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201 stories in Sydney's papers · page 6 of 11
A Sydney hotel barber named John Burns, who was staying in Rouse's Hotel, Newcastle, ransacked the house last night, and was caught red[?]handed by the landlord (Mr. Watt) making off…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The usual meeting of the Water Police Licensing Court was, held on Tuesday, when Mr Addi[?]or, S.M, presided, and dealt with the following business:-- Transfers of publicans' licenses :…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The adjourned debate,on the second reading of this bill was continued in the Legislative Assembly, yesterday evening. Mr ABIGAIL opposed the bill, on the ground…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Yesterday, before his Honor Sir George Innes, sitting in Chambers as Vacation Judge, Mr Gibson, instructed by Messrs Gannon and M'Laughlin, moved, on a role nisi, granted on June 23 by his…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →On Friday his Honor Judge Innes, sitting at the Supreme Court as vacation judge, was engaged in hearing an application, made by Mr. Gibson, instructed by Messrs. Gannon and M'Laughlin, and…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →William Bennett, a publican, in Jindera, committed suicide by taking arsenic. He was summoned to the Albury Police Court on a charge of having been in possession of certain horses which…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Yesterday morning a deputation, consisting of Messrs. J. F. Burns, R. Wisdom, R. Barbour, G. Day, M'sL.A., Dr. M'Kay, and Messrs. J. F. Bouffier, J. M. Smith, Julius Ansoul, and David…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →DONALD MCDONALD, Alexander Davidson, and Daniel Kelly (on remand) were charged with buying and drinking liquor in an unlicensed house. Mr. Richardson for the defence…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →There was a rime (and, perhaps, there will he again) when, in the eyes of the law, a publican was accounted as good as any other man. Just at present, however, (says the writer of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →To-day Mr. Andrew Lysaght, lately proprietor of the Queen's Hotel, in Wollongong, and formerly an opponent of Mr. Stuart, the premier, as a candidate for the district, petitioned the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →COONAMBLE, Tuesday.--At the police court today, John Floyd, a publican in this town, was charged with inflicting grievous bodily harm upon a groom at his hotel by striking him with a parlur…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The quarterly meeting of the Parramatta licensing Court took place yesterday (Tuesday). Renewals of licence were granted to James Howard, Peat’s. Ferry Road; John Bishop,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sir,--You appear to have opened your columns Petty freely for the discussion of the question whbetter or not the Government should interfere with the Sunday evening lectures at the theatres and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →In the Summons Court at the Central this morning, before Mr. T. K. Abbott. S.M., Robert Rogers, of the Metropolitan Inn. was charged with having opened his public-honse on a Sunday. Defendant…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →In the year 1877 in England there were 19,682 persons licensed, who each brewed fewer than 1000 burrels of beer of the specific gravity of 1·057. The numbers in the succeeding years were:—In 1878, 18.678, 1879, 17,542,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The quarterly meeting of the Licensing Court took place on the Bruno day and before the same magistrates. Senior-sergeant Fowler as Inspuctor of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →At the Central Police Court, Robert Rogers, landlord of the Metropolitan I[?], and Michsel Dunn, of the Napoleon inn, pleading guilty to having tbeir licensed bouses open for the sale of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Shortly after 9 o'clock last evening a fire broke out in the storeroom situated directly over the kitchen of the Palace Hotel, Lower Pitt-street. The flames quickly spread to some of the adioining…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sir,—Will you allow me to bring under the notice of the public an instance of gross carelessness on part of the minor officials of the Licensing Court, Water Police Office, by which serious injury is likely to be suffered by the…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →The City Coroner held on inquiry at the Gaiety Hotel yesterday into the circumstances attending the fire which occurred at the Carlton Club Hotel, Elizabeth-street, on the night of the 17th or morning of the 18th ultimo. Goorge…
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