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Hotels & licensing, 1885

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Local Option. Licensed Victuallees' Meeting

Evening News · Tuesday 6 October 1885 · page 7

On Friday evening a large meeting of publicans and others was held in the Town Hall. It was presided over by Mr. T. F. Thompson, president of the Amalgamated Licensed Victuallers' Association…

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Licensing Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 October 1885 · page 7

A Licensing Court was held yesterday at the Central Police Oflice, Mr. Macintosh, L.M., presiding. The following applications were granted:—Transfer, Annie Dunn to John keely, Cross Keys Hotel, Lower Campbell.street;…

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Licensed Vanmen's Pie[?]

Evening News · Thursday 8 October 1885 · page 6

The presentation of the prize money and trophies won by the competitors at the sports in connection, with the vanmen's picnic, held on the let instant, took place in Dr. Fullerton's schoolroom on Tuesday…

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Licensing Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 9 October 1885 · page 7
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A licensing meeting was held at the Water Police Court at noon yesterday. Mr. G. W. F. Addison, S.M., presided, and Mr. Leopold Yates, D.S.M., occupied a seat on the bench. Transfers and publicans' licenses were granted in the…

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News by Telegraph. Wagga Licensing Bench

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 9 October 1885 · page 5

WAGGA, Thursday.--The quarterly Licensing Court to-day lapsed owing to the magistrates not attending. One applicant's license lapses to-morrow, and the Police…

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Extract from the Licensed Victuallers' Gazette May 26th

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 10 October 1885 · page 8

The marvellous efficacy of Dr. Scott's Electric Brushes, Belts, Socks, &c, in the cure of almost all the ills of the nervous system, is placed beyond all question of doubt. This is testified to…

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Department of Linds, Sydney, 1st October, 1885 Crown Lands Act of 1884. Occupation Licenses. License Fees

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 10 October 1885 · page 5

NOTICE is hereby given that, in accordance with the provisions of the Crown Lands Act of 1884, the Fees at the rate of £2 per section of 640 acres on Occupation Licenses for the ensuing year must be paid into the Colonial Treasury on or before the 31st…

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The Licensed Victuallers and Local Option

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 10 October 1885 · page 778

A largely attended public meeting was held on Friday night, October 2nd, at the Town Hall, under the auspices of the Amalgamated Licensed Victuallers' Association of New South Wales, for the purpose of ventilating the views of…

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Licensed Victuallers and Local Option

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 10 October 1885 · page 792

The local optionists have declared war upon the licensed victuallers of the country, and the latter have accepted the challenge. At a public meeting that was held at the close of…

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Licensed Victuallers' Meeting. [By Telegraph.]

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 10 October 1885 · page 5

MAITLAND, Friday.--A meeting of the licensed victuallers of the Hunter River district was held on Thursday evening at Nettlingham Hotel, for the purpose of taking…

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Alderman S. E. Lees at Smart's Hotel

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 12 October 1885 · page 5

A meeting of the electors of East Sydney was held opposite Smart's Hotel, Pitt-street. on Saturday evening, for the purpose of hearing Mr. Alderman Lees express his views from the balcony. There was a large attendance…

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The Publicans' Anti-local Option Meeting. to the Editor of the Daily Telegraph

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 12 October 1885 · page 9

Sir, -- In last Saturday's issue you have reported nearly all that was said at the Licensed Victuallers' meeting held in the Town-hall last Friday evening. The enthusiastic members…

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The Publicans' Side of Local Option. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 12 October 1885 · page 4

Sir,—Pormit me to reply to some of the mis-statements made at the enthusiastic meeting of licensed victuallers held in the Town Hall last Friday. Mr. C. H. Reid, in speaking of full local option, said,—…

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Alderman Lees at the Burton Hotel

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 13 October 1885 · page 6

Alderman S. E. Lees, a candidate for the electorate of East Sydney, addressed a small number of the electors who were brave enough to face the inclement weather last evening, at…

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Mr. Bailey at the Albion Hotel

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 15 October 1885 · page 8

Mr. W. H. L. Bailey addressed an-open-air meeting of ratepayers of the Glebe last night, at Pitcher's Albion Hotel, Globe-street. The candidate said he would not refer to the general topics which he had referred to on previous…

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The Glebe. Mr. Chapman at the Great Britain Hotel

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 15 October 1885 · page 7

Mr. M. Chapman addressed a meeting of about 500 electors last night at Noonan's Great Britain Hotel, Mitchell-street. The Mayor, Mr. T. J. Dunn, was voted to the chair, and introduced the candidate…

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An Interesting Licensing Case

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 15 October 1885 · page 4

A case of considerable interest was dealt with at the quarterly meeting of the Central Police division of the Licensing Court yesterday. Among those present were several clergymen…

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Licensing Court

Evening News · Friday 16 October 1885 · page 3

During the sitting of the Licensing Bench in the Water Police Court on Thursday, the following business was transacted:—Publicans' conditional licences were granted to W. Halfnight, for a hotel…

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Ryde Licensing Court

Evening News · Friday 16 October 1885 · page 6

Messrs. Manning and Goodridge, Js.P., occupied the bench in Ryde on Wednesday. The court was crowded. The applications of Felix Cullen for a new house at the corner of Alexandria and Drummoyne…

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