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Hotels & licensing, 1894

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What People Drink. More Bad Rum. Another Publican Fined

Evening News · Friday 28 September 1894 · page 5

Inspector Lenthall proceeded against William Gunther, licensee of the Burwood Hotel, Margaret and Clarence streets, in the summons division of the Water Police…

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Bad Liquor. Another Publican Fined

The Australian Star · Saturday 29 September 1894 · page 6

William Gunther, licensee of the Burwood Hotel, at the corner of Margaret and Clarence streets, pleaded guilty at the Water to-day to having on May 3 sold…

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The Licensing Laws. Mr. Gladstone's Views

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 29 September 1894 · page 11

LONDON, September 19.—In a letter written by Mr. Gladstone. on tbe licensing laws, the ex-Premier declares himself in favor of alcohol being sold…

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Hotel Barbers

Truth · Sunday 30 September 1894 · page 5

There is a profession amongst criminals knows as "hotel barbering," which means that a man, or two companions, take a room at a hotel, and at a convenient hour go…

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Central Licensing Court

Evening News · Tuesday 2 October 1894 · page 5

The weekly sitting of the Central Licensing Court was held to-day, Messrs. Giles, Smithers, Addison, and penny being on the bench…

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Colonial Vine Licenses. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 2 October 1894 · page 7

Sir,—The day for healing quartely applications for colonial wine license is close at hand, and I hope tina time there will be none refused for the unaccountable reason, of "not required."…

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Central Licensing Court

Evening News · Wednesday 3 October 1894 · page 5

The weekly sitting of the Central Licensing Court was held yesterday, Messrs. Giles, Smithers, Addison, and Penny being on the bench…

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Licensing Court

The Australian Star · Wednesday 3 October 1894 · page 6

Their Worships Messrs. Addison, Giles and Smithers, S. M's., and Penny, L.M., presided at to-day's meeting of the Central Division Licensing Court…

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Miners' Rights and Mineral Licenses

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 3 October 1894 · page 6

Mr. Moore introduced a hill to amend the Mining Act 1874. It provides that after the date of its passing the charge for a mineral license, shall be 5s, and for a…

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Licensing Court

The Australian Star · Thursday 4 October 1894 · page 6

The weekly meeting of the Water Police Court Licensing Bench was held to-day. The magistrates on the bench were Captain Fisher, S.M., who presided, Messrs. Giles…

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Assaulting a Publican

Evening News · Thursday 4 October 1894 · page 5

Hugh Clithero, 43, and Walter Mercer, 28, walked into the Royal Standard Hotel. Castlereagh and Bathurst streets, on Tuesday night, and began sparring in a passage…

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Fire at Fairfield. a Large Hotel Burned. Narrow Escape of the Inmates

Evening News · Thursday 4 October 1894 · page 6

Hancock's Railway Hotel, Fairfield, was this morning, completely destroyed by fire. The bonding consisted of nine rooms and a bar, and was built of weatherboards…

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Publicans Fined

The Australian Star · Thursday 4 October 1894 · page 6

The following fines were imposed on publicans to-day at the Water :--Lizzie Kennedy, of the Albert Lodge Hotel, Young and Stanley streets, £2 and 5s 6d costs for…

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Cattle Slaughtering Licenses

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 4 October 1894 · page 4

Mr. Stevenson, M.P., has brought under the notice of the Board of Health the hardship of the regulation, made under the Noxious Trades and Cattle Slaughtering…

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Early Risers. At a North City Hotel. Exploring the Bedrooms. Housebreaking Implements Found--Trying the Looked Doors

The Australian Star · Friday 5 October 1894 · page 5

Arthur Williamson and John Pearce, young men, were charged at the Water Police Court this morning with having been found in room No. 16 of the Sydney Palace…

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Robbery at a Hotel

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 5 October 1894 · page 6

Mr. Wybert Reeve, a gentleman well known In theatrical circles, during a recent visit 10 Sydney mot with an unfortunate experlenc at the Hotel Metropole, where he was the…

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Colonial Wine Licenses

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 6 October 1894 · page 11

P. K. Bowden hopes that at the approaching licensing day no licenses for colonial wine will be refused on the ground that they are "not required." If any…

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Wine Licenses. a Protest. to the Editor

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 6 October 1894 · page 3

SIR,—Permit me a little space to say a word or two about wine licenses. You, and your readers, know that the legislature, in its un-wisdom, has legalised the granting (to persons…

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Parramatta Licensing Court. Alleged Sunday Selling

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 6 October 1894 · page 9

At a special meeting of the above Court on Friday, 28th September, before Mr. F. W. Edwards, P.M., Edward Davis sought to transfer the license of the Cornstalk Hotel…

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Parramatta Licensing Court Friday, September 28. (Before Mr. F. W. Edwards, P.m.) Transfer

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 6 October 1894 · page 3

The license of the Cottage Iun was transferred from Catherine Lawrence to Henry James May, en objection being raised by the Licensing Inspector…

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