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Sydney · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1934

628 stories in Sydney's papers · page 13 of 32

His Mistake Thought Town Hall Was Hotel

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 24 May 1934 · page 3

Hitherto his information had only been hearsay, but Alderman Miller told Auburn Council on Monday that he knew of a case himself where a stranger had…

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Motorist's Penalty Both Licenses Suspended "Under the Influence"

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 24 May 1934 · page 11

A few days age, William Patrick Gallagher (21) was a licensed motor driver and a licensed motor rider. Now he's neither…

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Auctioneer's License Conditions under which Business May be Opened

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 24 May 1934 · page 8

"License" asks the age qualification for a person wishing to obtain an auctioneer's license. Answer.—The Auctioneers' Licensing Act…

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Menzies Hotel on Wheels Tim Healy's Car

Referee · Thursday 24 May 1934 · page 22

EVERGREEN and ever-popular Tim. Healy is hack in Brisbane after throe years, with his Australian-wide smile, ready wit, and "Menzies Hotel"…

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Fight in Hotel

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 24 May 1934 · page 8

Detective-Sergeant Leary and Constable Hogan, of the Darlinghurst police, were called to a hotel in William-street yesterday afternoon. It is alleged that a man became…

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In Hotel Assault Alleged

The Sun · Thursday 24 May 1934 · page 27

"This man is at present on licence for a sentence he was serving for assaulting a publican," said Sergeant Hart (Police Prosecutor), at the…

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Allegedly Ran Amok in Hotel Man Said To Have Thrown Bottles Blood Trail

The Labor Daily · Thursday 24 May 1934 · page 5

BECOMING violent in the bar of a William Street Hotel yesterday afternoon, a man was locked out of the…

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Souvenirs From Hotels. Two English Tourists Charged with Theft. Wellington (N.z)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 25 May 1934 · page 12

Two young Englishmen, Humphrey Gladwin Errington, 27, and Derek Maxwell Sanderson, 20, were charged at Invercargill with stealing s salt-cellar valued at 8/…

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Dinner Dance At Hotel Australia

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 25 May 1934 · page 13

A let of red petals was carried by Mrs. Venn Wesche in sharp contrast to her frock of white flat crepe, and Mrs. Cuthbert Sheldon looked…

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Tar in Eyes Hotel Roof Blaze

The Sun · Saturday 26 May 1934 · page 5

David Breston, 64, a painter, of Heath-street. Concord, was seriously burned to-day about the head, face and hands when a quantity of petrol…

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Hotels on Anzac Day

The Labor Daily · Saturday 26 May 1934 · page 6

It will be made compulsory in future close hotels during certain hours on the morning of Anzac Day At present the arrangement in…

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Along the News Trail Hotels on Anzac Day Bill To Control "Agents"

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 26 May 1934 · page 7

On future Anzac Days hotels in New South Wales will be closed by law until noon, according to a Cabinet decision yesterday. Present…

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Garage Proprietors Want Mechanics Licensed

The Sun · Sunday 27 May 1934 · page 14

The Garage Proprietors' Association of N.S.W. is urging the Government to pass legislation, making compulsory the licensing of all motor mechanics,…

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Licensing Laws. Novelist's Campaign. LONDON, May 26

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 May 1934 · page 9

By refusing an application by the novelist, Mr. A. P. Herbert, the well-known novelist, and contributor to "Punch," for the issue of summonses for the alleged illegal sale of liquor…

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Permission for Hotel Dance Refused. Queanbeyan

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 29 May 1934 · page 10

An application by the Country Women's Association for permission to hold a dance at a hotel came before Mr. Hardwick. P.M. this morning…

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Their Broken Slumbers Hotel Guests Driven Away by Noise

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 30 May 1934 · page 9

The clanging and the jangling of night repairs to the Pitt Street tram line have caused loss to hotels. Guests, complaining of lack of sleep…

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Dramatic Letters at Murder Trial Woman Hotelkeeper And Boy Victim's Father

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 30 May 1934 · page 7

PERTH, Tuesday. -- Dramatic letters written by Laurence Oliver Mollor, who is charged with the murder of his…

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License Suspended Speedster's Penalty

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 31 May 1934 · page 7

Charged with having ridden a motor cycle at a speed dangerous to the public in Church-street. Parramatta, on April 26. Leonard William McMillan pleaded…

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Bookmakers Licensed in New York After a Lapse of 26 Years

Referee · Thursday 31 May 1934 · page 3

AFTER an interval of 26 years open bookmaking has been legalised on racecourses in the State of New York, and there is great rejoicing on the part of everybody connected with racing. In addition to bookmakers being debarred from doing cash business…

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Old Riverside Hotel. Property to be Subdivided. Once Resort of Scullers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 31 May 1934 · page 8

The old Royal Hotel property is to be subdivided. Ryde Council granted the application of Mr. T. Burke, who lives on the property, to subdivide the area into three allotments…

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