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Hotels & licensing, 1891

723 stories in Sydney's papers · page 18 of 37

Assault on a Publican

Evening News · Monday 25 May 1891 · page 5

Mary Callaghan, 42, was fined 20s or seven days for drunkenness, £3 or one month for having used bad language, and £2 or 21 days for having assaulted James Shalvey of the Hyde Park Hotel,…

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Appeal Case Under the Licensing Act. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Bega

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 25 May 1891 · page 6

An important appeal case under the Licensing Act was heard at the Bega Quarter Sessions on Thursday. The Bega Licensing Bench had issued a certificate for an hotel at Tathra to John Gleeson. Three persons…

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Assaulting a Publican

The Australian Star · Monday 25 May 1891 · page 5

MARY CALLAGHAN, a female whose age is put down at 42, was fined this, or one month's gaol this morning at the Central for using indecent [?]angua[?]e in Bathurst-street, and…

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Important Licensing Case

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 25 May 1891 · page 5

BEGA, Saturday.--An important appeal case under the Licensing Act was heard at the Bega Quarter Sessions on Thursday. The Bona Licensing Bench had issued a certificate…

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Licensing Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 27 May 1891 · page 4

Mr. G. O'Malley Clarke, S.M., presided at the weekly meeting of the Central Division of the Licensing Court, held at the Central Police Court yesterday. Transfers of publicans' licenses were granted from…

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Central Licensing Court

Evening News · Thursday 28 May 1891 · page 3

The usual weekly meeting of the Central Licensing Court was field yesterday, before Mr. G. O'Malley Clark, S.M. The following transfers of publicans licences…

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Licensing

The Australian Star · Thursday 28 May 1891 · page 6

THE Water Police Licensing Bench met at noon to-day. their Worships Captain Fisher, S.M.; Mr. L[?], D.S.M.; and Mr. Graham, L.M., presiding. The following transfers…

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Licensing Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 29 May 1891 · page 7

The weekly meeting of the Licensing Bench was held at the Water Police Court yesterday afternoon, before Captain Fisher, S.M., Mr. B. Lee, S.M., and Mr. Graham, L.M. The following business was…

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Water Licensing Court

Evening News · Friday 29 May 1891 · page 6

The usual weekly meeting of the Water Licensing Court was held yesterday. Captain Fisher, S.M., Mr. B. Lee, S.M., and Mr. Grahame, L.M., occupied the bench…

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An Hotel Sneak

Evening News · Saturday 30 May 1891 · page 6

A young man named Edward Wakeham pleaded not guilty at the Quarter Sessions yesterday to an indictment charging him with having stolen a watch, two chains, two trinkets, a book, and £1…

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The Licensing Act. a Quarter Sessions Decision Upheld

The Australian Star · Tuesday 2 June 1891 · page 6

AN application was made to the Full Court thin morning for a rule nisi for a proh[?]ion to restrain tho Chairman of Quarter Sessions at Bega and a Mr. Curtis from…

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The Shearing Difficulty. Boycotting a Publican. More Unionists Imprisoned

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 2 June 1891 · page 4

BRISBANE, Monday.--Mr. Ghenden reports that a man named Russell, a licensed victualler there, has been boycotted by the Shearers' Union for the past three weeks…

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Citizens' Rights and Publicans' Licenses

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 3 June 1891 · page 4

A licensing question of some interest was decided by the Pull Court yesterday. It appeared that one John Gleeson had applied to the police magistrate at Bega for a license for…

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Licensing Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 June 1891 · page 5

Messrs. George O'Malley Clarke, S.M., and J. Graham, L.M., presided at the weekly meeting of the Central Division of the Licensing Court, held at the Central Police Court yesterday. Transfers of…

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The Licensing Act. a Quarter Sessions Decision Upheld

The Australian Star · Wednesday 3 June 1891 · page 6

AN application was made to the Full Court this morning for a rule nisi for a prohibition to restrain the Chairman of Quarter Sessions at Bega and a Mr. Curtis from…

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Central Licensing Court

Evening News · Wednesday 3 June 1891 · page 3

The usual weekly meeting of the Central Licensing Court was held on Tuesday before Mr. G. O'Malley Clarke, S.M., presiding, and Mr. J. Graham…

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Casino Comments. The Hotel Fire. Death of a Great Horse. CASINO

The Australian Star · Wednesday 3 June 1891 · page 5

The inquiry into the cause of the fire which destroyed Harley's Hotel terminated yesterday, when an open verdict was returned…

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Law. Supreme Court. Tuesday June 2. IN BANCO.--(Before the Chief Justice, Mr. Justice Innes and Mr. Justice Foster.) Application in Respect of the Licensing Act

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 4 June 1891 · page 3

Dr. Sly (on behalf of John Gleeson) moved for a rule nisi for a prohibition restraining the District Court Judge and Mr. Curtis from proceeding on a decision given by the Court…

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Water Licensing Court

Evening News · Friday 5 June 1891 · page 3

The usual weekly meeting of the Water Licensing Court was held yesterday, before Mr. B. Lee, S.M. (presiding), and Mr. J. Graham, L.M. Transfers granted: Laura Creamer to John…

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Weekly Licensing Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 June 1891 · page 3

The Water Police weekly Licensing Court was held yesterday, before Mr. B. Lee, S.M., and Mr. J. Graham, L.M. The license for the Creswick Club Hotel, Bligh-street, was tranferred from Laura…

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