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Hotels & licensing, 1934

628 stories in Sydney's papers · page 3 of 32

Port of Hull Dock, Railway and Hotel Facilities

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 2 February 1934 · page 5

The ancient yet modern Port of Hull, happily situated for the North European trade, is well equipped for dealing with the largest class of vessels in the carrying trade on Empire and world routes…

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To Cost £250,000 Theatre And Hotel For Melb. MELBOURNE

The Sun · Friday 2 February 1934 · page 3

Casting £250,000, and an equal sum for furnishing, the biggest theatre and the largest hotel in Australia are to be built on the site now…

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£55,000 SALE Spirited Bidding For City Hotel

The Sun · Friday 2 February 1934 · page 9

At public auction to-day, the freehold of the Prince of Wales Hotel, Haymarket, Sydney, was sold for £55,000 cash…

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Property Sales. Government Sells Hotel. Jewellers Acquire New Premises

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 3 February 1934 · page 13

Two important city property sales were reported yesterday. The Prince of Wales Hotel, in the Haymarket, was sold at auction for £55,000 by…

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City Hotel Sold for £55,000

The Labor Daily · Saturday 3 February 1934 · page 6

The Prince of Wales Hotel Haymarket, was yesterday sold at public auction to Tooth and Co., Ltd, for £55,000 cash. The auctioneers were…

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New Theatre and Hotel for Fullers' Melbourne

The Labor Daily · Saturday 3 February 1934 · page 4

Sir Benjamin Fuller, of Fullers Theatres, Ltd., announced to-day that it was proposed to put in hand forthwith the construction of a…

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Theatre-hotel Building Sir B. Fuller's Big Plan for Melbourne

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 3 February 1934 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Friday. -- Sir Benjamin Fuller to-day announced plans for the construction of a hotel and theatre combined on the site of the…

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Hall Used for Church Licensed as Betting Shop. Clergyman's Protest. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 5 February 1934 · page 10

The Betting Control Board last week licensed as a betting shop a hall at Kensington which is used on Sundays by the Church of Christ. Preaching in the hall to-day, Pastor…

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Daring Leap for Liberty Amid Glass Shower Sequel to Hotel Theft and Chase

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 5 February 1934 · page 7

A DARING daylight robbery at a city hotel yesterday had a sensational sequel last night…

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Licensing of Skin Buyers. Balranald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 6 February 1934 · page 10

The Chief Secretary (Mr. Chrffey) has intimated through Mr. Lawson, M.L.A., in reply to a request by the Balranald Pastures Protection Board, that all skin buyers should be…

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Film Board. Proposal Before Inquiry. Control of Industry. Licensing Plan

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 6 February 1934 · page 9

The control and regulation of the picture industry by a board of five members, which shall be empowered to issue licences annually to producers, distributors, and exhibitors, is…

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Port of Hull Dock. Railway and Hotel Facilities

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 7 February 1934 · page 5

The ancient yet modern Fort of Hull, happily situated for the North European trade, is well equipped for dealing with the largest class of vessels in the carrying trade on Empire and world routes…

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Fire Destroys Hotel. Wellington

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 February 1934 · page 14

The Central Hotel, one of the oldest licensed houses in the town, was destroyed by fire early this morning. The fire had a good hold when it was noticed and the firemen had…

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Offer for Purchase of Hotels City Council Is Not, Likely To Sell

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 7 February 1934 · page 6

"I THINK there are many shrewd business men at present who would deflate values to get hold of the council's…

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22 Hotels City Council Considers Their Sale

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 7 February 1934 · page 7

"What is behind all this?" asked Ald. Mulcahy yesterday, when the City Council was considering a proposal to auction its 22 hotel…

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Betting Shops Are a Scourge Adelaide Church Hall Licensed as Gambling Den Enormous Drop in Tote Revenue Adelaide

Referee · Thursday 8 February 1934 · page 1

THERE was a decrease of something like £5000 in the totalisator investments at the recent A.R.C. meeting at Morphettville. Much of this deficiency is attributed to the presence of bookmakers, and the…

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Dash for Life 44 Flee From Hotel Blaze Was Gutted Five Shops Also Go Moree Sensation Fireman Collapses

The Sun · Thursday 8 February 1934 · page 19

FORTY-FOUR people made sensational escapes early this morning from a fire which completely destroyed the Criterion Hotel, Moree, and five adjoining shops. Damage is estimated at £12,000…

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The Countrywoman Ennifer's Letter Shocks for the Visitor to England —Hotel and Housekeeping Costs

The Land · Friday 9 February 1934 · page 16

Dear Elizabeth, OU asked me to tell you something about buying food in England…

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£11,000 Damage. Hotel Destroyed. Boarders' Heavy Losses. Moree

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 9 February 1934 · page 11

Damage estimated at £11,000 was caused by a fire which, early this morning, destroyed the whole of the Criterion Hotel buildings, in Balo-street, and Nell's butcher's shop…

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Trapped in Blazing Inferno Spectacular Fire Does £10,000 Damage Hotel Burned Moree, Thurs

The Labor Daily · Friday 9 February 1934 · page 7

DAMAGE estimated at £10,000 was done in a spectacular fire, which destroyed the Criterion Hotel building at 2.30…

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