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Hotels & licensing, 1897

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Fire at a Hotel

The Australian Star · Friday 2 July 1897 · page 5

A slight outbreak of fire occurred this morning at the Eveleigh Hotel, Abercromble street. The flames, which were caused by some children playing with…

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A Publican and His Landlord

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 2 July 1897 · page 2

An application was made to the Chief Judge in Equity yesterday by Mr. Rich (instructed by Mr. H. A. Lyons) on behalf of Donald Ferguson, for an injunction until ' the hearing to restrain Peter Campbell or his servants…

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Licensing Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 3 July 1897 · page 9

At a special meeting of the Newcastle Licensing Court held yesterday the license of the Miners' Arms Hotel, Hamilton, was transferred from John Hester to David Dunlop. The application of Mr…

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Temperance. Grocers' Licenses

The Methodist · Saturday 3 July 1897 · page 3

The Duke of Argyll, giving evidence against the proposed encroachment of a railway on his private park at Inveraray recently, said: "Some forty years ago,…

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A Publican Assaulted

The Australian Star · Saturday 3 July 1897 · page 4

A disturbance occurred among a number of seamen at the Lloyd Hotel, George-street North, last night, and while endeavouring to subdue the…

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Special Edition. the Courts. Central Licensing Court

Evening News · Monday 5 July 1897 · page 5

The weekly sitting of the Central Licensing Court was held to-day. Messrs. Addison (chairman), Delohery, S.Ms., and Penny, L.M., occupied the bench. The following transfers of licences…

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Licensing Court

The Australian Star · Tuesday 6 July 1897 · page 6

The Central Licensing Bench at its meeting to-day granted transfers of publicans' licenses from R. Thomson to A. D. Munro. Empress of India Hotel,…

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Central Licensing Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 6 July 1897 · page 3

The Central Licensing Court yesterday granted the following transiers of publicans' licenses:— Empress ot India Hotel, Marrickville, R.Thomson to A. D. Muir; Queen's, Market and Kent streets,…

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Water Licensing Court

Evening News · Wednesday 7 July 1897 · page 5

The weekly meeting of the Water Licensing Court was held at noon to-day. Mr. Whittingdale Johnson, S.M., presided, and was supported by Messrs. G. H. Smithers, S.M., and W. F. Penny…

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Water Licensing Court

Evening News · Thursday 8 July 1897 · page 5
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald, The Australian Star

The weekly meeting of the Water Licensing Court was held at noon yesterday. Mr. Whittingdale Johnson, S.M., presided, and was supported by Messrs. G. H. Smithers, S.M., and W. F. Penny,…

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Clearing Out Sharpers. From London Hotels. A Notorious Gang. Wanted a Jubliee-- They Had to Go

The Australian Star · Thursday 8 July 1897 · page 2

At the big London hotels the greatest care was taken in jubilee time to prevent the intrusion of the card-sharping gangs, and some of them were cleared…

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Water Licensing Court

The Australian Star · Friday 9 July 1897 · page 6

Mr. W. Johnson, S.M., presided this afternoon at the sitting of the Water Licensing Court to hear a couple of applications adjourned from yesterday…

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Selling Tobacco Without a License

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 9 July 1897 · page 3

In the summons Division of the Balmain Court yesterday, before Mr. Isaacs, S.M., a batch of 21 summonses were heard, preferred by Francis William Gibbs, Customs officer, against shopkeepers, hotelkeepers, and…

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Hotel for Ladies

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 10 July 1897 · page 80

A correspondent writes to the "Queen":—The professional women of New York are going to have a huge hotel or boarding-bouse all to themselves. It will accommodate 2000 of them, each resident…

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A Cool Thief. Robbing an Hotel. BLAYNEY

The Australian Star · Saturday 10 July 1897 · page 5

A man named Donald Fraser was on Thursday in the bar of the Royal Hotel, when the landlord had occasion to leave for a few moments. During his…

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Licensing Court. Wednesday, July 7. (Before Mr. T. E. macNevin, P.m.) an Application Refused

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 10 July 1897 · page 8

The transfer of the license of the Cottage Inn from Joseph Bourke to Catherine Lawrence was applied for. Mr. Jhonson appeared for transferror and transferee. The police opposed…

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Affray in a Hotel

Evening News · Monday 12 July 1897 · page 8

Mr. John Gallagher, proprietor of the Frisco Hotel, Woolloomooloo, was taken to Sydney, Hospital on Sunday morning with a lacerated wound on his head, a lacerated wound [?]ver one of his…

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Central Licensing Court

Evening News · Monday 12 July 1897 · page 5

The weekly sitting of the Central Licensing Court was held to-day. Messrs. Add[?]son (chairman) and Isaacs, S.Ms., and Penny, L.M., occupied the bench. The following transfers of…

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