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Sydney · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1939

853 stories in Sydney's papers · page 19 of 43

Bench Warns Hotel Licensee

The Sun · Monday 22 May 1939 · page 2

The recognisance of Aubrey Dennis, licensee of the Dry Dock Hotel, Balmain, who was charged with having been found drunk in a Balmain street…

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I.R.A. SUSPECTED. Six Fires in Hotels. Terrorists Sentenced. London. May 21.(AAP)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 22 May 1939 · page 11

Six fires in hotels — three in Lancashire, one in Yorkshire, one at Eastbourne. and one at Margate — are believed to have boen started by members of the Irish Republican Army…

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Drunkenness in Bar. Licensee Alleged to Have Been Under Influence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 23 May 1939 · page 16

A hotel licensee, Aubrey Dennts, who was charged in the Licensing Court yesterday with having permitted drunkenness on his premises, was alleged by a police sergeant to have been…

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Publicans' Licences Transferred

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 23 May 1939 · page 6

The following application for the transfer of publicans' licences was granted by the chairman of the Metropolitan Licensing Court. Mr. Laidlaw, yesterday:—Sank Hotel, Newtown,…

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Man, Wife Charged Sequel to Hotel Visit "Strict with Him"

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 24 May 1939 · page 1

"My husband never goes anywhere without me, and the only thing he drinks is squash and beer. I'm rather strict with him…

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Hotel Licence Transfers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 25 May 1939 · page 5

The following transfers of hotel licences were granted yesterday by the Licensing Magistrate, Mr. Laidlaw:—Old Dunbar Hotel, Rennie Street, Paddington, from Mary…

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Hotels Crude in Country

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 25 May 1939 · page 7

Visitors from overseas frequently complain about the lack of comfort and service at most of our country hotels…

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The Great Southern New Modern Hotel

The Land · Friday 26 May 1939 · page 10

THE GREAT SOUTHERN, the countryman's hotel, is being rebuilt, and its large clientele will be pleased to hear that the new building…

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Fire at City Hotel. Man Trapped in Room. Dramatic Rescue

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 26 May 1939 · page 11

When fire swept through the second floor of the Hotel Belvedere, at the corner of Kent and Bathurst Streets, early this morning. Edward James…

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Trapped by Flames Blaze At Hotel

Daily News · Friday 26 May 1939 · page 2

Edward James Linnell, 50, an employee, was trapped in his bedroom, next to a lumber room, in which a fire broke out at the Belvedere…

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Hotels Given Clean Bill

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 26 May 1939 · page 8

After an inspection, of the 14 hotels in North Sydney, the health inspector has reported to the council that.-- All the premises are clean, and the…

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Fire in Hotel. Spark Ignites Petrol

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 27 May 1939 · page 22

Three workmen had narrow escapes from being burned in the Surrey Hotel at the intersection of King and Castlereagh Streets, city, last night, when a spark ignited petrol…

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Freedom for Royalcouple Banff Springs Hotel (Alta)

The Sun · Sunday 28 May 1939 · page 2

Their Majesties are enjoying their first freedom from official duties since they arrived in Canada. They are staying at the luxurious…

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Hotel Licensee Charged. Windsor

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 29 May 1939 · page 6

At Windsor Police Court yesterday, before Mr. C. Pickup, S.M., Bernard Augustine Bates, licensee of the Hotel Windsor, pleaded not guilty to a charge of having failed to keep his ba[?]…

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Licenses Reduction Board. Bourke

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 29 May 1939 · page 6

Before Mr. J. W. M. Laidlaw, chairman of the Licenses Reduction Board, an application for the surrender of the licence of the Grass Hut Hotel was adjourned to Sydney. Evidence…

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Criticises Hotel Ride Clergyman Attacks "Idiotic Antics Of Flash Squatters" "Nothing Unusual": View Oe Man Who Rode Horse On Friday, Stewart Nivison, a Walcha grazier, rode a horse into the lounge of a Moree hotel, and out into the street again. Overhaul Needed

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 29 May 1939 · page 5

The Rev. S. G. Claughton, of the Tempe Park Methodist Church, last night attacked the "idiotic antics of the flash…

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Hotel Overbuilt on Footpaths Matter of Inches Necessitates Special Agreement

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 29 May 1939 · page 7

Because a Goulburn Street hotel is 2½ inches too long and 2 inches too wide, special legal documents have to be signed by the owner and the City Council. The facade of Greenhills Family…

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Brokerage Claim Fails. Sydney Non-Licensed Hotels Share Sale in Victoria. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 30 May 1939 · page 6

A claim against Modern (Non-Licensed) Hotels, Ltd., of Sydney for £2,400 as brokerage on the sale of shares in the company, failed to-day when Mr. Justice Gavan Duffy,…

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Ashfield Hotel Robbed

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 30 May 1939 · page 13

A thief broke a fanlight at the Ashfield Hotel during Sunday night, and stole a quantity of whisky, cigarettes, and tobacco, and £5/4/ in money from the bar. The licensee,…

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Hotel Licence Transfers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 30 May 1939 · page 6

The Licensing Magistrate yesterday granted the following transfers of hotel licences:— Clarendon Hotel, Devonshire Street, Sydney, from Edward L'Estrange Southwell to Edgar…

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