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252 stories in Sydney's papers · page 4 of 13
A further meeting of magistrates for the transaction of the usual annual granting of publicans' and other licenses was held in the Summons Court at the Central Police Court yesterday. Thirty-two…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE most memorable sittings of the Sydney Licensing Bench on record came to an end at a quarter-past 11 o'clock this morning at the Water Police Court. Since the commencement of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →SIR,—Your leader on the Licensing Bill now before Parliament seems to me to fall very short of giving all the reasons why the granting of future h[?]ses should be vested in a judge, and not in a board at all…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →It is with pleasure we have to record that the leading publicans of Newtown have decided to make Sunday a day of rest by closing their establishments on the seventh day, except between the hours of 1 to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Present: Messrs. Penfold (in the chair), Bull, Callaghan, Bailey, W. J. Withers, Calvert, Perdriau, Case, Carpenter, Connell, Beaumont, Renwick, Hardie, Smart, Hyam, Dean, Armstrong, Henderson, Robinson, Dixon,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The adjourned annual licensing meeting was held at the Water Police Court yesterday. There were 15 magistrates on the bench, Mr. Penfold presiding…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The adjourned meeting of licensing magistrates was held yesterday morning at 10 o'clock. The magistrates present on the bench were—Messrs. Penfold, Linsley, Callaghan, Dean, Dixson, Shaw, Senior, Carpenter, Smart, Connell,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Sir,—By the 30th section of the proposed new Licensing Act, the granting of a publican's license is, I am glad to see, at the absolute discretion of the Licensing Board. This being so, it should be considered that the applicant, being required…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →This morning, at the Central Police Court, before Messrs. Neal (chairman), Ba[?]ooa, Penford, [?]l, bixon Carpenter, Ha[?]dy, [?] Martin, Grama[?], Fremlin, Ball, Beaumont, M'Beath, M'Coy…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →At a well attended masting of the above, held last night under the chairmanship of Mr. J. B. Oliffe (the president of the associates), at the Hyde Park Hotel, it was [?]moulsy received to call a monster…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →As we reported last week, the new Licencing Bill has been submitted to Parliament. The first part of the Bill (which is an extremely lengthy document), provides for the appointment of district…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Present—Messrs. Neale (in the chair), Barden, Penfold, Field, Dixson, Carpenter, Hardie, Linsley, Martin, Graham, Fremlin, Bull, Beaumont, M'Beath, M'Coy, Hourigan, Hill, Palser, Henderson, and Hyam…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →On the 29th April the Colonial Secretary introduced in the Legislative Assembly "a Bill to provide for the establishment of general licensing courts, and for the regulation of licensed trades," and in order that the licensing system…
Continued on Trove, page 876 →SIR,—The amenties of Police Court inquiries have so far become proverbial, that examples of a want of decorum in the conduct of proceedings before magistrates, of irregularities, and of…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Towards the close of last week the COLONIAL SECRETARY brought in a bill "to provide for the establishment of general licensing courts, and for the regulation of licensed trades."…
Continued on Trove, page 881 →WE think that the country has just cause for gratitude to the Ministry for their new Bill, which has been brought before the Assembly for the regulation of the liquor…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →"We prohibit these houses of vicious degree," Say their worships, "We'll close them for ever;" Cries Roberts, " Your worships, the law is with me, And I say, most emphatically--never !"…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →"Shall I not take mine ease at mine Inn?"--Shakspere. THE present Licensing system stands so generally condemned that there is some danger of the Government measure being…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →EVERY week and every day supply evidence of the destructive powers of intoxicating drink. Apart from the loss of life and property resulting from…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Sir,—The applause in the Legislative Assembly that greeted Sir Henry Parkes's announcement that a bill to amend the liquor laws was to be introduced has been, I am confident, echoed and re-echoed throughout the colony…
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