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Sydney · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1898

835 stories in Sydney's papers · page 6 of 42

Parramatta Police Court. Monday, Feb. 7. (Before Mr. T. E. MacNevin, P.M., D. D. Henderson, S. J. Pearson and H. T. Jones, J's.P.) Auctioneer's License

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 12 February 1898 · page 8

An auctioneer's license was granted to Charles Brown, of Parramatta. DRUNK. Henry Humphries was fined 5s, or the…

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Hotel and Caterers' Employees' Association. Annual Picnic

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 15 February 1898 · page 6

The eighth annual picnic of the Amalgamated Hotel and Cat[?]rs' Mutual Benefit Association of New South Wales was held yesterday at Fern Bay, and notwithstanding the inclemency of the…

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Central Licensing Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 15 February 1898 · page 6

The weekly meeting of the Central Licen[?] Court was held yesterday. Messrs. Addison [?] Smithers, S.Ms., and Penny, L.M., presided. T[?] following publicans' [?] were transfered:…

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Licensed Victuallers' Association. Annual Meeting

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 15 February 1898 · page 7

On Friday the annual meeting of the U.L.V.A. was held at the rooms of the association, City Bank-chambers, Pitt-street, there being a crowded attendance of members. In the unavoidable absence of…

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Interesting Divorce Case. Hotel Life at Medlow. The Petition Dismissed

The Australian Star · Tuesday 15 February 1898 · page 6

The divorce suit Thomas James Ellis against Elizabeth Ellis, in which Mr. Lewis Levy was named as co-respondent, was resumed before Mr. Justice Simpson this…

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Metropolitan Licensing Court

The Australian Star · Tuesday 15 February 1898 · page 6

The ordinary quarterly meeting of the Metropolitan Licensing Court was held this morning at the Central. The bench consisted of Messrs. G.W. F. Addison, S.M., in…

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Licensing Court

The Australian Star · Tuesday 15 February 1898 · page 5

At the Water Police Court to-day Mr. Delohery, S.M., granted a transfer of the license of the President Lincoln Hotel, Forbes-street, Woolloomooloo, from Sllja…

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United Licensed Victuallers' Association. Annual Meeting

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 15 February 1898 · page 7

The annual meeting of the United Licensed Victuallers' Association of New South Wales was held in Sydney on Friday, Mr. P. J. Brennan in the chair…

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Hotel and Caterers' Employees' Picnic

Evening News · Wednesday 16 February 1898 · page 3

The annual picnic in connection with the Hotel : and Caterers' Employees' Union was held on Monday, at Mr. E. J. Lane's grounds, at Fern Bay, and was largely attended. The committee…

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United Licensed Victuallers' Association. Annual Meeting

The Australian Star · Wednesday 16 February 1898 · page 2

On Friday last, 11th inst., the annual meeting of the U.L.V.A. was held at the rooms of the association, City Bank-chambers, Pitt-street, there being a crowded…

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Water Licensing Court

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 17 February 1898 · page 7

The weekly sitting of the Water Licensing Court was held yesterday. Mr. Delohery, S.M., presided. The following transfers of publicans' licenses were granted:-- Peter J. Cassidy to Tobias O"Toole; Liverpool Arms,…

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A Hotel Thief

Evening News · Thursday 17 February 1898 · page 8

At the Water Police Court yesterday Thomas Wilson, 37 fitter, was charged with stealing a pair of trousers, a pair of braces, and 1s 3d in money, the property of Joseph O'Keeffe, on the…

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Licensing Court

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 18 February 1898 · page 5

At yesterday's meeting of the Newcastle Licensing Bench transfers of publicans' licenses were granted as follow:--From Thomas Sharp to James Wilson, the Post-office Hotel,…

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Newcastle. Licensing Court. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 18 February 1898 · page 5

A special meeting of the Newcastle Licensing Court was held at the City Courthouse to-day Transfers of publicans' licenses were granted from Thomas Sharp, of tho Post-office Hotel,…

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Lawrence's Hotel

The Catholic Press · Saturday 19 February 1898 · page 15

Mr. George Lawronce has taken over the business of Curtin's Hotel, Pitt and Market -streets, and the palatial pile of buildings will henceforth be known as Lawrence's…

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Proceedings Against Publicans. Application for Writs of Prohibition

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 19 February 1898 · page 13

An application for a rule nisi for a writ of prohibition was made to Mr. Justice Cohen, sitting in Chambers. The application was made on behalf of Patrick Curry, publican, of Grenfell, and was directed against Timothy Foley,…

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Licensing Lewdness

Truth · Sunday 20 February 1898 · page 4

PERHAPS the most insane provision of the Licensing Act is that which compels every pettifogging grog-seller to provide accommodation for a dozen or go of weary…

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Forms Outside Hotels. a Grenfell Case

The Australian Star · Monday 21 February 1898 · page 7

An application was made to the Full Court on Friday by Patrick Curry and Charles Quinn, publicans, of Grenfell, for a writ of prohibition to restrain John Francis Clode and…

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Central Licensing Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 22 February 1898 · page 3
Also in The Daily Telegraph

The weekly meeting of the Central Licensing Court was held yesterday. Messrs. W. Johnston, Smithers, S.Ms., and Penny, L.M., presided. The following publicans' licenses were transferred:—…

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