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Hotels & licensing, 1886

366 stories in Sydney's papers · page 8 of 19

The St. Louis Hotel Tragedy. London, May 19

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 21 May 1886 · page 8

Maxwell, who was arrested in New Zealand some months ago at the instance of the United States authorities, charged with the murder of Mr. Preller, at the St. Louis Hotel,…

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Robbing a Hotel. a Successful Haul

Evening News · Saturday 22 May 1886 · page 10

The host of Laird's Hotel, Grafton, keeps his takings in a chest of drawers in a back parlor, to which the public have access. The landlord had a booth on the show ground, which, owing to the…

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Licensing Bench. (Before Mr. John E. Manning, L.M., and Capt. Goodridge, J.P.)

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 22 May 1886 · page 3

Catherine Young, charged with supplying liquor to Ann Kirby, against whom a prohibition order had been issued, was fined £5, with the alternative of three months’ imprisonment…

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Licensing Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 26 May 1886 · page 4

The usual weekly meeting of the Metropolitan Licensing Court was held yesterday at the Central Police Court before Mr. W. Johnson, D.S.M., and Mr. Macintosh, L.M. The following transfers were granted:—Solomon…

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Licensing Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 28 May 1886 · page 4

A meeting of the Licensing Court was held a noon yesterday, the Bench being occupied by Mr[?] Addison, S. M., and the Hon. John Macintosh[?] The following transfers were granted:—Royal Na[?]…

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Licensing Courts

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 4 June 1886 · page 10

Mr. Addison, S.M., presided yesterday on the Licensing Bench at the Water Police Court, and granted the following applications for the transfer of hotelkeepers' licenses:—From Charles Anderson, of the Coach and Horses…

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Amalgamated Licensed Victuallers' Association

Globe · Friday 4 June 1886 · page 3

The usual weekly committee meeting of the above association was held at their central rooms, Commercial Chambers, 100, Castlereagh-street, on Friday afternoon…

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Parramatta Licensing Court. Thursday, June 3. (Before Messrs. H. Byrnes and N. Stewart, L. Ms.)

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 5 June 1886 · page 4

A SPECIAL meeting of the Parramatta Licensing Court was held on Thursday for the purpose of considering applications for renews’s of publicans licenses. In the following…

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Licensing Court

Nepean Times · Saturday 5 June 1886 · page 2

Before Mr. J. K. Lethbridge and Dr. Bond, Js.P. The court was held for the purpose of considering applications for licenses postponed from last court, all of which were granted…

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Licensing Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 June 1886 · page 7

The Hon. J. Macintosh, L.M., sat in licensing jurisdiction at the Central Police Court at noon yesterday. The tranfer was authorised of the license held by William Haines with respect to the Crown and Anchor, Glebe-road,…

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Licensing Court

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 10 June 1886 · page 3

The weekly sitting of the Central Police Division of the Licensing Court was held on Tuesday, when Mr. Macintosh, L.M., presided. Transfers were granted as follows.--Wm…

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Licensing Court

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 11 June 1886 · page 3

The annual meeting of the Water Police Division of the Licencing Court was held yesterday before Messrs. Marsh, Addison and Johnson, S.Ms., and L. M.Intosh, L.M. The day was…

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Licenses to Kill Marsupials. to the Editor of the Sydney Mail

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 12 June 1886 · page 1210

Sir,—As the rabbit pest will eventually cost this country millions of money, it would be as well to stamp out the marsupial pest as quickly as possible. Let the Government issue licenses at, say, 5s a year, giving a licensed slayer the…

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A Disorderly Hotel. the License Refused

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 16 June 1886 · page 12

At the annual meeting of the Licensing Bench, held yesterday at the Water Police Court, before Mr. A. M. Fisher, S.M., Mr. Yates, D.S.M., and Mr. Macintosh, L.M., application was made, amongst others, by Moses…

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A License Refused

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 17 June 1886 · page 5

BRISBANE, Wednesday. -- An important case was heard to-day at tho Licensing Court, when Foster Atkinson, a publican, applied for the renewal of his license for the Queensland Hotel…

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Annual Licensing Court

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 17 June 1886 · page 3

The annual Licensing Court for the renewal of licenses was held on Tuesday at the Centra Police Court, when Messrs, Abbott, S.M. Leopold Yates, D.S.M., and J. M'Intosh, S.M.,…

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The Licensing Question in Victoria. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 17 June 1886 · page 7

With a view of securing amendments in the Licensing Act of 1885, a large deputation from the Licensed Victuallers' Association waited on the Chief Secretary to-day and submitted a number…

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The Victorian Licensing Act

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 17 June 1886 · page 5

MELBOURNE,Wednesday. -- A deputation from the committee of the Victorian United Licensed Victuallers' Association waited upon the Chief Secretary to-day, urging that, the Government…

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Licensing Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 18 June 1886 · page 9

A meeting of the Licensing Court was held yesterday at the Water Police Court, Mr. Marsh, S.M., presiding, the other magistrates present being Mr. Whittingdale Johnson, S.M., and Mr. J. Macintosh, L.M.. The renewal of the…

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Large Fire at Port Macquarie. the Royal Hotel Burned Down. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Port Macquarie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 18 June 1886 · page 8

The residents of Port Macquane were startled at about 3 o'clock this morning by an alarm of fire. It was soon discovered that the Royal Hotel, a well-known brick hostelry containing 27 rooms, was on fire. A young man…

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