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Hotels & licensing, 1890

920 stories in Sydney's papers · page 18 of 46

The Licensing Act

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 17 May 1890 · page 4

A petition to Parliament is being circulated among the licensed victuallers of New South Waled for signature, praying for certain amendments in the now existing Licensing Act. The…

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Parramatta Licensing Court. Thursday May 13. (Before Messrs H. Byrnes and N. Stewart Ls.M.)

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 17 May 1890 · page 3

An application for a transfer of the license of the Royal Cricketer's Arms, Prospect, was granted from W. J. Banks to James Manning. Thomas Bartlett applied for a special transfer…

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News by Cable. Compensation to Publicans

Evening News · Monday 19 May 1890 · page 4

LONDON, May 16.—In the animated discussion which took place on Lord Randolph Churchill's measure for amending the licensing laws, Mr. Goschen led the…

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The Licensing Question in England. the House of Commons and Compensation. [By Cable.] (From Our Correspondent.] London, May 16

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 19 May 1890 · page 5

Mr. W. S. Caine's amendment in Lord Randolph Churchill's new Licensing Bill, to the effect that no compensation be granted to publicans, on the extinction of…

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Licensed Victuallers

The Australian Star · Monday 19 May 1890 · page 2

A SOCIAL meeting of the West Sydney branch of the United Licensed Victuallers' Association was held on Thursday night to partake of tho hospitality of Mr. H. Davis…

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The Licensed Victuallers' Petition

Evening News · Tuesday 20 May 1890 · page 5

The licensed victuallers of New South Wales have issued for signature a petition to Parliament in favor of certain amendments in the Licensing Act. The petition sets forth : " That it is…

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Licensing Court

The Australian Star · Tuesday 20 May 1890 · page 6

THE weekly meeting of the Central Licensing Court was held to-day before their Worships Messrs. Delohery, S.M., and Macintosh, L.M. A temporary license was…

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Central Licensing Court

Evening News · Wednesday 21 May 1890 · page 2

The usual weekly meeting of the Central Licensing Court was held on Tuesday, before Captain Fisher, S.M. (presiding), and the Hon J. Macintosh, L.M…

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Licensing Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 21 May 1890 · page 4

Captain A. M. Fisher, S.M., and Mr. J. Macintosh, L.M., presided at the Licensing Court held at Central Police Court yesterday. Mary O'Rourke, executrix in the estate of the late Stephen O'Rourke, applied under…

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Licensing Business. No Trading on Licenses

The Australian Star · Thursday 22 May 1890 · page 6

THE Water Division of the Licensing Court dealt with the following business to-day:-- Transfers of publicans' licenses were granted from John Digby to Thomas Harrison,…

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Fires in the Country. (By Telegraph.) at a Wollongong Hotel

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 22 May 1890 · page 5

WOLLONGONG, Wednesday.-- The Royal Alfred Hotel, the property of Mr. AL O'Brien, situated at the corner of Crown and Keira streets, narrowly escaped destruction by fire…

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An Hotel Transaction

Evening News · Friday 23 May 1890 · page 5

The Full Court was occupied for a considerable time on Thursday in hearing arguments pro and con, on a motion by the defendant to make absolute a rule nisi for a new trial in…

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Licensing Court

Evening News · Friday 23 May 1890 · page 5

A meeting of the Water Police Court Division of the Metropolitan Licensing Court was held in the courthouse on Wednesday, before Mr. Lee, S.M., and Mr. Abbott, S.M…

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Licensing Bench

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 23 May 1890 · page 7

The usual meeting of the Licensing Bench was held at the Wator Police Court yesterday, before Messrs. T.K. Abbott, S.M., and Benjamin Lee, S.M. The following business was transacted:—…

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British Licensing Bill. London, May 23

The Australian Star · Saturday 24 May 1890 · page 5

Mr. Gladstone is of opinion that to compensate publicans whose licenses are cancelled would be equivalent to increasing the value of the remaining licenses by…

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The Licensing Bill. Mr. Gladstone and Compensation

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 24 May 1890 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.--Mr. Gladstone has expressed his opinion with respect to the compensation clauses in the Amending Licensing Bill introduced into the House of…

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The Leura Hotel and Coffee Palace

Nepean Times · Saturday 24 May 1890 · page 3

The Provisional Directors have reason to believe that run on the lines of a first-class Coffee Palace (that is without a liquor liceuse) that it will be patronized by a largely number of highly respectable…

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Trades Movements. Formation of Hotel and Caterers' Employees' Union

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 24 May 1890 · page 7

A very large and enthusiastic meeting of waiters, barmen, and cooks, was held, under the auspices of the Trades and Labour Council, at the Trades Hall last evening About 250 persons were present, who were…

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Licensed Victuallers

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 24 May 1890 · page 1152

WE have received from the secretary of the Licensed Victuallers' Association of New South Wales a copy of a petition to Parliament which is now being extensively signed throughout the colony…

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Hotel and Caterers Employees Union. Civil Servants and Waiters

The Australian Star · Saturday 24 May 1890 · page 2

For a very long time past the waiters of Sydney have felt that they have been seriously handicapped by the fact that persons who are employed in Government…

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