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Hotels & licensing, 1857

43 stories in Sydney's papers · page 1 of 3

Licensed Watermen

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 2 January 1857 · page 5

To the Honorable the Members of the Legislative Assembly. The humble petition of the undersigned Licensed Watermen of the City of Sydney, Balmain, Pyrmont, &c., &c.,…

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Licensed Nuisances of London. (From John Bull, 8th November.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 26 January 1857 · page 3

IT is all very well to define John Bull as a grumbling animal; such may do for his genus and difference logically, but the latter is of a very multiplex nature, and one distinction bound up in it is especially…

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Quarterly Licensing Meeting

Empire · Saturday 7 March 1857 · page 3

The quarterly meeting of the Bench of Magistrates, for the granting of new and the transfer of old licenses, took pince at the Court House on Tuesday last, when the following magistrates were present, viz., Dr. Palmer,…

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Publicans' Licensing Meeting

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 March 1857 · page 3

THE quarterly meeting for the transaction of business under the Publicans' Licensing Act wat continued yesterday, the following justices being present:—Mr. Allen, Mr. G. Hill, Mr. M'Arthur, Mr…

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Hawkers' and Pedlers' Licenses

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 March 1857 · page 3

In pursuance of the usual notice, a quarterly meeting was yeterday held for the consideration of applications for hawkers' and pedlers' licenses. Present—Mr. Allen (in the chair), Mr. G. Hill, Mr. M'Arthur, Mr…

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Distillation Licenses

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 25 March 1857 · page 5

LIST of Distillation Licenses granted for the yeer 1857, in pursuance of the Act of Council, 13 Victoria, No. 27:— Ogilvie E. D., Yulgibar; Robb James,…

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District Licenses

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 25 March 1857 · page 5

List of Persons to whom Auctioneers' District Licenses have been issued up to March 21st, for the year 1857. Armstrong John, Campbelltown; Avery Thomas,…

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Selections. a Publican's Estimate of His Trade

Australian Band of Hope Journal · Saturday 11 April 1857 · page 12

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Red Cow Hotel, Parramatta

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer · Saturday 18 April 1857 · page 1

MR.JOHN LAWRENCE begs to inform the gentlemen of the neighbourhood, Sydney, and travellers visiting Parramatta, that he has taken the management of the Red Cow Hotel,…

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Second Day. Publicans' Races

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer · Saturday 18 April 1857 · page 2

Mr R. Turner's b g Sancho P. Logon's b g Orlando P. Logan's' b g Emperor B. Richards' ch g Wilberforce…

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Annual Licensing Meeting

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 22 April 1857 · page 5

THE licensing session for the year 1857-8 commenced yesterday: present, the Right Worshipful the Mayor (in the chair), Mr. Allen, Mr. Forbes, Major Lockyer, Major Wingate, Mr. G. Hill, Captain Scott, Mr…

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The Publicans, the Police and the Revenue. To the Editor of the Empire

Empire · Monday 27 April 1857 · page 4

Sin—Permit me to call your attention to a subject connected with the management of public-houses, to the duties of the police, and to the glaring frauds upon the revenue which are so common, nightly, in this vicinity…

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Annual Licensing Meeting. Tuesday, April 28Th

Empire · Wednesday 29 April 1857 · page 3

The Magistrates sat yesterday morning to grant the [?]nal licenses for publicans. The Mayor presided. [?] following magistrates were also on the bench: Messrs. G. Hill, Broughton, Major Wingate, Captain…

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Annual Licensing Meeting

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 29 April 1857 · page 4

PRESENT—The Right Worshipful the Mayor (in the chair), Alderman Hill, Mr. Allen, Mr. Broughton, Major Lockyer, Captain Scott, Mr. Macarthur, and Captain Moriarty…

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Annual Licensing Meeting

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 May 1857 · page 4

THE annual meeting for the granting of publicans' general licenses was resumed by the Right Worshipful the Mayor, accompanied by Alderman Hill and Major Lockyer…

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Licensing Court. Monday, May 11

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 15 May 1857 · page 2

PRESENT, Mr. Forbes, P.M., presiding; Alderman Hill, Major Lockyer, Major Wingate, and Captain M'Lean. Objections were filed in the following cases:—…

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The Publicans and the Bench

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer · Saturday 16 May 1857 · page 2

WITH the importation of Mr Forbes from Parramatta, we never dreamt that we were to receive a fresh accession of magisterial light. It never once occurred to us that the Parramatta…

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Licensing Court. Saturday, May 16

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 19 May 1857 · page 4

PRESENT the Right Worshipful the Myor, Chairman; Alderman Hill, Majors Lockyer and Wingate, Mr. Forbes, P.M., and Captain M'Lean. OBJECTED CASES CONTINUED…

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Recommended for Special Licenses

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 21 May 1857 · page 2

1 Philip Cohen, Pier Hotel, Manly Beach 2 James Dimond, Halfway House, Upper Paddington 3 Felix Lannoy, Petty's Hotel, Church-hill…

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Annual Licensing Meeting

Empire · Thursday 21 May 1857 · page 4

The Magistrates sat yesterday for a short time, and concluded the business of the Licensing Session. The following licenses were granted, in addition to those that were published in the Empire of April 29:…

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