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Sydney · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1939

853 stories in Sydney's papers · page 24 of 43

Soon to Pass Railway Hotel, St. Marys Transfer of Licence

Nepean Times · Thursday 6 July 1939 · page 1

THE new Log Cabin Hotel, at the Nepean River, is nearing completion, and will be opened on 25th inst…

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Restrict Sale of Mongrel Rams Merinos to be Considered in Report on Licensing

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 6 July 1939 · page 11

AT a meeting of the N.S.W. Sheepbreeders' Association, Mr. A. R. Pratley, of Bathurst, sought some action to restrict the sale of unregistered and mongrel rams through country saleyards. Mr. G. B. S. Falkiner said that calculations based on…

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Licensing Ram Breeders

The Farmer and Settler · Thursday 6 July 1939 · page 11

COMMENTING on the movement to have breeders of British breeds rams licensed, Mr. E. A. Eilliott, sheep and wool expert of the Department of…

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Robbery From Hotel. £600 Stolen at Hurstville

The Propeller · Thursday 6 July 1939 · page 8

Over £600 disappeared mysteriously from a safe built into the office at the White Horse Hotel, Forest Road, Hurstville, between Saturday night…

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The Great Southern New Modern Hotel

The Land · Friday 7 July 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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Breeding. Farm Stock&veterinary [?] answer your question our veterinarian must [?]ew all the facts. Therefore, give full particulars of the malady when you write. Fat Lamb Industry in Jeopardy, Says Breeder Need for Licensing Scheme

The Land · Friday 7 July 1939 · page 18

THE future of the Australian fat lamb industry, for which there were such great possibilities, was being jeopardised because of the unrestricted practice of many producers in purchasinginferior rams, said Mr. W. A. O'Neil, Federal and New South…

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Hotel Robbery

The St George Call · Friday 7 July 1939 · page 1

The sum of £600 disappeared mysteriously from a safe built into the office at the White Horse Hotel, Forest Road, Hurstville, between Saturday night and…

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No Methyl Violet Coloring Beer Problem For Hotels

The Sun · Saturday 8 July 1939 · page 3

Extensive inquiries today failed to reveal a hotel licensee who had obtained, or knows where to…

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No Hotel Room For Officers DARWIN

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 8 July 1939 · page 2

So acute is the accommodation shortage in Darwin, that the Assistant-Director-General of Works (Mr. C. A. Hoy) cannot…

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Australia Hotel Ball

The Sun · Sunday 9 July 1939 · page 8

INTERESTING features at the Australia Hotel's annual ball, to be held at Mark Foy's to-morrow night, will be dance exhibitions by members…

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Hotel Robberies. Police Issue Warning

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 10 July 1939 · page 12

Police said yesterday that for several months a gang of thieves had been systematically breaking into hotels and stealing spirits, tobacco, and cigarettes…

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Betting at Hotel

The Sun · Monday 10 July 1939 · page 6

Harold Gregory Murphy, formerly licensee of the Commercial Hotel, Parramatta, was fined £7, with 8s costs, by Mr. Hardwick, S.M., at…

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Dived Head First Through Hotel Window

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 10 July 1939 · page 1

When police called at the Bull and Bush Hotel, Baulkham Hills, on Saturday night, a man dived head first through a window. His right cheek was severely…

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Coloring Hotel Beer Slops

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 10 July 1939 · page 5

THIS CITY HOTEL claims that for three months its beer slops have been colored with washing blue--Mrs. M. Keighery, licensee, exhibiting one of the hags on Saturday. New…

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Ounce Of Dye Colors A Million Gallons Hotelkeepers Unaware Chemists Sold Drip Beer Coloring

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 10 July 1939 · page 5

One ounce of methyl violet, costing about 4-, would color 1,000,000 gallons of beer. Methyl violet is the dye with which hotelkeepers are now…

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Hotel Staff Dance

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 11 July 1939 · page 3

EXHIBITIONS of Spanish dancing, riven by Miss Lola Manda and Mr. Rudolph Devira, were highlights of the annual ball of the Australia Hotel staff, held at Mark…

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Betting at Hotel

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 11 July 1939 · page 5

At Parramatta Police Court yesterday, Harold Gregory Murphy, licensee of the Commercial Hotel, corner of Hassell and George Streets, Parramatta, pleaded not guilty to…

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Questions About Our Licensing Laws

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 11 July 1939 · page 6

Mr. J. C. Ross, advocating a reform of our licensing laws, intends to ask the Government this:…

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Racket Alleged in Beer Dye Price Hotels Protest; Barmaids May Declare Violet Drips Black

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 11 July 1939 · page 7

Hotel licensees protested yesterday that chemists had "sky-rocketed" prices for methyl violet. A new health regulation compelling hotels to color drip-beer…

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Pig License

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 12 July 1939 · page 9

License to keep pigs at his premises in Bogalara-road. Wentworthville, was granted to Mr. F. Goodin by Blacktown Council last week. The health…

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