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Sydney · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1939

853 stories in Sydney's papers · page 9 of 43

Armed Bandit's Raid On Hotel Bar; Revolver Awes Crowd

The Sun · Sunday 5 March 1939 · page 1

An armed hold-up was carried out in the crowded bar of the Star Hotel, Botany-road, Alexandria, yesterday afternoon, £44 being stolen. With a revolver a bandit kept the licensee and the…

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Horror As Hotel Blazes Halifax

The Sun · Sunday 5 March 1939 · page 1

Thirty-six were burned to death in the worst accident Halifax has experienced since 1000 people were killed in the…

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Armed Thief in Bar. £44 STOLEN. Threat to Licensee and Customers

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

An armed man rushed into the crowded bar of the Star Hotel, Botany Road, Alexandria, about 5 o'clock on Saturday afternoon, ducked under the…

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GRABS £44 in Hotel Bandit Taken For Policeman

Daily News · Monday 6 March 1939 · page 2

An armed bandit who stole £44 from the Star Hotel, Alexandria, on Saturday, was taken to be a disguised policeman when he first entered the bar…

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Hotels and Housing Schemes. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 7 March 1939 · page 3

Sir,—Your sub-leader dealing with the hotel now being erected in the close vicinity of the flats (now occupied) under the Government's housing scheme at Erskineville mast be…

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Hotel Licence Transfers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 7 March 1939 · page 3

The following transfers of hotel licences were granted by the Licensing Magistrate, Mr. Laidlaw, yesterday:— Family (May's) Hotel, Forest Lodge, from…

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Taken to See Body at Night Story Of Hotel Tragedy

The Sun · Tuesday 7 March 1939 · page 2

Timothy Ryan, 44, laborer, who has been charged, with having murdered Eric Carlson, was taken to the morgue at night and shown Carlson's body, Detective- Sergeant Jones told the Acting City Coroner (Mr. C. T…

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Murder of M.L.C.'s Niece Blood on Axe at Inquest Diamond Ring Left With Hotelkeeper TENTERFIELD

The Sun · Tuesday 7 March 1939 · page 3

A bloodstained axe was produced in the Coroner's Court to-day at the inquest on Marjorie Constance Sommerlad, 35, a . niece of Mr. E. C. Sommerlad, M.L.C., who…

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New Hotel. Housing Board's Protest. Erskineville Flats

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 8 March 1939 · page 17

The Housing Improvement Board yestetday decided to protest to the State Government against the erection of a hotel near the Government's…

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Building Hotel Near New Flats Government Is Powerless

The Sun · Wednesday 8 March 1939 · page 11

Unless the licensee decides to stop the work, the State Government is powerless to prevent the construction of an hotel opposite its new flats at Erskineville. The Minister for Social Services…

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Hotel Ban Near Govt. Home Sites

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 8 March 1939 · page 2

The Housing Board last night decided to seek legislation to prevent hotels being built in close proximity to Government housing…

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Hair Tests in Murder Probe Barman On Hotel Meeting

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 8 March 1939 · page 4

Samples of hair were produced in the Coroner's Court yesterday at the inquest on Eric Alfred…

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Hotel Licensee's Bankruptcy. Grafton

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 March 1939 · page 5

How the bar trade at a local hotel was affected by the completion of the Clarence Bridge and the railway line through Grafton was described by the former licensee of the…

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Hotel Near Housing Scheme. Protests to Ministry

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 9 March 1939 · page 9

The Minister for Social Services, Mr. Richardson, will present to the Cabinet a resolution by the Housing Improvement Board protesting against the…

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Beer Strike at Marble Bar. Protest Against Hotel Tariffs. PERTH

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

A beer strike has been declared at Marble Bar, as the result of the introductior of a higher tariff at the [?]ronclad Hotel. The new tariff which came into operation…

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Great Southern Hotel

The Land · Friday 10 March 1939 · page 18

The Great Southern Hotel Ball will be held at the Wentworth Ballroom on Monday, 26th June, 1939, and a cordial invitation is extended to all…

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The Great Southern New, Modern Hotel

The Land · Friday 10 March 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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Hotel Licence Transfers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 10 March 1939 · page 16

The following transfers of hotel licences were granted by the Licensing Magistrate, Mr. Laidlaw, yesterday:—Buffalo Hotel, Regent Street, Sydney, from Wm. Herbert Mallay…

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Laborer Sent for Trial Death Of Seaman At Hotel "Kicked in Head"

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 10 March 1939 · page 8

Timothy Ryan, 44, laborer, was committed, for trial yesterday on a charge of having murdered…

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Hotel Strike

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 10 March 1939 · page 3

WASHINGTON, Thursday. -- Employees at 13 fashionable Washington hotels went on strike today. All were members of unions affiliated…

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