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Hotels & licensing, 1880

252 stories in Sydney's papers · page 3 of 13

Part Ii. Licenses for the Sale of Liquor, and special provisions in respect thereto

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 30 April 1880 · page 7

25. Nothing in this part shall apply to any person selling or offering for sale—(I.) Wine, cider, or perry, in quantities of not less than two gallons of any one kind of such liquor at any one time, being the produce of fruit of his…

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The New Licensing Bill

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Friday 30 April 1880 · page 2

A Bill "to provide for the establishment of General Licensing Courts and for the regulation of Licensing Trades" was introduced by the Premier last night just before the House rose at midnight…

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Licensing Bill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 30 April 1880 · page 7

Sir Henry Parkes brought up in the Legislative Assembly, yesterday, the bill which he recently obtained leave to introduce to amend the licensing laws. At present the measure has not received its final revision, and it is…

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Central Police Court. Licensing Court

Evening News · Friday 30 April 1880 · page 2

Kineteen magistrates occupied the Bench. James Coll applied to have his business of the Columbia Hetel transferred to his brother, John Coll…

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Annual Licensing Meeting. the Shingling Room. Castlereagh-street Cafes

Evening News · Friday 30 April 1880 · page 2

[?] adjourned annual licensing meeting was held this morning, at the Water Police Court. Twenty-three magistrates were present and Mr. Penfold was elected to the chair. The proceedings…

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New Licensing Bill

Evening News · Friday 30 April 1880 · page 2

The bill introduced into the Legislative Assembly last night by the Premier, to make better provision for the licensing and regulation of public houses, and the sale of fermented and spiritnous liquors, is of a…

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Tile New Licensing Bill

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Saturday 1 May 1880 · page 7

In connection with the brief outline of the Bill as published in our issue of yesterday the following provisions may be road, showing more fully the proposed operation of the measure:--…

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Annual Licensing Meeting in Sydney. Refusal of Renewals of Licenses

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 1 May 1880 · page 828

The annual meeting of the Justices acting for the Metropolitan District was held on the 22nd and 23rd ultimo, at the Central Police Court. The following magistrates were present:—Messrs. Sladen, Bailey, Swart, Watkins, Roseby,…

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The Licensing Bench

Evening News · Saturday 1 May 1880 · page 4

Those magistrates in favour of renewing the cafe licenses have either been overawed or they have changed their minds. Yesterday morning the bench at the Water Police Court, numbering 23 magistrates,…

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The New Licensing Bill

Evening News · Saturday 1 May 1880 · page 4

The new Licensing Bill, a precis of which appeared yesterday, will come under the consideration of the Licensed Victuallers' Association, at its first meeting. The publicans at present are greatly…

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Annual Licensing Meeting

Evening News · Saturday 1 May 1880 · page 5
Also in The Sydney Daily Telegraph

The adjourned sittings of the Annual Licensing Bench were continued yesterday afternoon at the Water Police Court. After the hearing of the first case the proceedings waned in public interest,…

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Licensing Business. Central Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 1 May 1880 · page 7

A licensing meeting was held, at the Central Police Court, yesterday, when there were present 19 magistrates, including Messrs. Neale (chairman), Palser, Senior, Pope, Withers, Smith, Maclean, Brooks, Fremlin, Barden…

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Licensing Bill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 1 May 1880 · page 8

Yesterday we printed the first and second sections of this bill, and now give part of the the third section, which deals with brewers' and spirit merchants' licenses, the licensing and regulation of public vehicles within the Metropplitan…

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The Late Fire at the Double Bay Hotel

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Saturday 1 May 1880 · page 7

An inquest upon the late fire at the Double Bay Hotel was commenced on Tuesday last, before the City Coroner, at the Double Bay Hotel, and after extending over three days was concluded…

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On Hotel Paper

Sydney Punch · Saturday 1 May 1880 · page 2

"Shall I not take mine ease at mine Inn?"--Shakspere. THE Hon Sir George Innes, Knt., Chairman of Committees of the Legislative…

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Licensing Bill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 3 May 1880 · page 3

On Saturday we printed portions of the third section of this bill, and now give a precis of the remainder of the measure, which refers to pawnbrokers' and hawkers' licenses, the cancellation of licenses, and legal procedure:—…

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The Licensing Bill

Evening News · Tuesday 4 May 1880 · page 2

In accordance with the advertisement which appeared in this paper, a large and Influential meeting of publicans took place last evening at Rowe's Family Hotel, Bourke-street, Surry…

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A Publican's Wife Elopes with a Larrikin

Evening News · Tuesday 4 May 1880 · page 3

Some little excitement has been caused in Walgett (says the local paper) by the intelligence that the wife of a publican, who resides in the vicinity, had cleared out with a well-known specimen of the genus…

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The Annual Licensing Meeting. Another Field Day. Thirty Magistrates Present Bench V. Bar. Midnight Sydney

Evening News · Tuesday 4 May 1880 · page 3

THE Central Police Court was again crowded this morning, the occasion being the resumption of the annual licensing meeting. Thirty magistrates occupied the bench, Mr. Penfold being appointed…

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