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Hotels & licensing, 1885

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Licensing Court

Evening News · Wednesday 25 February 1885 · page 6

Messrs Clarke, S.M, and Macintosh, L.M., sat on the licensing bench in the Central Police Court, Tuesday. The following transfers were granted—E. C. Chetwynd to J. D. Marsden, Kingston Hotel,…

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The Hotel Robbery near Brisbane

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 25 February 1885 · page 8

BRISBANE, Tuesday.--The Waterloo Hotel robbers were sentenced to-day in the District Court. Boulton received 3 years' penal servitude, Murray received 5 years, and Irwin and Clint 4…

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Transfers of Licenses. RYDE

Evening News · Thursday 26 February 1885 · page 6

A special meeting of the Licensing Court was held to-day in Ryde. The bench consisted of Messrs. Manning and Dr. Brereton, Js.P. A transfer of license was granted from James…

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Watching a Publican. Threats of Violence

Evening News · Friday 27 February 1885 · page 6

Samuel Tillman, landlord of the Carlisle Castle Hotel, was charged in the Newtown Police Court with having assaulted John B. Smith. It appeared that the prosecutor and four friends were sitting on…

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Licensing Court

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 28 February 1885 · page 3

A special meeting of the Ryde Licensing Court was held in the Court-house on Wednesday, 25th inst. The Bench consisted of Messrs. Manning and Dr. Brereton. J’s.P…

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Found Dead In a Hotel. BRISBANE

Evening News · Tuesday 3 March 1885 · page 6

A man named Martin Falbe, a German, died suddenly in the Commercial Hotel, on Sunday. On Friday last the deceased went to the hotel and slept there. He had breakfast on the…

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Licensing Court

Evening News · Thursday 5 March 1885 · page 7

Messrs. Clarke, S.M., and M'Intosh, L.M., presided in the Central Licensing Court yesterday, and granted the following transfers:—D. M'Dougall to W. J. Stuart, College Hotel, Pyrmong Bridge-road…

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Publicans Fined

Evening News · Friday 6 March 1885 · page 6

Mr. J. Addison, S.M. Presided in the Summers Courts in the Water Police Court yesterday. Catherina Miller, [?] Lynch, Henry Taylor, and William Clary, were such fined £ 8 for having kept thier…

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Important Decision of the Licensin[?] Court at Albury. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Albuby

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 March 1885 · page 7

A decision was given to-day by the Local Licensing Bench on rather an important point in the interpretation of the Licensing statute. A publican named Poole rented an hotel from the landlord, named Douglas. Poole built a…

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Parramatta Licensing Court. Monday, March 9. [?]fore Messrs. H. Byrnes N. S[?]art, and [?] J’s.P.)

The Cumberland Mercury · Wednesday 11 March 1885 · page 2

T[?]MAN K[?]VING a [?]cered to [?] in formation aware ag[?] him b[?] Inspect[?] Robert Latimer Inspector under the Licensing Act for the district of Parramatta, for that he…

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Under the Licensing Act

Evening News · Thursday 12 March 1885 · page 3

Frederick Price, licensee of the Prince Alfred Hotel, Redfern, was charged in the Redfern Police Court on Wednesday, by Sub-inspector Mackay, with, having refused admission to the police on the night…

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Breach of Licensing Act. £30 FINE

Evening News · Friday 13 March 1885 · page 6

Eliza, Rody, a middle-aged woman, was fiend £30 in the Water Police Court, Thursday, for having sold liquor without having first obtained license. The evidence for the prosecution…

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Important Decision of the Licensing Court at Albury. Albury

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 14 March 1885 · page 559

A decision was given to-day by the Local Licensing Bench on rather an important point in the interpretation of the Licensing statute. A publican named Poole rented an hotel from the landlord, named Douglas. Poole built a…

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South Australian Timber Licenses

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 14 March 1885 · page 5

ADELAIDE, Friday.--A deputation waited to-day on the Commissioner of Crown Lands, and pointed out the serious injury that would be done to the holders of miscellaneous lesses and the…

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A Caution to Publicans

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 14 March 1885 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Friday.--The licensees of the Mechanics Arms Hotel, Bourke-street East, and he Orient Hotel, corner of Bonks and wanston Streets, Melbourne, were fined £20 each for selling…

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Palace Hotel for Sydney

Evening News · Thursday 19 March 1885 · page 4

It has often teen matter for wonder that a hotel on the scale that is considered necessary for San Francisco, Chicago, Melbourne, and similar go-ahead cities, has not been erected in Sydney. We learn,…

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Licensing Court

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 20 March 1885 · page 3

A meeting of the Licensing Court, Water Police division, was held at noon yesterday, Messrs Additon, S.M., and Johnson, S.M., presiding. Transfers were granted as follows:--George…

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A Children's Party. Caution to Publicans

Evening News · Wednesday 25 March 1885 · page 4

Mrs. Alchin, licensee of the Leisure Hour Hotel, Lane Covo-road, appeared before Mr. Yates in the North Shore Police Court, on Friday, in answer to a summons charging her with having permitted music…

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Central Licensing Court

Evening News · Wednesday 25 March 1885 · page 6

In the Licensing Court at the Central on Tuesday, before Mr. O'Malley Clarke, S.M., and Mr. J. Macintosh, J.P., the following transfers of licenses were granted:—From Mary Ann M'Laughlin to William…

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Cowra Licensing Bench. COWRA

Evening News · Thursday 26 March 1885 · page 6

The reorganisation of the Cowra Licensing Beach, and the appointment of Mr. R. Cotton having been taken exception to by a few persons, a public meeting was held yesterday, which was…

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