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Hotels & licensing, 1889

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Licensing Court

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 2 October 1889 · page 7

The weekly meeting of the Licensing Bench was held at the Central Court yesterday, under the presidency of Mr. Delobery, D.S.M. Benjamin Marshall, of the Railway Parade Hotel,…

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Stealing From an Hotel

The Australian Star · Thursday 3 October 1889 · page 6

TWO promising young fellows named John Kerrigan and Fred. Osborne wore charged at the Water Police Court this morning with stealing in company a brown leather…

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A Caution to Hotelkeepers

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 3 October 1889 · page 3

Duncan M'Pherson, licensee of the Royal Exchange Hotel, King and George streets, was yesterday proceeded against at the Central Court by Louis Phillips, of Messrs. M. Moss…

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Licensing Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 4 October 1889 · page 3
Also in Evening News, The Australian Star

The usual weekly meeting of the Licensing Court was held at the Water Police Office at noon yesterday. There were present Messrs. A. M. Fisher, G. W. F. Addison, S. Ms., and B. Lee, D. S. M. The…

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Licensing Court. TUESDAY. Before Messrs. J. K. Lethbridge, J.P. (Chairman)

Nepean Times · Saturday 5 October 1889 · page 6

A.W. Stephen, J.P., and Dr. Bond, J. P. Joseph Nimmo applied for the renewal of his license for a hotel at Katoomba. Application granted…

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Commercial Hotel Handicap Pigeon Match

Nepean Times · Saturday 5 October 1889 · page 4

The above match was shot off on the racecourse outside the town boundary on Saturday last. The weather, although rather hot, was splendid and the match was a great success, though…

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Mr. Crick Wanted. Arrested at the Metropolitan Hotel

Evening News · Saturday 5 October 1889 · page 6

The Sergeant-at-Arms was handed by the Speaker the warrant to arrest Mr. Crick in the Assembly on Friday afternoon for his contempt. Mr. Harnett searched around…

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Licensing Court

Evening News · Wednesday 9 October 1889 · page 3

The weekly meeting of the Licensing Bench, was held at the Central Court on Tuesday, presided over by Messrs. O'Malley Clarke and W. Johnson, S.M., and J. Macintosh, L.M., when the…

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Entrapping a Publican. Revenue Constables Fined

Evening News · Thursday 10 October 1889 · page 6

BRISBANE, Wednesday.—In the police court to-day two revenueconstables were each fined 10s and costs for falsely representing themselves travel­lers,with the object of entrapping a publican…

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Licensing Court

The Australian Star · Thursday 10 October 1889 · page 5

THE usual weekly meeting of the Licensing Court was held at the Water Police Court to-day, the bench being occupied by Captain Fisher, S.M., and Mr. B. Lee, D.S.M…

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The Queensland Licensing Act. Two Revenue Officers Fined. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 10 October 1889 · page 5

BRISBANE, Wednesday:--At the police court to-day two revenue constables were each lined 10s and costs for falsely representing themselves as travellers with the object of…

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Licensing Court

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 11 October 1889 · page 3
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

Messrs. B, Leo, D.S.M., and A. M. Fisher, S.M., presided at the weekly meeting of the Licensing Bench, Water Police Court, yesterday. Transfers of publicans' licenses were…

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Prosecutions Against Publicans

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 15 October 1889 · page 6

At the Newtown Court yesterday, before Mr. C. Delonery, D.S.M., Christopher F. Schmidt, licensee of the Sir William Wallace Hotel, for delaying admittance to the police, was fined 20s,…

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Licensing Court

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 16 October 1889 · page 6
Also in Evening News

The weekly meeting of the Metropolitan Licensing Bench was hold at the Central Court yesterday, before Messrs. Johnson, S.M., Clarke, S.M., and Maciotosh, L.M. A pawnbroker's…

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Licensing Meeting

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 16 October 1889 · page 11

The quarterly meeting of the Metropolitan Licensing Bench was held at the Central Police Court yesterday, there being present—Messrs. G. O'Malley Clarke and W. Johnson, S.Ms., also the Hon. John M'Intosh,…

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Licensing

The Australian Star · Wednesday 16 October 1889 · page 3

THE quarterly meeting of the Central Police Licensing Court was held yesterday, their Worships Messrs. O'Malley Clarke, S.M., and Macintosh, L.M., presiding,…

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