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Hotels & licensing, 1887

413 stories in Sydney's papers · page 5 of 21

The Licensing Act

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 25 March 1887 · page 4

Last evening in the Assembly, Mr. Melville asked the Colonial Secretary,--"1. Is it the intention of the Government to introduce an Amending Licensing Act this session? 2. Will…

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Hotelkeeper's Statement

Nepean Times · Saturday 26 March 1887 · page 5
Also in Freeman's Journal, The Daily Telegraph

Tamworth, N.S.W., May 27, 1886.—I have suffered from pains in the small of my back the last six years, and for the last four months they have been so bad that I…

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Licensing Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 30 March 1887 · page 6
Also in The Daily Telegraph

Messrs. Whittingdale Johnson, S.M., Captain Fisher, D.S.M., and the Hon. J. Macintosh, L.M., presided in the Licensing Court, at the Contral Police Court yesterday, and granted the following transfers of licenses:—Patrick Doyle…

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Licensing Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 1 April 1887 · page 4

A meeting of the licensing magistrates was held at the Water Police Court yesterday; present, Mr. G. W. F. Addison and the Hon. J. Macintosh. The following transfers of publicans' licenses were granted:—From Won. H…

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The Financial Policy of the Government. Meeting of the Licensed Victuallers

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 5 April 1887 · page 6

A mass meeting of persons interested in the wine and spirit business was held last evening at the Hew Masonic-hall, Castlereagh-street. to consider the financial policy of the Government…

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Licensed Victuallers' Association. Indignation Meeting

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 April 1887 · page 12

A public meeting, under the auspices of the Amalgamated Licensed Victuallers' Association of New South Wales, was held in the Town Hall yesterday evening, to protest against the imposition of duties on spirits and beer…

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Licensing Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 April 1887 · page 11
Also in The Daily Telegraph

A meeting of the Licensing Bench was held at the CENTRAL POLICE COURT at noon yesterday. The bench was occupied by Mr. Leopold Yates, D.S.M., and Mr. John Macintosh, L.M. The business was not of an important…

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The New Duty on Baer. the Leichhardt Branch of the Licensed Victuallars Association

Balmain Observer and Western Suburbs Advertiser · Friday 8 April 1887 · page 5

A meeting of the local publicans was held at the Elswick Hotel, Mr. J. F. Whiting presiding. There was also present Mr. A. S. Fraser, W. Fountain, F. Edwards, H…

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The Publicans and the Proposed New Duties. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 8 April 1887 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Thursday.--This evening a meeting of the members of the Great Northern Licensed Victuallers' Association was held in Latham's Hall for the purpose of considering…

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The Publicans' Storm a Brewing. to the Editor of the Daily Telegraph

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 8 April 1887 · page 7

Sir,--The members of the traffic are much exercised about the proposed excise duty of 4d. a gallon on colonial beer, and, admisericordiam, cry out, " Hands off the poor man's beer." The…

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Licensing Court

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 8 April 1887 · page 3

The weekly meeting of the Water Police Division of the Licensing Court was held yesterday, when the sitting magistrates were Mr. Addison. S.M., and Captain A. M. Fisher. D.S.M…

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Penrith Licensing Court. TUESDAY. Before Mr. J. K. Lethbridge, Dr. Bond, and J. Shand, J's.P

Nepean Times · Saturday 9 April 1887 · page 4

The Inspector's quarterly report was read showing that many improvements were required in a large number of the licensed houses in the district, and all the…

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A Strike Against the Publicans. to the Editor of the Daily Telegraph

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 9 April 1887 · page 6

Sir,--Had there been any doubt of the selfishness and rapacity of the publicans of Sydney, the result of last night's meeting of "the trade' must have dispelled it. At that meeting it was…

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Licensing Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 April 1887 · page 6

A quarterly meeting of the Metropolitan Licensing Court was held at the Central Police Court yesterday. [?] Buchanan, S.M., and Mr. J. Macintosh, L. M., occupied the bench. Several applications in connection with…

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Section 63 of the Licensing Act. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 April 1887 · page 7

Sir,—I have before me the depositions in a case recently heard in the Water Police Court by Mr. Johnson, S. M., whose decision seems to me to be quite at varience with the intentions of the Legislature in wording section 63 of the…

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Section 63 of the Licensing Act. to the Editor of the Daily Telegraph

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 13 April 1887 · page 7

Sir,--I have before me the deposition in a case recently heard in the Water Police Court by Mr. Johnson, S.M., whose derision seems to me to be quite at variance with the…

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