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Hotels & licensing, 1897

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Assault Upon a Publican

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 26 October 1897 · page 3

William Dwyer (37), a laborer, was charged at the Central Court yesterday, before Mr. Edwards, S.M., with unlawfully assaulting Thomas Bernard Rice, licensee of the Square and Compass Hotel, George-street. It was…

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Supposed Suicide of an Hotelkeeper

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 26 October 1897 · page 6

The licensee of the Stepney Hotel, Raglan-street, Alexandria, Benjamin Lafiura, died at 11 o'clock last night from the effects of muriatic acid poisoning. It is alleged that about 9 o'clock in the evening Lafiura,…

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Victoria. the Licensing Bench. Status of Teetotal Justices

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 26 October 1897 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Monday.--The question of teetotal justices adjudicating on licensing coses was brought under the notice of the Attorney-General to-day by a large deputation from the Victorian…

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A Publican's Suicide

Evening News · Wednesday 27 October 1897 · page 3

The city coroner held an inquiry at Waterloo yesterday touching the death of Benjamin Laflura, licensee of the Stepney Hotel, Raglan-street, who died on Monday from muriatic acid poisoning, as…

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Licensing Court

Evening News · Wednesday 27 October 1897 · page 5

The ordinary weekly meeting of the Licensing Court was held at the Water Police Court to-day, when there were present Messrs. G. W. F. Addison, S.M. (chairman), C. Delohery, S.M…

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Suicide of an Hotel Keeper

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 27 October 1897 · page 10

An inquest was held yesterday with reference to the death of an hotelkeeper named Benjamin Laflura, lately licensee of tho Stepney Hotel, Raglan-street, Alexandria, Laflura, early on…

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Water Licensing Court

The Australian Star · Thursday 28 October 1897 · page 7
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

The weekly licensing court at the Water Police Court was held this afternoon before a bench consisting of Messrs. Addison, S.M., Isaacs, S.M., and Mr. D-elohery, S.M…

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An Hotel Burned. Walgett

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 28 October 1897 · page 5

The fire at Boorooma Hotel occurred at 4 o'clock a.m. on the 25th. The hotel was kept by Mr. Peter Thomson, and was totally destroyed. The stock and furniture saved are valued at £30. The…

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Riverina Water Rights. Decision of the Board. the Licenses Granted. Conditions Imposed. the Question of Irrigation. (By Our Special Reporter.) Narrandera

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 28 October 1897 · page 3

The Urana Land Board, consisting of Messrs. F. W. Watt, Thomas Newton, and J. W. Bayliss, gave its decisions this morning in the applications for licenses under the Water Rights Act. The…

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A Popular Hotelkeeper cured of Dyspepsia by Loasby's Wahoo. Commercial Hotel, Murrumburrah, 23rd August, 1897

Nepean Times · Saturday 30 October 1897 · page 2

Dear Sir,—For about two years I suffered from intense pains in the chest after eating, and sickness after meals was a common occurrence with me, I could not sleep soundly, and the result was that I…

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The Honest Truth About Loasby's Wahoo. It Positively Cures Indigestion. Royal Hotel. Liverpool, 6th Sept, 1897

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 30 October 1897 · page 4

Dear Sir,—I have much pleasure in giving "WAHOO; a testimonial. I suffered from indigestion for several years, experiencing great pain in the stomach and chest…

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A Hotel-keeper's End

Sunday Times · Sunday 31 October 1897 · page 10

Mr. Benjamin Lafiura, an old resident of Alexandria, died on Monday night at the Stepney Hotel, in Raglan-street, of which he was licensee. Early in the evening he was reported to have taken poison (muriatic acid)…

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Central Licensing Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 2 November 1897 · page 3
Also in The Australian Star, Evening News, The Daily Telegraph

The Central Licensing Court yesterday granted transfers of the following publicans' licenses:— Freemasons' Hotel, Castlereagh-street, J. Tighe to T. F. Flowers: Grand, Fyrmont Bridge-road. J…

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Water Licensing Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 4 November 1897 · page 3
Also in The Australian Star

At the weekly sitting of the Water Licensing Court yesterday the bench was occupied by Messrs. G. H. Smithers, S.M. (in the chair), F. S. Isaacs, S.M., and F. Penny, L.M. [?]enewals of publicans'…

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A Hotel on Fire

Evening News · Friday 5 November 1897 · page 6

BRAIDWOOD, Friday.-The Criterion Hotel, Wallace-street, caught fire yesterday afternoon. The premises were built of brick, with a shingle roof. It is supposed that a spark from the…

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