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Hotels & licensing, 1940

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Carlton Hotel Dividend

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 27 June 1940 · page 4

Carlton Hotel, Ltd., is paying an interim ordinary dividend of 2½ per cent. Last year the interim rate was 4 per cent., and final 1[?] per cent., to make a total of 5½ per cent…

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Carlton Hotel Pays Lower Ord. Div

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 27 June 1940 · page 15

Carlton Hotel, Ltd., has reduced the interim dividend on ordinary shares to 2½ per cent. Last year an interim of 4 per cent…

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Knacker's License, Guildford

The Biz · Thursday 27 June 1940 · page 7

C. B. Burns, of 52 Milner Road, Guildford, approached Holroyd Council on Tuesday night for a knacker's license in respect of a property in Woodpark…

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License Opposed St. John's Park Kennels

The Biz · Thursday 27 June 1940 · page 3

On Monday night an application came before Cabra-Vale council from Mrs. A. Camp[?]-Ccwfe, for a renewal of a knacker's licence…

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Plaza Hotel Licence. Renewed in Appeal Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 28 June 1940 · page 8

Sitting in appellate jurisdiction yesterday, Judge Holt quashed an order of the Licensing Court refusing renewal of the licence of the Plaza Hotel…

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Plaza Hotel Licence Renewed

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 28 June 1940 · page 5

Judge Holt, in the Quarter Sessions Appeals Court yesterday, granted a renewal of the licence of the Plaza Hotel, George Street…

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The Plaza Hotel Licence. Question of Lease. Magistrate's Doubts

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 29 June 1940 · page 14

The Metropolitan Licensing Bench granted an application by Walter Ross Weekes yesterday for the renewal of the licence of the Plaza Hotel, Wynyard, until June, 1941…

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Court Renews Hotel Licence

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 29 June 1940 · page 5

The Metropolitan Licensing Court yesterday renewed the licence of the Plaza Hotel, George Street, until June 30, 1941…

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Italians Take Oath of Loyalty to King in Licensing Court

Truth · Sunday 30 June 1940 · page 34

ALTHOUGH he was a member of the Fasciso Luigi Platina, an elderly Italian-born naturalised British subject told the Metropolitan Licensing Court last week that he did not know that Platina was a…

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Transfer of Hotel Licences

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 2 July 1940 · page 4

The Licensing Court yesterday granted the following transfers:—Australian Hotel, Waterloo, from Frank Thomas Lochens to Thomas Walker; Bow Bells…

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Man Found Dead in Hotel Bed

Daily News · Tuesday 2 July 1940 · page 9

Thomas Gordon Clydsdale, 51, believed to be a station manager, was found dead yesterday in his bed at the Hotel Sydney…

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Found Dead in Hotel Bed

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 2 July 1940 · page 8

Thomas Gordon Clydsdale, 51, believed to be a station manager, was found dead yesterday in his bed at the Hotel Sydney…

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Hotel Losses Thefts by Motorists "Prevalent on the Mountains"

Nepean Times · Thursday 4 July 1940 · page 1

A NUMBER of complaints of stealing from hotels on the Mountains had been received, stated Sergeant Sheridan at…

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Publican Fined. Technical Breach of Law

The Biz · Thursday 4 July 1940 · page 6

Before Mr. Bliss, P.M., at Liverpool Police Court on Monday, the Customs Department proceeded against Leo Keig[?]ry, hotelkeeper, of Smithfield. for…

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Toast of the Week Licensing Board of Sydney

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 6 July 1940 · page 10

NO doubt the five naturalised Italians who were given spirit licences by you on Friday of last week will supply the Chianti. We believe that all who drink this toast would like to hear this bit of cross-examination:--…

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Hotel 'Black' Over Prices

Daily News · Saturday 6 July 1940 · page 5

CORRIMAL, Friday.-- An hotel was declared block at a meeting here to-night, until such time as the price of…

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Rationing Petrol. Fees May Be Charged. Licensing System

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 July 1940 · page 7

Motorists and other users of motor spirit or diesel fuel oil may be required to pay a fee for the licences they will need under the…

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Transfer of Hotel Licences

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 July 1940 · page 3

The Licensing Court yesterday granted the following transfers of hotel licences: Junction Hotel, Darlington, from Norbert Joseph Ferris to William Francis Harris:…

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Log Cabin Hotel Official Opening of Rail Platform

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 10 July 1940 · page 5

Mr. J. D. Howse, chief passenger and freight agent for N.S.W. Railways, officially opened the new platform at the Log Cabin Hotel, Penrith, on…

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Darwin's New Hotel Opened. Free Drinks for 200 Guests. DARWIN

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 July 1940 · page 10

Darwin's new £50,000 hotel was officially opened by the Administrator, Mr. Abbott, this afternoon in the presence of 200 residents, half of them soldiers. The hotel…

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