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Sydney · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1897

760 stories in Sydney's papers · page 17 of 38

The Royal Hotel Affair. Llore Trouble.—The Board of Health Informed.—A Writ Threatened

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 29 May 1897 · page 11

At last weeks meeting of the Ryde Council the following letter was received :—Sir,—I beg to give notice of a nuisance, the [?] as I have complained of before, arising…

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Central Licensing Court

Evening News · Monday 31 May 1897 · page 5

The weekly sitting of the Central Licensing Court was held to-day. The bench was occupied by Messrs. Addison and Isaacs, S.Ms., and Penny, L.M. Renewals of licences were granted to…

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An Hotel Burnt Down at Cobar. Cobar

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 31 May 1897 · page 5

Yesterday morning at an early hour a fire broke out in the Exchange Hotel, belonging to Mr. Neil Morrison, and leased by Mr. Thomas. The damage done is estimated at about £2000. The property was…

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Fires in the Country. Hotel Burnt at Cobar. COBAR

The Australian Star · Monday 31 May 1897 · page 5

The Exchange Hotel at Cobar was burnt to the ground on Friday morning. The hotel, which was erected 24 years ago, was the oldest hostelry in…

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The Salvation Army. a Workman's Hotel. To Be Opened In July

The Australian Star · Monday 31 May 1897 · page 5

The Salvation Army will open the Workmans Hotel, on Harbour- street, opposite the Darling Harbour Goods Station. It will be devoted entirely to…

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Central Licensing Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 1 June 1897 · page 3
Also in The Daily Telegraph

The Central Licensing Court sat yesterday Renewals of publicans' licenses were granted as follows:—Caledonian Hotel, Bathurst-street, C. Dwyer; Grosvenor, Harris-street, J. J. Kerrigan…

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Licensing Court

The Australian Star · Tuesday 1 June 1897 · page 6

The Central Licensing Bench at its meeting to-day granted transfers of publicans licenses from R. Custon to H. M'Goldrick, Standard Hotel…

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Robbery at an Hotel

Evening News · Tuesday 1 June 1897 · page 7

The Hotel Agincourt, George and Harris streets, was robbed on Saturday night. Mr. Ruthven, the licensee, was absent from, the premises fora short time. On returning he…

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Hotel Robbery

The Australian Star · Tuesday 1 June 1897 · page 5

Mr. Ruthven, licensee of the Agincourt Hotel, has reported to the police at No. 2 Station, that on Saturday night, or early on Sunday morning, the…

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Burglary at an Hotel. About £20 Stolen

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 1 June 1897 · page 6

A daring burglary was carried out at the Hotel Agincourt, corner of George and Harris streets, Ultimo, at a late hour on Saturday night, or early on Sunday morning, when some £20 in notes, gold, and silver,…

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Water Licensing Court

Evening News · Wednesday 2 June 1897 · page 5

The regular weekly sitting of the Water Police Licencing Court was held at soon to-day, before a bench of magistrates comprising Mr. Whittingdale Johnson, S.M. (chairman), Mr. G. H. Smithers, S.M.,…

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The Union. Wally Kerr's Travels. Interesting Items. The University and the Amateur License. A Winter Handicap

Referee · Wednesday 2 June 1897 · page 3

The proposed sports meeting by the Suburban Club and Darlinghurst Harriers in off, but they will hold a joint ball at Leigh house on July 22…

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The Licensing Laws

The Australian Star · Wednesday 2 June 1897 · page 4

In the Assembly yesterday afternoon Mr. Macdonald presented a petition from the members of the Women's Christian Temperance Union protesting…

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Licensing Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 June 1897 · page 8
Also in The Australian Star

One hundred and thirty-four renewals of publicans' licenses were granted at the weekly meeting of the Water Police Court yesterday, so as to shorten the list at the forthcoming annual licensing day. A…

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Robberies in the Suburbs. the "Verandah Trick," Mr. Frank Farnell Victimised Theft From a Hotel. a "Young Man From the Country."

Evening News · Friday 4 June 1897 · page 6

The residence of Mr. Frank Farnell, M.L.A., Beverley, Avoca-street, Randwick, was robbed last evening, when jewellery and valuables worth about £200 were carried off. The thief did…

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Hotel Transfer

The Cumberland Free Press · Saturday 5 June 1897 · page 3

At the Ryde Licensing Court on Tuesday the license of Woolwich Pier Hotel was transferred to Frederick Richard Cornelius, who was given a high character by Mr. C. Bull,…

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The Illawarra Lake Hotel

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 5 June 1897 · page 1189

The town of Brownsville is distant about a mile from the railway station at Dapto, and consists of a store, hotel, two churches, and about 40 dwelling-houses, chief among which is the residence of Mr…

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A Blacktown Hotel-keeper's Story. 20 Years Hotel-keeping. a Pioneer Prospector. Forest Reef and Flyer's Creek Fields. Bailey's Reward, Coolgardie. Sickness and Hardship. Mr. Chas. Hones Interviewed by a "Cumberland Augus" Reporter. Loasby's "Wahoo" Cured Him of Chronic Liver Complaint After Doctors Had Failed

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 5 June 1897 · page 6

VERY often you meet a man who is always suffering from some complaint and who has become so used to suffering that he regards his case as hopeless and jogs along suffering quietly…

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