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ON the morning of the 9th instant, at Bathurst, several members of the Church of England Synod, and others who took an interest in the question, met to hear the Rev. F. B. Boyee, of Orange, road a…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →LONDON, June 19.—The House of Commons, by a majority of 229 against 203, adopted Sir Wilfred Lawson's "local option" resolutions, the object of which is interested—namely, the inhabitants themselves—the power of issuing or refusing licenses to publichouses. The following are the terms of Sir Wilfrid…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →In the House of Commons, yesterday, Mr. Gladstone expressed his approval of the principle of local option, but objected to the details of the measure…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →In the House of Commons to-night, Mr. Wilfred Lawson again brought forward his resolutions affirming the principle of local option in regard to the number of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →This day, at the Central Police Court, 28 magistrates were present, and the court was extremely crowded. The following licenses were granted : — for Billiards : John Cohen, W.J. Wilshire, William…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sir,—A license has been twice refused to a house on the Albion Estate, the last time by a Bench of nearly twenty magistrates. To-morrow (Tuesday) application is to be made to transfer the license from a house at Miller's…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →ADELAIDE, Wednesday.—The Licensed Victuallers' Bill was introduced into the Assembly last night. It consolidates the whole of the present law and repeals fire Acts. It prohibits…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sir Henry Parkas announced last night in the Legislative Assembly that, in Consequence of the many objections made and fresh suggestions offered by the police and offers in regard to legislation on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Sir,—The magnitude of the subject, coupled with the fact that you have generously afforded ample opportunity to correspondents of giving expression to the merits or defects of the bill now before Parliament, for the establishment of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →FOR a long time past there has been an uneasy suspicion that the liquors vended in some of the low drinking shops of Sydney are little better than rank poison. In order to test this point a number…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Finding that the outlaws would net surrender, the police telegraphed for permission to burn the hotel, as they did not wish to sacrifice mere lives. The Chief Secretary replied, "If you are…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Colonel Anderson with 12 artillerymen and a heavy piece of ordnance have been sent up to blow down the hotel if they will not surrender. It is expected that Ned Kelly has bean taken cut…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →At the Central Police Court, to-day, the magistrates present were—Messrs. Nelson, O'Couner. Martin, Watkins, Lineley, Gr[?] Bart, Pe[?] M'Coy, Pa[?] Hogas, Taylor, Maclean, Carter, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The magistrates present yesterday were—Messrs. Nelson (in the chair), O'Connor, Martin, Watkins, Linsley, Graham, Perdriau, Hart, M'Coy, Palser, Hogan, Taylor, M'Lean, Carter, and See…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A Licensing Court was held yesterday at the Central Police Court, when the following magistrates were present :—Messrs. Wilson (in the chair), O'Connor, Martin, Watkins, Linsley,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The clearest account given as to what had happened in Jones's Hotel was given by Mrs. M'Donnell, the landlady of the other hotel at Glenrowan, known as the Railway Hotel. She says :—Early…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Considerable interest was manifested at the Water Police Court, yesterday morning, when the meeting of licensing magistrates, which was adjourned from the previous day, was held for the purpose of considering two applications for…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →SIR,—Was the Premier moved by discretion or policy in dropping the Licensing Bill ? He told the Parliament last week that the numerous and well-grounded objections made in various…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →The siege was kept up all the forenoon, and until 3 o'clock in the afternoon. By that time the shooting from the hotel bad ceased, and the best part of the day having elapsed, the police, who were now acting under the…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →Sir,--Should the temporary Suspensory Licensing Bill for the county of Cumberland pass the Council in the form it has already passed through the Assembly, a serious injustice will be done to those who…
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