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Sydney · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1879

123 stories in Sydney's papers · page 2 of 7

Licensing Squabbles in Court

Evening News · Thursday 13 February 1879 · page 3

Tuesday was the usual monthly lice[?]sing business, at the Central Police Court, and as usual the bench was crowded with magistrates, and the court-room densely packed with onlookers, members of the legal…

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Licensing Squabbles in Court

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 15 February 1879 · page 12

TUESDAY was the usual monthly licensing day, at the Central Police Court, and as usual the bench was crowded with magistrates, and the court-room densely packed with onlookers, members of the legal…

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New Zealand. the Thistle Hotel, Auckland

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 15 February 1879 · page 30

IN this issue we give a view of the Thistle Hotel (Mr. J. Gr. Little proprietor), situated at the corner of Queen and Darley streets, and adjacent to the theatre. The public bar is very large and splendidly…

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The Great Licensing Case

Evening News · Thursday 27 February 1879 · page 2

The libel action brought by Mr. Bernard Bogan against the Rev. John M'Gibbon and others, for the publication of a certain article in the PROTESTANT STANDARD, terminated yesterday morning in a verdict…

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Supreme Court. Tuesday. Sittings in the Jury Court for Trial of Causes. (Before His Honor the Chief Justice and a Jury of Four.) Important Libel Case in the Licensing System

Evening News · Thursday 27 February 1879 · page 3

BOGAN v. M'GIBBON AND OTHERS. This was an action brought by Bernard Bogan against the Rev. John M'Gibbon, Rev. Zachary Barry, Edward Lee, Hector Ross, to…

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The Hotel Accommodation Craze. To the Editor

Evening News · Friday 28 February 1879 · page 3

SIR,—"Rough Carpenter," alias John Jacobs, in jour contemporary, is most ambitious for the appearance of the city of Sydney. It might be advisable for him, the happy possessor of brains, to take into consideration the general…

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Licensing Meeting

Evening News · Friday 28 February 1879 · page 2

The usual monthly licensing meeting was held at the Water Police Court this morning, and although there were several applications for licenses and transfers, there was only one to which an objection…

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Public-house Licensing

Evening News · Tuesday 4 March 1879 · page 2

A general sitting of the Licensing Bench was held to-day, at the Central Police Court, presided over by Mr. Calvert. There were over twenty justices of the peace in attendance. The first application…

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Licensing

Evening News · Saturday 8 March 1879 · page 3

At the bt-weely licensing sitting held at the Water Police Court yesterday, Robert H. Sompill, official assignee in the insolvent estate of Cornelius Lonegan, applied for the removal of the license of the…

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Parramatta Police Court. Special Licensing Sessions Tuesday, March 11

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 15 March 1879 · page 8

(Before Messrs. McCren (in the chair) H. Byrnes, C.J. Byrnes, Cleeve, Cox, Crook, Crawford, Golledge, Goold, Harper, Miller, Payt[?], Pearce, and Sparke.)…

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Commercial Hotel, Glen limes

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 15 March 1879 · page 25

THIS splendid establishment, of which we give an engraving from a photo by Mr. Conrad Wagner, is situated in Grey-street, in the centre of the town, facing the court-house. As regards its exterior, let…

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Floating Hotels

Evening News · Saturday 29 March 1879 · page 4

We understand that the screw steamer Wonga Wonga, 1009 tons, has been purchased from toe A.S.N. Co. for the purpose of being converted into a floating hotel. She will be at once fitted up for that…

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Licensing Business

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 16 April 1879 · page 3

At the Central Police Court, yesterday, before Messrs. Charlton (chairman), Hogan, Hull, Hart. Callaghan, Hourigan, M'Beath, Fremlin, Calvert, J. Davies, Butchort, M'Lean, Linsley, Stanley, Pinhey, Renwick, Guy,…

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Licensing Meeting

Evening News · Wednesday 16 April 1879 · page 2

At the Water Police Court, yesterday before Messrs. Neale, Lester, Penfold, Smart, Blair, Shaw, Carpenter, Jeannerette, and Jenkins, an application was made for the transfer of the…

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Licensed Porters

Evening News · Friday 18 April 1879 · page 3

The following are the draft by laws for the licensing and regulation of porters within the city of Sydney:—Whereas it is desirable that provision should be made for licensing and regulating porters…

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Licensing Brawl in Court

Evening News · Tuesday 22 April 1879 · page 2

An array of 24 magistrates sat at the Central Police Court, to-day, to adjudicate in the matter of one Edward M'Donald's application for the transfer of a publican's license. The names of the magistrates…

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Licensing Business

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 23 April 1879 · page 7

At the CENTRAL POLICE COURT, before Messrs. Charlton, Callaghan, Calvert, Kippax, Graham, Fremlin, O'Connor, Dixon, J. Davis, W. C. Browne, Harris, Browne, Renwick, Hart, M'Beath, Penfold, Merriman,…

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Licensing Meeting

Evening News · Friday 25 April 1879 · page 2

At the Central Police Court, this morning, the application of John J. Shepherd for the transfer of the [?] of the Giobe Tavern, Market and [?] William Mahony, was…

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Further Licensing Conflicts

Evening News · Wednesday 30 April 1879 · page 2

The adjourned annual meeting of the Licensing Bench for the metropolitan district was held at the Central Police Court yesterday morning. The following magistrates were in attendance :—Messrs. Lindsay…

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Licensing Business

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 30 April 1879 · page 8

At the Central Police Court, yesterday, before Messrs. Linsley (chairman), Mills, Hezlett, Calvert, Palmer, Bull, Callaghan, Fremlm, M'Beath, Stanley, Hart, Dixon, Davies, Penfold, M'Loan, Dean, Kippax, Merriman,…

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