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Sydney · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1931

764 stories in Sydney's papers · page 5 of 39

Australia Hotel Ordinary Dividend

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 21 January 1931 · page 15

Directors of Australia Hotel Co., Ltd., report that the profits disclosed do not justify their recommending an interim dividend on the ordinary shares for the half-year ended…

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City Council Hotels and Vic. Beer

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 21 January 1931 · page 1

THE introduction of a Victorian beer into city hotels has caused a stir in the trade, Sydney City Council has 33…

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Brought to Heel "Tied" Hotels and Beer From Other States

Daily Pictorial · Wednesday 21 January 1931 · page 7

THE sale of beer from other States led to trouble yesterday for two local publicans. The owners of the Lewisham Hotel,…

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Hotel Licensee Fined. for Suffering Gambling. Grafton

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 22 January 1931 · page 5

Leo Grafton Zeitsch, licensee of the Great Northern Hotel, was fined £3 at the Police Court for having suffered gaming for stakes on his premises…

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Sensation Follows Woolpack Tragedy Alleged Confession of Dead Man What Hotel Proprietor Has to say "Despraved and Deranged Mind"

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 22 January 1931 · page 1

On Tuesday morning a sensational turn was given to the Woolpack Hotel tragedy by the publication in the columns of "Smith's Weekly" of an alleged letter from…

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Chain on Door Publican's Precaution "Travellers" That Weren't

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 22 January 1931 · page 6

Since certain men were alleged to have planned to hold him up, John Sarin Anderson has had a chain on the side door. of the Locomotive Hotel, Auburn…

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Cart Before Horse Redeeming a Pistol Had No License

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 22 January 1931 · page 5

Without first obtaining a license, Cecil Alfred Bartley redeemed an automatic pistol at Robinson's pawnshop at Parramatta on January 3. He then went to…

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'Fruit" Machines Are Banned Order by Minister to Police Action Against Hotels and Clubs Will Follow

Evening News · Thursday 22 January 1931 · page 8

ACTION is to be taken against "fruit" machines in city clubs and hotel bars. THE Chief Secretary, Mr. Gosling, in reply to Mr. O sullivan in the…

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Publican Stabbed. Scuffle in Hotel

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 23 January 1931 · page 16

After a scuffle in the Prince of Wales Hotel at Sandringham, just about closing time last night, the licensee, Leslie Ritchie, aged 49 years, was stabbed over the heart…

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Hotel Licensee Stabbed at Sandringham Wounded in Chest Near Heart Ordered Man Off Premises May Not Live

The Labor Daily · Friday 23 January 1931 · page 1

Stabbed in the chest, just above the heart, during an argument in the Prince of Wales Hotel, Sandringham, of which he is the…

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Hotel Savoy Passed In At £125,000

Evening News · Friday 23 January 1931 · page 1

THE Savoy Hotel, better Known as the old "Daily Telegraph" building at the corner of King and Cestlereagh streets, city, was offered at auction by…

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Over Heart Hotelkeeper Stabbed

The Sun · Friday 23 January 1931 · page 2

Leslie H. Ritchie, 49, proprietor of the Prince of Wales Hotel, Sandringham, who was stabbed over the heart, on the verandah of his hotel…

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Passed in Savoy Hotel Auction £125,000 Offered

The Sun · Friday 23 January 1931 · page 6

A maximum bid of £125,000 for the Savoy Hotel, at the corner of Castlereagh and King streets, city, was declined today…

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Hotel-keeper Stabbed. Scuffle at Sandringham

The Propeller · Friday 23 January 1931 · page 4

After a scuffle in the Prince of Wales Hotel at Sandringham, just about closing time last night, the licensee, Leslie Ritchie, aged 49 years, was stabbed over…

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Publican to Cleric (To the Editor)

The Labor Daily · Friday 23 January 1931 · page 8

Sir,--I read with great interest Rev. R. S. Hammond's may I say friendly reply to my dissertation of some few days ago. I recognise the fact that our callings…

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New Gambling Machines Now Illegal Action Promised by 7 Chief Secretary Clubs and Hotels

The Labor Daily · Friday 23 January 1931 · page 7

Instructions have been given by the Chief Secretary that action be taken against both licensed hotels and clubs using fruit machines…

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Licenses Renewed

The Biz · Friday 23 January 1931 · page 8

Fairfield Council has granted renewal of barbers' licenses to A. E. Eddison, the Crescent, Fairfield; T. R. Edwards, The Crescent, Fairfield;…

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Motor Revenue £1,745,760 in Licenses and Registration Fees

The Farmer and Settler · Saturday 24 January 1931 · page 9

During 1930 the motorists of New South Wales contributed £1,745,760 to the consolidated revenue under the Motor Traffic Act. In 1929 the total was £1,793,130…

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Petrol Storage Graduated Licensing Tax on Tanks

The Farmer and Settler · Saturday 24 January 1931 · page 9

The proposed additional taxation on petrol storage appliances is not likely to affect the price of motor spirit to motorists and consumers…

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Savoy Hotel Passed in at £125,000. Cost Vendor Company £305,000

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 24 January 1931 · page 13

The Savoy Hotel, Castlereagh and King streets, which was purchased by the Savoy Hotel Company, Ltd., for £305,000, was submitted at auction yesterday, but was not…

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