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Hotels & licensing, 1898

835 stories in Sydney's papers · page 26 of 42

Central Licensing Court

Evening News · Tuesday 23 August 1898 · page 2
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

The usual weekly meeting of the Central Licensing Court was held yesterday, Mr. C. Delohery, S.M., presiding. Messrs. F. W. Edwards, S.M., J. Burton's L.M., also adjudicated…

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Parramatta Licensing Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 23 August 1898 · page 3

Mr. T. E. Macn[?]vin, P.M., presided at a meeting of the Parramatta Licensing Bench on Monday, when three licenses for the Rosehill races were granted to A. Harv[?]y, of Granvill[?]…

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How the Publicans P[?] Down Their Flag. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 23 August 1898 · page 6

Sir,—The liccused victuallers—and I am glad to [?] that most of them are much better than their busin[?] appear satisfied, according to their report in your colomn with the result of the elections. The main diff[?] [?]…

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Licensed Victuallers' Tournament

Referee · Wednesday 24 August 1898 · page 7

What should prove a highly interesting tournament is that now being inaugurated by the licensed victuallers of New South Wales, to he held in the show-rooms of…

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Licensed Victuallers' Association. to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 24 August 1898 · page 3

Sir,--The poor New South Wales Alliance is gone "bung" again, judging from the eulogistic report which Mr. Bevill, their astute general, has dished up for the public---no, the publicans'--satisfaction…

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Parramatta Licensing Court. Monday, August 22. (Before Mr. T. E. MacNevin, L.M.)

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 24 August 1898 · page 2

Three booth licenses for the Rosehill races were grunted to A. Harvey, of Gvanville…

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Water Licensing Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 25 August 1898 · page 3
Also in The Daily Telegraph

Mr. G. W. F. Addison, S.M.(chairman), with Mr. George H. Smithers S. M., and Mr. F. Penny, L.M., presided over the weekly meeting of the Water Licensing Court yesterday, when the following…

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Shot Through the Head. Supposed Suicide. an Hotel-keeper's End

Evening News · Friday 26 August 1898 · page 3

Shortly before noon to-day a man named David James stated to have lately been an hotelkeeper at West Maitland was found dead in his bedroom at No. 13 Stanley-street, with a bullet-wound in his…

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The Publicans' Flag. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 26 August 1898 · page 2

Sir,—During a long experience of press w[?] the liquor questions 1 have seldom read a letter [?] the subject more calculated to mislead and at the same time evincing a deeper ignorance of the…

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Licensed Victuallers' Association. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 27 August 1898 · page 4

Sir,—It is amusing to read their laudatory report on the number of compensationists, i.e., money compensation—for " unless it be money, time notice is rubbish and humbug," so said Mr. Bevill [?]…

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The Licensing Laws

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 27 August 1898 · page 9
Also in The Daily Telegraph

A large deputation representing the Licensed Victuallers' Association to-day waited upon the Premier and urged him to bring in a bill to amend the Licensing Act. The deputation desired that…

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Victoria Licensing Laws. Reputation to the Premier. MELBOURNE

The Australian Star · Saturday 27 August 1898 · page 7

The Licensed Victuallers' Association waited, in a deputation, upon the Premier to ask for a revision of the laws restricting the sale of liquor in hotels. They desired, amongst…

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Hotels Large and Small

Truth · Sunday 28 August 1898 · page 2

FROM the local correspondent of 'The S.M. Herald' we learn that a meeting was held at Mt Victoria on Saturday of the local hotelkeepers, convened by Mr Cooper, of the…

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Police V People the Trap That Failed. An Oily Scoundrel who Fell-in. Persecuted Publican and Pimping Policeman

Truth · Sunday 28 August 1898 · page 7

THERE still exist some few benighted individuals who believe that a constable will not bring a charge against a citizen without good grounds for so doing; and that TRUTH…

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West Australian Licensing Law. Opening of Hotels on Sunday. PERTH

The Australian Star · Monday 29 August 1898 · page 3

Representatives of the licensed victuallers of Perth and Fremantle waited upon the Premier on Saturday, with a request that provision should be made in the hew licensing law…

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Licensing Concessions Asked For

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 29 August 1898 · page 5

A deputation representing the licensed victuallers of Perth and Fremantle waited upon the Premier to-day and asked that provision be made in the new licensing law for the opening of…

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Licensed Victuallers' Association. to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 29 August 1898 · page 7

Sir,--Mr. Knapp has rushed into print to endeavor, as far as his powers will permit, to minimise the real "drubbing"--to use a schoolboy term--which the Alliance received at the last…

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