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Sydney · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1861

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

The Bum Duty: Its Impolicy, Taken in Connection to the Injury It Will Inflict on the Licensed Victuallers, a Large Body. To the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 February 1861 · page 3

SIR,—As publicans, we are the worst need body in the community, although we have been good servants of the public generally, who have been supplied with every creature comfort, —luncheons, sheep, elean, and wholesome, at 1s., ale included,…

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Auctioneers' Licenses

Empire · Wednesday 27 February 1861 · page 3

IN compliance with the 15th clause of the Auctioncers' Licensing Act, 11 Vict., No. 16, it is hereby notifled, that licenses have been issued to the undermentioned persons to act as auctioners for the current year:…

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The Police and the Publicans. to the Editor of the Empire

Empire · Tuesday 19 March 1861 · page 3

SIR,—It has been asserted wine and spirit merchants have no right to sit on the bench where the interests of publicans are concerned, but with less reason and justice have gentlemen of teetotal principles and…

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Confectioners' Licenses

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 29 March 1861 · page 5

WE have been requested to publish the following petition from the Society for the Suppression of Intemperance:— To the Honorable the Legislative Assembly of New South Wales,…

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Confectioner's Licenses

Empire · Friday 29 March 1861 · page 8

THE following petition was presented by Mr. Parkes, on Wednesday, to the Legislative Assembly:— To the Honorable the Legislative Assembly of New South Wales, in Parliament assembled…

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Licensed Public Houses

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 April 1861 · page 8

THE following ia the Bill to amend the laws relating to Licensed Public Houses, introduced yesterday by Mr. Rusden. Whereas the laws now in force relating to licensed…

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Mr. Rusden's Proposed "Publicans' Laws Amendment Act, 1861." to the Editor of the Empire

Empire · Friday 12 April 1861 · page 2

SIR.—As one deeply interested. I venture respectfully to reguest that you will be pleased, through the medium of your valuable paper, to bring under the notice of the honorable the Houses of Parhament the fact that unless…

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The Persecuted Publicans of Sydney. to the Editor Ot the Empire

Empire · Friday 19 April 1861 · page 8

SIR,—I belong to a tribe who not only contribute lirgely to the general revenue of the country, but, as caterers to public convenience, form a most essentist component part of its society. I am, moreover, one of…

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Licensing Session

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 24 April 1861 · page 2

PRESENT —The Right Worshipful the Mayor, with Messrs. Armitage, Asher, Atkinson, Breillat, Flood, Lucas, Oatley, Smith, and Smithers. The list was gone through, and, with the exception of…

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Licensing Session

Sydney Mail · Saturday 27 April 1861 · page 8

PRESENT—The Right Worshipful the Mayor, with Messers. Armitage, Asher, Atkinson, Breillat, Flood, Lucas, Oatley, Smith, and Smithers. The list was gone through, and, with the exception of…

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"Licensed Publicans." to the Editor of the Empire

Empire · Monday 6 May 1861 · page 8

SIR,—Under the above heading, a paragraph was published in the columns of your contemporary, the Herald, on Tuesday last, which might have done serious injury to individuals applying for publicans' licenses…

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A Brief Account of the Dinner to His Excellency Sir John Young, at the Clarendon Hotel, on the 18Th January, 1861, a Day or Two Prior to His Leaving London. [Communicated by a London Correspondent.]

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 13 May 1861 · page 3

THE party was limited to forty as the utmost number tables could be laid for conveniently, in the largest dining room at "the Clarendon." Of this number the gentlemen who invited Sir John Young,…

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Sale of Liquors General Licensing Bill, 1861

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 10 June 1861 · page 2

THE necessity for amending and consolidating our present laws relating to the sale of fermented and sp[?]tuous liquors, and the granting of licenses, has been urged for some years past on both, Houses of…

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The Licensed Victuallers and Their Detractors. to the Editor of the Empire

Empire · Monday 24 June 1861 · page 4

SIR—Whetever anonymous scribblers may say to the contrary, the licensed victullars have to submit to a system of police espionage positively disgraceful in a British community; and it is noterious that certain detectives…

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Dinner at the Sir John Young Hotel

Empire · Thursday 4 July 1861 · page 5

MR. JOHN HOURIGAM, late of the Nelson Hotel. Willism-street, having recently erected a fine building at the corner of Crown end William atreete, which he has opened as a place of business, under the name of the…

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Notes on the Sale of Liquors General Licensing Act of 1861

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Chronicle · Saturday 6 July 1861 · page 3

The arbitrary character of the present laws relating to the sale of Fermented and Spirituous Liquors, and the granting of Licenses (13 Vic., No. 29, and 17 Vic., No. 6.), has been frequently brought under tho consideration…

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The Proposed Publicans. Act

Empire · Thursday 11 July 1861 · page 2

A BILL to amend and consolidate the Laws relating to the Sale of Fermented and Spiritnous Liquors, and the Granting of Licenses…

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Amended Publicans' Act

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 13 July 1861 · page 6

The proposed new Act for the amendment of the present arbitrary and oppressive law which to much affects the members of the wine and spirit trade has been lately published by Mr. F…

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The New Licensed Victuallers Bill. to the Editor of the Empire

Empire · Monday 15 July 1861 · page 4

SIR,—It is seldom that the licensed victuallers of New Sou[?]b Wales are in gratitude called upon to thank any portion of the Press for anything like impartial criticism in dealing with, the wrongs under which they have been…

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The Licensed Victuallers' Bili. to the Editor of the Empire

Empire · Tuesday 23 July 1861 · page 8

SIR,—Your kindness in giving insertion in your issue of l5th instant to my comments on this measure, induces me to fulfil the promise I then made, of returning to its further consideration at an early date. I shall in this…

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