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Hotels & licensing, 1881

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Licensing Meeting at the Water Police Court

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Saturday 21 May 1881 · page 7

A licensing meeting was held at the Water Police Court at noon yesterday, the magistrates on [?]e Bench being Messrs. Fowler (Chairman). Pen[?]fold, Hourigan, Hunt, Jenkins, Maclean, Lester,…

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Licensed Victuallers' Association of New South Wales

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 21 May 1881 · page 12

THE quarterly meeting of the Lioensed Victnallers Association of New South Wales was held on Tuesday evening at Ollife'a Royal Hyde Park Hotel, the president, Mr. J. B. Oliiffe in the chair. There was a good…

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City and Provincial Licensed Victuallers' Association of N.S.W.

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 21 May 1881 · page 12

THE annual meeting of the City and Provincial Licensed Victuallers of New South Wales was, held at their rooms, Perkins's Royal Exchange Pitt-street, on Tuesday evening; Mr.Perkins (vice-president) in…

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Licensing Business at the Water Police Court

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Thursday 26 May 1881 · page 3

The Licensing Court sat at noon yesterday, at the Water Police Court. There was a full Bench of Justices, of whom Mr. V. Brown was chairman. Martin Ryan applied for a transferor the license…

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The Dimond Licensing Case

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 30 May 1881 · page 6

We have received from the Government Printing Office a copy of the papers in connection with the issue of a public-house license to Patrick Dimond for Dimond's Hotel. Woolloomooloo, on the 11th June, 1880. The first paper is…

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Dimond's License and Mr. D. O'conner, M. L. A. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 1 June 1881 · page 7

Sir,—In your of the correspondence between the magistrates and the Government in reference to Dimond's license I find the following paragraph:- "Mr. O'C[?]mor: I beg to acknowledge the receipt of your…

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City and Provincial Licensed Victuallers' Association. To the Editor

Evening News · Thursday 2 June 1881 · page 3

SIR,—I think in justice to the licensed victuallers' the following should be made public:—Certain grocers in the city are not content with the profits accruing from one wine and spirit license, but in order…

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Licensed Victuallers' Association

Evening News · Friday 3 June 1881 · page 2

The monthly meeting of the Licensed Victuallera' Association of New South Wales was held on Wednesday evening at the Royal Hyde Park Hotel, the president, Mr. J. B. Olliffe, being in the chair. The…

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The Dimond Licensing Case. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 3 June 1881 · page 6

Sir,—No doubt you are correct in your leader of this morning in saying the public have had well-nigh enough of the Dimond licensing case; nor should I now have troubled you but for the manner in which you have commented on this…

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How a License Was Got

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 4 June 1881 · page 913

The DIMOND licensing case turned up opportunely to justify the Government in promising to deal with the licensing law, and now the publication of the DIMOND papers will go a…

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An Art Critic. (Scene--metropolitan Hotel.)

Sydney Punch · Saturday 4 June 1881 · page 9

Mr. Snob kins (reading London Punch) : "The worst of SYDNEY PUNCH IS THAT THAT FELLOW CLINT WILL IMITATE DE MOURIER'S STYLE OF DRAWING; LOOK AT THIS HALF PAGE." Mr. Fitz-Foodle (laughing): "WHY, THAT'S SYDNEY PUNCH YOU STUPID; SHOWS WHAT YOU KNOW OF ART." Mr. Snobkins (looking intensely foolish): "BY JOVE, SO IT IS."…

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The Dimond Licensing Case. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 7 June 1881 · page 3

Sir,—Although the public are tired of the Dimond licensing case, I consider that some explanation is due from me. I should not again have troubled you on this matter but for the inaccuracies contained in the article published in your…

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Hotel Burnt Down. Wagga Wagga

Evening News · Friday 10 June 1881 · page 2

Last night a fire occurred on the premises of "Mr. P. Rogers, on the Tarcutta-road, resulting in their total destruction. Mr. Rogers has kept an hotel there for many years, and the news of the…

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The Licensing Question

Evening News · Friday 10 June 1881 · page 3

A deputation representing all the temperance organisations of the colony was introduced by Mr. Roseby, M.P., to the Colonial Secretary this morning. Mr. Roseby said that the various temperance…

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Licensing Meeting

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 15 June 1881 · page 3

An ordinary licensing meeting was held at the Water Police Court yesterday, when there were present on the Bench, Messrs. Reading, Hunt, Cocks, and Jenkins, J.'sP…

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Hotel Management

Evening News · Saturday 18 June 1881 · page 4

It is customary, although illegal, for the business of hotels to be conducted in the names of agents or managers on behalf of the real proprietors. According to evidence adduced at the metropolitan District…

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Hotel Disturbance

Evening News · Tuesday 21 June 1881 · page 3

Inquiry into the conduct of various persons at the uproar when occurred in P[?]falert's Hotel, on June 9, was resumed yesterday at the Water Police Court upon a charge partly heard last Friday against…

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Hotel Transfer Refused

Evening News · Tuesday 21 June 1881 · page 2

Sixteen justices of the peace sat in the Licensing Court at noon to-day, and a large number of other persons were present, who seemed to take great interest in the application made for a transfer to be…

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An Abandoned Hotel

Evening News · Wednesday 22 June 1881 · page 2

Sufficient proof was given in the licensing court, yesterday, of Sohroeder's Hotel ia King-street, recently occupied by Joseph Brown, having been deserted after the contents of the house were…

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Another Word About the Dimond Licensing

The Protestant Standard · Saturday 25 June 1881 · page 3

ALTHOUGH we have been informed, on the authority, of one of the magistrates who were connected with the censured proceedings of the Licensing Bench, that enough…

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