious Anomaly of the Law. Bowral

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 17 March 1930 · page 5

At the Bowral Police Court, before Messrs. M. E. Soane, P.M., and Aubrey Mowle, J.P., the proprietor of the. Boyal Hotel was fined for having permitted a person to be on his…

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Bid for State Hotel Is Too Low Brisbane

The Labor Daily · Monday 17 March 1930 · page 1

THE highest offer for the Babinda State Hotel, inclusive of freehold, received at a public auction was £26,000…

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Licenses Transferred

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 18 March 1930 · page 5

At the weekly sitting of the Licensing Court yesterday the following transfers of publicans' licenses were granted:—Cornelius Ryan to Charles D'Arcy Conway, Rawson Hotel,…

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Bull! Hotel License

The Sun · Tuesday 18 March 1930 · page 13

At the Quarter Sessions Appeal Court to-day, Judge Curlewis upheld the appeal of Charles Percy Gray against the decision of the Licensing…

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Awakened by Alarm Hotel Licensee Woman and Two Men on Burglary Charge

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 18 March 1930 · page 1

CHARGED with attempting to break and enter the Matraville Hotel on Sunday night, Mervyn Cunningham 27, musician; Victor Hoare, 27,…

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New Hotel for Bulli

Evening News · Tuesday 18 March 1930 · page 8

Judye Curlewis in the Quarter Sessions Appeal Court to-day, upheld the appeal of Charles Percy Gray against the decision of the Licensing Board in refusing to…

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