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Hotels & licensing, 1932

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

Was Allegedly Caught at Hotel Safe Surprised Guest Is Charged by Police

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 26 November 1932 · page 5

Allegedly caught bending over a safe in the licensee's bedroom at White Horse Hotel, Crown Street, City,…

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Wanted Ale But He Was Light Publican Assaulted

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Monday 28 November 1932 · page 1

Don't go into a pub for a bottle of ale if you haven't the money to pay for it. That's the moral of this little story. George Hornery (28) did it. And he…

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Two Hotels Are Raided Newcastle

The Labor Daily · Monday 28 November 1932 · page 8

Police raided two hotels yesterday afternoon and arrested two men, who were charged with S.P, betting…

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Shot in Ankle After Row Licensee of Hotel Charged Hobart

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 29 November 1932 · page 5

ALLEGED to have followed an altercation which occurred in the Duke of York Hotel, at the corner of Bathurst and Argyle Streets on…

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Youths' Stand Trial For Murder Licensee Shot Dead in Own Hotel Betting Loss Was Alleged Motive

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 29 November 1932 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Monday.-- "I shot the second time to kill him. I thought he was going to crawl away."…

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Dined for Nothing at Hotels a Beau Brummell Who Had Just "Jumped Rattler" Disarming Murrumburrah

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 29 November 1932 · page 5

DISARMING coolness was shown by a tall, debonair-looking man who walked out of a gaol after a stay of two days, had…

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Boys Face Charge of Murder Publican Shot to Death Crown Case Melbourne

The Labor Daily · Tuesday 29 November 1932 · page 7

Charged with murdering Joseph George Sybley, licensed of the Whittlesea Hotel, on October 18 two youths, Ernest…

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Will Not License S.p. Bookmakers Victorian Government Will "Deal with It"

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 29 November 1932 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Monday. -- "The licensing of starting-price bookmakers will not be considered by this Government." said the Premier, Sir…

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Bookmakers Have a Real Grievance A.J.C. Wants Full License Fee For Reduced W.F. Dates Govt. Gets Half, Too

Arrow · Friday 2 December 1932 · page 12

BOOKMAKERS of Sydney have what appears to be a just grievance against the A.J.C. in the matter of their license fees due for the next Warwick Farm financial year…

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Put in Wireless Set. Had No License. Dangerous Says Court

The St George Call · Friday 2 December 1932 · page 1

“This is a serious and dangerous practise,” said Mr. Stephenson, S.M., at Kogarah Court this week, when he convicted Arthur George Clarke, for…

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Grand Hotel Part One

The St George Call · Friday 2 December 1932 · page 6

(Begin now this remarkable story of love and adventure based on the year’s greatest motion picture, “Grand Hotel.”) Day and night people passed in and out of the Grand Hotel. The revolving…

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No Assurance About a Non Party Lottery Deputation's Requests Are Evaded by Spooner Govt.'s Policy Licensing of Agents Under Bond Is Asked for

The Labor Daily · Friday 2 December 1932 · page 4

DISCONTINUANCE of Government interference with the State Lottery, the licensing of agents, and the legalisation of share tickets…

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City Hotel Raided

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 3 December 1932 · page 5

Sgt. Spring and Constables Harris, Roach, and Mallon, of Clarence Street, raided the Coronation Hotel, Park Street, City, early this morning…

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Conspiracy Alleged. Hotelkeeper's Experiences

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 3 December 1932 · page 10

Edgar George Fell, formerly a hotelkeeper, was the principal witness yesterday in the case in which Doris Mavis Cooke, 32, domestic Ronald McGregor Duncan, 37, solicitor, and…

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SAFEBREAKERS. £900 Stolen from Hotel. Money and Jewellery

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 5 December 1932 · page 9

Safeblowers raided the Allawah Hotel, Railway-parade, Allawah, yesterday afternoon, and secured money and Jewellery valued at £900. They attempted to blow open the safe in the…

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Blew Safe and Made Haul £900 Robbery Is Effected From Hotel

The Labor Daily · Monday 5 December 1932 · page 5

Silver, notes and Jewels valued at £900, were stolen from the Allawah Hotel, Railway Parade, during the absence of all of the…

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Betting in Tasmania. Bookmakers and Shops Licensed

The Australian Worker · Wednesday 7 December 1932 · page 7

The Tasmanian State Parliament last week passed a bill to legalise bookmakers and betting shops in that State. Subject to the approval of the…

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His Luck Was Out Former Parramatta Hotelkeeper Should Have Collected

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 8 December 1932 · page 10

Dave Pierce, a former Parramatta hotelkeeper, who is part-owner and trainer of La Vixen, might well consider himself…

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Making an Hotel

Catholic Freeman's Journal · Thursday 8 December 1932 · page 5

Hand seven used matches to a friend and ask him if he can make an hotel out of them. Probably he'll try moving the sticks about to look like an hotel…

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Night Betting at Dogs Is to Be Abolished New Tin Hare Measure in the Assembly All Existing Licenses Are to Be Cancelled New Permits Racing Days in the Metropolis Are Reduced

The Labor Daily · Thursday 8 December 1932 · page 10

THE repeal of all tin-hare permits, the prohibition of night betting, and the calling of fresh applications from clubs and…

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