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Hotels & licensing, 1899

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Hawkers' Licenses

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 6 January 1899 · page 6

BROKEN-HILL, Thursday.--The Bench to-day refused five applications for hawkers' licenses, and stated that it would not license any additional hawkers at Broken-bill for some time to come…

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Hotel Cases

The Australian Star · Saturday 7 January 1899 · page 9

Benjamin Sparks, licensee of the Grace Darling Hotel, Little Hay-Btreet, was fined 20s and 5s 6d costs, recoverable by levy, in the summons division of the Central Police…

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Breaches of the Licensing Act

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 7 January 1899 · page 12

In the Summons Division at the Central Police Court yesterday, two publicans were fined for breaches of the Licensing Act. Benjamin Sparkes, of the Grace Darling Hotel, Little Hay-street, was ordered to pay 2[?]…

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Central Licensing Court

The Australian Star · Tuesday 10 January 1899 · page 6
Also in The Daily Telegraph

At the Central Licensing Court to-day, before Messrs. M. S. Love, D. S. M., and F. Penny, L. M., transfers of publicans licenses were granted for the Clare Castle Hotel,…

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A Balmain Sensation. a Maori Half-Caste Holds up a Hotel

The Australian Star · Tuesday 10 January 1899 · page 5

At an early hour this morning a Maori half-caste named Alfred Murphy created a sensation in Balmain West by his conduct in Weston- road In that suburb. He entered the…

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Ryde Licensing Court

Evening News · Wednesday 11 January 1899 · page 6
Also in The Daily Telegraph

The quarterly licensing court was presided over by Messrs. T. E. MacNiven, P.M., R. Hilliard, and H. D'Araier, at Ryde yesterday. Wine licences were renewed to G. Anderson, Gladesville. and…

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A Publican Fined

The Australian Star · Wednesday 11 January 1899 · page 6

James C. Bourke, licensee of the Sportsman's. Arms Hotel, Botany- road, Waterloo, was proceeded against by summons at the Redfern Police Court today on a charge of…

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Bus Licenses. a Reduction in Fees Wanted

The Australian Star · Wednesday 11 January 1899 · page 5

Representatives of the 'Bus Proprietors' Association waited upon the Metropolitan Transit Commission this morning with a request that the license fees might be…

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Licensing Court. a Field Day at the Water. Another Hotel for Randwick Refused

The Australian Star · Thursday 12 January 1899 · page 7

Licensing business was very bridle at the Water Police Court to-day. It was the quarterly meeting of the Metropolitan Licensing Bench,and the fact that there were several…

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Water Police Licensing Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 January 1899 · page 3

The quarterly meeting of the Water Police division of the Metropolitan Licensing Court was held yesterday. There were on the bench Messrs. Delohery (chairman). Edwards, Smithers, Wilshire, S.Ms., and…

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New Colonial Wine Licenses

Evening News · Thursday 12 January 1899 · page 7

At the Licensing Bench sitting at the Water Police Court yesterday the applications of the following persons for new colonial wine licenses were granted: John James Jones, Military-road,…

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Licensed Victuallers' Association

Evening News · Thursday 12 January 1899 · page 7
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

Mr. A. C. Brownen (president) occupied the chair at the regular monthly meeting of the United Licensed Victuallers' Association on Tuesday, and there was a fair attendance of…

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Proposed Hotel for Randwick. Licence Refused

Evening News · Thursday 12 January 1899 · page 7

The Water Police Court yesterday afternoon, where the Licensing Bench was sitting, was crowded with a great number of residents of Randwick, among whom were several prominent…

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New Hotels for Mosman

Evening News · Thursday 12 January 1899 · page 5

Before the licensing bench, sitting at the Water Police Court yesterday, the following applications for conditional publicans' licences for hotels at Mosman were postponed for one week: That of…

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Water Licensing Court

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 12 January 1899 · page 3

At the Water Licensing Court yesterday, before Messrs. C. Delohery (chairman), G. H. Smithers, T. H. Edwards, E. H. Wilshire, S.M's., and F, Penny, L.M., the following cases were dealt with:--…

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The Policeman and the Publican

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 13 January 1899 · page 3

Sergeant Costigan and a publican had a misunderstanding in the early hours of New the morning important question of allowing the officer to gain access to the business side of the hotel door. The publican in…

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A Licensing Application. Proposed New Hotel at Paddington Deeision Reserved

The Australian Star · Saturday 14 January 1899 · page 9

The Water Licensing Bench sat this afternon to hear an application by John M'Numee for a conditional publican's license for premises situated at the corner of Point…

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