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Hotels & licensing, 1934

628 stories in Sydney's papers · page 9 of 32

Usher's Hotel

The Labor Daily · Friday 23 March 1934 · page 12

Usher's Metropolitan Hotel, Ltd., has declared a half-yearly interim dividend, preference, 8 per cent. per annum, and ordinary 10 per cent…

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Fire in Old Hotel

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 23 March 1934 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Thursday.--Damage estimated at several thousands of pounds was caused to-day by fire at Stevenson's Hotel, Moorabbin, which…

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British Coal License Tax. Considered Illegal by Belgian Importers

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 28 March 1934 · page 5

Legal proceedings are to be taken against the Belgian State by Belgian importers of British coal, on the grounds that the…

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Lent His License

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 29 March 1934 · page 2

That he had allowed his driver's license to be used by an unlicensed person was the allegation against Robert William Heasman at the Parramatta…

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Finance Letter a City Man Writes to His Country Cousin Good Easter Business—Hotel Shares as an Investment—Trend of Money Rates Pitt Street, Sydney, March 27, 1934

The Land · Friday 30 March 1934 · page 21

Pear Tom, Although the Royal Show and the Easter racing carnival tend to divert attention at the moment from the…

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Hurstville's First Hotel. The Old Blue Post Inn

The Propeller · Friday 30 March 1934 · page 8

In a recent issue of "The Propeller" it was reported that when workmen were cleaning up portion of the old grave yard at the rear of St. George's…

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License Transferred

Nepean Times · Saturday 31 March 1934 · page 1

AT Penrith Licensing Court, on Wednesday, the license of the Imperial Hotel, Rooty Hill, was transferred from Adolph Louis Fish to Mark…

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No Help Under Moratorium Manly Licensee Leaves Hotel

The Labor Daily · Wednesday 4 April 1934 · page 5

Considerable excitement was caused in Manly when it became known that the Ivanhoe Hotel on the Corso had not opened its doors…

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Letters Hotel Hours. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 5 April 1934 · page 7

Sir,—Mr. Arnott's courage in urging a change in hotel hours is very commendable. One regrets to disagree with his proposed schedule. The late hour of opening would…

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Theft From Hotel. Oberon

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 5 April 1934 · page 12

Thieves broke into the bar of the Royal Hotel last night, and stole money and spirits valued at £20. Entrance was gained by removing a small piece of glass from a window…

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Theft Trom Hotel. Bathurst

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 April 1934 · page 12

Thieves who broke into the Royal Hotel, Oberon stole £20 in cash and quantity of spirits. They entered the building by cutting a small hole in a window of the…

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Licensed Victuallers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 April 1934 · page 6

At the first meeting of the newly-elected council of the United Licensed Victuallers' Association, the following officers were elected: —President, Mr. N. H. Connolly (fourth term);…

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Helpless As Town Blazed No Water 14 Shops Go At Gatton Hotel Peril Toowoomba

The Sun · Friday 6 April 1934 · page 13

FOURTEEN business premises in the main street of Gatton, were destroyed by a fire which…

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Knife Was Buried to the Hilt Boy Found Dead In Car At Rear Of Hotel W.A. MYSTERY

The Labor Daily · Friday 6 April 1934 · page 8

THE body of Albert Damel Mollar 13, of High Street, Fremantle with a knife buried to the hilt between the shoulder…

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United Licensed Victuallers

The Labor Daily · Friday 6 April 1934 · page 8

At the first meeting of the newly-elected Council of the United Licensed Victuallers' Association the following officers were elected…

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By Way Geelong's First Real Hotel

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 7 April 1934 · page 14

IN the year 1839 it took three months to obtain an hotel licence at Geelong because the application had to be sent overland to Melbourne (New South…

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Tryng to Keep Family "Closing Time" Bet in Hotel

The Labor Daily · Saturday 7 April 1934 · page 5

"Tys been out of work for eighteen months and was trying to do a bit to keen the family," said George Morley, 25, clerk, when charged at…

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Quietest Hotel in World London

Truth · Sunday 8 April 1934 · page 14

THE world's queerest and quietest hotel is Treetops, a two-roomed bungalow built high up in the branches of a great tree in the…

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Farewell Party. At Hotel Australia

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 April 1934 · page 4

Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Spencer were the host and hostess at a bon voyage party at the Hotel Australia yesterday afternoon in honour of their son, Dr. S. Livingstone Spencer, who…

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Death in Hotel

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 April 1934 · page 3

A man collapsed, at the Hotel Observer, George-street North, yesterday afternoon. He died a few minutes later. The body was taken by the Central District Ambulance to…

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