Australian newspapers
1803 – 1954
Old Local Papers
Every story
read free on Trove

These are historical newspapers. Some stories use language and express views that are offensive today.

← Hotels & licensing, all years

Sydney · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1895

803 stories in Sydney's papers · page 17 of 41

Breach of the Licensing Act Cutting It Fine

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 4 May 1895 · page 8

JOSEPH ABRAHAMS, licensing of the Railway Hotel, Rookwood, was charged before the P.M., Mr. Gordon, and Mr. R. Harper, L.M., at the Parramatta Court on Monday with…

Continued on Trove, page 8 →

Weekly Licensing Court

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 7 May 1895 · page 3

Messrs. G. W. F. Addison. G. H. Smithers, and J. Giles, S.M.'s, and F. Penny, L.M., presided at the weekly sitting of the Central Division of the Metropolitan Licensing Bench…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Licensed Victuallers' Picnic. The Annual Demonstration

The Australian Star · Tuesday 7 May 1895 · page 5

The licensed victuallers of Sydney and their friends are holding a successful social reunion to-day at Coogge Aquarium, on the occasion of the annual picnic and…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Licensed Victuallers. the Annual Picnic

Evening News · Wednesday 8 May 1895 · page 7

The United Licensed Victuallers' Association held its annual picnic yesterday at the Coogee Aquarium. The weather was beautifully suited for this class of…

Continued on Trove, page 7 →

Licensed Victuallers. The Annual Picnic. Speeches by Members and Others. A Successful Gathering--The Prohibition and Other Liquor Questions

The Australian Star · Wednesday 8 May 1895 · page 3

At the licensed victuallers' picnic and demonstration at Coogee Aquarium yesterday the Legislative Assembly was well represented, about a score of members and…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Hotel Thief

The Australian Star · Wednesday 8 May 1895 · page 6

During last night a thief entered the Volunteer Hotel, Goorge-street South, and made away with some jewellery from one of tho looms. The thief overlooked a large…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

Publicans' Renewals

The Australian Star · Wednesday 8 May 1895 · page 5

Publicans who intend to make application for the renewal of their licenses at the forthcoming meeting are requested to send in such applications to the proper quarter at…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Licensed Victuallers' Association. Annual Picnic

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 8 May 1895 · page 3
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

The annual picnic of the United Licensed Victuallers' Association of N.S.W. was held at the Coogee Aquarium yesterday. It was well attended, and in every other respect was very…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Licensing Court

The Australian Star · Thursday 9 May 1895 · page 6
Also in The Daily Telegraph

At to-day's meeting of the Water Police Licensing Bench, Messrs. Smithers and Giles, S.' M.,presiding, transfers of publicans' licenses were granted from Henry Howitt to…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

Stealing From an Hotel

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 9 May 1895 · page 2

At the Balmain Court yesterday, before Captain Fisher, S.M., Frederick B. Lagettin (U), hairdresser: James Finleyson (30). watchmaker; John Skehan (17): and Marv Finleyson…

Continued on Trove, page 2 →

Hotel Improvement at the Railway

Evening News · Saturday 11 May 1895 · page 6

Notwithstanding the croaking of many, there are enterprising men in Sydney who can still hit a public want, and pretty well rake, in a fortune. No one would think it possible to…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

Zaccheus, the Publican

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 11 May 1895 · page 7

"And behold, there was a man named Zaccheus, who was the chief among the publicans, and he was rich. And he sought to see Jesus, who he was; and could not for the…

Continued on Trove, page 7 →

The George Hotel

Sunday Times · Sunday 12 May 1895 · page 8

MR. JAS. CURTIN, for so many years proprietor or the Empire Hotel, Pitt and Hunter streets, has just entered into possession of the George, at the corner of Pitt and Market streets…

Continued on Trove, page 8 →

Licensed to Poison

Truth · Sunday 12 May 1895 · page 4

THE N.S.W. Licensed Victuallers ask the Government to exercise a general supervision over the wholesale spirit-merchant and the brewer, on the ground that many…

Continued on Trove, page 4 →

Central Licensing Court

Evening News · Monday 13 May 1895 · page 5

Captain Fisher and Messrs. J. Giles and G. H. Smithers, S.Ms., presided at the weekly sitting of the central division of the Metropolitan Licensing Court. Transfers of…

Continued on Trove, page 5 →

Licensing Court

The Australian Star · Tuesday 14 May 1895 · page 6

Their Worships' Captain Fisher, Mr. Giles, Mr. Smithers, S.M.'s, and Mr. Penny, L.M., presided at to-day's meeting of the Central Police Licensing Court…

Continued on Trove, page 6 →

Breaches of the Licensing Act

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 14 May 1895 · page 3

In the Summons Division of the Water Police Court yesterday a number of publicans were lined for breaches of the Licensing Act. Francis William, the licensee of the Geebung…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →

Peculiar Licensing' Case

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 15 May 1895 · page 3

In the Summons Division of the Redfern Court yesterday, before Mr. C W. F. Addison, S.M., James Kenny, licence of the Balaclava Hotel, Buckland-street, Alexandria, was…

Continued on Trove, page 3 →