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Hotels & licensing, 1939

853 stories in Sydney's papers · page 39 of 43

An Investor's Diary. Menzies Hotel Ltd

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 8 November 1939 · page 12

Since 1931 the accounts of Menzies Hotel, Ltd., of Melbourne, have, with one exception, each year shown a steady expansion of profits…

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Hotel Safe Opened

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 8 November 1939 · page 16

Thieves stole £69/12/ in notes and silver from a safe in the Olympic Hotel, Liverpool Street, last night. It is stated that the keys ot the safe, which…

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Rob Hotel Safe of £6912-

Daily News · Wednesday 8 November 1939 · page 2

Thieves stole about £6912- from a safe in the office of the Olympic Hotel, in Liverpool Street, City, last night…

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L'Italia ha la Chiav[?] dell' Europa Cosi dice la stampa te desca — Concessione di license agli addetti ai lavori agricoli

Il Giornale Italiano · Wednesday 8 November 1939 · page 3

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Poker Machines. Licensing Plan for Clubs. Cabinet Consideration

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 November 1939 · page 10

The Chief Secretary, Mr. Tonking, said yesterday that if the Cabinet appioved a scheme now before it for the licensing of poker machines in…

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The Collingwood Hotel

Liverpool News · Thursday 9 November 1939 · page 4
Also in The Biz

The owner of the collingwood Hotel. Mr. Jack Marsden, has now taken over the management of this popular hotel and will be pleased to meet old and new…

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The Great Southern New Modern Hotel

The Land · Friday 10 November 1939 · page 8

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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Forgot Day in Hotel

Daily News · Saturday 11 November 1939 · page 2

GOSFORD, Friday.--"You are a bit premature, Sergeant; it's only [?]10 to 6," said Harry Newsham, a Gosford sporting identity, to Sgt. W. C…

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Licensing Offences. Fines of £550 in Twelve Months

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 14 November 1939 · page 11

When Rex Thompson, 32, manager of the Palms Club Nield Avenue, Rushcutter Bay, and Hamilton Baillee, 22, seaman pleaded guilty in the Licensing Court yesterday to…

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Hotel Licence Transfers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 14 November 1939 · page 7

The following transfers of hotel licences were granted in the Licensing Court yesterday:- White Horse Hotel, St. Peters, from Tooth and Co., Ltd. (owners in possession) to…

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Muddle by Govt. Grab on Hotels Many To Be Released LONDON

The Sun · Tuesday 14 November 1939 · page 7

The Government's latest tacit admission of muddled administration is its decision to build huts for 25,000 civil…

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A.i.f. Men in Hotel at Night Canteens Necessary, Says Magistrate

Daily News · Tuesday 14 November 1939 · page 2

THREE men of the Second A.I.F. were charged at Liverpool Police Court yesterday with having obtained liquor by falsely representing themselves as travellers…

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S.M. Frees Soldier Found In Hotel; No Canteen

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 14 November 1939 · page 5

"Although we have enlisted for the defence of our country we are denied the privilege of the civil…

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Damaged Door Trouble at Star Hotel

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 15 November 1939 · page 1

Alleged to have broken the glass in a door at the Star Hotel, Parramatta, Arthur Reginald Kenny, at Parramatta Court on Monday, was charged…

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Hotel Licence Transfer

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 15 November 1939 · page 6

The Licensing Court yesterday approved of the transfer of the licence of the Australian Hotel, Waterloo, from Percy William Birrell to jack Mooney…

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In Equity. (Before Mr. Roper.) Lennon's Hotel, Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 15 November 1939 · page 6

The differences between Mr. J. Kouvells and the City Mutual Assurance Society with reference to the purchase and rebuilding of Lennon s Hotel Brisbane which had led to…

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New Hotel to Be Built at Naples

Il Giornale Italiano · Wednesday 15 November 1939 · page 1

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Old Hotel Demolition Order Australian Arms Reconstruction

Nepean Times · Thursday 16 November 1939 · page 1

ERECTED 80 years ago, the Australian Arms Hotel, Penrith, is about to be demolished by order of the Licensing Court, for the…

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More Motors in N.S.W. Licensed Drivers Increase

The Sun · Thursday 16 November 1939 · page 17

While fewer new motor vehicles were registered during October than during the same month last year, registrations as a whole are…

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