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APPLICATION of Lowther Empson, to have his license for the Royal hotel, Liverpool, transferred to John Gough, and application of James Murphy, to have his license from the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Grafton Licensing Bench to-day refused to renew the packet license heretofore held by the river steamer trading to the Lower Clarence. Something of a scene occurred between the members of the bench and Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →If there is one word more than another which has stirred the hearts of men in all ages it is "liberty." From the earliest days in which slavery was a fact liberty became an aspiration. When men thought of…
Continued on Trove, page 1255 →GRAFTON, Friday.--At the meeting of the Licensing Court this morning application for the renewal of packet licenses for the various river steamers plying from Grafton to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →On Wednesday, at Ryde, some seven or eight publicans applied for renewals and transfers of license, which had to be postponed to Wednesday next for want of a second J.P. Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Robert Ernest lacy was charged, under the Licensing Act, with having sold liquor on Sunday, the 12th instant, to one John Bruce, the same not being a bona fide traveller within…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →As a rule the hotels of the city were better illuminated inside than out. Within all was cheery and brilliant. The gas from dozens of jets was reflected back by mirrors, and wine and other glasses of every conceivable colour and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The licensing meeting held at the Central Court yesterday was presided over by Mr. Leopold Yates, D.S.M. The following transfers of publicans' licenses were granted:--M. O'Connor to…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A meeting of the Licensing Bench was held at the Water Police Court yesterday. Present: Messrs. J. M. Marsh, G. W. F. Addison, and A. M. Fisher, L.Ms. The following transfer of a publican's license was granted:—-From James…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Messrs. Marsh, S.M., Addison, S.M., and Fisher. D.S.M., presided in the Licensing Court at the Water Police Court yesterday. A transfer was granted James Curtain to John…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →ADELAIDE, Thursday.--A man named wm. Thompson, said to have come from Victoria, was committed for trial to-day on a charge of stealing £2s from Michael Lynch, a West…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The theatre licenses now being issued by the Colonial Secretary to the proprietors and lessees of theatres contain the following new provision:— "Provided that such theatre, house, room, building, garden, or place…
Continued on Trove, page 1328 →PERTH (W.A.), Friday.---Last night Councillor S[?]ok was shot through the head by a hotelkeeper named Conroy for reusing him admission to a children's fancy dress ball at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The following regulations for issue of theatrical licenses, signed "HENRY PARKES, Colonial Secretary," were published on Saturday in a supplement to the Government Gazette:—…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sir,--I have at present before me two handbills which were extensively circulated last week by the party who have lately done so much to lower the public life and character of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The weekly sitting of the Metropolitan Licensing Court was held at the Central Police Office yesterday. Mr. Leopold Yates, D.S.M., and Mr. J. Macintosh, L.M., presided. The following applications…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A meeting of licensing magistrates was held yesterday at the Water Police Court. The bench was occupied by Messrs. G. W. F. Addison, A. M. Fisher, and J. Macintosh. Transfers of publicans licenses…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →At the Water Police on Thursday, George Burrows, licensee of the Royal George Hotel, corner of King and Sussex streets, was charged with having allowed an unlicensed person to sell…
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