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Sydney · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1883

204 stories in Sydney's papers · page 9 of 11

Scots Wha Hae. (Scene. -- The Oxford Hotel.)

Sydney Punch · Saturday 29 September 1883 · page 3

New Chum (who has invited a Scotch resident to dinner). -- And do you mix much in society over here.) Sandy. -- Mix? Aweel a joost mix every richt o' ma leef, an' the chiels a' say there's nay sich teddy in a Sydney…

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Licensing Act Cases

Evening News · Wednesday 3 October 1883 · page 5

At Newtown, on the 2nd instant, before Mr. Crane, S.M., Edmund Porte, of the Hampton Hotel, at Camperdown, was charged with having kept his house open for the sale of liquor on Sunday, September 23,…

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Breaches of the Licensing Act

Evening News · Thursday 4 October 1883 · page 2

Maria M'Bride, licensee of the Captain Cook Hotel, Regent-street, Redfern, was charged at the local court yesterday with supplying a customer with liquor on Sunday weak last. Mr. Crane. S.M.,…

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Correspondence. [It must be distinctly understood that while we are at all times happy to insert correspondence we do not in all cases ondorse the remarks of the writer.] Penrith Licensing Court. to the Editor of the Nepean Times

Nepean Times · Saturday 6 October 1883 · page 3

SIR,—In'a Government Gazette of last month a notice appeared that a Quarterly Licensing Court would be held in the Court House at Penrith, on October 24th. Clause 11 of the…

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The Licensing Act

Evening News · Wednesday 17 October 1883 · page 5

Yesterday, in the Assembly, Mr.Olliffe passed the following motion:—"That to-morrow the House resolve itself into a committee of the whole to consider the expediency of bringing in a bill to amend the…

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Hotel Robbery

Evening News · Thursday 18 October 1883 · page 3

A correspondent informs us that about midday on Friday last a rather daring robbery was committed at the Miner's Arms Hotel, George-street. It appears that several men entered the bar, and while…

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The Licensing Act

Evening News · Friday 19 October 1883 · page 3

The Assembly last night went into committee to consider the expediency of bringing in a bill to amend the present Licensing Act. As usual, this is merely a formal matter, but last night several members…

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Mr. M'elhone and Hotelkeepers. To the Editor

Evening News · Wednesday 24 October 1883 · page 6

Sir,—Will you permit me, through the medium of your valuable journal, to ask John M'Elhone, Esq. M.L.A. the following question, rs his delivery oh' hotels and hotelkeepers in the House on Thursday…

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The Licensing Act. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 24 October 1883 · page 7

Sir,—Allow me to call public attention to the short amending Act proposed by Mr. Olliffe, proposing as it does to open public-houses for more hours on week days, and again to open the doors of public-houses on Sundays. Is it possible,…

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Licensing Act Amendment Bill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 25 October 1883 · page 5

There are 11 clauses in the bill introduced by Mr. Office into the Legislative Assembly to amoud the Licensing Acts of 18[?]2-3. The following clause has reference to the hours of selling:—"2. After the commencement of this Act the…

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The Licensing Act

Evening News · Thursday 25 October 1883 · page 2

The bill introduced into the House by Mr. Olliffe to amend the present Licensing Act is intended, as stated by Mr. Olliffe, to make clearer than they are at the present time some of the Provisions of the…

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Licensing Court. Wednesday, Oct. 24

Nepean Times · Saturday 27 October 1883 · page 2

Before Mr. Lethbridge (chairman), and Drs. Bond and Duncan, Js.P. Charles Honry Morris made application for a publican's license for a house situate…

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Licensing Act Amendment Bill

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 27 October 1883 · page 2

There are 11 clauses in the bill introduced by Mr. Gilifie into the Legislative Assembly to amend the Licensing Acts of 1882-3. The following clause has reference to the hours of selling:—" 2. After the commencement of this Act the…

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Parramatta Licensing Court

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 27 October 1883 · page 4

THE first jutting of the recently constituted Parramatta Licensing Court took place on Tuesday last, when the full bench (Messrs. H. Byrnes, N. Stewart, and J. E. Manning)…

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Mr. Olliffe's Licensing Amendment Bill. to the Editor of the Sydney Daily Telegraph

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Saturday 27 October 1883 · page 3

Sir,--After reading your article this morning on Mr Olliffe's Bill to amend the licensing laws, and scanning over Mr Olliffes outline of the same, the thought struck me, in the event of one hour being…

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Another Licensing Bill

Evening News · Monday 29 October 1883 · page 2

The Assembly is asked by Mr. OLLIFFE to reconsider, at its leisure, those clauses of the Licensing Act which were rushed through in such unseemly haste daring the first session of the…

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Amended Licensing Act. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 3 November 1883 · page 8

Sir,—Will you kindly allow me through your valuable columns to express an opinion as a publican on Mr. J. B. Olliffe's Amended Licensing Bill which is now before the Legislative Assembly? In clause 2 of this Act, it is…

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Mr. Olliife's Licensing Bill

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 3 November 1883 · page 16

IN whatever other quarter finality of legislation may bo possible, there is no immediate prospect of its being attained in regard of our liquor laws. The manner in which the question was disposed…

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The Licensing Act. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 5 November 1883 · page 7

Sir,—I was pleased to see, by newspaper report, that a petition for amendment of the late Licensing Act was presented to Parliament. 1 trust that this will be followed by many more and will be the means of bringing about…

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