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Sydney · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1878

97 stories in Sydney's papers · page 5 of 5

The Licensing Benches. To the Editor

Evening News · Friday 15 November 1878 · page 2

SIR.—In your Wednesday's issue you make special mention of the refusal of Mr. James Parle's application for a license for his new bouse at Miller's Point, by a bench of thirty magistrates, at the Water Police Court, The day previous…

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The Licensing System

Evening News · Friday 22 November 1878 · page 3

AN important and well-attended public meeting took place an Thursday evening, at the Newtown Town Hall, to devise means to prevent the increase of public houses in the district. The meeting was convened…

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Publican's Troubles in Levuka

Evening News · Friday 22 November 1878 · page 3

The following from the Fiji Argus. shows rather facetiously the affects of the strict enforcement of the New South Wales Licensing Act in the sunny [?] of the South Seas.—Any publican allowing dice…

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The Licensing System

Evening News · Tuesday 26 November 1878 · page 2

THERE was a large and influential meeting of the resident of Surry Hills last night in St. Michael's Schoolroom Fitaroy-street the Licensing Act and to prevent the increase of…

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The Licensing System

Evening News · Wednesday 27 November 1878 · page 2

A deputation of gentlemen connected with the Liquor Licence Amendment Association, interviewed the Premier this morning, and gave the hon. gentleman a reminder of his promise to bring in a bill to…

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Important Decision of the Government. a Bill to Suspend Granting Any More Purlicans Licenses. Department of lands, Sydney, 28th November, 1878

Evening News · Thursday 28 November 1878 · page 2

The following important letter was sent this morning by the Premier, (Hon. J. S. Farnell) to Mr. P. R. Holosworth, as secretary of the Liquor Licensing Amendment Association:—Department…

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Deputation. Liquor Licensing Laws

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 28 November 1878 · page 3

Yesterday morning a deputation consisting of Mr. E. Greville, M. L. A.; Rev. Dr. M'Gibbon, Rev. J. A. Dowie, Rev. G. Macintosh; Messrs. P. R. Holdsworth, S. Brown, J. Holland, J. A. Jones, A. Morris, M. L. Davies, J. G…

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The Publicans Act

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 30 November 1878 · page 869

Mr. Farnell has addressed the following letter to the secretary of the Liquor Licensing Amendment Association, under date November 28 :—"Sir,—The Premier has consulted with his colleagues, as promised by him to the deputation…

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Deputation. the Licensing System

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 30 November 1878 · page 40

A deputation of gentlemen connected with the Liquor License Amendment Association, interviewed the Premier on Wednesday, and gave the hon. gentleman a reminder of his promise to bring in a bill to…

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Licensing Suspensory Bill

Evening News · Monday 2 December 1878 · page 2

THE Government have promised to bring is a Bill to suspend the granting of publican's licenses pending the amendment of the licensing laws and while we called in question the patriotism of their…

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The Licensed Victuallers' Report

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 7 December 1878 · page 13

THERE are few associations in the colony which have given, the public a more pleasant surprise than that of the Licensed Victuallers. When, it was first started,…

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Licensing Bench—Unusual Scene

Evening News · Tuesday 10 December 1878 · page 2

The monthly sitting of the Lioensing Bench took place at noon to-day at the Water Police Court. There were between thirty and forty magistrates present, presided over by the Water Police Magistrates…

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Licensed Surveyors

Evening News · Saturday 14 December 1878 · page 8

Surveyor General's Department.—At an examination lately held, to determins the qualifications of candidates for license to survay, under the Crown [?] Acts. the following sentlemen were found by…

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Public-house Licenses. To the Editor

Evening News · Saturday 21 December 1878 · page 5

SIR,—Kindly permit me a small space in your paper to say a few words with reference to the present system of granting licenses to public-houses. Some thirteen years ago, when I fist arrived in sydney, the first thing that marked my…

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Publicans' Licences

Sydney Punch · Saturday 21 December 1878 · page 7

IT is high time that the Government stepped in and prevented the disgraceful scenes at the meetings of Justices for granting licences to Publicans. Packed benches, wrangles, hard words, and threatening gestures that would disgrace a bear garden, are too often indulged in…

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Licensing Public Houses. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 24 December 1878 · page 6

Sir,—In your issue of the 19th instant you have a report of the proceedings od the above matter at the Central Police Court on Tuesday last, permit me to say that Messrs. Linsley, Paling, and I, did not go to inspect the…

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Mr. E. Perkins's Hotel, Private Museum, and Farm, Auckland

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 28 December 1878 · page 18

The Occidental Hotel,with its private museum, Vulcan-avenue, off Queen's-street, Auckland, s the greatest wonder of an hotel in the southern hemisphere, and the proprietor, Mr. Edward…

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