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Hotels & licensing, 1882

378 stories in Sydney's papers · page 3 of 19

The Licensing Act Prosecutions

Evening News · Wednesday 18 January 1882 · page 5

THE hearing of the charges against hotelkeepers for keeping open their houses alter 11 o'clock at night, came on for adjudication by the stipendiary magistrates at the Central Police Court yesterday. The…

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Test Cases Under the New Licensing Act

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 18 January 1882 · page 3

The cases against hotelkeepers, for infringing the provisions of the new Licensing Act, by keeping their premises open after 11 o'clock at night for the sale of liqnore, came on at the Central…

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The Licensing Bill and the Hansard Reports. to the Editor of the Sydney Daily Telegram

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Friday 20 January 1882 · page 3

Sir,—In your issue of the 17th inst. you published amending article on matters connected with a controversy in respect to the Billiard and Bagatelle Licensing Bill, and therein you refer to the omission from…

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The New Licensing Law. the Licensing Act Prosecutions

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 21 January 1882 · page 12

The hearing of the charges against hotelkeepers for keeping open their houses after 11 o'clock at night, came on for adjudication by the stipendiary magistrates at the Central Police Court last Tuesday. The…

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The Publicans and the New Act

Evening News · Saturday 21 January 1882 · page 4

The crowd of people congregated in the Central Police Court and in front of it on Tuesday, were mostly swayed by passions affecting the licensing question, and the opinion was expressed very strongly…

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Licensing Court

Evening News · Saturday 21 January 1882 · page 4

At the Police Court yesterday Messrs. Dillon, O'Malley, Clarke, Crane, Marsh, and Buchanan sat as a Licensing Court. A transfer of the license of the old Robin Hood Hotel, Waverley, was granted from…

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The Recent Licensing Decision

Evening News · Saturday 21 January 1882 · page 4

In chambers, yesterday, at the Supreme Court, Mr. C. B. Stephen applied, before his Honor Sir George Junes, for a rule nisi for a prohibition in connection with the case recently decided against Sharp…

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Mr. Patrick Egan and the Home Rule League. Normandy Hotel, Rue de L'Echelle, Paris, 21st November, 1881. To the Honorary Treasurers, Home Rule League, Dublin

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 21 January 1882 · page 6

DEAR SIRS,-As a member of the Council of the Home Rule League from the formation of that association down to tho present, and one who has taken no inconsiderable…

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The Hotel by the Sea

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 21 January 1882 · page 94

The light of the short winter's day was waning fast, and the mist which came up from the sea began to develop into biting rain. I had made good progress since the morning and yet seemed far from my night's lodging…

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Licensing Meeting

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Saturday 21 January 1882 · page 6

A fall meeting of the Licensing Bench was held at the Water Police Court yesterday morning. The Bench was occupied by Messrs. Dillo[?]) Crane, Marsh, Clark, and Buchanan. Billiard…

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The Licensing Bill and the Hansard Reports. to the Editor of the Sydney Daily Telegraph

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Saturday 21 January 1882 · page 3

Sir,—You appended to my communication appearing in your issue of the 20th instant a request to explain why an amendment on the Licensing Bill (No.2),which amendment was undebated, should be…

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A Lament on the Licensing Bill

Sydney Punch · Saturday 21 January 1882 · page 7

Alas! alas! the times have changed, A bitter day has dawned Since first, to have my maiden spree, My silver watch I pawned…

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The New Licensing Act

Illustrated Sydney News · Saturday 21 January 1882 · page 2

NOTWITHSTANDING the hurried and bungling character of the new Licensing Act, it is already beginning to exercise a considerable amount of practical good; but, of course, much depends upon the manner in…

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The Publicans and the New Licensing Act

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Monday 23 January 1882 · page 3

A public meeting of persons interested in the question of the licensing laws, with special reference to the test cases heard recently at the Central Police Court, was held on Saturday…

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Licensed Victuallers' Act

Evening News · Monday 23 January 1882 · page 3

IN response to an advertisement a public meeting of citizens was held on Saturday afternoon at the Theatre Royal The attendance was email only numbering about 200 Mr. Chetwynd occupied the chair…

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The Public and the New Licensing Act

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 23 January 1882 · page 7

In compliance with an advertisement appearing in the daily papers, a considerable number of persons assembled at the Theatre Royal on Saturday afternoon for the purpose of protesting against those provisions of the Licensing Act…

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Licensing Court

Evening News · Tuesday 24 January 1882 · page 2

A licensing court, consisting of Messrs. Dillon (chairman), Crane, and Buchanan, sat at the Central Police Court to-day at noon, and granted a number of applications for the transfer of publicans' licenses…

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The Good Templars and the New Licensing Act

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 24 January 1882 · page 3

The following manifesto has been issued by the authorities of the I.O.G.T, Grand Lodge of New South Wales, under R.W. Grand Lodge of the World, instructing members as to the working and…

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The Licensing Bench

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 25 January 1882 · page 3

The Stipendiary Magistrates—Messrs. Dillon, Crane, and Buchanan—sat as licensing magistrates yesterday at noon, in the Central Police Court. Several unopposed applications for transferences…

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Fire at a Hotel

Evening News · Thursday 26 January 1882 · page 3

Shortly before 10 o'clock last night a fire was observed in a bedroom at the Star Hotel, corner of Goulburn and Sussex streets, occupied by Mr. G. Boschell, and an alarm was at once sent to the various…

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