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Sydney · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1931

764 stories in Sydney's papers · page 35 of 39

Novel Hiding Place. Betting Book in Hotel Lavatory. Disclusures at Court

The St George Call · Friday 30 October 1931 · page 1

At the Kogarah Court on Thursday last week, Percy. Mills pleaded not guilty to a charge of illegal betting. Mr. Gannon appeared for the defence…

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Hotel Will Be "Dry" Mailtand

The Labor Daily · Friday 30 October 1931 · page 6

After Saturday the Sportsmen's, Arms Hotel at Greta will be beerless. In the Licensing Court to-day Mr. Sutherland P.M. granted the…

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Rest for Weary Heads Hammond's "Hotels" Another Opened "Help a man to help himself "

The Labor Daily · Friday 30 October 1931 · page 6

IF you visit any of Canon R. B. S. Hammond's "hotels," in he vicinity of Aborerom[?]e Street City, wyou will see this little slogan over each…

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"Fine," Said Sir Philip Opening of the 3rd Hammond Hotel

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 30 October 1931 · page 7

A practical Governor is Sir Philip Game. When he informally opened Hammond's Hotel No. 3 at Buckland Street, Redfern, yesterday he made…

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Shot Fired Through Hotel Door

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 31 October 1931 · page 14

About 9 o'clock last night Frederick Scharer, licensee of the Centennial Hotel, at the corner of Wigram-road and Ross-street, Glebe, answered a continuous knocking on his front…

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Hotel Licence Surrendered. West Maitland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 31 October 1931 · page 14

An application to the Maitland Licensing Court yesterday for the surrender and cancellation of the licence of the Sportsman's Arms Hotel, at Greta was granted. The…

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Will Move Tabling of Papers' Sen. Dunn Suspicious Of Application For License Testimonials? Canberra

The Labor Daily · Saturday 31 October 1931 · page 5

The application of William Patrick Foley to the Federal Capital Territory Licensing Court for a license for premises at…

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Margot's Mirror Johnnie Mants in the Whirl Just-Weds Dance At The Hotel Australia

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 31 October 1931 · page 7

It is rarely that my eyes deceive me, but I just had to rub them twice, and then take another look to make certain that the pair that danced in the Hotel Australia ballroom on Thursday night, were just-weds : Mr. and Mrs. Johnnie Mant…

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Sick Aid Out Back Cash Centre in Hotel Bar

The Sun · Sunday 1 November 1931 · page 11

After 31,000 miles of travel throughout the State, the Chairman of the Hospitals Commission (Mr. Love) is convinced that…

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Betting Shops. Suggested Licensing. BRISBANE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 3 November 1931 · page 10

The suggestions respecting the licensing of bookmakers by the Government made by the Police Commissioner (Mr. Ryan), in his annual report last week will, it is expected, be placed…

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Penniless, But Stayed at Hotel Sydney

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 3 November 1931 · page 7

To be "dead broke" in Sydney did not appear to worry "William Thos. Tymons, a young 'New Zealander, according to police evidence at the…

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Blakeley Denies Charges License Application Canberra

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 3 November 1931 · page 5

Commenting on Senator Dunn's statement in the Senate last Friday, in connection with an application by E. P. Foley to…

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Spent Twenty Years in Gaol Habitual's License Revoked False Pretender

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 3 November 1931 · page 5

An example of how the Act governing habitual criminals works was afforded before Judge White, in the Court of Quarter…

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Motorist Has License Restored

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 3 November 1931 · page 5

Charles Ryan, who told judge White he was a Greeks and had adopted his name for business purposes, appealed yesterday against a…

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Duplicate Keys of Hotels Locksmith for Trial

The Sun · Wednesday 4 November 1931 · page 6

An alleged admission by a locksmith that, after he had altered the locks of a city hotel he had given a key to a man, who robbed the…

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Too Much Benzine Without License

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 5 November 1931 · page 4

Charles Walter Paul, of Church-street, Parramatta, had 110 gallons of benzine in an underground tank when Inspector Shaw, of the Explosives Department,…

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Alleged Plot To Rob City Hotels. Detective's Story to Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 5 November 1931 · page 5

The story of an alleged plot to rob city hotels by means of duplicate keys was told by Detective James at the Central Police Court yesterday…

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Hotel Mansions Robbery

The Labor Daily · Friday 6 November 1931 · page 9

On Wednesday night, liquor cigarettes and cigarettes [?]ded at [?] £50, were stolon, from the Hotel Mansions King's Cross…

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Too Many Pistols Huge Increase in Licenses 17,500 Issued

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 6 November 1931 · page 8

During the last 12 months there has been what the police call an "amazing increase" in the number of licences issued…

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Early Collapse of Bus Lock-Gut Likely Defections From the Owners' Ranks Number Apply for Licenses Will Take Up Running of Feeder Services "Getting From Under"

The Labor Daily · Saturday 7 November 1931 · page 5

AN early collapse of the lock-out declared by the Omnibus Proprietors' Association against their employees and the public is imminent, following defections from their ranks by some of the smaller operators…

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