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Sydney · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1887

413 stories in Sydney's papers · page 13 of 21

Licensing Court

Evening News · Friday 12 August 1887 · page 6

At the licensing court, in the Water Police Court on Thursday, the following transfers were applied for:—Maurice Bennett to George Miller, Town Hall Hotel, Darling and Montague streets…

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Hotel Robberies

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 12 August 1887 · page 3

Edward Doolan was charged at the Central Court yesterday with stealing a silver watch and gold alber[?] chian, valued at £10, the property of Dennis Min[?]nan The prosecutor was…

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Hotel Robbery

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 16 August 1887 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Monday.--Early yesterday morning a thief entered five bedrooms occupied by lodgers at the Criterion Hotel aud abstracted from the pockets of their clothes money to the…

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Licensing Court

Evening News · Wednesday 17 August 1887 · page 3
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald, The Daily Telegraph

Yesterday a meeting of the Licensing Court was held in the Central Police Court, before a bench of magistrates composed of Messrs. Buchanan, S.M. (chairman), Yates, S.M., and the…

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Licensing Court

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 19 August 1887 · page 3
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

The weekly meeting of the Licensing Bench was held at the Water Police Court yesterday, before Messrs Marsh, Macintosh and Fisher. Transfers of publicans' licenses were granted…

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Licensing Court

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 24 August 1887 · page 3
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

The usual weekly licensing meeting was held at the Central yesterday, Messrs. Buchanan, S.M., and Macintosh, L.M., presiding. The following transfers of a publican's licenses…

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Robbery from Hotels

Evening News · Thursday 25 August 1887 · page 6

At the Water Police Court on Wednesday, Richard Soper was charged with stealing a quantity of jewellery from the Naval Brigade Hotel on March 31. James Sinnott, licensee of the house…

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Hotel Robberies

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 25 August 1887 · page 11

A young man named Richard Soper was sentenced to six months' imprisonment with hard labour at the Water Police Court yesterday for stealing a silver watch and chain and a silver locket and chain in the Naval Brigade…

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Licensing Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 26 August 1887 · page 3
Also in The Daily Telegraph

A meeting of the Licensing Court was held at the Water Police Court yesterday morning, Mr. Addison, S.M., being on the bench. The application of James Power, for the removal of the license of the Royal Albert…

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Wholesale Hotel Robbery

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 26 August 1887 · page 5

SINGLETON, Thursday.--A robbery took place at the Royal Hotel last night. Nearly all the people staying in the house were robbed, evidently by some one staying there. A man…

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Opening of a New Hotel

Evening News · Saturday 27 August 1887 · page 5

A number of gentlemen assembled to-day for the purpose of taking part in the formal opening of the Centennial Hotel, in King-street. This hotel replaces the rookery which a few…

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Hotel Robbery

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 27 August 1887 · page 10

A young man, named Richard Soper, who has figured rather prominently at the Water Police Court during the past week or 10 days, again made his appearance before the Bench…

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Opening of a New Hotel

Evening News · Monday 29 August 1887 · page 6

A number of gentlemen assembled on Saturday on purpose to take part in the formal opening of the Centennial Hotel, in King-street. This hotel replaces the rookery which a few…

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A New Hotel

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 29 August 1887 · page 7

The number of high-class hotel in Sydney was augmented on Saturday by the opening of the Centennial Hotel, King-street, connected with the stall entrance of the Theatre Royal…

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Fatal Fire in New Zealand. Destruction of an Hotel. the Inmates Use Bedclothes to Escape. One Man Burned to Death. (By Cable.)

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 29 August 1887 · page 5

AUCKLAND, Saturday.-- A disastrous and fatal fire occurred early this morning at the South Star Hotel, Blenheim. The conflagration must have been raging some time before it…

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