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Hotels & licensing, 1896

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The Irish Movement. Formation of a National Regiment. St. Patrick's Day Celebration. Meeting at the Australia Hotel

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 21 January 1896 · page 5

A large and very representative gathering of Irishmen, convened and presided over by the Cardinal, was held last night in the reading-room of the Australia Hotel, for…

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The Tivoli 'Hotel. Social Gathering

The Australian Star · Wednesday 22 January 1896 · page 2

A supper, which was well attended, was given last night by the genial and popular host and hostess of the Tivoli Hotel, Mr. F. W and Mrs. Foster, to a number of…

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Water Licensing Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 23 January 1896 · page 3

A meeting of the West Licensing Court was held yesterday, before Mr. Johnson, S.M., Mr. Saeithers, S.M., and Mr. Penny, L.M. An application for the transfer of a publican's license for the C[?]terion…

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Weekly Licensing Court

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 23 January 1896 · page 3

The weekly sitting of the water Division of the Metropolitan Licensing Bench was hold yesterday. Messrs. Johnson and Smithers, S.Ms., and Penny, L.M., presided. An…

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Water Licensing Bench

Evening News · Thursday 23 January 1896 · page 5

The weekly meeting of the Water Licensing Bench was held yesterday. An application for the transfer of the licence of the Criterion Hotel, Riley-street, Surry Hills, from Charles Everett to…

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Licensing Court

The Australian Star · Thursday 23 January 1896 · page 6

Messrs. Johnson, Smithers and Penny disposed of the licensing business at the Water Police Court to-day. A transfer of the license of the Criterion…

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Storm at Lismore. an Hotel Struck .By Lightning

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 23 January 1896 · page 6

LISMORE, Wednesday.--A thunderstorm occurred last night, when 35 points of rain fell. Immense good was done to the crops and herbage. During the storm the lightning…

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Licensed Victuallers' Association. Newcastle

The Australian Star · Friday 24 January 1896 · page 5

The adjourned meeting of the Newcastle branch of the Licensed Victuallers' Association was held at the Great Northern Hotel last night. Mr. A. Watt presided…

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Newcastle Licensed Victuallers

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 24 January 1896 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Thursday.--A meeting of the Newcastle branch of tho Licensed Victuallers' Association was held to-night. A letter was read from the central…

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Licensing Business. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 25 January 1896 · page 7

Sir,—Will you kindly permit me through you widely-read columns to voice my indignation an[?] the indignation of thousands of persons in the community against the way in which the wishes and…

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Parramatta Licensing Court. Friday. January 24. (Before Mr. F. W. Edwards, P.M. and Mr. C. J. Bynes, L.M.)

The Cumberland Free Press · Saturday 25 January 1896 · page 4

At the quarterly meeting of the Licensing Court, James Thomas Lackey applied for a license for a house to be styled the Royal Hotel, at the corner of Wester-road and…

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Licensing Plays

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 25 January 1896 · page 24

In a recent number of the "Windsor Magazine" is an interesting article on "The Lord Chamberlain, his History, and his Duties." The writer says: "The main object of the examination of…

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Good Templars. Attack on the Licensing Bench. Two Magistrates Denounced. a Commission to Be Asked for Meeting in the Domain

Evening News · Monday 27 January 1896 · page 3

Under the auspices of the Independent Order of Good Templars, a meeting was held in the Domain yesterday afternoon, when addresses were delivered on "Our licensing Magistrates…

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The Licensing Magistrates. Protest by the Temperance Party

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 27 January 1896 · page 3

A meeting was held yesterday la the Domain, under the auspices of the Independent Order of Good Templars, to hear addresses on the subject of "Our…

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The Courts. Central Licensing Court

Evening News · Tuesday 28 January 1896 · page 5

The weekly sitting of the Central Licensing Court was held to-day. Messrs. Giles (chairman) and Smithers, S.Ms., and Penny, L.M., occupied the bench. Renewala were granted to W…

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Central Licensing Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 29 January 1896 · page 8
Also in The Australian Star

The weekly meeting of the Central Licensing Court was held yesterday. Mr. Giles, S.M., presided, and Messrs. Smithers, S.M., and Penny, L. M., were also on the bench. Renewals of publicans'…

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Licensing Court

The Australian Star · Thursday 30 January 1896 · page 7

At to-day's meeting of the Water. Licensing Bench, Messrs. Addison, Johnson and Penny presiding, transfers' of publicans' licenses were granted from William J…

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Water Licensing Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 30 January 1896 · page 3

Mr. Addison, S M., presided at a meeting of the Water Licensing Court held yesterday, and there wore with him on the Bench Mr. Johnson, S.M., and Mr. Penny, L.M. Transfers of publicans' hcenses…

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The Licensing Question. Another Indignation Meeting. the Licensing Bench Condemned

Evening News · Thursday 30 January 1896 · page 2

A large public meeting in connection with recent action of the Licensing Bench was held in the Masonic Hall, Summer Hill, last evening. Alderman N. Melville (Mayer of Ashfield)…

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