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Sydney · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1939

853 stories in Sydney's papers · page 28 of 43

Refusal of Meals Minister Wants Reports From Hotels & Police

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 29 July 1939 · page 7

Hotels which fail to provide meals for travellers are liable to prosecution, the Minister of Justice (Mr. Martin) said last night…

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Service with an Oxford Accent Members of the Nobility on Guest House Staff "Hotel Incredible" Is Incredible Success

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 31 July 1939 · page 4

ONE of England's most unusual guest houses, with a staff that includes members of the nobility and undergraduates from famous…

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Licensing Carriers. Representation to be Made to Minister

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 31 July 1939 · page 13

The assistant secretary of the Commercial Motor Users' Association of N.S.W. (Inc.) Mr. D. Taylor, announced in the week-end that his executive intended to ask the Minister for…

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False Name at Hotel

The Sun · Monday 31 July 1939 · page 1

Matthew A. Myers, of Homebush, was fined £5 by Mr. Bliss, S.M., in the Liverpool Court to-day, after pleading guilty to obtaining liquor…

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Licensing Carriers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 1 August 1939 · page 12

The council of the Associated Motor Transport of New South Wales decided yesterday to oppose the decision of the Commercial Motor Users' Association to ask the…

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Hotel Shooting. Inquest on August 15

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 1 August 1939 · page 11

The City Coroner, Mr. Oram, yesterday fixed August 15 for the opening of the inquest into the death of Robert James Anderson, grocer, of Balmain, who was found shot dead…

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Coroner To Probe Hotel Murder

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 1 August 1939 · page 2

The City Coroner, on August 15, will begin an inquiry Into the death of Robert James Anderson, 22, found shot dead on March 20, in the lavatory of the…

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"Seek Amendment" S.M. Tells Licensee

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 1 August 1939 · page 1

WOLLONGONG, Monday.--Mr. Balmain, S.M., advised an hotel licensee today to bring before the notice of the State member for the district the need…

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Ram Licensing Plan. Campaign Supported. Electorate Council's Resolution

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 2 August 1939 · page 9

At the annual meeting of the Murray Electorate Council of the United Country Party of New South Wales, it was unanimously decided to support…

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Rebuilt Hotel Is Lavish

Daily News · Wednesday 2 August 1939 · page 5

WOLLONGONG. Tuesday.--Tattersall's Hotel, Wollongong, has had improvements effected at a total cost of £14,000…

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Enjoy Your Drink at the Gordonvale Hotel

The Catholic Press · Thursday 3 August 1939 · page 35

A popular resident for some time, Mr. T. J. Bowen is now the proprietor of the Gordonvale Hotel, situated on the corner of Cannon and Norman Streets. For best…

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Transfer of Hotel Licence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 August 1939 · page 4

The transfer of the licence of the Town Ha[?] Hotel, Paddington, from Albert, Christop[?]er Hill to Arthur Ernest Ryan was approved of by the Metropolitan Licensing…

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Australia Hotel Reduction In Profit

The Sun · Thursday 3 August 1939 · page 34

Reduced profits are disclosed by the Australia Hotel Co., Ltd., for the year to June 30 last, and the…

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Hotel Thefts

Daily News · Thursday 3 August 1939 · page 2

Thieves got little from robberies in hotels at Lewisham and Newtown early yesterday. From the Marlborough Hotel, King…

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The Great Southern New Modern Hotel

The Land · Friday 4 August 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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Difficult Year. Australia Hotel Co. Reduction in Dividend

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 4 August 1939 · page 8

Net profit of £35,802 shown by the Australia Hotel Co. Ltd., compares with £46,392 for the previous year. Ordinary dividend is reduced by 1…

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Knife Chase In Hotel Alleged

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 4 August 1939 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Thursday.--Allegations that a grill cook at Menzies' Hotel chased the chef through the kitchen with a long knife were made today in the City…

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Australia Hotel Earns Less, Pays Lower Div

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 4 August 1939 · page 17

A decline of £4217 in net earnings of Australia Hotel Co., Ltd., for the year ended June 30, 1939, has been accompanied by a reduction in the ordinary…

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Hotels Bar Licensing Magistrate Menindie

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 5 August 1939 · page 2

A licensing magistrate was refused accommodation in two local hotels tonight because he had travelled on a black train…

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Money Talks Smith's Financial Review Lower Dividends From Hotel Companies Are Likely Higher Costs Eat Profits

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 5 August 1939 · page 23

THE announcement of a reduction of about 18½ per cent. in the profits earned by Hotel Metropole Ltd. for the year ended June 30, 1939, should be taken as a timely warning by holders of ordinary shares in other companies trading in the same field. Rising costs and circumstances outside the control of any directorate were the main…

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