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Hotels & licensing, 1936

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Hotel Licence. Application for Transfer. Hearing Occupies Five Days. Katoomba

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 31 January 1936 · page 12

Five days have now been spent in the hearing of evidence on an application for the transfer of the licence of the Ivanhoe Hotel, Blackheath, to Katoomba…

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Lack of Drinkers. Katoomba Hotels' Complaint. "World's Worst Drinking Town." Katoomba

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 1 February 1936 · page 18

A witness stated at the hearing of an application to-day for the transfer of a licence from the Ivanhoe Hotel, Blackheath, to Katoomba, that, from the point of view of…

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Hotels Full. Record Bookings. Oversea' Visitors

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 1 February 1936 · page 11

The growing place of Australia among the world's travel resorts has been made manifest by the numbers of tourists, including…

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Rescues Bourke Blaze £16,000 Damage Hotel Gutted BOURKE,Saturday

The Sun · Saturday 1 February 1936 · page 7

TWO THOUSAND people witnessed some thrilling rescues early this morning, when the Central Australian…

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"Digger" Who Stayed in France Keeps Hotel In Amiens

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 1 February 1936 · page 2

WHEN the war ended Driver E. Edwards, 2nd Division Motor Transport, A.I.F., and brother of Mr. Bert Edwards, a former member of the South Australian Legislative Assembly, instead of returning to Australia…

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Cushy Jobs Soldier Publican

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 1 February 1936 · page 16

MlNK was at. Mersah Matruh in Egypt in 1915-16. Was attached to 1st Australian Divisional Train Supplying Composite Squadrons (3) of…

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Destroyed by Fire Hotel At Bourke In Flames BOURKE

Truth · Sunday 2 February 1936 · page 1

ALMOST the entire population of Bourke turned out in night attire early this morning to witness the destruction by…

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Narrow Escapes in Bourke Blaze Hotel Guests Fled in Night Attire Bourke

The Sun · Sunday 2 February 1936 · page 54

When the Central Australian Hotel was destroyed by fire to-day, a woman trapped on the balcony was rescued by a constable and a civilian…

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Fight in Hotel. Thieves Attack Proprietor. Man Shot in Foot. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 3 February 1936 · page 9

The proprietor of the Capalaba Hotel, John Walter Langford, had two ribs broken when he was knocked down and kicked by four men who refused to pay for drinks which they…

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Hotel Fire. Bourke

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 3 February 1936 · page 11

The Central Western Hotel and its contents were destroyed by fire early yesterday morning. The fire gained a good hold before the alarm was raised, and the licensee,…

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Bourke Hotel Destroyed Thrilling Rescues Effected Bourke

The Labor Daily · Monday 3 February 1936 · page 6

Thrilling rescues were effected and damage estimated at £15,000 was done early yesterday morning when the Central Australian Hotel was [?]…

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Man Shot in Foot in Hotel Woman's Story Of A Violent Fight Early Morning Brisbane

The Labor Daily · Monday 3 February 1936 · page 7

In an alleged robbery at the Capalaba Hotel, Capalaba, early today, a man was shot through the foot and the hotel proprietor, John Walter…

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Publicans' Licences

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 February 1936 · page 8

The following transfers of publicans' licences were granted at the Metropolitan Licensing Court yesterday:- Grosvenor Hotel, Waterloo, from Sydney…

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Tower Hotels

Construction and Real Estate Journal · Wednesday 5 February 1936 · page 15

A novel design was employed in the construction of two hotels at Sestrieres in the Italian Alps. Both are towers of reinforced concrete, the larger being 154 feet high and…

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Open Verdict Drowned In Hotel Well COOLAMON

The Sun · Wednesday 5 February 1936 · page 15

At the conclusion of the inquest on Jack Colville, or Conway, whose body was found in a well at the rear of the Farmers' Home Hotel, Matong,…

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Da Collie Il Commonwealth Hotel Gambia Padrone

Il Giornale Italiano · Wednesday 5 February 1936 · page 7

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Hotel Built Entirely of Glass

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 6 February 1936 · page 11

There always have been glass-houses in which horticultural enthusiasts have grown rare plants and suchlike, but until recently no one has thought of building…

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Licenses Transferred

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Thursday 6 February 1936 · page 4

At the Parramatta Licensing Court yesterday, the licence of the Royal Exchange Hotel, Parramatta, was transferred from Maurice de Mestre to…

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Country Hotels

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 6 February 1936 · page 14

THE Minister for Justice is to be asked to receive a Joint deputation from the N.R.M.A., the Commercial Travellers' Association mid the Australian Travel…

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Transfer of Hotel Licence. Katoomba

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 6 February 1936 · page 12

Decision was reserved in the application of Andrew George Melville to transfer the licence of the Ivanhoe Hotel from Blackheath to Katoomba. An inspection was made of…

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