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Sydney · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1891

723 stories in Sydney's papers · page 32 of 37

Important Decision. Under the Licensing Law. Gannon Not Released

The Australian Star · Wednesday 28 October 1891 · page 5

A DECISION of somewhat more than ordinary importance as showing tho powers of a magistrate when dealing with offences under tho Licensing Act was given…

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Licensing Conviction Upset. Magisterial Remissness

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 28 October 1891 · page 3

In the Full court yesterday, before Mr. Justice Innes and Mr. Justice Stephen, an application was made to upset a licensing conviction affecting one Stephen Whelan…

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Licensing Court

The Australian Star · Thursday 29 October 1891 · page 6

MESSRS. Fisher, S.M., Lee, S.M., and Brooks, D.S.M., formed the bench of licensing magistrates at the Water Police Court to-day. The following transfers of…

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Water Licensing Court

Evening News · Friday 30 October 1891 · page 6

Captain Fisher and Mr. B. Lees, L. Ms., and Mr. J. N. Brooks, D.S.M. formed the Bench at the Water Licensing Court yesterday. The colonial wine licence of George Wingrove, 110,…

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Licensing Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 30 October 1891 · page 3

The adjourned quarterly meeting of the Licensing Court was held at the Water Police Office yesterday, before Captain Fisher (chairman), Messrs. B.Lee, S.Ms., and J. N. Brooks, D.S.M. The following…

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Licensing Conviction Upset. Magisterial Remissness

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 31 October 1891 · page 15

In the Full Court on Tuesday before Mr. Justice Innes and Mr. Justice Stephen, an application was made to upset a licensing conviction concerning one Stephen…

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Ryde Licensing Court. Saturday, October 24. (Before Mr. J. Giles (Chairman), and Messrs. Jeanneret and D’Ardier, L.M.’s.)

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 31 October 1891 · page 7

The Court was opened at the [?] but owing to the absence—occasioned by sickness —of Mr. Crick, who had been engaged by different applications, the Bench adjourned…

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Licensing

The Australian Star · Tuesday 3 November 1891 · page 6

FOR the disposal of the weekly licensing business,Mr. Delohery, S.M., sat at the Central at noon' to-day. The following transfer of publican's license was…

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Licensing

The Australian Star · Wednesday 4 November 1891 · page 6

FOR the disposal of the weekly licensing business, Mr. Delohery, S.M., sat at the Central at noon to-day. The following transfer of publican's license was…

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Theft in an Hotel

Evening News · Wednesday 4 November 1891 · page 6

George Pearce, 50, painter, was charged at the Central Police Court on Tuesday, before Mr. C. Delohery, S.M., with having stolen a cotton singlet valued at 2s, the property of Thomas M…

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Licensing Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 4 November 1891 · page 4

Mr Cornelius Delohery, S.M., presided at the weekly meeting of the central division of the Licensing Court, held at the Central Police Court, yesterday. The license held by Edward A. Pugh for…

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Serious Stabbing Affray. in a George-street Hotel

The Australian Star · Wednesday 4 November 1891 · page 5

JAMES RUSSELL, on remand, was charged this morning, before Mr. Brooks, D.S.M., at the Water Police Court, with inflicting grievous bodily harm on Henry Davis, the…

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Water Police Licensing Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 November 1891 · page 3

Mr. J. N. Brooks, D.S.M., presided in the Water Police Licensing Court yesterday. The following transfers of publicans' licenses were granted:—The Imperial, Oxford-street, Paddington, from Susan…

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Water Police Licensing Bench

The Australian Star · Friday 6 November 1891 · page 6

AT the weekly meeting of the Water Police Licensing Bench to-day, Mr. J. N. Brooks, D.S.M., presiding, the following publicans' transfers were granted:--Susan Wadsworth…

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Penrith Licensing Court. Before Mr. J. K. Cleeve, P.M.

Nepean Times · Saturday 7 November 1891 · page 4

The publican's license of the Rivereide Hotel was transferred from Daniel James Moriarty to Joseph Selby, as well as the billiard license. There were no police objections and the new licensee was…

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Katoomba Licensing Court. Before Mr. J. K. Cleeve, P.M.

Nepean Times · Saturday 7 November 1891 · page 6

An application was put in for the transfer of the License held by Mr. D. Thomson for Thomson's Hotel, Katoomba, to Mr. J. Nimmo of Katoomba. The Licensing Inspector, Sergeant Thorndike, put…

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Two Peculiar Licensing Cases

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 7 November 1891 · page 5

GOULBURN, Friday.--Owing to an irregularity in calling together a special Licensing Court, and through insufficient notice being given in the Gazette, the licensees of the…

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Ryde Licensing Court. Saturday, October 31.(Before Mr. J. Giles, and Mr. R. Hayiey D’Ardier, L.M’s.)

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 7 November 1891 · page 2

The postponed application of P. Lynch, of the Fig Tree Hotel, to have his license transferred to P. O’Malley, was heard, Mr. Meagher, of Crick and Meagher, appearing…

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Licensing Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 November 1891 · page 7

Mr. Cornelius Dolohery, 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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Licensing

The Australian Star · Wednesday 11 November 1891 · page 6

OWING to some hitch in the distribution of magisterial work to-day the Central Licensing Court did not commence until 20 minutes to 1, a delay that caused…

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