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Sydney · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1940

509 stories in Sydney's papers · page 17 of 26

Electrical Contractors and Electricians’ Licensing Committee

Construction · Wednesday 10 July 1940 · page 3

Mr. James S. Cuff, Supervisor, Electrical Trades, Technical Education Branch, Department of Public Instruction, has been reappointed Chairman of the above Association…

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Mundarrah Kennels Application for Renewal of Knacker's License

The Biz · Thursday 11 July 1940 · page 1

The Depa[?]ment of P[?]c Health, in a [?] [?] [?]-Va[?] C[?]cil on Monday night, asked [?] [?]ne recommen[?] [?] [?]i..udj icgJid ij ivuiiuctiiuti…

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Bankruptcy of Hotelkeeper

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 July 1940 · page 4

A former hotelkeeper, Colin Selwyn Tisch, said in the Bankruptcy Court yesterday that he had begun to lose money when police tightened their control of…

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SPORT and SPORTSMEN Trainers and Jockeys Awaiting Verdict of Licensing Board

Smith's Weekly · Saturday 13 July 1940 · page 11

STEWARDS employed by racing clubs throughout Australasia, together with members of the supervising staffs and other officials, are, at present closely examining applications for licences for the 1940-41 season, which will…

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Scouts Cook At Waldorf Hotel New York, June 19

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 13 July 1940 · page 3

Five Boy Scouts heated their frying pans in the kitchens on the second floor of the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, and showed…

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Well-known Hoop May Lose License

Truth · Sunday 14 July 1940 · page 5

A PROMINENT A.J.C. jockey may temporarily lose the number of his mess when the list of licence-holders for the…

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Led horse into hotel kitchen

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 14 July 1940 · page 6

AUCKLAND, Saturday. -- When Lancelot Goodger, horsebreaker, led a horse into an hotel dining room, then into the kitchen "to give it o meal," he terrified hotel employees. This was stated by Constable…

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Gin Rationed By N.Z. Hotels AUCKLAND

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 16 July 1940 · page 8

Many hotels are now selling gin only in measured nips and refuse to sell bottles. All spirits are affected by the 50 per…

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Hotel Licences Transferred

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 16 July 1940 · page 3

The following applications for transfers of publicans' licences were granted by the Metropolitan 'Licensing Court yesterday:—Vincent Henry Blackburn to John…

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Licensing Alien's Factories

The Sun · Wednesday 17 July 1940 · page 7

A number of applications, by aliens of enemy nationality, for registration of premises under the Shops…

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"Hotel Barber" Sent to Gaol

The Sun · Thursday 18 July 1940 · page 11

Raymond Brown. 27, whose correct name, it was said, was John Roy Payne, motor mechanic, was sentenced in all by Mr. Reed, C.S.M., at…

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License To Buy New Car LONDON

Daily News · Friday 19 July 1940 · page 7

The Ministry for Transport announces that from July 20, on persons may buy a mew unregistered motor vehicle without a licence from…

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Fined For Remark In Hotel Bar LONDON

Daily News · Monday 22 July 1940 · page 5

A detective in an hotel heard a Lincolnshire farmer, Hubert Bourne, say: "The Germans will beat us easily. A small country like this can't…

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Car Registrations Decrease. Fewer Licensed Drivers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 27 July 1940 · page 15

The Commissioner for Road Transport, Mr. Neale, said yesterday that 318,234 motor vehicles were registered in New South Wales on June 30, a…

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Hotel Licences Transferred

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 30 July 1940 · page 5

The following applications for transfers of publicans' licences were granted by the Metropolitan Licensing Court yesterday:—George August Linke to Oscar…

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Lower Profit. Hotel Metropole

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

Hotel Metropole Ltd. shows a net profit of £21,920 for the year ended June 30, compared with £25,875 for the previous year…

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Hotel Fire

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 31 July 1940 · page 2

Granville and Parramatta Fire Brigades were called to the Royal Hotel, Granville, on Sunday afternoon, when bedding in a room on the third floor…

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DIVIDEND 7 P.c. Australia Hotel

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

Australia Hotel, Ltd, shows a net profit of £35,080 for the yeal ended June 30, compaied with £35,802 for the previous year…

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Australia Hotel Earnings

The Sun · Tuesday 6 August 1940 · page 11

From steady net earnings for the year to June 30 last, the Australia Hotel Co. Ltd., is paying an unchanged 7…

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Bond For Licensee On Liquor Charge

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 6 August 1940 · page 7

For having delivered liquor on licensed premises during prohibited hours, Frederick James Cahill, licensee of the Lewisham Hotel, Parramatta…

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