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Hotels & licensing, 1888

607 stories in Sydney's papers · page 4 of 31

An Hotel Burned Down

The Australian Star · Wednesday 22 February 1888 · page 5

HAY, This Day.--News from Oxley states that the Royal Hotel there was burned to the ground on Saturday. Everything was destroyed, and the inmates narrowly…

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Licensing Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 February 1888 · page 11

A meeting of the Licensing Bench was held at the Water Police Court at noon yesterday, there being present Messrs. Marsh (chairman) and Fisher, L.Ms. The following transfers of publicans' licenses were…

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Licensing Court. TUESDAY. Before Messrs. J. K. Lethbridge, and Dr. Duncan J's.P

Nepean Times · Saturday 25 February 1888 · page 2

An application for the transfer of the license of Royal Hotel, Springwood from Mary Ann Brown to John Patrick Cummings was ordered to stand over till next Tuesday for the production of the license…

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Late Sporting. Bookmakers and License Fees. An appeal against a Racing Club

The Australian Star · Saturday 25 February 1888 · page 8

MELBOURNE, This Day.--At the Elsterwick races last Saturday the stewards of the Victorian Trotting Club, which owns the ground, and held the meeting, refused…

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Licensing Court

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 28 February 1888 · page 6

At a special sitting of the Parramatta Licensing Court yesterday (before Messrs. H. Byrnes, N. Stewart and J. E. Manning, L.Ms.), Jane Tait was fined 40s., and costs 4s. 10d., for…

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Licensing Court

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 29 February 1888 · page 6
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

The usual weekly meeting of the metropolitan Licensing Bench was held at the Central Court yesterday, before Messrs. T. K. Abbott and Whittingdale Johnson, S.Ms., and J…

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Parramatta Licensing Court. Monday, 27Th February. (Before Messrs. H. Byrnes, N. Stewart and J. E. Manning, L.M’s.)

The Cumberland Mercury · Wednesday 29 February 1888 · page 3

Jane Tait, licensee of the Royal Exchange Hotel, Parramatta north, was charged, on the information of Sub-Inspector Latimer, that she allowed billiards to be played on her licensed…

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Selling Poisons Without a License

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 1 March 1888 · page 3

On the Summons side at the Central Court yesterday, before Mr. T. K. Abbott, S.M., Ralph M. Riley, of the Private Inquiry Office, proceeded against J. Wellington Loosemore for…

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Licensing Court

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 2 March 1888 · page 3

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

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Licensing Court. TUESDAY. Before Mr. J. K. Lethbride, J.P.

Nepean Times · Saturday 3 March 1888 · page 4

An application for the transfer of the license of the Royal Hotel, Springwood, from Mary Ann Brown to John Patrick Cummins, postponed from the previous Tuesday for the production of the license, was…

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Police Espionage on Hotels. to the Editor of the Mercury

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 3 March 1888 · page 8

SIR, Will you allow me to draw the attention of the public to the great annoyance to which I, as a hotelkeeper, have been subject to within the last few week, a system of espionage…

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Burglary at an Hotel. the Landlord Murderously Assaulted. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 5 March 1888 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Sunday. -- Four armed and masked burglars broke into the Caledonian Hotel, East Brunswick, this morning, nod after murderously assaulting Thomas Williams; the…

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Licensing Courts

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 March 1888 · page 13
Also in The Daily Telegraph

A sitting of the Metropolitan Licensing Bench was held at the Central Police Court yesterday. Messrs. Johnson, S.M., Delohery, D.S.M., and Macintosh, L.M.. presided. Renewals of licenses were granted to William Ipkendanz,…

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Licensed Victuallers

The Australian Star · Wednesday 7 March 1888 · page 6

BRISBANE, This Day.--Mr. J. B. Hickie, the well-known theatrical manager, and lately lessee of the Theatre Royal, has been appointed secretary of the Licenced…

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Licensing Court

The Australian Star · Wednesday 7 March 1888 · page 6

At the usual weekly Licensing Court held to-day, at the Central Police Court, transfers of publicans' licensee were granted from John Lang to Mrs. Jane…

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Parramatta Licensing Court

The Australian Star · Wednesday 7 March 1888 · page 5

At the Parramatta Licensing Court yesterday, three persons were found guilty of taking away liquors from licensed promises on Sunday, and in each case the…

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Licensing Court

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 9 March 1888 · page 3

The weekly meeting of the Licensing Bench was held at the Water Police Court yesterday, before Messrs. Addison and Macintosh, L.M's. The publican's license of James Walden, of the…

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Licensing Courts

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 9 March 1888 · page 4

A meeting of the Licensing Bench took place at the Water Police Court at noon yesterday, there being present Messrs. G. W. F. Addison and John [?] L.Ms. The transier of a publican's license from James Walden to James…

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