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Hotels & licensing, 1887

413 stories in Sydney's papers · page 11 of 21

Hotel Robberies

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 15 July 1887 · page 3

At the Central Court yesterday before Mr. L. Yates, D.S.M., Patrick Gould alias William Davis, a young man, was charged with stealing a silver watch and chain, valued at £8, the…

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Great Northern Licensed Victallers' Association. Newcastle

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 16 July 1887 · page 151

The annual meeting of the Great Northern Licensed Victuallers' Association took place to-day. Mr. H. Buchanan presided. The annual report showed that for the present year 36 licensed victuallers had joined the society. £116…

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Curious Block in a Licensing Court

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 16 July 1887 · page 5

GOULBURN, Friday.--Great inconvenience has been caused to publicans and others having business at the Licensing Court owing to one of the Licensing magistrates, Mr. Horsburgh,…

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Licensing Anomalies. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 18 July 1887 · page 4

Sir,—At the last Licensing Court two very peculiar, and not altogether uncommon, transactions took place. Applications were sent in for licenses for Baumann's Café and also for the new building where the Currency Lass Hotel used to…

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Licensing Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 20 July 1887 · page 11
Also in The Daily Telegraph, Evening News

A quarterly meeting of members of the Metropolitan Licensing Court was held at the Central Police Offices yesterday. The presiding magistrates were Messrs. Clarke and Johnson, S.Ms., and Mr. J. Macintosh, L.M. The…

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A Publican Fined

Evening News · Thursday 21 July 1887 · page 6

At the Balmain Police Court, on Wednesday, Albert V. Rea was charged with having permitted cards to be played, for the purpose of gaming, in his licensed premises, the Commercial Hotel…

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Licensing Courts

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 22 July 1887 · page 2

A meeting of the Licensing Court was held at the Water Police Court yesterday, Messrs. Addison, S.M., and Fisher, D.S.M., being present. A conditional publican's license was…

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Parramatta Licensing Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 22 July 1887 · page 7

The quarterly meeting of the Parramatta Licensing Bench was held yesterday, the presiding magistrates being Messrs. H. Byrnes, J. E. Manning, and John Taylor. J. A. Sanders applied for a publican's license for a house…

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Licensing Meeting

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 22 July 1887 · page 7

A meeting of the Licensing Bench was held at the Water Police Court yesterday. Present: Messrs. G. W. F. Addison and A. M. Fisher, L.Ms. A conditional publican's license was granted to Alfred L. Park for promises situate at the…

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Licensing Court. (Before G. R. Johnston, N. G. Bull, and W. H. Mackenzie, Ls.M.)

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 23 July 1887 · page 1

Renewal of a publican’s license, Port Hacking William Simpson, the applicant was granted James Murray’s application to renew his wine license, Terminus-street Liverpool, was granted…

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Parramatta Licensing Court. Thursday, July 21. (Before Messrs. H. Byrnes, J. Taylor, and J. E. Manning, Ls.M.)

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 23 July 1887 · page 3

THE quarterly meeting of the above court was held on Thursday morning last, when the following cases were dealt with :— John A. Saunders applied for a license for a…

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Licensing Court

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 27 July 1887 · page 3
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

The usual weekly licensing meeting was held at the Central Court yesterday, presided over by Messrs. W. Johnson, S.M., and Macintosh, E.M. Transfers of Publican's licenses were…

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Important Licensing Appeal

Evening News · Wednesday 27 July 1887 · page 4

A very important licensing appeal was beard in Chambers this morning; by his Honor Mr. Justice Stephen. It was that of Inspector Anderson, against the decision of Mr. Marsh, S.M., in…

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A Publican's Ejectment Case

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 27 July 1887 · page 5

Henry Barrows, of the firm of Barrowa and Gieeson, brewers, instituted proceedings against Mary Hanaigan. licenses of the New Robin Hood Hotel, Charing Cross, Waverley, for the…

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A Novel Licensing Case. Is It a New Hotel or Not ?

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 28 July 1887 · page 3

In Chambers yesterday, before his Honor Mr. Justice Stephen, the case of Anderson v Burrows, an appeal by Mr. Anderson. Inspector of Police against a decision given on July 2 last…

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Licensing, Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 29 July 1887 · page 7

A meeting of the Licensing Court was held at the Water Police Court at noon yesterday. The bench was occupied by Mr. Marsh, S.M., chairman; Mr. Addison, S.M.; and Mr. Macintosh, L.M. The following transfers were granted:—…

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Licensing Court

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 29 July 1887 · page 3

The weekly meeting of the Licensing Court was held at the Water Police Court yesterday, [?] Messrs. Marsh. S.M. Addison. S.M. and [?]…

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