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Hotels & licensing, 1898

835 stories in Sydney's papers · page 24 of 42

Broken Hill Licensed Victuallers' Racing Club. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 August 1898 · page 10

Tho Licensed Victuallers' Racing Club have post[?]onod their race meeting from September 21 to January 1…

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Billiards. Licensed Victuallers' Tournament

The Australian Star · Saturday 6 August 1898 · page 11
Also in The Daily Telegraph

A meeting of gentlemen interested in projecting a licensed victuallers' billiard tournament was held in Messrs. Helron and Smith's rooms, Castlereagh-street, yesterday…

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Licensing Conviction. a Maitland Appeal

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 6 August 1898 · page 18

An application was made to the Full Court on July 29 on behalf of Henry Atkinson, a hotel-keeper of West Maitland, to make absolute alrule nisi calling upon G. F. Scott, P.M., of West…

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The Publicans and the Elections. Rubbish and Humbug. to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 8 August 1898 · page 7

Sir,--I beg permission to reply to the secretary of the licensed victuallers, who writes in your issue of 30th ult. He complains thakt eight of the elected candidates for Parliament…

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Centkal Licensing Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 August 1898 · page 3

The weekly meeting of the Central Licensing Court was held yesterday. The following publicans' licenses were transferred:—College Green Hotel, Chippendale, R. P. Heriot to T C. SmithL: Old Duke…

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Licensing Court

The Australian Star · Tuesday 9 August 1898 · page 7

Mr. W. Johnson, S.M., Mr. Smithers, S.M.. and Mr. Penny, L.M., occupied the bench or the Licensing Court at the Central to-day. The following transfers of publicans'…

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A Publican Fined for Assault

Evening News · Wednesday 10 August 1898 · page 7

At the Balmain Police Court yesterday, before Mr. Edwards, S.M., a youth named Arthur E. Rigg, residing with his parents in Red Lion-street, Balmain, proceeded against George Marsden, licensee of the…

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A City Sensation. Fall From a Hotel Roof an Employee Instantly Killed

Evening News · Wednesday 10 August 1898 · page 4

A shocking fatal accident occurred to-day at Bowden's Hotel, at the earner of Hunter and Elizabeth. streets, city, the victim being one of the hotel employees named Thomas Tarrant. Deceased, who was…

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The Licensed Victuallers' Billiard Tournament

Referee · Wednesday 10 August 1898 · page 7

A meeting of gentlemen interested in projecting a Licensed Victuallers' billiard tournament was held at Messrs. Helron and Smith's rooms, 214 and 216…

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Where Did It Go? Vanished Money in a Hotel

The Australian Star · Wednesday 10 August 1898 · page 3

John Huxley was arraigned before Judge Murray at the Darlinghurst Sessions yesterday afternoon upon un indictment charging him with the larceny on July 2 last of £7, from…

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Terrible Fall in the City. From the Third Storey of a Hotel

The Australian Star · Wednesday 10 August 1898 · page 5

A serious accident occurred about 11 o'clock this morning at Bowden's Hotel, Elizabeth-street. A man named Thomas Torrance, aged about 30 years, who was employed at…

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Water Licensing Court

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 11 August 1898 · page 3
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald, The Australian Star

The weekly sitting of the Water Licensing Court was held yesterday, Mr. Addison, S.M., presided and with him on the bench were Messrs Edwards, S.M., and Penny, L.M. The following transfers of publicans' licenses were…

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Theft From an Hotel

Evening News · Friday 12 August 1898 · page 5

George Gilmour, a young man, was convicted on a charge of having on July 9 stolen a suit of clothes from Thompson's Family Hotel, George and Goulburn streets, the property of Arthur…

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A Clever Dodge. a Publican Victimised

Evening News · Saturday 13 August 1898 · page 2

During the week an enterprising stranger paid a visit to Parramatta with the alleged object of sinking some of his capital in hotels, not in the ordinary sense but by purchasing a good hotel…

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Billiards. Licensed Victuallers Tournament

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 13 August 1898 · page 12

In connection with the Licensed Victuallers' proposed billiard tournament a very 1arge meeting was held last evening at P. J Bronnnn's Royal Hyde Park Hotel. It was decided that Mr. T…

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Licensed Victuallers' Tournament

The Australian Star · Saturday 13 August 1898 · page 9

There was a very large attendance of licensed victuallers at a meeting held at Brennan's Hyde Park Hotel last evening, when Mr. T. Boyle was appointed manager to the…

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The Australia Hotel Company

The Australian Star · Saturday 13 August 1898 · page 9

At the annual meeting of the Australia Hotel Co., Ltd., yesterday at the Hotel Australia, Mr. F. A. Wright, M.L.A., chairman, a satisfactory report was presented to the…

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