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Hotels & licensing, 1881

289 stories in Sydney's papers · page 7 of 15

Assault by a Publican

Evening News · Monday 27 June 1881 · page 3

Upon the hearing of a summons at the Water Police Court, this morning, it was sworn by the complainant and a witness that on Saturday, the 18th instant, Thomas Jones, proprietor of the Criterion…

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Hotel Transfer Refused

Evening News · Wednesday 29 June 1881 · page 3

Much contradictory evidence was given by different witnesses examined to-day during the hearing of an application by Henry Russell, made at the Water Police Court, for him to be allowed to transfer the…

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A New Idea in Licensing

Evening News · Thursday 30 June 1881 · page 2

" Egles," in the AUSTRALASIAN, remarks:—"I am told that the Americans are considering a new licensing system. It is proposed that instead of licensing the persons who sell liquor, those who buy…

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Lapse of Publicans' Licenses

Evening News · Friday 1 July 1881 · page 3

Hotel lieenses for which applications for renewal were refused ran to the length of their tether at 12 o'clock last night. In most of the hotels the land-lords for which had been unsucessful at the last…

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The Refusal of a License at the Association Cricket Ground. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 5 July 1881 · page 6

Sir,—Your issue of 29th ultime contains n report of the proceedings at the Water Police Court on the previous day. A portion of the business was to refuse the application of Charles F. Stratton for an extension of his license to the…

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Robbery at a Hotel

Evening News · Wednesday 6 July 1881 · page 3

A correspondent named Ludwig Gunsch writes that he was staying at an hotel in Sydney, and on Monday last a gentlemanly-looking man came to the hotel and engaged a bed for two nights, giving the…

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REFUSAL of a LICENSE at the Association Cricket Ground. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 7 July 1881 · page 7

Sir,—In this day's Herald appears a letter from Mr. Sheridan, taking exception to the proceedings of the Licensing Bench, on the 29th ultimo, for refusing the extension of Mr. Stratton's license, and basing his complaint "that it has…

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Licensing Business. Water Police Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 July 1881 · page 7

The beuch, yesterday, was occupied by Messrs. Hunt (in the chair), Palmer, Robinson, Sec, Jenkins, Maclean, V. Brown, Penfold, Gray Hourigan, Hyam, Playfair, Marks, Bayldon, Cock, and Stanley…

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Wine Licensing

Evening News · Saturday 9 July 1881 · page 5

utrong opposition to the granting of a wine license to Charles F. Bush, at Randwick, was raised before the magistrates assembled in the Water Police Court yesterday for licensing purposes. The Mayor of…

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The New Licensing Bill

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 12 July 1881 · page 3
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The following are the principal provisions, dealing with the constitution of licensing benches and local option, embodied in the Bill which the Government has introduced:--…

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Licensing Bill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 July 1881 · page 3

The " Bill to remodel the law relating to Publicans and other persons ergaged in the sale of liquor," introduced into the Legislative Assemhly by Sir Henry Parkes on the 7th instant, contains 103 clauses and 11 sehedules. It…

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Refusal of License at the Association Cricket Ground. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 July 1881 · page 3

Sir,—I am reluctantly compeiled to ask the favour of a few lines in your columns, in order to reply to the letter of Mr. Penfold, which appears in your issue of 7th instant. Had I been aware that Mr. Penfold was so ill-informed on…

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Licensing Business

Evening News · Wednesday 13 July 1881 · page 3

Several justices of the peace assembled at noon yesterday in the Water Police Court for licensing purposes, when the following business was disposed of :— A transfer permitted of the Union Hotel in…

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Liquor Licensing Bill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 July 1881 · page 6

On Tuesday we gave a precis of that portion of the Liocnsing Bill introduced to the Assembly by Sir Henry Parkes, relating to publicans. We give below a precis of the remaining portion of the measure:—…

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The New Licensing Bill

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 16 July 1881 · page 111

The new Licensing Bill introduced by Sir Henry Parkes to the Legislative Assembly provides, among other things, for the establishment and constitution of licensing districts and courts. In each…

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Licensing Business

Evening News · Saturday 16 July 1881 · page 4

A special meeting of magistrates was held in the Water Police Court yesterday, to consider various licensing applications, when the following business was disposed of…

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New Bills Before Parliament. the New Licensing Bill

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 16 July 1881 · page 14

THE new Licensing Bill, which Sir Henry Parkes introduced on Friday last, contains much that is new and also much that is old. It is, as the preamble sets out, an attempt to remodel as well as amend. It…

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PROTEST of Publicans Against the Licensing Bill

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 19 July 1881 · page 3

A meeting of the City and Provincial Licensed Victuallers' Association was held at the Royal Exchange Hotel yesterday evening. Present: Messrs. R. A. Watson (in the chair), Bowden, Beattie…

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Liquor Licensing Bill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 19 July 1881 · page 6

A general meeting of the members of the City and Provincial Licensed Victualler's Association was held last night at Perkins' Royal Exchange Hotel. Mr. R. A. Watson, president, occupied the chair. The attendance was…

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