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Sydney · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1888

607 stories in Sydney's papers · page 8 of 31

A Caution to Publicans

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 27 April 1888 · page 5

MELBOURNE,Thursday.—Mr. Wilson, licensee of the Academy of Mueic bars, has been lined £5 and costs for selling inferior liquor out of Walker and Co.'s whisky botties…

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Licensing Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 April 1888 · page 4

The adjourned quarterly licensing meering was held a[?] noon an Wednesday, at the Water Police Court. The magistrates presiding were Mr. Addison, S.M., Mr. A. [?]. Fisher, S.M., and Mr. J. Macintosh, L.M. The…

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Licensing Court

Nepean Times · Saturday 28 April 1888 · page 4

Before Messrs. J. K. Lethbridge, Drs. Bond and Duncan, Licensing Magistrates, The Inspectors quarterly, report was received. The following applications were postponed until…

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Licensing Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 1 May 1888 · page 11
Also in The Daily Telegraph

Messrs. H. Byrnes, N. Stewart, and J. E. Manning presided at the Licensing Court, Parramatta, on Monday morning. Robert Johnstone Wilson was fined £10 for allowing dancing and music on his licensed premises, the…

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Licensing

The Australian Star · Tuesday 1 May 1888 · page 5

AT the Licensing Court, held to-day at the Central Police Court, the following transfers were granted:--Matthew Hunter to Frederick Coventry, Brisbane Inn,…

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Licensing Court

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 2 May 1888 · page 7

At the Metropolitan Licensing Court yesterday morning there were on the ench Mr. W. Johnson, S.M., in the chair, Mr. Giles, D.S.M., and Mr. J. Macintosh, A.M. The following…

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Parramatta Licensing Court. Monday, April 30. (Before Messrs R. Byrnes, N. Stewart, [?] J. E. Manning, L. M’s.)

The Cumberland Mercury · Wednesday 2 May 1888 · page 4

RO[?] of the Royal Exchange [?] was charged by Sub-inspector Latimer with having permitted music [?] dancing on [?] promises…

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The Inverell Licensing Court. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Inverell

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 2 May 1888 · page 10

At a meeting of the Quarterly Licensing Court held today before a full Bench, John Grove made an application for a license for the Telegraph Hotel, which has been closed for some months. The police opposed the application, on…

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Albury Licensed Victuallers Annual Demonstration. April 26

Referee · Thursday 3 May 1888 · page 2

Selling Race, 7 furlongs weight-for-age,—Mr T. Doanshaw's Walter, aged, 9st 4lb, including 6lb over (Morrison). 1; Stanley, aged, 8st 12lb. 2; Anwob, 5yrs, 8st 12lb, 3. won easily. Time, 1min…

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COUNTRY. An Hotel Thief

The Australian Star · Thursday 3 May 1888 · page 6

NEWCASTLE, This Day.—At Lambton yesterday, a young man named William Robinson was committed for trial on a charge of stealing jewellery from…

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Licensing Meeting

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 4 May 1888 · page 11

At the WATER POLICE COURT, at noon yesterday, a licensing meeting was held. The presiding magistrate, was Mr. G.W.F. Addison. The license of Leech's Family Hotel, Waverley-road,…

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A Hotel Incident

Nepean Times · Saturday 5 May 1888 · page 7

Some of our hotels in the smaller Dakota towns are not all they should be. And a few years ago they were worse than they are now…

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New Arrivals and Hotel Runners. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 May 1888 · page 9

Sir,—In the interests of the travelling public I crave your indulgence to the extent of publishing the following: —Nearly all arrivals in Sydney will remember with anything but pleasure the manner in which they wore pestered…

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Licensing Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 May 1888 · page 13

A meeting of the Licensing Bench was held at the Central Police Court yesterday. Present: Messrs. W. Johnson. C. Delohery, and J. Macintosh, L.Ms. The following transfers of publicans' licenses were granted:—Stanmore…

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Coroner's Inquest. Suicide at Lister's Queensland Hotel

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 May 1888 · page 13

The City Coroner, Mr. H. Shiell, J.P., held an inquest yesterday at the Court, Chancery-square, touching the death of a man named Alexandor Charles Worthington, a clerk, who, on Monday morning last, was…

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Licensing

The Australian Star · Wednesday 9 May 1888 · page 6

At the Licensing Court held to-day at the Central, transfers were granted from C. Neilsen to Joseph Woodbine, Stanmore, Stanmore Joseph Watches to Ellen…

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Licensing Court

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 10 May 1888 · page 3

The weekly meeting of the Metropolitan Licensing Bench was held at the Central Police Court on Tuesday, Messrs. W. Johnson, S.M., Delobery, D.S.M. and Macintosh, L.M.,…

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Licensing Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 11 May 1888 · page 11

A meeting of the Water Police Licensing Bench was held Yesterday at the Water Police Courf. Present—Messrs. J. Macintosh, L.M., and G. W. F. Addison, S.M. The colonial wine license held by Edward E. Smith, Walker-st.,…

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Important to Publicans

The Australian Star · Friday 11 May 1888 · page 5

PUBLICANS in the metropolitan district whose licenses expire on the 30th June next had better notice that the special meetings of the Licensing Court will be…

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