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Hotels & licensing, 1854

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The Empire. Friday, April 21, 1854. the Licensing Business

Empire · Friday 21 April 1854 · page 2

IT certainly is with not a little pleasure we see the Sydney Bench at length awakened to contemplate, with open face, the Public House nuisance, and to regard…

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Original Correspondence. the Jurisdiction of the Licensing Magistrates. Versus the Rights of the Publicans. To the Editor of the People's Advocate

The People's Advocate and New South Wales Vindicator · Saturday 22 April 1854 · page 4

SIR, -- At the preliminary meeting of Magistrates convened, for the consideration of the annual renewal of publicans licenses, the learned Attorney-General upon being appealed to for his legal opinion, as to the jurisdiction of the licensing bench, in granting…

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Speech of G. R. Nichols, Esq., M.l.c., for Teh Northumberland Boroughs, at a Dinner Given to Him by His Constituency, at the Northumberland Hotel, West Maitland, on the Evening of Monday, the 17Th April

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer · Saturday 22 April 1854 · page 2

Mr Nichols, on rising to return thanks, was greeted with loud and long cheering. He had to thank the Chairman for the kind feeling he had expressed towards him in introducing the toast…

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Auctioneer's License. To the Editor of the Sydney Morning Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 24 April 1854 · page 3

SIR,—I have been an applicant to the Raymond Terrace Bench of Magistrates for an auctioneer's license for that district, where there are only two magistrates acting, and, by one of the clauses of the License Act,…

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Annual, Licensing Meeting—18[?]4[?]

Empire · Wednesday 26 April 1854 · page 3

The adjourned meeting of Licensing Justices in and for the City and District of Sydney was held at noon, yesterday, in the Central Police Office, George-street. The following gentlemen…

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Annual Licensing Session

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 26 April 1854 · page 4

PRESENT:—Mr. Allen (Chairman), Mr. Hill, Mr. Thornton, Major Lockyer, Mr. Ross, Dr. Douglass, Mr. Josephson, Mr. Thorne, Mr. Burnell, Mr. Dowling, Mr. North, Mr. Lord, Captain Wingate, Mr. T…

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The Licensed Public-house Act. To the Editor of the Sydney Morning Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 27 April 1854 · page 2

SIR,—At the first meeting of the Magistrates of the Licensing Sessions for the present year, the Attorney. General referred to the case where Mr. Egan, although a wine and spirit merchant, and therefore, disqualified,…

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Annual Licensing Session

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 27 April 1854 · page 4

THE session resumed, pursuant to adjournment. The following magistrates were present:—Mr. Allen (chairman), Mr. Plunkett, Mr. Hill, Mr. Thornton, Captain Wingate, Mr. Ross, Major Lockyer, Mr…

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Annual Licensing Session

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 28 April 1854 · page 5

THE session assembled at ten o'clock, pursuant to adjournment. Present: Mr. Allen, Mr. Plunkett, Mr. Hill, Mr. Browne, Major Lockyer, Mr. Ross, Captain Wingate, Captain Moriarty, Mr. Thornton, Mr. Peck,…

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Publicans' Annual Licensing Meeting

The People's Advocate and New South Wales Vindicator · Saturday 29 April 1854 · page 9

THE Justices of the Peace in the City of Sydney have been greatly occupied during the past week in investigating the claims of applicants for public-house licenses. A sort of petty crusade has…

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Licensing Session. To the Editor of the Sydney Morning Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 1 May 1854 · page 5

SIR,—Yesterday a license was refused to the Steam Navigation Inn, Chippendale, on the ground that it was not required in the district. Now the facts of the case are these. Inspector Higgins said that the…

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Licensing Session. To the Editor of the Sydney Morning Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 1 May 1854 · page 3

SIR,—Yesterday a license was refused to the Steam Navigation Inn, Chippendale, on the ground that it was not required in the district. Now the facts of the case are those. Inspector Higgins said that the…

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Adjourned Licensing Meeting

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 May 1854 · page 5

PRESENT—Mr. Allen (Chairman), Mr. Plunkett, Mr. Hill Mr. Peek, Mr. Josephson, Mr. Ross, Captain Wingate, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Thornton, Mr. Broughton, Major Lockyer, Mr. T. W. Campbell, and…

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Adjourned Licensing Session. Monday, 1st MAY

Empire · Wednesday 3 May 1854 · page 3

Present:—George Allen, Esq. (in the chair), J. [?] J. H. Plunkett, T. Wingate, J. F. Josephson, [?] Campbell, George Hill, R. S Ross, George Thoraton, S. Peek, H. H. Browne, Esqrs., Major Lockyer, and M…

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Adjourned Licensing Meeting

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 4 May 1854 · page 4

PRESENT: Mr. Allen (Chairman), Mr. Plunkett, Mr. Hill, Mr. Thornton, Mr. Ross, Mr. Broughton, Captain Wingate, Mr. Peek, Dr. Douglass, Captain Moriarty, Major Lockyer, Mr. Kemp, Mr. T. W…

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Adjourned Licensing Meeting

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 May 1854 · page 5

PRESENT,—Mr. Allen (Chairman), Mr. Plunkett, Mr. Kemp, Mr. Hill, Mr. Ross, Mr. Peek, Captain Wingate, Mr. Thornton, Mr. Browne, Major Lockyer, and Captain Moriarty…

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Adjourned Licensing Meeting

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 May 1854 · page 4

PRESENT—Mr. Allen, (Chairman), Mr. Plunkett, Mr. Ross. Mr. Kemp. Mr. Hill, Mr. Peek, Major Lockyer, Mr. Browne, Mr. T. W. Campbell, Captain Wingate, Mr. Broughton, Captain Moriarty, Mr. North, and Mr. Dowling…

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The Licensing System at Hartley. To the Editor of the People's Advocate

The People's Advocate and New South Wales Vindicator · Saturday 6 May 1854 · page 3

SIR, -- I perceive in your journal of the 29th ultimo, a paragraph headed as above, I think that the party signing himself 'Fair Play,' ought in strict fair play to have signed his name, and not to have prefe[?]ed his charge anonomously…

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Adjourned Licensing Meeting

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 May 1854 · page 5

PRESENT.—Mr. Allen (chairman), Mr. Hill, Major Lockyer, Mr. Kemp, Mr. Ross, Mr. Peek, Mr. Darley, Captain Wingate, Mr. Brown, Mr. Broughton, Captain Moriarty, Mr. Plunkett, Mr. Murnin, Mr. Lloyd,…

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Adjourned Annual Licensing Meeting. Friday, May 5

Empire · Tuesday 9 May 1854 · page 2

Present:— George Allen, Esq[?]Chairman), R. S. Ross, J. M'Lerie, H. H. Brown, J. H. [?]unkett, George Hill, E. Lockyer, S. Peek, C. Kemp, T. Wingate, T. Broughton, T. W. Campbell, M. Moriarty, S. North, and J. S…

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