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Sydney · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1930

1,199 stories in Sydney's papers · page 37 of 60

Owner Publican

Referee · Wednesday 6 August 1930 · page 5

Harry Lewis, the Adelaide owner, who heads the list of winning owners in South Australia for the season…

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Australia Hotel Less Favorable Results

Daily Pictorial · Wednesday 6 August 1930 · page 14

Business of the Australia Hotel Co., Ltd., during the first half of the year was well maintained, but during the closing months…

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Australia Hotel Lower Profit

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 7 August 1930 · page 13

Net profit of £37,065 disclosed by the Australia Hotel Company Ltd. for the year ended June 30 is a decrease of £4248. Dividend on ordinary shares of 9 per cent., a reduction of…

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Robbed at Hotel

The Sun · Thursday 7 August 1930 · page 27

Wallace Horsby, of Cunddillawah Station, Gundagal, was robbed last night of £7. The money was taken from his room at a city hotel…

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Dodge Travelling Hotel

Evening News · Friday 8 August 1930 · page 5

By a simple operation requiring about four minutes, the inside of the Dodge Brothers' sedan may be converted into a comfortable sleeping compartment. Women travellers, specially, appreciate the Dodge boudoir, with its softly-cushioned full-size bed…

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Publican Assaulted. Three Men Fined

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 August 1930 · page 7
Also in The Propeller

Albert Edward Bishop, 27, a motor driver, and David Pert, 24, a carter, we a each fined £10 at the Kogarah Police Court yesterday for having assaulted Leslie Ritchie at…

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Sale of License Was It False Pretences? Prosecution Fails The Slump in Hotel Businesses

Nepean Times · Saturday 9 August 1930 · page 3

A feature of a, case of alleged false pretences in the sale of the license of the Grand Hotel, Lawson, heard at Penrith Police Court on…

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Dance at Hotel Oriental

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 August 1930 · page 8

A dance was held at the Hotel Oriental, King's Cross, on Thursday evening. During the evening a musical programme was given by Mrs. J. W. Bentley, Miss Eunice Batty, and…

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SPORT and Sportsmen Did Bookie Bet Too Big for A.J.C. COMMITTEE? Story Of Attempt To Pry Into Assets Of Leading Leviathan Huge Betting That Has Startled the Conservatives a bookie can gamble the moon against the earth and who is there that has the right to say him nay? AJ.C. realises that it cannot demand to see more than £5000 assets under its present licensing regulations

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 9 August 1930 · page 5

THEY have a regulation applying to the licensing of bookmakers…

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Now Were on the Air Dodging Radio Licenses Many Sets Are Sold, but Few Sign on the Dotted Line

Truth · Sunday 10 August 1930 · page 10

DESPITE the sleuths employed by the P.M.G.'s Department to track down illicit listeners, it seems apparent that hundreds have bought and are buying radio sets, yet have never put their names to the dotted line on the wireless license form…

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Sudden Death of Hotel Licensee CUNNEDAH

Evening News · Monday 11 August 1930 · page 5

Mrs. Maud May Brosnan. licensee of the Commercial Hotel. Curlewis and widow of the formet licensee of Uiher's Hotel. Sydney. was found dead in her…

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Two Hotels to Close £93,843 Buildings Idle At Canberra

Evening News · Monday 11 August 1930 · page 8

CANBERRA will shortly [?]e king idle two hotels, the construction of which including equtpment and the formation of the ground, cost £33,813 up to the time…

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Savoy Hotel Ltd. Case Shareholder Alleges There Was Misrepresentation Order of Court

Evening News · Monday 11 August 1930 · page 9

MR. Just[?], HAR[?] chief Judge in [?]ity, had before him to-day an application by [?] Miller, barrster at law for the are…

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Hotel Savoy Register Rectified Barrister's Shares

The Sun · Monday 11 August 1930 · page 9

The Chief Judge in Equity (Mr. Justice Harvey) to-day ordered the removal of the name of Eric S. Miller, barrister, of Phillip-street, from the…

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Licenses Transferred

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 12 August 1930 · page 8

The following transfers of publicans' licenses were granted by the Licensing Court yesterday: Como Hotel, Cremorne Road, Como, John Birrell Laing…

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In Equity. (Before the Chief Judge, Mr. Justice Harvey.) a Barrister's Investment. Miller v Hotel Savoy, Ltd

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 August 1930 · page 6

Eric Stanislaus Miller, barrister-at-law, applied for the removal of his name from the register of the Hotel Savoy, Ltd., corner of King and Castlereagh streets, Sydney, as the…

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Got His Money Back From Hotel Savoy Claim by Barrister

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 12 August 1930 · page 6

The Chief Judge in equity, Mr. Justice Harvey, yesterday made an order for the removel of the name of Erie S. Miller, barrister of Phillip Street,…

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Melbourne's Best Hotel Values

Daily Pictorial · Tuesday 12 August 1930 · page 21

Consistent with refinement, Carlyon's Hotel (opposite Station, Spencer Street, no taxi fares') undoubtedly offers Melbourne's best values; single rooms from 56 per day,…

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Why Did He Visit Thai Hotel ?

Evening News · Wednesday 13 August 1930 · page 5

A [?] may go to an hotel, but [?] not follow that he will have a witness at the Central Court to-day why to…

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