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Hotels & licensing, 1936

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Hotel Chase Burglar Gets Away

The Sun · Thursday 9 July 1936 · page 38

Great audacity was shown by a burglar who last night robbed the Royal Standard Hotel in Castle- reagh-street, city. He had a…

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Trade War with Japan Intensified Licensing System Invoked Wool Men Put Case to Cabinet Remarkable Statement Made By Lyons On Position 'Can Negotiate' Canberra

The Labor Daily · Thursday 9 July 1936 · page 1

ALTHOUGH representatives of the wool industry conferred with the Federal Cabinet to-day expressing fears as to the future of the industry and placing before the Government…

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Bathurst Man Did Not Pay Hotel Bill

The Labor Daily · Thursday 9 July 1936 · page 4

On an information alleging that he had failed to pay for meals and accommodation at Pfahlert's Hotel, Margaret Street, on April 29, Percy…

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Collapsed and Died in Hotel Adelaide

The Labor Daily · Thursday 9 July 1936 · page 4

Walking into the Cathedral Hotel Arthur George Bouche, 58. bricklayer, of North Adelaide, ordered a brandy, saying he felt ill; but…

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Japanese Imports Licensed List Of Prohibited Articles Wide Range (Continued from Page 1) CANBERRA

The Labor Daily · Thursday 9 July 1936 · page 4

UNDER the amendment of the Customs (Prohibited Imports) Regulations, proclaimed in the Commonwealth Gazette to-night, imports…

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License System Against Japan Starts To-day Settlement Moves Of No Avail CANBERRA

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 9 July 1936 · page 1

LAST-MINUTE efforts for a settlement of the trade controversy with Japan have failed. The licensing system will apply…

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Licensed Produce Agents

The Land · Friday 10 July 1936 · page 23

Fruit and vegetable growers are advised by the Department of Agriculture to consign their produce only to agents licensed under the Farm…

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Bold Robbery. Thief Hides in Hotel

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 10 July 1936 · page 5

Secreting himself in the celling of a room adjacent to the office of the Royal Standard Hotel, on the corner of Castlereagh and Bathurst streets, shortly before closing time…

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“Daily Standard” Ceases Publican

The Workers' Weekly · Friday 10 July 1936 · page 2

AFTER twenty-three and a half years of existence as a daily Labor publication, the Brisbane “Daily Standard” has ceased publication. The “Daily Standard” was founded on December 10, 1912,…

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Hotel Sold

The Sun · Friday 10 July 1936 · page 13

The Frisco Hotel, Dowling-street, Sydney, was sold for £14,000 at auction to-day. Richardson and Wrench, Ltd., were the auctioneers…

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Royal Commission Visits Darlinghurst. Judge Breasts Hotel Counter

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 11 July 1936 · page 17

Many unusual happenings pass unnoticed in the busy parts bt Darlinghurst. One occurred yesterday, when a Judge, six barristers, solicitors, and police in plain clothes…

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Hotel-keeper Fined. Gosford

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 11 July 1936 · page 15

At the Gosford Police Court to-day Harold Carl Sparrc, licensee of the Bay View Hotel, Woy Woy, was fined £5 for having allowed prohibited persons to be on his premises…

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Real Estate. the Week's Business. Hotel Sold for £14,000

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 11 July 1936 · page 14

Another City Council hotel, the ninth to be sold since April last year, changed hands at auction yesterday for £14,000. This was the Frisco Hotel, in Dowling-street, bought…

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Licensed Seamen Registration Campaign

The Sun · Saturday 11 July 1936 · page 7

The general secretary of the Licensed Seamen's Association (Mr. C. Deverall) Is visiting Sydney on an organisation tour in connection with…

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Mystery Man Offers £500 for City Taxi License Plates While Taxi Drivers Talk of Strike

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 11 July 1936 · page 1

WHO is the mystery man--some say he is a well-known Knight--planning a huge business coup? He is said to be offering up to £500 for taxi number plates in Sydney, and is prepared to buy up all that are…

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Lives In Hotel In Preference To Haunted Rectory Parson De Luxe Twice Mayor and 14 Years An Alderman

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 11 July 1936 · page 4

RURAL Dean of the Hawkesbury district, and rector of the historic St. Matthew's Church of England, Windsor, for the past 30 years, the Rev. Norman Jenkyn, Australia's most unusual parson, will retire from the ministry at the end of this…

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Vigorous Opposition to Licensed Union

The Labor Daily · Saturday 11 July 1936 · page 9

The attempt to secure registration for the "Licensed Seamen's Association" will be vigorously opposed by the Seamen's Union. Immediate steps are to be taken…

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Financial Notes and Comments Investors' Notebook Hotel Metropole

The Sun · Sunday 12 July 1936 · page 8

June 30 was the end of this company's financial year, and accounts are expected some time next month. The company conducts a hotel…

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Tom Glover Says :-- More Trouble In The "Grand Hotel"

The Sun · Sunday 12 July 1936 · page 4

The eyes of Europe and the League are now anxiously focussed on Danzig at the head of the Polish Corridor. The European Chancelleries feel that the onburst in the League Council of Herr Greiser. President of the Danzig Senate, represents a German try-out to secure Danzig…

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Hotel Sydney Dividend

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 13 July 1936 · page 11

Hotel Sydney, Ltd., has declared on interim dividend at the rate of 4 per cent. per annum. This compares with 21 per cent. for the last full year…

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