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Hotels & licensing, 1889

727 stories in Sydney's papers · page 35 of 37

A Disastrous Eire. Hotel Destroyed. MELBOURNE

The Australian Star · Thursday 5 December 1889 · page 5

A disastrous fire broke out at half-past 2 o'clock yesterday morning, by which Kelly's Tungamah Hotel, at the corner of Barr and Middleton streets, was totally destroyed…

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Hotel Destroyed by Fire

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 5 December 1889 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--Kelly's Tungamah Hotel, Tungamah, was destroyed by fire early this morning. The inmates had a very narrow escape. One of the servant girls got…

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Licensing Court

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 6 December 1889 · page 3
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

At the (weekly meeting of the Licensing Bench, Water Police Court, yesterday, the business was disposed of by Mr. B. Lee, L.M. Transfers of publicans' licenses were granted as…

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Visitors' List. Commercial Hotel

Nepean Times · Saturday 7 December 1889 · page 3

For the week ending Thursday, December 12th. Mr. Carter, Sydney; Mr. Mackenzie, Sydney; Mr. A. E. A. York, Emu; Mr. T. H. Hassall, North Shore; Mrs. T. H. Hassall, North Shore; Mr…

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A Publican Fined

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 7 December 1889 · page 28

PABRAMATTA, November 28.—At the Parramatta Licensing Court to-day R. Golf was charged with selling a bottle of brandy on Sunday last. Constable May's evidence went to show that at 11.30…

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A Publican's Clients

The Australian Star · Monday 9 December 1889 · page 3

ON the evening of November 30 three 'bus men, accompanied by a companion, entered Mr. John Blanchfield's hotel at the corner of Cleveland - street and Newtown - road,…

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Compensation to Publicans. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 December 1889 · page 5

Sir,—Mr. Nelson P. Whitelocke, general secretary to the United Licensed Victuallers' Association, must be a bit of a curiosity. Everybody who reads the newspapers, or who moves about…

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Pastoral Leases and Occupation Licenses Rents

The Australian Star · Tuesday 10 December 1889 · page 3

THE outstanding arrears of rents of pastoral leases and occupation licenses represent tho sum of L140,000, being L70,000 in each case. The Minister for Lands intends to…

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Licensing Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 December 1889 · page 11
Also in The Daily Telegraph, Evening News

Messrs. Johnson, Macintosh, and Delobery, L.Ms., presided in the Licensing Court at tha Central Police Court yesterday. Transfers of publicans' licenses were granted—from G. A. Bramston, of the Farmers'…

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Parramatta Licensed Victuallers

The Australian Star · Wednesday 11 December 1889 · page 8

A FIRST meeting of the newly-formed Parramatta branch of the Licensed Victuallers Association of New South Wales was held in the Emu Inn, Parramatta, on Monday…

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Publicans and Brokers

The Australian Star · Thursday 12 December 1889 · page 6

A CASE of considerable importance to licensed victuallers and hotel-brokers was heard before his Honor Judge Docker at the District Court this morning, when Ivan…

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The Grosvenor Hotel Case. Verdict for £1000. MELBOURNE

The Australian Star · Thursday 12 December 1889 · page 4

The Grosvenor Hotel Co. intend appealing to the Privy Council against a verdict for L1000 returned in favor of Signor Castellano for malicious arrest and false imprisonment…

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Licensing Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 13 December 1889 · page 4
Also in The Australian Star, The Daily Telegraph

The weekly meeting of the Licensing Court was held at the Water Police Court yesterday. There were present—Messrs. G. W. F. Addison (chairman), A. M. Fisher. S.Ms., and B. Leo, D.S.M. The…

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Licensing Meeting

Evening News · Friday 13 December 1889 · page 2

The following transfers were granted at the usual weekly licensing meeting, held at the Water Police Court yesterday morning: Richard Allen to Charles R. Stevens, Waverley Family Hotel;…

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Signer Castellani and the Grosvenor Hotel Company

Evening News · Friday 13 December 1889 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Thursday.—Signor Castellani is still in Melbourne Gaol, but an application is to be made on Friday to set aside the capias. An application was made on Wednesday to Mr…

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