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378 stories in Sydney's papers · page 15 of 19
Sir,—Muth capital has been made out of certain remarks made by Mr. John Davies at a temperante meeting held at Neweastle, where, it is asserted, he maintained that "no publican could be a gentleman," and designated all engaged…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Sir,--Much capital has been made out of certain remarks made by Mr. John Davies, at a Temperance mooting at Newcastle, where, it is asserted, lie maintained that" no publican could be a gentleman," and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE Newcastle temperance organizations (says the Evening News) embraced the opportunity afforded by the presence in their city a few days ago of the Royal Commission on Benefit Societies,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →SIR,--Mr. Daniel O'Connor and his friends are greatly troubled in their minds at one Temperance man having been placed on the Licensing Bench, although the other six members of it are…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →An agitation is progressing to petition the Ministers to hold the Licensing Court at Blayney on alternate dates with that of Carcoar, as great inconvenience is felt through the present…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sir,—We have heard a great deal about the rights of liquor vendors being trampled upon, caused by the stringent measures of the Licensing Act of 1882, but in Blayney this stringent Act has not given us due protection. We have…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →This morning the Chief Justice and Mr. Justice Windeyer granted a rule nisi for a prohibition in the case of ex parte Empson. Mr. Empson, who was an innkeeper at Newton, and had become insolvent…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A somewhat novel charge against a publican was disposed of at the Central Police Court yesterday. Lowther Empsom, who for some time past had been licensee of the Queen's Hotel, was summoned, on the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The city coroner held an inquest yesterday on the body of Joseph Rothery, aged 57, who was discovered hanging by the neck, dead, at his residence, No. 173, Goulburn-street, the previous day. The widow in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Luckie's Hotel, on Bullenbong Plains, Urana Road, was burnt down yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The question of cancelling a publican's license on two convictions under the Act came before the Licensing Bench for the second time at the Water Police Court yesterday morning. John Van…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →As important point in connection with the licensing Act was disposed of this morning in the Supreme Court. A publican, nested M'Carthy, had been charged before the licensing Court with having sold…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Before Messrs. J. K. Lethbridge, Dr. Bond and Dr. Duncan R.N. Js'P. Charles Cooper of the Railway Inn., Emu Plains, was charged with permitting…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Sir,--The ruling of the judges of the Supreme Court that the onus of proving a person to be a traveller rests with the publican, may be law, but the injustice, not to say absurdity of the law, must be…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Sir,--The opponents of the present "Licensing Act hare all along been most unfortunate in the style of argument they have adopted. Instead of discussing the general principles of the Act, and its effect on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Last night a complimentary tea banquet tendered to Mr. John Davits, C.M.G., M.L.A., took place in the Temperance Hall. So large was the number of Mr. Davies' friends who attended, that…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Attention has been called to the fact that hand-bills have been circulated in the city and posted in hotels, asking the public to refuse Federal Bank notes. This action has been taken in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →At the licensing Court yesterday a great number of people were indignant at the manner in which the Minister of Justice has acted with regard to the appointment of a Licensing…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →This morning His Honor Mr. District Court Judge Forbes eat at the Court House, Darlinghurst, for the purpose of hearing licensing appeals. POLICE V. RIS[?]LY…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sir,--In replying to Mr. Clark's letter, in today's paper, I may as well begin by informing him that I am neither a publican nor a teetotaller, nor am I desirous of posing as the champion of either, any…
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