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Sydney · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1951

1,069 stories in Sydney's papers · page 36 of 54

Liquor Inquiry—seventh Day Licensee Denies Telling Lies Story Of Partnership

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 25 September 1951 · page 4

Mr. W. R. Dovey, K.C., who is assisting Mr. Justice Maxwell at the Royal Commission on Liquor, suggested yesterday that Francis Charles Harvey, licensee of the Royal Standard Hotel, Castlereagh…

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"Police Cannot Find Publican"

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 25 September 1951 · page 5

Police had been unable to find Mr. Abraham Saffron, city publican and nightclub proprietor, Mr. W. R. Dovey, K.C., said yesterday…

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Publican Denies He Told Lies Counsel accuses witness at inquiry

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 25 September 1951 · page 5

Evidence a publican had given to the Royal Commission on Liquor was "a pack of lies," Mr. W. R. Dovey, K.C., suggested yesterday. The publican, Erancis Charles Harvey, of the Royal Standard…

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Remodelling Astoria Hotel, Melbourne

Construction · Wednesday 26 September 1951 · page 8

The old Astoria Hotel in Collins Street, Melbourne, has received some outstanding, unusual decorative treatment, and has been re-named "The…

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Interests in 4 Hotels Denied Nightclub proprietor tells of beer supplies

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 26 September 1951 · page 5

Abraham Gilbert Saffron, city publican and nightclub proprietor, denied to the Royal Commission on Liquor yesterday that he had interests in four of five hotels named…

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Publican admits misleading Court in hotel transfer case

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 27 September 1951 · page 7

A city publican admitted to the Liquor Royal Commission yesterday haying misled the Licensing Court to believe that he was buying his hotel lease with £9000 of his own money. He said he did not possess £9000 then, and never had had that much money…

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Liquor Inquiry—ninth Day K.c: "Hopeless to Expect Truth" Questions To Licensee

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 27 September 1951 · page 13

After questioning a Sydney licensee at yesterday's session of the Royal Commission on Liquor, Mr. W. R. Dovey, K.C., who is assisting the Commissioner, said: "I'm wasting my time. It is…

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Saffron changes evidence: tells of his interests in hotels

The Sun · Thursday 27 September 1951 · page 3

Abraham Gilbert Saffron, Roosevelt nightclub owner, at the Liquor Royal Commission today, changed earlier evidence and admitted that he had a financial interest in two suburban hotels besides being licensee of a third. Saffron said that his…

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Community Hotel Advocated

The Observer · Thursday 27 September 1951 · page 1

Cr. Fitzpatrick read a Notice of Motion, which will be debated on Monday week, advocating the establishment by Council of a…

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Saffron Changes Evidence Financial Interest In Hotels Admitted

Daily Mirror · Thursday 27 September 1951 · page 2

Abraham Gilbert Saffron, restaurateur and licensee of the Gladstone Hotel, William St., being examined before the Royal Commission on Liquor today, changed evidence he had given at ah earlier stage of the hearing…

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Saffron Changes Evidence Financial Interest In Hotels Admitted

Daily Mirror · Thursday 27 September 1951 · page 2

Abraham Gilbert Saffron, restaurateur and licensee of the Gladstone Hotel, William St., being examined before the Royal Commission on Liquor today, changed evidence he had given at an earlier stage of the hearing…

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Saffron Changes Evidence Financial Interest In Hotels Admitted

Daily Mirror · Thursday 27 September 1951 · page 2

Abraham Gilbert Saffron, restaurateur and licensee of the Gladstone Hotel, William St., being examined before the Royal Commission oh Liquor today, changed evidence he had given at an earlier state of the hearing…

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Saffron Changes Evidence Financial Interest In Hotels Admitted

Daily Mirror · Thursday 27 September 1951 · page 2

Abraham Gilbert Saffron, restaurateur and licensee of the Gladstone Hotel, William St., being examined before the Royal Commission oh Liquor today, changed evidence he had given at an earlier stage of the hearing…

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Saffron Changes Evidence Financial Interest In Hotels Admitted

Daily Mirror · Thursday 27 September 1951 · page 2

Abraham Gilbert Saffron, restaurateur and licensee of the Gladstone Hotel, William St., being examined before the Royal Commission on Liquor today, changed evidence be had given at an earlier striae of the hearing…

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Nightclub Man's Hotel Holdings Admission of lies on his interests

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 28 September 1951 · page 7

Abraham Gilbert Saffron admitted at the Liquor Royal Commission yesterday that he had a financial interest in three hotels…

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"Our Gang" Star Dies in Hotel

Daily Mirror · Friday 28 September 1951 · page 6

LOS ANGELES (B.UP.). --Clifton Young (34), film actor, whose film career began in the days of the…

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"Our Gang" Star Dies in Hotel

Daily Mirror · Friday 28 September 1951 · page 6

LOS ANGELES (B.UP.). --Clifton Young (34), film actor, whose film, career began in the days of the…

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Saffron Somersaults at Liquor Probe—admits Lies Kept brewers in dark on his hotel interests

Truth · Sunday 30 September 1951 · page 8

Abraham Gilbert Saffron, licensee of the Gladstone Hotel, William St., and part proprietor of the Roosevelt nightclub, King's Cross, performed one…

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£60,000 Bid for Hotel Not Enough

The Sun · Tuesday 2 October 1951 · page 3

The luxury Craigieburn Hotel, Bowral, was passed in for private negotiation at…

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Hotel Passed in at £60,000

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 2 October 1951 · page 2

The Craigieburn Hotel, Bowral, which made a net profit last year of £14,000, was passed in at auction…

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