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Sydney · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1886

366 stories in Sydney's papers · page 1 of 19

Licensing Court

Evening News · Friday 1 January 1886 · page 6

At the sitting of the licensing bench in the Water Police Court, yesterday, the following business was transacted:—Transfer of publican's licence from Matthew King to Charles Greenwood, Monaro…

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Parramatta Licensing Court. Wednesday, December 30. (Before Messrs. H. Byrnes and N. Stewart. Js.P.)

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 2 January 1886 · page 3

EDWIN LORD was complained against for selling liquor, to wit, ale, without being a holder of a license or the servant or agent , of anyone holding a license. Mr. Richardson prosecuted…

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The Licensing Act

Evening News · Tuesday 5 January 1886 · page 5

A correspondent while quite agreeing with our recent remarks in reference to hotel censorship, thinks that the police might, instead of making such a fuse about a man obtaining a license, see that the…

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Licensing Meeting

Globe · Wednesday 6 January 1886 · page 8

At the Central Police Court this afternoon, Mr. Yates presiding, about 100 applications for hawkers' licenses were granted. Several applications for…

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Licensing Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 January 1886 · page 7

A Lic[?]nsing Court was held yesterday at the Central Plice Offices, Mr. Yaces, D. S. M., and Mr. Macintosh, L. M., presiding. The transfer of an hotel license was granted from John Rice to Edwin G. Hooke, Sir William…

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The Queensland Licensing Act

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 7 January 1886 · page 5

BRISBANE, Wednesday,--The first meeting of the licensing board under the new Act was held to-day. The question of allowing a second bar to licensed houses was deferred…

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Breaches off Licensing Act

Evening News · Thursday 7 January 1886 · page 4

In the Water Police Court to-day convictions were gained in the following cases for breaches of the Licensing Act:—George Barmann, of the Boss Hotel, William-street, was fined £3, or a month, for having…

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Licensing Court

Evening News · Friday 8 January 1886 · page 6

At the sitting of the Licensing Bench, in the Water Police Court on Thursday, the following business was transacted:—Transfers of publican's licenses were granted from John Greon to Edward Eagar, Sir…

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Licensing

Globe · Friday 8 January 1886 · page 8

A meeting of the Water Police Court Licensing Court was held at noon to-day, when the following applications for transfers were granted:—…

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Grocers' Licenses. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 January 1886 · page 9

Sir,—At various times for some years past the advocates of the cause of total abstinence from intoxicating liquors have exerted themselves to put a check on the increase of public-houses within the city and suburbs, and I believe…

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The Royal Hotel

Evening News · Monday 11 January 1886 · page 5

Mr. Thomas Asche, the popular proprietor of this first-class house, informed us that Clausen's Lager Boor had displaced many other brands in his trade, and that his patrons, without exception, spoke…

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Pfahlerts Hotel

Evening News · Monday 11 January 1886 · page 5

Continuing along George-street and into Wynyard-square, we called at "Pfahlert's," and were not kept long in suspense as to the nature of the report we were privileged to receive. Mr. Thomas Curran, the…

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Licensing Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 January 1886 · page 6

A licensing court was held yesterday at the Central Police Court befire Mr. Abbott, S.M., Mr. Meares, D.S.M., and Mr. Macintosh, L.M. Renewals of hawkers' licenses were granted to John Hefford, James Green, Hans Petersen,…

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Licensing Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 15 January 1886 · page 3
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An annual Licensing Court was held to-day at the "Water Police Offices, before Mr. Marsh, S.M., Mr. Johnson, S.M., and Mr. Macintosh, L.M. Transfers of publicans' licenses were granted in the following cases:—…

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Licensing Court

Nepean Times · Saturday 16 January 1886 · page 2

Before Messrs. J. K. Lethbridge, Drs. Bond and Duncan, J's.P., the Licensing Bench. The quarterly report of the Licensing Inspector, Sergt. Dove, was handed in. The clerk reported…

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Breaches of the Licensing Act

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 16 January 1886 · page 9

In the Summons Branch of the Central Police Court, before Mr. W. D. Meares, D.S.M., on Thursday, the following hotelkeepers and holders of licenses for the sale of colonial wine were proceeded against…

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Peahlert's Hotel

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 16 January 1886 · page 10

Continuing along George-street and into Wynyardspare we relied at "Pfah[?]ers" and were not kept long in [?] the nature of the report we were privileged to received twelve. Mr. Thomas Curran, the…

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Robbery in a Hotel

Evening News · Monday 18 January 1886 · page 6

In the Water Police Court on Saturday Wm. Reid, 26, a sailor, was sentenced to six months' imprisonment, with hard labor, for having stolen about £38. the property of T. J. Manning. The prosecutor and…

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Licensing Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 20 January 1886 · page 7

A quarterly licensing court was held yesterday at the Central Police-offices Mr. L. Yates, D.S.M., Mr. R. Morrisseh. D.S.M., and Mr. M'Intosh, L.M., occupied the bench. Conditional publicans' licenses were grauted to…

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