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Sydney · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1896

790 stories in Sydney's papers · page 4 of 40

Deputations. the Licensing Question

Evening News · Thursday 30 January 1896 · page 5

A deputation, consisting of members of the L.O.G.T. Order, W.T.C.U., and other temperance organisations, waited on the Minister for Justice (Mr. Gould) to-day to lay before him certain…

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Granting Wine Licenses. Indignation Meeting at Summer Hill. Protest Against the Action of the Central Licensing Bench

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 30 January 1896 · page 6

A public meeting was held in the Masonic Hall, Summer Hill, last night to protest against the alleged arbitrary action of the Liconsing Magistrates in refusing to hear evidence against granting another…

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The Licensing Bench. a Protest From Summer Hill

The Australian Star · Thursday 30 January 1896 · page 8

A public meeting under the auspices of the Y.W.C.A. was held last night at the Masonic Hall, Summer Hill, to protest against the action of the licensing…

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The Licensing Bench. Deputation to the Minister Charges Against Magistrates. The Summer Hill Cases -- The Hotel License at Lady Robinson's Beach -- A Parramatta Complaint

The Australian Star · Friday 31 January 1896 · page 6

The Minister for Justice this morning received a very large deputation from a meeting which was held at Summer Hill last night, which condemned the action of…

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The Licensing Bench. Deputation to Mr. Gould. Attacking the Magistracy

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 31 January 1896 · page 6

The room of the Minister for Justice was excessively crowded yesterday forenoon with a deputation of temperance workers of both sexes, who came to protest against the action…

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Granting Liquor Licenses. Serious Allegations

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 31 January 1896 · page 3

A large deputation, consisting of a number of ladies and gentlemen, was inreduced to the Minister for Justice yesterday, by Mr.Bavistor, M.L.A., for the purpose of placing before him certain resolutions…

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The Licensing Bench

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 31 January 1896 · page 4

It may be supposed that something more will be beard regarding the complaints against the Licensing Bench made by the strong deputation of…

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The Royal Hotel License

The Cumberland Free Press · Saturday 1 February 1896 · page 4

At the Temperance deputation to the Minister for Justice on Thursday, the matter of the granting of the Royal Hotel license (Parramatta) was brought under notice by Rev. E…

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Parramatta Publicans Tricked

Evening News · Saturday 1 February 1896 · page 4

Three Parramatta publicans were defrauded by a clever trick this week. A man who drove into town in a covered van offered the hotelkeepers Loundes's rum, a consignment of which…

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The Queensland Storm. The Damage in Townsville. Hotels Crowded with Homeless People. Public Buildings Converted Into Caravanserais -- Schools, Churches, and Hotels Wrecked. BRISBANE

The Australian Star · Saturday 1 February 1896 · page 5

Further particulars have been received respecting the damage caused at Townsville by the storm. Amongst the buildings which suffered damage was the hospital,…

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Victimising Publicans

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 1 February 1896 · page 6

Three Parramatta publicans were victimised in a glaring manner this week. A person with a covered van drove up, aud related a story of how he had secured a fair…

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A Publican Fined

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 1 February 1896 · page 11

William F. Smith, licensee of the Union Inn, Newtown, pleaded not guilty, at the Newtown Court yesterday, to a charge of having, on Sunday last, wilfully delayed…

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Licensing Magistrates And the Drink Traffic. to the Editor

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 1 February 1896 · page 9

SIR.—It would seem as though Licensing Magistrates in the Metropolitan area, are agreed in ignoring the views and wishes of resident in the localities for which licenses to…

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Three Parramatta Publicans. Their Simple Sad Story. How They Sought to Defraud the Revenue. And Were Diddled Themselves

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 1 February 1896 · page 7

ON one of the hottest days of last week, when business was as dead as Queen Anne, and life hardly worth living, a bustling, respectably dressed individual drove up to the door of a…

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Central Licensing Court

Evening News · Monday 3 February 1896 · page 5

The Central Licensing Court held its weekly sitting to-day. The bench was occupied by Mr. Delohery (chairman) and Mr. Giles, S.Ms., and Sir. Penny, L.M. Renewals were granted to…

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Good Templar Mission. Service at the Protestant Hall. Recent Licensing Troubles

Evening News · Monday 3 February 1896 · page 8

There was a large congregation at the usual weekly service of the Good Templar Mission held in the Protestant Hall last evening. Brother J. C. Jones, D.C.T., presided…

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A Publican Fined

The Australian Star · Monday 3 February 1896 · page 5

At the Water Police Court to-day Samuel Butler, licensee of the A.U.S.N. Hotel, Kent and Crescent streets, was find £3 and costs for alleged Sunday…

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Police Courts. Disturbance in a Hotel Bar

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 3 February 1896 · page 2

On Saturday Thomas Callaghan (23) pleaded not guilty at the Central Court to a charge of having assaulted Thomas Maher. The offence occurred in the bar of the Castlemaine Hotel…

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Central Police Licensing Court

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 4 February 1896 · page 6

At the weekly mooting of the Central Licensing Court yesterday, before Messrs. Delohery (presiding), Giles, S.Ms., and Penny, LM., renewals of publicans' licensors were granted to…

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Annual Police Report. Increase in Drunkenness. Decrease in Licensed Houses

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 4 February 1896 · page 3

The annual report of the Inspector-General of Police (Mr. E. Fosbery) shows that during the past year there was an increase of 103 apprehensions in the Metropolitan District compared with the figures…

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