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Sydney · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1892

783 stories in Sydney's papers · page 8 of 40

Suicide of a Publican. Shot Himself with a Revolver

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 19 March 1892 · page 45

At an early hour on Saturday a publican named George Cope, aged 42 years, died from the effects of a bullet wound in the head at residence, the Gladstone Hotel; Marrickville-road,…

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Licensing

The Australian Star · Tuesday 22 March 1892 · page 6

THEIR Worships, Messrs. Johnson, S. M., Giles, D.S.M., and Graham, L.M., presided at the sitting of the Central Licensing Court to-day. The following transfers…

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Two Ruffians Wreck a Hotel. Severely Dealt With

Evening News · Tuesday 22 March 1892 · page 7

Thomas Kelly, 30, and James Dover, 26, were charged at Water Police Court, yesterday, with having wilfully damaged a mirror and screen to the extent of £10, the property of Henry Watts…

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Disturbance in an Hotel

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 22 March 1892 · page 7

Thomas Kelly, 30, a wharf labourer, and James Dever, 26, labourer, appeared in the Water Police Court yesterday, before Mr. B. Lee, S.M., charged with having damaged a mirror and screen in the bar…

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Licensing Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 23 March 1892 · page 4

At the weekly meeting of the Licensing Court, held at the Central Police Court yesterday, transfers of publicans' licenses were granted—From John Grifliths, of the Golden Anchor Hotel, to Michael…

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Robbery at an Hotel

Evening News · Wednesday 23 March 1892 · page 3

Pierrie Blanchard, a Frenchman, was charged at the Water Police Court on Tuesday, with having stolen a handbag containing a parse with about £14 and a pawn ticket for a diamond stud…

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Central Licensing Court

Evening News · Wednesday 23 March 1892 · page 6

The usual weekly meeting of the Central Licensing Court was held Tuesday, before Mr. W. Johnson, S.M. (presiding), Messrs. Giles, D.S.M., and J. Graham, L.M…

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Theft in a Hotel

Evening News · Thursday 24 March 1892 · page 6

William Clifton, 26, shearer, was charged before Mr. W. Johnson, S.M., at the Central Police Court, yesterday, with having stolen a gold brooch-valued, at 10s, the property of Thomas Ryan…

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A Hotel Bill

The Australian Star · Thursday 24 March 1892 · page 6

THE jury in Jones v. Brown gave a verdict for the full amount of £35 3s. 6d., with costs…

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A Hotel Bill

The Australian Star · Thursday 24 March 1892 · page 5

BROWN v. Jones, before Mr. Justice Innes and a jury, was an action by the plaintiff, Thomas Brown, who kept a hotel at Randwick, for £33 5s, 6d., for board,lodging, &c…

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Licensing Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 25 March 1892 · page 7

The weekly meeting of the Licensing Court was held in the Water Police Office yesterday, before Mr. G. W. F. Addision, S.M. A publican's license was granted to Walter Hentsoh under the 16th…

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Teal and How to Cook It. Calf's Head a La Maitre D'Hotel

Evening News · Friday 25 March 1892 · page 7

Time, l¾h. Remains of a cold calf's head; ¾pt of maitre d'hotel sauce. Remove the bones fruin the head, and cut into thin slices. When the sauce is sufficiently thick to cover the meat nicely,…

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Ryde Licensing Court. Tuesday, March 22, 1892. (Before Mr. Edwards, P.M., and Mr. Hayley d’Ardier, L.M.)

The Weekly Advance · Friday 25 March 1892 · page 3

The application of Richard Palmer for a renewal of license for his hotel at Thornleigh, was granted, A renewal was granted to Edward Worthington,…

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A Misfit Marriage License

The Australian Star · Saturday 26 March 1892 · page 7

"I got a license here the day before yesterday," said a man to a clerk in the vital statistics office, "That document gave the permission of the people of this sovereign…

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Veal and How to Cook lt. Calf's Head a La Maitre D'hotel

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 26 March 1892 · page 19

Time, 1¾. Remains of a cold calf's head; ¾pt of maitre d'hotel sauce. Remove the bones from the head, and cut into thin slices. When the sauce is sufficiently thick to cover the meat nicely,…

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Fire at the White Horse Hotel

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 26 March 1892 · page 3

A FIRE which was fortunately discovered before it had time to make any headway broke out in one of the bed-rooms of Hagin's White Horse hotel…

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The Commercial Hotel Burgled

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 26 March 1892 · page 6

ON Wednesday morning when Mr. Charles Rawlinson, proprietor of the Commercial hotel, corner of Station and Hassall streets, went to open his…

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Licensing

The Australian Star · Tuesday 29 March 1892 · page 6

THEIR Worships, Messrs. Delohery, S.M., and Graham, L. M., presided at the sitting of the Central division Licensing Court today. The following transfers of publicans'…

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Licensing Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 30 March 1892 · page 4

Messrs. Cornelius Delohery, 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 publicans'…

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Licensed Premises. Hotels, Breweries and Distilleries

The Australian Star · Wednesday 30 March 1892 · page 3

A RETURN laid on the table of the Legislative Assembly last night showed that there were last year 3441 licensed houses in the colony, of which 847 were in the…

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