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Sydney · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1893

696 stories in Sydney's papers · page 13 of 35

The Banks. A.J.S. DEPOSITORS. Meeting at the Australia Hotel

The Australian Star · Friday 12 May 1893 · page 7

A meeting of depositors in the A.J.S. Bank was held yesterday afternoon in the Australia Hotel to consider the revised scheme of reconstruction…

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Convictions Under the Licensing Act

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 13 May 1893 · page 972

THERE has been prepared for the Minister for Justice a return showing the convictions under the Licensing Acts. The convictions relating to the whole colony were as follows:—For…

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An Important Licensing Case at Ryde. £100 Fine Inflicted. Defendant Disqualified From Holding a License

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 13 May 1893 · page 3

AT the Ryde police court, on Tuesday last, John W. Norris was charged that, on the 28th of April ult. he did sell one bottle of ale, he not at the time holding a license to sell the same, he…

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Parramatta Licensing Court. Wednesday, May 10Th. (Before Mr. F. W. Edwards, P.M., and Messrs. Neil Stewart and R. Harper, J’s.P.)Cancellation of a License

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 13 May 1893 · page 6

Joseph Hanslow, licensee of the Albert Hotel, Blacktown, stated that he could not keep the place going, as he had been sold off. Constable C. Beattie, stationed at Prospect,…

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Sherwood Notes. A Licensed Conveyance

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 13 May 1893 · page 6

The “Pride of Merrylands” is the name chosen for a waggonette, plying from Merrylands Station to the canal crossing, Sherwoodroad. It is timed to meet all trains to and from…

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Parramatta Licensing Court. Wednesday, May 10. (Before the P.M., Mr. Edwards, and Mr. R. Harper, L.m.) License Cancelled

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 13 May 1893 · page 8

Joseph Hanslow was called upon to show cause why the penalty should not be enforced for failing to maintain the accommodation required at the Albert Hotel, Blacktown…

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Fire at Gosford. a Hotel Destroyed

Evening News · Monday 15 May 1893 · page 3

GOSFORD, Monday.—The Hotel, East Gosford, was burnt to the ground at 2 o'clock on Sunday morning. The origin of the fire is at present unknown…

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Licensing Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 May 1893 · page 4
Also in The Australian Star

The weekly meeting of the central division of the Metropolitan Licensing Court was held at the Central Police Court at noon yesterday. Transfers of publicans' licensee were granted from…

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Central Licensing Court

Evening News · Wednesday 17 May 1893 · page 6

The usual meeting of the Central Licensing Court was held yesterday, before Mr. G. W. F. Addison, P.M. (presiding), Captain Fisher, S.M., and Mr. J. Graham, L.M. Applications for…

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Another Burglary at a Woolloomooloo Hotel

Evening News · Wednesday 17 May 1893 · page 4

Between 12 last night and 6 this morning the President Lincoln Hotel, corner of 1 Forbes and Woolloomooloo streets, of which Mr. George N. Haxell is licensee, was paid a visit by some of…

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The Release of Prisoners Under License. the Working of the System

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 18 May 1893 · page 6

The Minister for Justice (Mr. R. E. O'Connor) has written a minute dealing with the release of prisoners under license under section 409 of the "Criminal Law Amendment Act of 1883." The minute states:…

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Burglary at a Hotel

The Australian Star · Thursday 18 May 1893 · page 2

Between midnight on Wednesday and 6 o'clock yesterday morning the President Lincoln Hotel, Forbes and Woolloomooloo streets, was entered by housebreakers, but…

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A Publican Fined

The Australian Star · Thursday 18 May 1893 · page 5

John Dempsey, licensee of English's Family Hotel, Liverpool and Crown'streets, was fined £4 and coats at tho Water Police Court this morning for having violated the…

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Release of Prisoners Under License

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 18 May 1893 · page 4

The system inaugurated by the Minister for Justice 17 months ago of releasing prisoners under license, under see. 409 of the Criminal Law Amendment Act, has, we learn,…

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Important to Publicans. Sunday Trading

The Australian Star · Friday 19 May 1893 · page 6

At the Central Police Court this morning, before Mr. W. Johnson, S.M., James Meadham, the holder of a publican's license for the premises known as the Bristol Hotel,…

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Water Licensing Court

Evening News · Friday 19 May 1893 · page 6

Messrs. Clarke and Fisher, S.M., and J. Graham, L.M., sat at the weekly meeting of the Water Licensing Court yesterday. Transfers of publicans' licences were granted from Louis Frank…

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Water Police Licensing Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 May 1893 · page 2

Mr G.O'Malley Clarke, S.M., Captain Fisher, S.M., and Mr. J. Graham, L.M., presided at the weekly meeting of the Water Police Licensing Court yesterday. A spirit merchant's license was granted to John…

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Heavy Robbery at an Hotel

The Australian Star · Friday 19 May 1893 · page 2

A daring robbery was committed at Dick's Hotel, Balmain, on Wednesday night, the result being that Mr. Anderson, the licensee, is at present a trifle…

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Important to Publicans. Sunday Trading

The Australian Star · Saturday 20 May 1893 · page 6

At the Central Police Court this morning, before Mr. W. Johnson, S. M., James Meadham, the holder of a publican's license for the premises known as the Bristol Hotel…

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