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Hotels & licensing, 1898

835 stories in Sydney's papers · page 9 of 42

Water Licensing Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 17 March 1898 · page 7
Also in The Australian Star, Evening News

At the weekly meeting of the Water Licensing Court yesterday the following publicans' licenses were transferred:—Glasgow Arms Hotel, George-street, Georgina Hall to Mary M'Grath; Captain…

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Publicans Fined

The Australian Star · Monday 21 March 1898 · page 5

In the summons division of the Water Police Court this morning Christian Andersen, licensee of the Excelsior Hotel, Barcom and West streets, was fined £5 for…

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Central Licensing Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 22 March 1898 · page 6
Also in Evening News, The Australian Star

The weekly meeting of the Central Licensing Court was held yesterday. There were present Messrs. Addison, S.M. (chairman), and Penny, L.M. The following publicans' licenses were transferred:…

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Terrible Attack on a Hotelkeeper's Wife

Evening News · Tuesday 22 March 1898 · page 3

Mrs. C. Fairclough, wife of the proprietor of the Carnarvon Hotel, Port Arthur, Tas[?]. has passed through some of the severest sufferings, ever inflicted upon unfortunate human beings…

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Publicans Fined

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 22 March 1898 · page 3

In the Summons Division of the Water Police Court yesterday, Christian Anderson, licensee of the Excelsior Hotel Barcom and West streets, was fined £5 for selling liquor after hours. John Smith, licensee of the Rising,…

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Licensing Prosecution. Dismissed on a Point

Evening News · Wednesday 23 March 1898 · page 5

At the Balmain Police Court yesterday, before Mr. Smithers, S.M., Albert New was charged with being found leaving Waterview Hotel, Rowntree-street, Balmain, on Sunday, the 13th instant, with…

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Broken Hill Licensed Victuallers' Racing Club. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 23 March 1898 · page 6

The following horses have been left in the principal event to be run on the 23rd instant, at the annual meeting of the Licensed Victuallers' Racing Club:—…

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Water Licensing Court

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 24 March 1898 · page 3
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald, The Australian Star

The usual weekly meeting of the Water Licensing Court was held yesterday, the bench being occupied by Messrs. Smithers and Edwards, S.Ms., and Penny, L.M. The following transfers of publicans' licenses were sanctioned:--…

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Broken Hill Licensed Victuallers Racing Club. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 24 March 1898 · page 6

The Silver City Cup meeting, promoted by the Licensed Victuallers' Racing Club, held on the race-course to-day, was in every way a most pronounced success. There were no protests, no accidents, and…

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A Publican's Bankruptcy. a Licensing Question

The Australian Star · Friday 25 March 1898 · page 5

In the matter of Alfred William Jordan, bankrupt, the evidence taken on the 18th instant was read over to bankrupt to-day and signed by him, before the Registrar in…

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A Campaigning Body. Meeting at the Hotel Australia

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 25 March 1898 · page 6

A meeting of all interested in the progress of the Federal movement has been convened by the delegates of this colony at the Hotel Australia to-day, at 4 p.m. Mr. Edmund Barton will…

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The Transfer of an Hotel Disclosures in the Bankruptcy Court

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 26 March 1898 · page 13

Several witnesses have been examined in the Bankruptcy Court, before the Registrar (Mr. A. Henry), with regard to the affairs in the estate of Alfred William Jordan. Mr. L. T. Lloyd is the official assignee…

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Justice and Hotelkeepers. "Flat Justitia ruat C[?]lum."

Truth · Sunday 27 March 1898 · page 3

SIR.—This was never intended for 'Sunny New South Wales;' if you don't believe me ask John Norton—but I am digressing—so 'let us return to our muttons.' Justice,…

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Licensing Court

Evening News · Monday 28 March 1898 · page 5

At the Central Licensing Court to-day, before Mr. G. H. Smithers, S.M., Mr. M. S. Love, D.S.M., and Mr. F. Penny, L.M., the following transfers of publicans' licences were granted: John…

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