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Sydney · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1931

764 stories in Sydney's papers · page 14 of 39

Dispute Adjusted in Hotel Purchase

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 24 March 1931 · page 4

A settlement was arrived at in the Supreme Court action brought before Mr. Justice James yesterday, in which Frederick Harold Beckman sued…

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Would Commission Cause Boxing Renaissance? Might Put the Sport on Better Footing License All Fighters and Promoters Worth Trial

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 24 March 1931 · page 3

Fight fans are the greatest critics in the world. Every boxing enthusiast believes he could do better…

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How Publican's Wife Was Shot After Quarrel Husband's Statement to the Police Wounding Charge

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 24 March 1931 · page 1

Charged at Central Police Court yesterday with having maliolously shot at Elizabeth Emma Pardy, his wife, with intent to do her…

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73,000 More Licenses

The World's News · Wednesday 25 March 1931 · page 6

OFFICIAL returns show that the tota[?] number of motor vehicles licensed in Great Britain last year was approximately 1,936,000, compared with 1,863,000 in the…

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Hotel Theft Money From The Till

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 26 March 1931 · page 7

While David Blair (40) was having a drink at the Hotel Prospect on March 14, the barman Fad occasion to leave the bar. Taking advantage of the barman's…

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EXPLOSION In Country Hotel. Police Sergeant Killed. Premises Destroyed. Berrigan

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 26 March 1931 · page 9

Sergeant George Thomas Whiteley, officer in charge of the local police force, was killed and several people were injured, when a fire at the Momalong Hotel exploded a gas…

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Sergeant Is Killed Five Others Hurt Gas Cylinder Explodes Hotel Gutted Berrigan

The Labor Daily · Thursday 26 March 1931 · page 1

The explosion of a gas cylinder during a fire at the Momalong Hotel, Berringan, early morning killed a police sergeant and…

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Hotel Licences. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 March 1931 · page 5

Sir,—I have read with interest Mr. Adrian's remarks as to traffic in hotel licences as reported in your columns this morning. I would like to suggest, with respect, that the remedy…

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No Slump in Show Visitors Hotels' Heavy Bookings

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 27 March 1931 · page 9

Most of the large city hotels expected there would be fewer bookings by country people this Easter, but indications up to yesterday were that…

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Charges Police with Assault Sequel to Campsie Licensing Raid Officers' Denials

Truth · Sunday 29 March 1931 · page 13

SERIOUS charges were made against two police officers at Campsie Court last week, and a doctor was called as a witness by…

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Hotel on Wheels for a Maharaja

The World's News · Wednesday 1 April 1931 · page 26

ONE of the most ornate motor-cars ever built has just been shipped from England to India for the Maharajah of Patiala. Its equipment includes:—…

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Working for Keep Underpaid Employees at Hotels

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 1 April 1931 · page 3

According to statements made to the "Labor Daily," there is need of investigation by industrial inspectors in many of the city's hotels and…

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Perjury Charge "Dummy" Publican Jury Acquits

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 2 April 1931 · page 4

The license of the Commercial Hotel, Liverpool, was transferred to Edward Aaron King. The application resulting in this…

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Woman's Death Collapsed in Hotel

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 2 April 1931 · page 1

Ada Sellman, a widow, who lived in Throsby-street, Fairfield West, collapsed in the Railway Hotel, Fairfield, yesterday morning…

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Reception at Granville Hotel Leading Citizens Entertained

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 2 April 1931 · page 5

That the Parramatta-road will ultimately become the main business centre of Granville, was the view expressed by the Mayor (Alderman Epps) at an…

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Throat Cut Suicide in Hotel

The Sun · Thursday 2 April 1931 · page 5

With his throat gashed, and a bloodstained razor beside him, Henry Stedman Carr, 58, salesman, of Darlinghurst, was found in the bedroom…

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McGRATH’S Hotel Campbelltown Waratah. McGrath’s Still Unbeaten

The St George Call · Thursday 2 April 1931 · page 3

Last Sunday at 9 a.m., a big motor bus and two ears, with the latter’s owners, Don McIntyre and Jack Glover, loft Kogarah and took capacity…

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Man Found Dead in City Hotel--throat Cut

The Labor Daily · Thursday 2 April 1931 · page 1

At middle-aged man named S. Carruthers, said to have been in business in Darlinghurst, took a room in a city hotel yesterday, and was later found…

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London Hotel Murder a Thrilling Chase

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 2 April 1931 · page 9

Murder mysteries that are mysteries are always intriguing, and "Charlie Chan Carries On" is in the top class…

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Man Suicides in City Hotel Bled to Death in Room

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 2 April 1931 · page 9

WHEN water began to trickle through to the celling below, a porter in a leading city hotel rushed last night to the room above, and…

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