Convictions Under the Licensing Acts
The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 21 May 1896 · page 7
Mr. Gould laid upon the table of the Legislative Assembly last night a return showing the convictions under the Licensing Acts for 1895. The convictions for drunkenness only in the colony were 14,639;…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Licensed Victuallers and Local Option
The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 22 May 1896 · page 3
A deputation from the United Licenced Victualiers Association waited upon the Premier yesterday to ask that before the Local Option Bill was proceeded with a Royal Commission should be…
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Sunday Times · Sunday 24 May 1896 · page 5
Amongst the visitors are Sir Astley Cooper, Bart., aud valet, Lady Paston Cooper and maid, Mr. Ivor Ferguson, the Hon. Edmund and Mrs. Barton, family and nurse, Colonel Douglas and Mrs…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Rowdyism at Newtown. an Hotel Wrecked and the Licensee Assaulted. Three Men Under Arrest
The Daily Telegraph · Monday 25 May 1896 · page 6
On Saturday afternoon three men made a comparatively successful attempt to wreck the Milton Hotel at King-street, Newtown. Ex-senior-constable Elliot, the licensee, was also attacked by…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Larrikinism at Newtown.. Wrecking a Hotel. the Push at Play
Evening News · Monday 25 May 1896 · page 7
A disgracetul outbreak of larrikinism occurred at Newtown on Saturday evening, when three men, as the result of pique at their being compelled to pay for liquor supplied to them made an…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Special Edition. the Courts. The "Push." Wrecking a Hotel
Evening News · Monday 25 May 1896 · page 5
Between 2 and 3 p.m. on Saturday last three men entered the bar of the Milton Hotel, Kingstreet, Newtown, of which Mr. Robert James Elliott is the licensee, and called for drinks. Mr…
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The Australian Star · Monday 25 May 1896 · page 3
At the Newtown court this morning, before Mr. Addison, S.M., Arthur Williams 27, William Helson, 35, and George Peterson, 22, were charged with maliciously…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The New Proposal Op the Publicans. to the Editor
The Daily Telegraph · Monday 25 May 1896 · page 7
Sir,--I can only regard the proposal of the publicans of a Royal Commission to inquire and report is to local option as a move to gain time. It is an attempt to postpone legislative action. They see…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →New Zealand. Fire at Napier. the Masonic Hotel Destroyed
The Daily Telegraph · Monday 25 May 1896 · page 5
AUCKLAND Sunday.--A fire occurred yesterday, which partly destroyed tho Masonic Hotel, at Napier. The Insurances on the building total £4500, including--The Alliance £500, London and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Central Licensing Court
Evening News · Tuesday 26 May 1896 · page 5
The weekly sitting of the Central Licensing Court was held to-day. Mr. Addison (chairman) and Captain Fisher, L.M., and Mr. Penny, S.M., occupied the bench. The following transfers were granted:…
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The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 27 May 1896 · page 3
Messrs. Fisher, S.M., and Penny L.M., sat on the Licensing Court yesterday. A publican's renewal was granted Cornelius Dwyer, of the Caledonian Hotel, Bathurst-street. The following publicans'…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 27 May 1896 · page 7
The weekly meeting of the Central Licensing Court was held yesterday. Mr. Addison, S. M. (chairman), Captain Fisher, S.M., and Mr. F. Ponny, L.M., occupied the beach. The following…
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The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 28 May 1896 · page 2
The weekly sitting of the Water Licensing Court was held yesterday. The following transfers of publicans' licenses were granted:—Thomas Hector Perkins to Edward Milverton, Langham Hotel,…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 28 May 1896 · page 3
Also in The Australian Star
The weekly meeting of the Water Police Division of the Metropolitan Licensing Court was held at noon yesterday. Mr.W.Johnson, S.M., presided. Transfers of publicans' licenses were granted from…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Police Courts. the Hotel Disturbance at Newtown
The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 28 May 1896 · page 3
At the Newtown Police Court yesterday, before Mr.Addison, S.M., Arthur Williams, alias Robert M'Lean aged 27, William Helson, aged 35, and George Peterson, aged 25, were charged with having,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →News by Cable. Disasters in America. Great Loss of Life. A Cyclone at St. Louis. Hotels, Works, &c, Destroyed. Many Steamers Sunk. The Iowa Tornado. Collapse of a Bridge
Evening News · Friday 29 May 1896 · page 6
LONDON, May 28.—A terrible cyclone has passed over the State of Missouri, U.S.A. Many hotels, works, and elevators in the city of St. Louis were razed to the ground…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Special Cables. From the Herald's London Correspondents. Terrible Cyclone in America. Many Hotels and Buildings Wrecked. Several Villages Destroyed. a Thousand People Killed. London, May 28
The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 29 May 1896 · page 5
A terrible cyclone has passed over the State of Missouri, U.S.A. Many hotels, works, and elevators in the city of St. Louis were razed to the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Terrible Disasters in America. a Cyclone at St. Louis. Hotels and Buildings Razed to the Ground. Steamers Sunk in the River. Loss of One Thousand Lives
The Daily Telegraph · Friday 29 May 1896 · page 5
LONDON, Thursday.—A terrible disaster has occurred at. St. Louis, the fifth city of the United States in population, the commercial metropolis of the Mississippi Valley, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Publican Fined
The Australian Star · Saturday 30 May 1896 · page 6
Stephen J. Nolan, licensee of the Tradesman Arms Hotel, Liverpool and Palmer streets, was proceeded against by Inspector Bremner this afternoon, before Mr…
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