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Sydney · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1866

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

Omnibus and Cab Licenses, &c. To the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 January 1866 · page 8

SIR,—Having read several letters published by you last year regarding omnibus and hackney carriage nuisances, and having experienced a considerable decrease therein since your powerful advocacy has been enlisted on the behalf of…

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A Night at the Charine Cross Hotel

Empire · Monday 30 April 1866 · page 3

Mr. Thomas H. Oldman, of-Galnsborough, recatly ordered a sitting room and four bedrppme, at the Churing orcsl Hotal, London, There were duly secoured by a friend, and the sequel is thus related by Mr…

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Hotel Management

Empire · Wednesday 16 May 1866 · page 2

A good example of the British power of grumbling was lately exhibited by a gentleman who, having landed at Dover after the accident to the steamer Samphire, did not…

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Pro Bono Publicano

Sydney Punch · Saturday 26 May 1866 · page 7

Mr. PUNCH has a friendly feeling for publicans--not that he ever patronises them--but, as a practical man, he looks upon them as a necessary evil, and nobody can doubt the fact that they are the direct means of dispensing a vast amount of spiritual comfort to the benighted…

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The License of Counsel

Sydney Punch · Saturday 30 June 1866 · page 3

WE find it stated in a report of one of the cases heard m the District Court, during the month, that the plaintiff, a learned member of the Bar, having regard (as he said) to the complexion of defendant's whiskers, indignantly called him ”a murdering piebald scoundrel.”…

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Licensed Victuallers' Association First Anniversary Dinner

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 5 July 1866 · page 5

THE first anniversary dinner of the New South Wales Litensed Victualiers' Association—founded for establishing a unity of feeling and action amongst its members, and [?] affording facilities for frequent conference and…

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Licensed Victuallers' Association Dinner

Empire · Thursday 5 July 1866 · page 5

Last night the first anniversary dinner of the Liconsed Victuallers' Association took place at the Masonio Hall. The dinner was provided by Mr. John Perry, of the Freemasons' Hall Hotel, who added to his…

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Licensed Victuallers' Association: First Anniversary Dinner

Sydney Mail · Saturday 7 July 1866 · page 11

The first anniversary dinner of the New South Wales Licensed "Victuallers' Association — founded for establishing a unity of feeling and action amongst its members, and for affording facilities for frequent conference and…

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Important to Publicans

Empire · Wednesday 11 July 1866 · page 4

At the Albury Police Court, July 4, before Captain Brownrigg, P.M., C. G. N. Lockhart, and George Day, Esq.'s, J.P.'s, Edward Post, of the Cookondina Hotel, Cookendina, was complained against by summons,…

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Licensed Victuallers' Association

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 July 1866 · page 5

THE first annual meeting of the members of this association, for the election of officers, &c., was held at the Freemasons' Hotel, York-street, yesterday evening. The attendence was very large. The president of the association,…

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Licensed Victuallers' Association

Sydney Mail · Saturday 14 July 1866 · page 3

The first annual meeting of the members of this association, for the election officers, &c., was held at the Freemasons' Hotel, York-street, on Wednesday evening. The attendance was very large. The president of the association,…

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Licensed Victuallers Association

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Chronicle · Saturday 25 August 1866 · page 3

On Monday evening a lecture was delivered in the Freemason's Hotel to the members of the Association by the Hon. E. C. Weekes, M.L.C. The chair was taken by the Hon. C. Cowper Esq., M.L.A., and amongst the…

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Publicans' Act. to the Editor of the Empire

Empire · Tuesday 4 September 1866 · page 3

Sir,—If there be an Act in existence that requires repealing or amending more than another, it is the socalled Publicans' Act, so far as it relates to the mode of prosecution, and in case of conviction the distribution…

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Licensed Victuallers' Association

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 October 1866 · page 3

A GENERAL meeting of the members of the Licensed Victuallers' Association of New South Wales was hold last evening in the Freemasons' Hall Hotel, York-street, Mr. Edward Byrne occupied the chair…

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New South "Wales Licensed Victuallers' Association

Empire · Friday 5 October 1866 · page 5

Last evening the quarterly meeting of the above Society was held, at the Freemasons' Hotel, York-street. Mr. Byrne occupied the chair. The Secretary, Mr. A. C. DELCHERY, read the…

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Licensed Victuallers' Association

Sydney Mail · Saturday 6 October 1866 · page 9
Also in Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Chronicle

A GENERAL meeting of the members of the Licensed Victuallers' Association of New South Wales was held on Thursday in the Freemasons' Hall Hotel, York-street. Mr. Edward Byrne occupied the chair…

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Ye Champion Sculling Match. Done into verse by Mr. Punch's own Licensed (Brandy and) Waterman

Sydney Punch · Saturday 20 October 1866 · page 2

OLD Dobbs, my friend, you remember Dobbs, Capital fellow, not one of your snobs, Aristocrats by the grace of "bobs,"…

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City Sketches. Tattersall's Club Hotel, Pitt-street

Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Chronicle · Saturday 3 November 1866 · page 4

Unless it be utter stranger, none can plead ignorance of the existence in this metropolis, of a Tattersell's Founed upon and taking its name from, that word acknowledged Institution which has flourished for about…

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Conference on Prevailing Intemperance and the Licensing System

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 12 December 1866 · page 3

A CONFERENCE—having for its object the consideration of the prevailing intemperance, the present licensing system, and the propriety of forming an Anti-liquor Traffic League—was held yesterday at the Temperance Hall, Pitt-street. There were present…

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