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Sydney · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1875

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

Licensed Vehicles. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 4 January 1875 · page 3

SIR.—Your Issue of Wednesday last contains a long letter from the pen of who has made himself conspicuous as a class legislator. Mr. Tunks must not think for one moment that his…

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Burning of the Punt Hotel at Hay. Hay, Wednesday, 1.28 p.m

Evening News · Wednesday 13 January 1875 · page 2

The Punt, Hotel was totally distroyed by fire this morning. The proprietor was insured to the extent of £700 and the landlord £400. The loss, is about £2000,…

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Burning of the Punt Hotel at Hay. Hay. Wednesday, 1.28 p.m

Empire · Thursday 14 January 1875 · page 2

The Punt Hotel was totally destroyed by fire this morning. The proprietor was insured to the extent of £100, and the landlord £400. The loss ie about £2000…

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Licensed Vehicles. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 21 January 1875 · page 3

SIR,—I trust that my occupation as a cab-driver will be sufficient excuse to account for my not having ere this replied to Mr. William Tunke's rather sorry effort of the 5th instant, to vindicate the actions of the Metropolitan Transit…

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Disastrous Fire. Burning of Brandon's Punt Hotel

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 23 January 1875 · page 7

NED Brandon's Punt Hotel was totally destroyed this morning by fire (says the Hay Standard, of January 13). About 1 o'clock the slumbers of the inhabitants were disturbed by a cry of…

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News of the Day. Snake in an Hotel Gellar

Evening News · Saturday 23 January 1875 · page 2

A deadly brown snake, between two and three feet in length, was killed yesterday in the celiar of the Criterion Hotel, George-street, [?] the Post-office. It is not easy to account for the presence of the…

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Licensed Vehicles. to the Edit0r of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 25 January 1875 · page 3

SIR,—Your correspondent in Thursday's He aid, Mr. Mil[?] un may, I suppose, be regarded as the monthpiece of the [?]iii of sydney.It so they are mistaken it they suppose I have any personal interest in defending the aution…

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Licensed Victuallers' Association

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 30 January 1875 · page 8

THERE was held, last evening, in the New Oddfellows Hall, Elizabeth-street, Hyde Park, the quarterly meeting of the members of the Licensed Victuallers' Association of New South Wales. The chair was occupied by Mr. Charles…

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Agriculture in Queensland. (From a Correspondent.) Commercial Hotel, Ipswich, January 20th, 1875

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 30 January 1875 · page 16

As you know I came to Queensland for the purpose of giving an opinion on a subject for irrigation, you will naturally expect my first letter will be on that important matter, but as I have not yet matured my…

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Agriculture in Queensland. Commercial Hotel, Ipswich, January 20th, 1875

Evening News · Monday 1 February 1875 · page 3

An you know I came to Queensland for the purpose of giving an opinion on a subject for irrigation, you will naturally expect my first letter will be on that important matter but as I have not yet matured my…

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Agriculture in Queensland. (From a Correspondent.) Commercial Hotel, Ipswich, January 20th, 1875

Empire · Monday 1 February 1875 · page 3

As you know I came to Queensland for the purpose of giving an opinion on a subject for irrigation, you will naturally expect my first letter will be on that important matter, but as I have not yet matured my…

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Homes or Hotels. (From the World, January 20.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 27 March 1875 · page 8

WE Britons are fanatics in the matter of home. We might like to get away from it occasionally, even for a time to sever all connection with it; but in every class and at all ages home is a magnet to which our…

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The Coming Chicago Hotel

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 24 April 1875 · page 9

THE latest American progress in building will be the Mammoth Hotel, soon to be erected ia Chicago. This enormous hotel is to have a front-ago of three English miles, and a depth of six…

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A Publican Fined £250

Evening News · Wednesday 26 May 1875 · page 5

At the Geelong Police Court, before the Mayor, Mr. Panton, P.M., and Messrs. Cunningham, Rutherford, Garratt, Parker, Day, Clarke, and Gray. Albert Simons, landlord of the Corio Hotel,…

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The Coming Chicago Hotel

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 29 May 1875 · page 7

THE latest American progress in building will be the Mammoth Hotel, soon to be erected in Chicago. This enormous hotel is to have a frontage of three English miles…

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A Publican Fined £250

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 29 May 1875 · page 9

AT the Geelong Police Court, before the Mayor, Mr. Panton, P.M., and Messrs. Cunningham, Rutherford, Garratt, Parker, Day, Clarke, and Gray, Albert Simons, landlord of the Corio Hotel,…

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Cancellation of the Railway Refreshment Room License

Evening News · Wednesday 2 June 1875 · page 2

This morning, at the Central Police Court, the licence of Railway Refreshment-room, hitherto held by Mr. John Lewis Catsner, was cancelled by the consent of the holder. On the 24th of March last, it…

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Breaches of the Licensing Act. to the Inspector-general of Police. Per Favour of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 22 June 1875 · page 7

SIR,—Day by day in the police reports I read of the vigilance of the police in having publicans lined for breaches of the Licensing Act, and whilst doing so I have noticed that it is always those in the outskirts of the…

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Sydney Improvements—Bowden's Club House Hotel

Evening News · Saturday 26 June 1875 · page 2

NOT the least noticeable amongst the changes, which have lately taken place in Sydney, are the improvements in hotel buildings, and their accommodation;—so that the charge that was…

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Licensed Surveyors

Evening News · Saturday 17 July 1875 · page 4

The following is the result of examination of candidates for License to Survey:—1. Arthur Lewingdon Lloyd; 2. Octavius Langtree; 3. William James Farrer; 4. Ralph Arderne; 5. James Alfred…

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