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Sydney · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1839

22 stories in Sydney's papers · page 1 of 2

New Licensing Act

Commercial Journal and Advertiser · Wednesday 2 January 1839 · page 2

This Act came in force yesterday. We have repeatedly been asked whether publicans who at present bold licenses taken out under the Old Act will be subjected to all…

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The Licensing System

The Australian · Tuesday 2 April 1839 · page 2

We beg to call the attention of our readers to the accompanying letter upon the system persued by the magistracy in granting Licenses for public…

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Advance Australia Sydney Gazette. Thursday, April 18, 1839. The Licensing System

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Thursday 18 April 1839 · page 2

ON Tuesday the Magistrates met in Petty Sessions to decide upon the applications for Publicans' Licenses during the ensuing year. To allow time for…

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Licensed Victuallers

The Sydney Monitor and Commercial Advertiser · Wednesday 1 May 1839 · page 2

The following is the list of the licenses granted up to Saturday last. There were several cases put off for further consideration. They were examined yesterday, and the list shall appear in our…

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Publican's Licenses

The Australian · Thursday 2 May 1839 · page 2

The following is a list of the licenses granted to publicans in the town of Sydney. Several of the applications to which exceptions have been taken by the Magistrates are appointed for…

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The Licensing System

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Thursday 2 May 1839 · page 2

THE final decision of the Magistrates on the doubtful applications for publicans' licenses is expected to be given on Saturday, the applicants whose eligibility was…

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Annual Licensing Meeting

Bent's News and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 4 May 1839 · page 2

As many of our Subscribers are of the ancient and honorable fraternity of Boniface, we shall perhaps be expected to furnish something like an account of the…

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Domestic. Licensed Victuallers

The Sydney Standard and Colonial Advocate · Monday 6 May 1839 · page 3

WE are happy to perceive that a very large number of Licenses have been cancelled this term. We rejoice at the circumstance on every account, or that many of them are notoriously infamous…

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Licensed Victuallers

The Sydney Standard and Colonial Advocate · Monday 13 May 1839 · page 3

WE have been requested by the landlord of the Beehive, in Prince Street, to contradict a statement respecting his house, which appeared in our last Monday's paper. His license has not…

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The Attorney-general and the Publicans

Commercial Journal and Advertiser · Saturday 18 May 1839 · page 2

A MORE uncalled for insult on the Publicans of New South Wales, than that pronounced in the Supreme Court by the Attorney-General, on Wednesday last, was…

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The Attorney General Versus the Licensed Victuallers

The Australian · Tuesday 21 May 1839 · page 2

AN article had been written condemning in no very measured terms, the conduct of this public officer towards a body of his fellow-subjects, in…

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Domestic Intelligence. the Attorney-general and the Publicans

The Colonist · Wednesday 22 May 1839 · page 2

IN proceeding to the trial of George Reynolds, indicted, for manslaughter, on Wednesday last, the Attorney-General challenged every publican on the list, as the names of the jurors…

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Vox Populi—Vox Del. the Attorney-general and the Licensed Victuallers

The Australian · Thursday 23 May 1839 · page 2

On reconsideration of the affair, we shall decline to insert the very calm and logical, and eloquently written article, with which we Dave been…

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The Licensed Publicans

Bent's News and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 25 May 1839 · page 3

We have this number, in another part of our paper, merely noticed the recent uncalled for attack of the Attorney, General On the whole body of Licensed Victuallers, and the leading…

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Licenses for Cutting Cedar or Other Timber

The Sydney Monitor and Commercial Advertiser · Friday 31 May 1839 · page 2

In [?] of the Act of the Governor and Council pa[?]d in the second year of Her Majesty's Reign, [?]ed 'An Act further to restrain the unauthorised occupation of Crown Lands, and to…

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Licensing Act. to the Editor of the Colonist. Invermein, May 22, 1839

The Colonist · Wednesday 5 June 1839 · page 2

SIR,—Since the Licensing Act came into force prohibiting the stores from selling spirits and wines, we have had, comparatively, peace and quietness in this district, and have been almost…

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Incorporated Society of Licensed Victuallers

Bent's News and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 27 July 1839 · page 3

On Wednesday the forty-fifth anniversary of this Society; was celebrated by their annual Dinner, which took place at the London Tavern. The Company, as usual, was highly…

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Correspondence Concerning the Licensed Passage-b0at Snipe. Mr. Wetmore and the other Gentlmen of the Honorable Chamber of Commerce, &c. &c. A respectful communication. [?]

The Sydney Herald · Friday 2 August 1839 · page 3

[?] enclose copies of two responsive edicts, which we have just received from H. E. the Hoppo, and to which please give your attention. We also request you will inform us, as soon as…

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Domestic Intelligence. [Continued.] Licensed Victuallers' Petition

The Colonist · Saturday 14 September 1839 · page 4

OUR space will not admit our inserting the petition at length, and we will therefore briefly state the substance of it, and the grounds on which the publicans have a right to be relieved from the…

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Auction Licenses

The Sydney Monitor and Commercial Advertiser · Friday 1 November 1839 · page 2

We beg to enter our protest against one of the recommendations in the following article from the Sydney Herald, the reasons for which we will give after quoting the article:—…

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