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Hotels & licensing, 1938

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Hotel "Declared" Judge's Order 3 Clubs In Suburbs

The Sun · Thursday 18 August 1938 · page 1

Police to-day declared the Mansion House Hotel, at the corner of George-street and Ultimo-road, city, a common…

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Illegally In Hotel, 54 Fined

The Labor Daily · Thursday 18 August 1938 · page 3

ALTHOUGH 54 persons found in the Hotel Sydney at 11 p.m. on July 9 were lined at the Licensing Court yesterday, the licensee was not…

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"Not Game'' to Alter Hotel Hours

The Labor Daily · Thursday 18 August 1938 · page 3

THE government is "not game to take the risk" of amending the Liquor Act, said a Government spokesman last night. There is no Prospect of the issue of lounge…

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Anglicans Against License

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 18 August 1938 · page 2

The Anglican Synod decided last night to ask the Premier not to allow the lease of Wynyard Station ramp…

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Protests Against Liquor Laws Sequel to Hotel Sydney Raid

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 18 August 1938 · page 7

INDIGNANT protests against the liquor laws were made in and outside the Licensing Court…

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Darwin Hotels. Improvement Promised. DARWIN

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 August 1938 · page 12

Darwin's inadequate hotel accommodation has been closely inquired into by the Minister for the Interior, Mr. McEwen. The licensing laws, he said, to-night, would…

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New Police Move. Betting Ban. Three Clubs and Hotel

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 August 1938 · page 12

Continuing their campaign to suppress starting-price betting in hotels and clubs, police yesterday obtained orders against another hotel and…

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£7500 to Get Hotel Says He Came Out Insolvent

The Sun · Friday 19 August 1938 · page 6

Present licensee of the. Strathfleld Hotel, Ernest Matthew O'Connor, told Mr. Justice Nicholas to-day that in 1929, he had paid £7500 to go into the…

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Hotels Warned by Minister Betting Action Not Passing Whim

The Sun · Friday 19 August 1938 · page 3

A warning to hotels and pastime or billiard clubs that stringent action will be taken against them if they permit S.P. betting on their premises,…

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Not the Railway Family Hotel

The Sun · Friday 19 August 1938 · page 3

Owing to a typographical error, it was made to appear in last night's "Sun" that the Railway Family Hotel, Railway-square, had been…

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Lease Of Plaza Hotel

The Labor Daily · Friday 19 August 1938 · page 10

"IF our lease is cancelled about 1000 employees will be out of work, and working-class homes, will be about £5000 a week poorer."…

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HOTEL, 3 Clubs 'Declared' Strong Protests Made

The Labor Daily · Friday 19 August 1938 · page 3

INDIGNANT protests were made last night by two of four persons whose premises were yesterday declared common gaming…

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Hotel And Three Clubs Declared Gaming Houses

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 19 August 1938 · page 1

ONE hotel and three clubs were yesterday declared common gaming houses. The hotel is the Mansions House Hotel, at the corner of George Street and Ultimo Road, City…

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Leasing Wynyard Station Ramp For 60-Year Term Plaza Hotel Ready to Sign with Rail Commissioner Raise to 12 Stories at £150,000 COST

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 19 August 1938 · page 5

A CONTRACT for a 60-year lease of the Wynyard Station ramp is about to be signed. The contracting parties are the Railway Commissioner (Mr. Hartigan) and the company which owns the Plaza Hotel…

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Hotel on Fire. Dubbo

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 20 August 1938 · page 7

The Royal Hotel, Dubbo, was threatened by fire early this morning, when sparks from a fire in the lounge set alight to the floor. When discovered by the nightwatchman, Mr…

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Hotel Bets Ban Enforced Drastic Action, Warns Minister More Hotel "Declarations" Without Warning

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 20 August 1938 · page 5

THE ban on hotel betting will be drastically enforced, the Chief Secretary (Mr. Gollan) said last night. No further warnings would be given, he added. When evidence of betting was…

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Hotel Sydney Raid. Coffee and Spots for Supper

Truth · Sunday 21 August 1938 · page 30

THE SEQUEL to the police raid on the Hotel Sydney on the night of Saturday, July 9, was enacted in the Licensing Court on Wednesday, when about seventy men and women responded to summonses…

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Hotel Raid Sequel 5s Fines For Ten More Persons

The Sun · Monday 22 August 1938 · page 2

Arising from the police raid on the Hotel Sydney on July 9. which led to many persons being fined last Wednesday for being on the premises…

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Defends City Hotels Service Before Servility -- Lord Mayor

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 22 August 1938 · page 2

"IF Sydney becomes a 'playboy' city, we may build luxury hotels," said the Lord Mayor (Ald. Nock) last night…

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Transfer of Publican's Licence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 23 August 1938 · page 5

At the Metropolitan Licensing Court yesterday, the licence of thfe Star Hotel, Sussex and Goulburn Streets, sydney, was transferred from Gordon Miles Manusu to Colin Selwyn…

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