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Hotels & licensing, 1884

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Licensing Appeal Case

Evening News · Saturday 16 February 1884 · page 4

At the Quarter Sessions, before his Honor Judge Forbes, Michael O Gorman, landlord of the Burwood Hotel, Burwood, appealed against a decision of the Licensing Bench, in which he was fined £3 with…

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Central Licensing Court

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 20 February 1884 · page 3

Mr G. O'M. Clarke, S. M., and the Hon. John Macintosh, M.L.C,, presided over the Central Licensing Bench yesterday. The transfers of licenses of the following hotels…

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The New Licensing Act in Canada. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 20 February 1884 · page 5

Sir,—I beg to annex some particulars of the Licensing Act lately passed by the Dominion Parliament of Canada, in the hope that you will kindly publish the same. I think they will show the licenaed viat[?]lers that hare their lines…

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Licensing Court. (Before Messrs. H. Byrnes, N. Stewart, and J. E. Manning, J’s.P.)

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 23 February 1884 · page 8

Police v. B. Maher, J. Buckley, and T. Connors, disorderly conduct in the Park Gate Hotel. Mr. Hellyer appeared for Maher and Buckley, and Mr. Richardson for Connors…

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Breach of Licensing Act

Evening News · Saturday 23 February 1884 · page 6

Timothy Curley, licensee of the Victoria Inn, Bay-street, Glebe, was charged before Mr. Clarke, S.M., at the Central on Friday, with supplying liquor to one Catherine Siegol, then in a state of intoxication, with…

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Fire in Deniliquin. a Hotel Destroyed. Deniliquin

Evening News · Wednesday 27 February 1884 · page 5

At about half past 3 o'clock this morning a fire broke out in the National Hotel, a building of two storeys, in North Deniliquin. The hotel was totally consumed. The fire brigade arrived on…

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Hotel Set on Fire. (By Telegraph. From Our Correspondent.) Deniliquin, Friday, February 22

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 1 March 1884 · page 12

THE inquest into the late fire at the Commercial Hotel was held yesterday. Evidence was given by Mr. J. B. Watson, the owner of the hotel, that the building was insured for £4500…

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Hotel Burnt at Deniliquin. (By Telegraph. From Our Correspondent.) Deniliquin

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 1 March 1884 · page 12

AT about half past 3 o'clock this morning a fire broke put in the National Hotel, a building of two storeys, in North Deniliquin. The hotel was totally consumed. The fire brigade arrived on…

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The Licensing Act

Evening News · Tuesday 4 March 1884 · page 3

There are great rejoining among the publicans in consequence of the decision in the Supreme Court on Friday last in the base of O'Connell's appeal. The 22nd section of the Amending. Licensing Act is…

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The Licensing Act. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 March 1884 · page 5

Sir,—In your issue of Saturday you report a decision of the Supreme Court in the [?] of Larkins v. O'Connell, heard before the stip[?]ndiary magistrate at Newtown Police Court, in which the Court have raversed the decision of the…

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The Tragedy at the Royal Hyde Park Hotel

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 6 March 1884 · page 6

Everyone will remember how a barmaid at Ollife's Royal Hyde Park Hotel was shot dead in the bar some months ago in consequence of the careless use of a revolver by a drunken fellow…

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The Licensing Law. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 7 March 1884 · page 3

Sir,—In your issue of to-day the writer of a "leaderette" commenting, among other matters, upon a recent Supreme Court decision under the Licensing Acts—(Larkiea v. O'connell)—expressed himself in the following terms:—…

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Trade Marks' Prosecutions. Warning to Publicans

Evening News · Saturday 8 March 1884 · page 6

At the District court, Melbourne, on Friday last, several hotelkeepers were proceeded against by the Customs Department for infringement of the Trades Marks' Statute, by selling different liquors…

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Licensed Bookmakers and the Betting Act

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 8 March 1884 · page 458

Those gentlemen of sporting tendencies who crowded into the Banco Court on the 29th ultimo with such eager expectancy were destined to meet with a sad disappointment. It bad been understood that the case in…

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How a "Lamb" Swindled a Publican

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 8 March 1884 · page 7

An interesting case of downrigut swindling, which shows how easily even the usually wideawake bush publican may be sometimes got at by a scheming toper, and bow a slight mistake on the…

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Peculiar Licensing Appeal

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 8 March 1884 · page 23

AT the Supreme Court, last week, the Chief Justice and his Honor Sir Geo. Innes disposed of the appeal in the case of Larkins v. O'Connell. The defendant, a publican at St. Peters, Cook's River, was fined under…

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Hyde Park Hotel Shooting Affair. the Case of James Coonan

Evening News · Tuesday 11 March 1884 · page 3

At the central criminal court this morning the man Jas. Coonan, who shot Honora Costello, barmaid in Mr. Oliffe's Royal Hyde Park Hotel, in December last, and who was found guilty of manalaughter…

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Large Fire in Coonamble. a Hotel and Other Buildings' Destroyed. the Town Hall Burned Down. Damage £2500. COONAMBLE

Evening News · Thursday 13 March 1884 · page 2

The most disastrous fire which ever took place in Coonamble occurred at 2.15 a.m. to-day. Several buildings were burned to the ground. In order that the Royal Hotel might be saved, the…

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The Shooting Case at Olliffe's Hotel

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 15 March 1884 · page 515

At the Central Criminal Court on Tuesday James Coonan was found guilty of the manslaughter of Honors Costello and of stealing a revolving rifle. For the first-named offence he was sentenced to 12 months' imprisonment in…

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Hanlan's Hotel

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 29 March 1884 · page 32

HEREWITH we present an engraving of Hanlon's Hotel. It is situated on a strip of land surrounded by water, called Toronto Island, the place where Hanlan was raised. The island is seven miles around…

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