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Hotels & licensing, 1883

204 stories in Sydney's papers · page 6 of 11

Quarterly Licensing Court

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Thursday 3 May 1883 · page 4

At the adjourned Quarterly Licensing Court, on Tuesday, at the Central Police Court, before Messrs. Dillon, Clark, and Crane, S.Ms., a new publican's license was refused to Charles H. Morris,…

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The Amended Licensing Act

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 5 May 1883 · page 12

AN abstract of some of the main provisions of this Act may not be uninteresting now that it has become law. The first clause treats of those portions of the principal Act repealed by this. The next three…

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Hotel Robbery

Evening News · Saturday 12 May 1883 · page 6

Late on Monday night the Old Colonists' Hotel, Surry Hills, was burglariously entered, and a quantity of jewellery and some sundries were stolen. Mrs. Cook closed up the house at the usual hour, and…

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Licensing Court

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 16 May 1883 · page 3

Yesterday, at noon, the police and the publicans had their usual weekly tournament at the Central Police Court. The presiding magistrates were Messrs Dillon, Clark, and Crane, S. M.s,…

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The New Licensing Act. to the Editor of the Sydney Daily Telegraph

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 16 May 1883 · page 3

Sir,--Perhaps my head is not clear enough to understand the new Licensing Act, and it may be my natural obtuseness that blinds me to the fact that two constables--neither of them being a sergeant--…

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Hotel Robbery

Evening News · Thursday 17 May 1883 · page 3

The Belmore Park Hotel, situsted at the corner of Marry and Gipps streets, in the vicimity of Belmore Park, was forcibly entered between 1 and 2 p.m. on Sunday last, and about £50, which Mr. Williams, the…

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The New Licensing Act. to the Editor of the Sydney Daily Telegraph

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Saturday 19 May 1883 · page 7

Sir, -- In your issue of the 16th instant I noticed a letter signed "A Publican," commenting on the action of the police in their endeavours to detect publicans selling liquor on Sunday. As this practice…

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Licensing Court

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 23 May 1883 · page 2

The licensing business was taken by Messrs. Dillon and Clark in the charge court yesterday at noon, but the business was of a most unimportant character. Transfers of publicans' licenses…

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Hotel Robbery

Evening News · Thursday 24 May 1883 · page 2

The Standard Hotel, situate at the junction of Foveaux and Macquarie street south, was burglariously entered on Monday evening' last and about £9, principally in silver, and a little jewellery were…

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Stealing in Hotels

Evening News · Monday 28 May 1883 · page 3

A middle-aged woman named Jane Jamieson, was brought up before Mr. Dillon S.M., at tk* Central police-court on Friday, and was charged with stealing a table-cloth valued at 2s, the property of…

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Dickson's York Hotel, Sydney

Illustrated Sydney News · Saturday 9 June 1883 · page 6

IT has long been a reproach to Sydney that a city which numbers, its inhabitants by some hundreds of thousands should be without a single representative Hotel. As a rule most of them have been built ages ago, and have…

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Sydney Street Architecture—dickson's Hotel., Corner of King and York Streets

Illustrated Sydney News · Saturday 9 June 1883 · page 20

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Awfully Sudden Death in a Hotel Bar

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Monday 18 June 1883 · page 3

On Saturday, whilst one John Molloy was having a drink with several acquaintances in the bar of the Royal Standard Hotel, opposite the Protestant Hall, and whilst he was in the middle of an…

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Special Licensing Court

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Thursday 21 June 1883 · page 3

At the special licensing meeting held at the Central Police Court yesterday, at noon, Mr Dillon presiding, 420 applications for renewals of publicans' licenses, against which there had been no…

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Hotel Licenses Refused

Evening News · Friday 22 June 1883 · page 3

A meeting of the licensing bench was held at the Water police court at noon yesterday, the bench being occupied by Messrs. Dillon (chairman), Addison, Marsh, and M'Intosh. James Naden, landlord…

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Licenses Slaughtered at the Water Police Court

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Friday 22 June 1883 · page 3

A Licensing Court was held at noon yesterday, at the Water Police Court, before a bench of licensing magistrates, composed of Messrs Dillon S.M. (in the chair), Marsh, S.M., Addison, S.M., and the…

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Licensing Case at Redfern

Evening News · Friday 22 June 1883 · page 2

The first suburban case under the new Licensing Act was dealt with by Mr. Addison, S.M., at the Redfern police court, yesterday. It appears that about 11.25 o'clock the other night Serjeants Lee and…

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A Plucky Publican

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 27 June 1883 · page 3

Yesterday morning James Clancy (25), and George Stanton (84), worn charged at the Central Police Court, before Mr Crane, S.M., with having burglariously entered the dwelling house of…

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Hotel Robbery

Evening News · Friday 29 June 1883 · page 2

Early on Sunday morning the Mount Lachlan Hotel, situate in Elizabeth-street, Redfern, was forcible entered, and a considerable quantity of wearing apparel and several pounds of tobacco were stolen…

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The Licensing Act in South Australia. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 29 June 1883 · page 5

This morning a deputation, consisting of about 30 influential gentlemen, representing nearly all the religious sections of the community and several temperance organisations, waited on the Attorney-General—…

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