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Sydney · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1930

1,199 stories in Sydney's papers · page 3 of 60

Fried Pegs for Police in "Black" Hotel Coalfield Fare. Newcastle

Evening News · Thursday 9 January 1930 · page 1

THE Biblical story of the man who asked for bread and was given a stone had a paralled in Kurri Kurri to-day when police…

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Hotelkeeper Fined

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 January 1930 · page 7

A fine of £10 was imposed upon Norman George McIlwain, licensee of the Railway Hotel, Parramatta, by Mr. Flynn, S.M., at the Parramatta Court yesterday, for having…

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Must Serve Coalfields Hotels Govt. Firm

The Sun · Thursday 9 January 1930 · page 13

Reports that police had been, or would be, declared "black" by some of the coalfields hotels were brought under the notice of Ministers at a…

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It's Effective Embargo on Hotels Newcastle

The Sun · Thursday 9 January 1930 · page 13

So effectively has the "black" embargo on hotels at Kurri been carried out that licensees have hardly sold a drink since it was imposed…

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"Dog Licenses" "Herald" Is Corrected

The Labor Daily · Thursday 9 January 1930 · page 1

In a review of the waterside position yesterday, the "Sydney Morning Herald" misrepresented the entire situation when it stated that Sydney…

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Hotels May Lose Licenses Public -- and, Police -- Must be Served!

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 10 January 1930 · page 3

No definite evidence had yet been received by the Government that police quartered at hotels in Kurri were being refused service, the…

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Declaring the Hotels "Black"

The Land · Friday 10 January 1930 · page 4

When threats wore being made before Christmas that an army of Newcastle miners would fall on the Rothbury free laborers and smite them hip and thigh, students of human nature knew that there was a strong psychological reason why the miners would do no such thing…

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Coalfields Hotels. Law Must Be Observed

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 10 January 1930 · page 14

"We are insisting on the observance of the licensing laws," declared the Premier (Mr. Bavin), yesterday, when referring to the reports that certain police had been refused…

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All to Be Black Coalfields Hotels Conference Decision Weston

The Labor Daily · Friday 10 January 1930 · page 6

On the question of police living in coalfields hotels, a rank and file miners' conference at Weston to-day decided that the only way…

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Coalfields Licensees Boycott of Police Premier on Legal Aspect

The Labor Daily · Friday 10 January 1930 · page 4

THE Premier said yesterday that botelkeepers on the coalfields would be bound by their license conditions respecting the serving of customers…

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Englishwoman Proposes to Fly Alone to Australia Engineer's License New Route and Secret 'Plane Attempt Record London

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 10 January 1930 · page 4

Miss Amy Johnson, a blonde, 22 years of age, has just gained the Air Ministry's ground engineer's license, for…

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Government Offices. Plenty of Space at Canberra. No Need to Convert Hotel. Canberra

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 11 January 1930 · page 14

The acting Third Commissioner of the Federal Capital Territory (Mr. C. Davies), in a statement to-day, opposed the proposal to convert the Hotel Acton into Government…

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[?] Family Driven Out By Fires Twice in One Day Unlucky Six Victims of Flat Blaze Midnight Scare Guests Rush to Safety From Haymarket Hotel

The Sun · Saturday 11 January 1930 · page 3

Driven out by fire from their home at Carisbrooke Flats, Darlinghurst, yesterday, six members of the Hayden family had barely settled down in new quarters at the Palace Hotel, Haymarket, when the fire alarm bell rang…

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Publican's Will

The Labor Daily · Saturday 11 January 1930 · page 4

Probate has been granted of the will of Thomas Doyle, retired hotelkeeper. Granville, who died in September, 1928, at the age of 86, leaving…

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Drenched and Muddy Sir Dudley Publican Wouldn't Believe He Was Governor

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 11 January 1930 · page 6

A Governor is always a Governor--but sometimes he is not recognised as such. Sir Dudley de Chair is Governor…

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Hotel Australia's Flagrant Breaches of Liquor bLaws Roaring Night Trade Blind Eye Turned to After Hour Drinks in Fashionable Lounge in the Wintergarden The One Place in Sydney Immune to Police Action

Truth · Sunday 12 January 1930 · page 13

THERE is no hotel in Australia like the Hotel Australia for many reasons. It appears to be the one hotel in Sydney that has a special privilege to dispense liquor with impunity after licensing hours! While not questioning the right of any citizen to drink when he feels so inclined, "Truth" maintains that the laws of the country should not be administered with a blind eye for breaches by somebody who, for…

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Secrets of the Chef Revealed by Maitre Pagot Chef of Claridge's Hotel, London. Turbot Bonne Femme (a recipe suitable for any fish dish)

The Sun · Sunday 12 January 1930 · page 2

For a turbol weighing from line to two and a half pounds, sprinkle an the bottom of a buttered dish one dessertspoonful of chopped eschalots, one pinch of chopped…

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Tirranna Dancers Take Charge Of Hotel In Early Morn Hectic Morning After the Night Before Diners Varied the Menu With Dances on Tables Why George Lambert Left Party

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 12 January 1930 · page 3

At Tirranna this year it was "different." None of the recognised meal-time conventions interfered with the memorable impromptu breakfast at the Hotel Groulburn "the morning after" the…

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Publican Fined Carried Beer From Hotel "After-hour Trader"

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Monday 13 January 1930 · page 1

To what extent may d publican carry away liquor from his licensed premises while they are closed? This point cropped up at the…

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Fried Fish Sold Outside Hotels Alderman Objects

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Monday 13 January 1930 · page 1

One of the reasons Alderman Daniels entered Lidcombe Council was to look after the interests of fish and chip vendors…

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