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Sydney · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1939

853 stories in Sydney's papers · page 4 of 43

No Trace of Relative Woman Dead At Hotel

The Sun · Wednesday 1 February 1939 · page 1

Though every effort was made in Australia and New Zealand police could trace no relatives of Elsa Olive…

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Woman's Suicide in City Hotel. Poison Bottle by Side. No Trace of Relatives

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 February 1939 · page 6

It was stated at the inquest yesterday on Elsa Olive Poster, who was found dead in a bedroom of the Metropole Hotel, with an empty poison bottle and a tumbler by her…

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Woman's Death In City Hotel

Daily News · Thursday 2 February 1939 · page 2

Police in Australia and New Zealand have been unable to trace any relatives of Elsa Olive Foster, 27, who was found dead in the Hotel Metropole on December…

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S.m. Compliments Hotel-keeper

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 2 February 1939 · page 5

The chairman of the Licensing Court (Mr. Laidlaw) yesterday congratulated Mr. N. H. Connolly, U.L.V.A., on his "excellent record," as an hotelkeeper…

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Council Pays £17,000 for Bus Stop Buys Hotel Frontage to Widen Road and Ease Congestion

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 2 February 1939 · page 5

The City Council is paying £17,000 for a bus stop. Bayswater Road, King's Cross, is being widened 20 feet to allow buses to drop and pick up fares…

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New Eastwood Hotel

The Sun · Saturday 4 February 1939 · page 2

Plans for a new £40,000 hotel at Eastwood have been approved by the Chief Licensing Magistrate (Mr. Laidlaw). The new building will be…

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Proposed Modern Hotel for Darwin

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 6 February 1939 · page 12

The architect's impression of a new hotel which it is proposed to build in Darwin. The drawing shows the main entrance from the Esplanade…

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Walking-stick Blow in Hotel Sunday Scene Head Waiter Acquitted

The Sun · Tuesday 7 February 1939 · page 3

A King's Cross resident said at the Quarter Sessions today that half of one ear was left hanging off…

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No Licensing Inspector. Metropolitan Vacancy

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 8 February 1939 · page 18

There is no police officer in the metropolitan district who is authorised to inspect the accommodation of licensed premises, to demand samples of liquor, or to take proceedings…

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Jury Stops Case. Argument in Hotel. Waiter Acquitted of Assault Charge

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 8 February 1939 · page 10

John Emyr Jones, 27 who was described as the head waiter at the Hampton Court Hotel. Kings Cross was acquitted by a jury in the Quarter Sessions yesterday of a charge…

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Overtime Pay Sought. Hotel Employees. Claims Total £378

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

Claims for overtime and holiday pay, totalling £378/14/7, wert made against Reuben Gardiner, trading as the Piaza Hotel, Wynyard Station, by four employee, in the…

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Attack on Hotels Sensation In Court MELBOURNE

The Sun · Wednesday 8 February 1939 · page 1

"I have been so cut to the heart by the pitiful plight of little children in Auburn, deserted by their father and…

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Body at Back of Hotel

The Sun · Wednesday 8 February 1939 · page 3

With severe wounds to the head, the body of an unidentified middle-aged man was found today at…

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Nuovo Hotel Italiano a Sydney

Il Giornale Italiano · Wednesday 8 February 1939 · page 2

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Il "Currajah Hotel" Rilevato Da Un Italianoo Innisfail

Il Giornale Italiano · Wednesday 8 February 1939 · page 7

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"Log Cabin Hotel" Amended Plans Approved

Nepean Times · Thursday 9 February 1939 · page 1

A special sitting of the Licensing Court, was held at Penrith on Thursday, when the Chairman (Mr Laldlaw) considered amended plans for the…

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Transfer of Hotel Licences

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 February 1939 · page 6

The following transfers of hotel licences were granted by the Licensing Magistrate, Mr. Laidlaw, yesterday. Dry Dock Hotel, Balmain, from Sidney Robjohns East to Aubrey Dennis;…

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Man Battered to Death. Body in Hotel Outhouse. Money Missing

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 February 1939 · page 11

Eric Carlson, 50, a Swedish seaman from the steamer Caledon, was found murdered in an outhouse at the rear of the Glengarrie Castle Hotel at the…

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Delay Is Mystery No Licensing Inspector in City

Daily News · Thursday 9 February 1939 · page 2

THE Government has allowed the metropolitan area to remain without ah officially appointed licensing…

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Confirmation of Licensing Post

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 9 February 1939 · page 7

The Executive Council will next week approve of the appointment of Inspector Wickham as Metropolitan Licensing Inspector…

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