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Hotels & licensing, 1893

696 stories in Sydney's papers · page 29 of 35

Fatal Fire at a Hotel. a Tutor Burned to Cinders

Evening News · Thursday 19 October 1893 · page 4

HAY, Thursday.—A fire occurred at midnight on Tuesday at Mossgiel, 100 miles from Hay, by which Francis B. Austin, a tutor, lost his life. The fire broke out…

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Water Police Licensing Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 19 October 1893 · page 6

The quarterly meeting of the Water Polic[?] [?]icensing Bench was h[?]ld yesterday. Mr. Whittingdale Johnson, S.M., presided and there were present Messrs. Delohery, S.M., Giles, S.M.,…

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Rowdyism at an Hotel

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 20 October 1893 · page 2

At the Globe Police Court yesterday, before Mr. G. H. Smithers, D..M., Dame. Green, alias " Duck" Green, was charged with malicious injury to five windows, the property of Mrs. Annie Egerton,…

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Publicans and Compensation. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 21 October 1893 · page 5

Sir,—Mr. Boyce has attempted to find excuses for the defeat of his own party in Parliament by alluding to the vote taken on the 11th instant as a" snatch vote." Such is not the case. A large number of…

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The Publican Spirit

The Methodist · Saturday 21 October 1893 · page 1

The publican spirit is the direct opposite of that quality which in souud it so much resembles—public spirit. The temper and attitude of the Liquor trade…

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Hotels in China

Evening News · Monday 23 October 1893 · page 7

Hotels in China are quite often uniform architecturally. They never differ in point of cleanliness and other details, but they are almost invariably built in the form of…

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Local Option. Anti-compensation to Publicans

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 23 October 1893 · page 5

In response to an advertisement by the Local Option League, about 3000 people assembled yesterday around the place usually occupied by Mr. George Perry on Sunday…

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Licensing Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 24 October 1893 · page 3
Also in The Australian Star

The weekly meeting of the central division of the Metropolitan Licensing Court was held in the Central Police Court yesterday. Transfers of publicans' licenses were granted from George Dallaway, of the…

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Central Licensing Court

Evening News · Tuesday 24 October 1893 · page 5

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

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Daring Burglary at a Hotel

Evening News · Tuesday 24 October 1893 · page 4

MOREE, Tuesday. — On Sunday, night an audacious burglary was committed at Jodd's Post Office Hotel. The thieves were seen by a servant girl, at whom they threw a stone weighing 21b…

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Fire at a City Hotel

The Australian Star · Tuesday 24 October 1893 · page 5

At a few minutes to 5 o'clock this morning a message was received at the headquarters of the M.F.B. that a fire had broken out at the Queensland Club…

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Publicans and Compensation

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 27 October 1893 · page 2

An address was delivered in the Centenary hall last evening by Mr. G. C. Templar Dash on the subject of "No Compensation." The address was delivered at a meeting of the…

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Licensed Drivers' Union

Evening News · Saturday 28 October 1893 · page 3

A meeting of the Licensed Drivers' Union was held on Friday night at the Trades Hall temporary building. A letter was read from the Water and Sewerage Board, stating that the…

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Licensing Court

The Australian Star · Monday 30 October 1893 · page 6

Their Worships Air. G. W. F. Addison, S.M., and Grabam, L.M., presided at today's meeting of the Central Licensing Court. Transfer of licenses was granted in…

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Licensing Court

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 31 October 1893 · page 3
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

The weekly meeting of the Central Licensing Court was held yesterday. The following transfers of publicans' licenses were granted:-- Robert Millen to Alexander…

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Central Licensing Court

Evening News · Tuesday 31 October 1893 · page 3

The usual weekly meeting of the Central Licensing Court was held on Monday before Mr. Addison, S.M. (presiding), Mr. W. Johnson, S.M., and Mr. J. Graham, L.M. The following transfers of…

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Refysal of a Jockey's License. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 31 October 1893 · page 6

The V.R.C. committee have refused a licence to W. E. Gorry, who was at one time a famous lightweight jockey…

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Arrest on the Alameda. Charged with Safe Robbery. The Burdekin Hotel Affair. An Important Capture--The Accused Was Bound for America--Prisoner At the Central

The Australian Star · Tuesday 31 October 1893 · page 5

The vague and to the outside understanding somewhat unsatisfactory reason "from information received" led to the presence on Cowper Whart yesterday afternoon…

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