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Hotels & licensing, 1940

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Supreme Court. Causes in No. 1 COURT. (Before Mr. Justice Street and a jury.) Sale of a Hotel

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 30 April 1940 · page 7

Ellen Morgan married, sued Albert Edward Burfield, for damages for alleged fraudulent representation arising out of the sale to her of the Boundary Hotel, Boundary and…

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Woolcott Forbes Debt of £23,000 Revelation In Hotel

The Sun · Tuesday 30 April 1940 · page 5

John Woolcott Forbes owed the Scottish Loan and Finance Co., Ltd., £23,000, and the managing director,…

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Petersham Inn Hotel Riviera Transplanted to Sydney Australia's Most Modern Hotel

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 30 April 1940 · page 4

At the gateway to the Western Suburbs, at the corner of Phillip Street and Parramatta Road, stands the newly completed oasis of the liquor trade--the Petersham Inn Hotel, attached to which is…

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Special Training In Hotel Work Urged

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 30 April 1940 · page 4

Mr. Roland Hill Australasian representative of leading American hotels, believes that the tourist trade to Australia would be greatly increased if…

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"Traveller" St. Marys Licensing Case

Nepean Times · Thursday 2 May 1940 · page 5

At Penrith Police Court yesterday Herbert Woodhead pleaded guilty to a charge of being found on the licensed premises of Park View Hotel, St…

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The Great Southern Hotel

Catholic Freeman's Journal · Thursday 2 May 1940 · page 28

The new "Great Southern Hotel." situated in George-street, appeals particularly to those who prefer homeliness, and at the same time enjoy all the…

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Australian Hotels. I.—good and Very Bad. Advance in Recent Years by an American Traveller

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 May 1940 · page 8

When Mark Twain visited Australia in the early years of the century he travelled over much of the country, and one of the experiences that made…

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Suicide in Hotel Drank, Wept, Used Gun

The Sun · Friday 3 May 1940 · page 5

After telling a housemaid at the Hotel Australia that he was frightened to face his wife because he was in…

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Australian Hotels. Ii.—the Bar Is the Thing. Reflections on Food

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 3 May 1940 · page 8

A striking thing about the hotel system in Australia is the infrequency of first-class hotels. Cities of Sydney's size in America invariably have several…

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Suicided in Hotel Australia

Daily News · Saturday 4 May 1940 · page 5

The City Coroner, Mr. Oram, found yesterday that Henry George Wood, 48, hairdresser, of Elizabeth Bay Road, Potts…

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Hotel Laundry. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 6 May 1940 · page 3

Sir.—Reading the interesting article by "An American Traveller," in to-day's "Herald," it was gratifying to observe that "the laundernig in some Australian Hotels, is splendid."…

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An Investor's Diary. Carlton Hotel Ltd

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 7 May 1940 · page 6

Dividends, of 8 per cent, on preference and 5½ per cent, on ordinary shares, paid by Carlton Hotel, Ltd., required £671 more than the net profit…

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Court to Decide Spinster As Licensee

The Sun · Thursday 9 May 1940 · page 9

In order to "clarify the chaotic state of the existing law," the Full Court was asked to-day to…

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Rights Of Woman To Transfer Hotel Licence

Daily News · Friday 10 May 1940 · page 7

Full Court will determine the right of an unmarried woman to hold an hotel licence. Yesterday a rule nisi was granted…

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Passed His Exam. at 92 Sir T. Buckland's Driving License

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 11 May 1940 · page 3

NEXT August Sir Thomas Buckland, of Sydney, former president of the Bank of New South Wales,…

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Wentworth Hotel

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 13 May 1940 · page 6

Directors of Wentworth Hotel, Ltd., report that trading results during the half-year ended December 31 were very satisfactory, and that the trend of business since has been…

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Hotel Bar Rifled By Boys

Daily News · Monday 13 May 1940 · page 2

EIGHT boys, aged about 12, were last night disturbed while robbing the temporary bar of the New…

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Wentworth Hotel Trade

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 13 May 1940 · page 13

Directors of Wentworth Hotel, Ltd., report that trading results for the half-year to December 31 were very satisfactory. Business since has been most…

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10,000 in Hotels

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 14 May 1940 · page 7

NEW YORK, April 26.--There is a constant, revolving population of 10,000 guests registered in first-class hotels in the United States, statistics of the…

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Supreme Court. in Equity. (Before Mr. Acting Justice Williams.) Lease and Licence of Hotel. Summons for Possession

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 15 May 1940 · page 6

Judgment was given in a summons for possession taken out by Mrs. Florence Noonan, ol Kingsford in a suit instituted by Mr. Edward Joseph Moane against Mr. Norman…

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