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Hotels & licensing, 1893

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Bookmakers' Licenses. London, January 10

The Australian Star · Wednesday 11 January 1893 · page 5

With reference to the proposal of the Jockey Club to license bookmakers, Mr. Joe Thompson, the Australian bookmaker, strongly opposes the suggestion. He asserts…

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Hawkers' Licenses for Indians

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 11 January 1893 · page 4

A large array of Cingalese, Hindoos, and other Indians appeared at the Central Licensing Court yesterday as applicants for hawkers' licenses, and were…

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Parramatta Licensing Court. Monday, January 9

The Cumberland Mercury · Wednesday 11 January 1893 · page 3

The Parramatta Licensing Bench (Mr. F. W Edwards, P.M., and Mr. R. Harper. J.P., being present) sat on Monday morning last. An application was made, for the transfer of…

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Licensing Court

The Australian Star · Thursday 12 January 1893 · page 6

MESSRS. WHITTINGDALE JOHNSON, G. O'Malley Clarke and Captain Fisher. S.M.'s, G. H. Smithers, D.S.M., and J. Graham, L.M., occupied the bench at the weekly…

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Gunsler's Cafe. License Transfer Application. a Bailiff in Possession

The Australian Star · Thursday 12 January 1893 · page 6

AT the meeting of the Water Police Licensing Court to-day an application for the transfer of the license of Gunsler's Cafe, Pitt-street, from George Robinson to John…

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Licensing Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 13 January 1893 · page 7

Mr. Whittingdale Johnson, S.M., Captain Fisher, S.M., Mr. G. H. Smithers, D.S.M., and Mr. Graham, Licensing Magistrate, presided at the Water Police Licensing Court yesterday. Transfers of publicans'…

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Fighting for a Hotel. an Exciting Contest for Possession. Bailiffs V. Licensee

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 13 January 1893 · page 3

"Guilder's Cafe," by which name the hotel and restaurant in Pitt-strcot, near King-street, have been known for years, was the scene of a disturbance yesterday. Since…

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At the Water. Theft from an Hotel. "Out of Town."

The Australian Star · Friday 13 January 1893 · page 6

ON two charges of theft a man named James M'Coy was sentenced to six months' imprisonment. The accused, is was shown, was staying at the P. and O. Hotel,…

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Licensed Victuallers

The Australian Star · Friday 13 January 1893 · page 8

THE regular fortnightly meeting of the general committee of the United Licensed Victuallers' Association was held on Wednesday last at the rooms, 404 George-street,…

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Asiatics in Redfern. Inspection of their Dwellings. Application for Hawkers' Licenses

The Australian Star · Friday 13 January 1893 · page 5

THE inspector of nuisances at Redfern reported to a meeting of the council of that borough last evening that he had just concluded a house to house inspection of the…

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Parramatta Licensing Court. Monday, January 9

The Weekly Advance · Friday 13 January 1893 · page 2

The Parramatta Licensing Bench (Mr. F. W. Edwards, P.M., and Mr. B. Harper, J.P., being present) sat on Monday morning last. An application was made, for the transfer of…

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Penrith Licensing Court. TUESDAY. Before Messrs. J. K. Cleeve (Chairman)

Nepean Times · Saturday 14 January 1893 · page 7

A. W. Stephen, and J. W. Fletcher (L.M.'s) George Carey applied for a conditional license for a hotel to he called the Mountain View Hotel, Emu Plains…

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Publicans in Trouble

Evening News · Saturday 14 January 1893 · page 6

At the Central Summons Court Friday, before Mr. C. Delohery, S.M., Dora Wall, of the Old Duke of Wellington Hotel, George-street, was fined £3 for having kept open for the sale of…

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Breaches of the Licensing Act

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 14 January 1893 · page 5

In the Summons Division of the Central Police Court yesterday, before Mr. Cornelius Delohery, S.M., Sub-inspector John Bell proceeded against several publicans for having committed breaches of…

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Bookmakers' Licenses. London, January 14

The Australian Star · Monday 16 January 1893 · page 5

The SPORTSMAN devotes an article in reply to Mr. Joseph Thompson, in reference to his opposition to the proposal of the jockey clubs to license bookmakers. The…

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Licensing Bookmakers

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 16 January 1893 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday Night.--The Sportsman, in an article which replies to the remarks of Mr. Joseph Thompson in opposition to the proposed licensing of…

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Licensing Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 17 January 1893 · page 3
Also in The Australian Star

Messrs. F. M. Edwards, P.M., and R. Stewar and R. Harper L.Ms., disposed of the business at the Parramatta Licensing Court yesterday morning. Renewals of publicans' licenses were granted to…

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parramatta Licensing Court

Evening News · Tuesday 17 January 1893 · page 4

At the parramatta Licensing Court yesterday renewals of publicans' licences were granted to Patrick Tierney, Charles Curtis, and Elizabeth Robertson, and renewals of wine and spirit…

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Asiatic Hawkers. Their Habits of Life. The Recent Agitation. Arrivals from Red Sea Ports. Who They Are--Where They Come From--What They Do. Stopping Their Licenses

The Australian Star · Tuesday 17 January 1893 · page 6

The custom of issuing licenses indiscriminately to Asiatic hawkers having been of late somewhat severely commented on in various quarters, action…

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