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Hotels & licensing, 1894

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The Publicans and the Local Option Bill

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 10 February 1894 · page 4

There is every indication that the publicans intend to make things warm for their opponents at the general election. The United Licensed Victuallers' Association, at their…

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The Country Extended Leases and Preferential Licenses

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 10 February 1894 · page 5

NARANDERA, Friday. -- The Land Board finished its sitings yesterday. In four applications for extension of lease decisions were reserved. Evidence as to the value of…

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Licensed Victuallers. Meeting of the United Association of N.s. Wales

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 10 February 1894 · page 11

The annual meeting of the United Licensed Victuallers' Association was held yesterday at the rooms, 402 George-street, Mr. J. H. Rainford, the president, in the chair…

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Parramatta Licensing Court Wednesday February 7.(Before Mr. O. L. C. Badham, P.M., and Mr. B. Harper, L.M.)

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 10 February 1894 · page 2

An application from H. Thorpe, to be allowed to change the name of the Digger’s Return Hotel to Thorpe’s Hotel, Parramatta north, was granted…

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Tied Hotels

Truth · Sunday 11 February 1894 · page 5

Mr. Bevill, secretary to the U.L.V.A. of New South Wales, writes as follows:—In your issue of February 4 you have a short article on the subject of "Tied Hotels,"…

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The Licensed Victuallers

Evening News · Monday 12 February 1894 · page 3

The annual meeting of the United Licensed Victuallers' Association of New South Wales was held on Friday. Mr. J. H. Rainford, the president, in the chair. The president announced…

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Licensed Victuallers. Annual Meeting

The Australian Star · Monday 12 February 1894 · page 2

The annual meeting of this association was held on Friday at the rooms, 462 George- street, Mr. J. H. Rainford, the president, in the chair. There was a large…

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Central Licensing Court

Evening News · Tuesday 13 February 1894 · page 6

The usual weekly meeting of the Central Licensing Court was held at noon yesterday before his Worship Captain Fisher, S.M. (presiding), Mr. G. H. Smithers, S.M., and Mr. Penny, the…

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Publicans, Brewers, and Compensation. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 13 February 1894 · page 6

Sir,—In your Saturday's issue is the account of the annual meeting of the licensed victuallers. Their resolutions contain statements distinctly misleading on at least three points. A Locel Option Bill will…

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Publicans Fined

The Australian Star · Tuesday 13 February 1894 · page 2

In the summons division of the Water Police Court yesterday Rowland Crowther, Crowther's Family Hotel, Bourke- street, was fined £2 for alleged Sunday selling ;…

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The United Licensed Victuallers' Association. to the Editor of the Daily Telegraph

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 13 February 1894 · page 3

Sir,--In your report of the annual meeting of the United Licensed Victuallers' Association my remarks have been somewhat misconstrued. I did not intend to reflect in any…

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A Despondent Publican. Attempt at Suicide. MELBOURNE

The Australian Star · Wednesday 14 February 1894 · page 6

On Sunday last Dugald Campbell, licensee of the London. Hotel, Market-street, during a fit of despondency, took a dose of " Rough on Rats." He was removed to the hospital…

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Charge Against a Publican

The Australian Star · Thursday 15 February 1894 · page 3

Auguste Gutzeit, a respectably -dressed man of about 35, pleaded not guilty at the Darlinghurst Sessions yesterday to a charge of having stolen the sum of £37, the money of…

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Licensing

The Australian Star · Thursday 15 February 1894 · page 6

At the Licensing Court on Monday the application of Mary O'Donnell for the transfer of the license of the Star Hotel, Goulburn -street, to Michael Norris, was…

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Water Police Licensing Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 16 February 1894 · page 2

At the weekly sitting of Water Police Li[?] ing Bench on Wednesday before Messrs Addison S.M., Edwards, D.S.M., and Penny, L.M., a transfer of publican's license was granted…

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A Hotel Theft. Committed for Trial

The Australian Star · Friday 16 February 1894 · page 2

A middle-aged man named Henry Belcher, who is awaiting his trial on a charge of uttering a valueless paper, purporting to be a legal bank-note, was charged in connection…

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Licensing Inspectors' Pay

The Australian Star · Friday 16 February 1894 · page 8

Questions in regard to the pay of officers under the Licensing Act were asked in the Assembly yesterday by Mr. Scott, and the Minister for Justice replied that the pay of…

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The Bellevue Hotel Robbery --A Counterfeit Note

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 16 February 1894 · page 3

At the Redfern Court yesterday, before Mr. James Giles, S. M. Henry Belcher (42), on remand from the Water Police Court, was charged with stealing from the Bellevue…

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The Publicans and the Local Option Bill

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 17 February 1894 · page 19

THERE is every indication that the publicans intend to make things warm for their opponents at the general election. The United Licensed Victusllers'Association, at their annuel meeting,…

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New Licensing Magistrate

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 17 February 1894 · page 18

MR. Fred Penny, the newly appointed lisensing magistrate, made his first appearance upon the bench at the Central Licensing Court on Monday.Mr.F. Gannon, the senior member of the legal…

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