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Sydney · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1899

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Central Licensing Court

The Australian Star · Tuesday 30 May 1899 · page 7

The following applications for public house transfers were granted by the Central Licensing Court yesterday, Messrs. Smithers, S.M., and Penny, L.M., occupying the bench:…

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Meeting of Licensed Victuallers. the Water-troughs Question

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 31 May 1899 · page 4

Yesterday afternoon a meeting took place in the City Bank-chambers, Pitt-street, of nearly the whole of the licensed victuallers in the suburbs and metropolitan [?] in connection with the water-troughs question. The…

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Publican's Transfer

The Australian Star · Wednesday 31 May 1899 · page 5

Mr. Smithers this morning granted an application for the transfer of the license of the Gladstone Hotel, Regent-street, from Daniel Manning to Mary Birks…

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Horse Troughs and Hotels

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 31 May 1899 · page 7

Recently the Metropolitan Board of Water Supply and Sowerage decided to inaugurate a meter rate in connection with water-troughs placed outside hotels. But the decision is not to be…

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The Water and Sewerage Hoard. Complaint From Licensed Victuallers

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 31 May 1899 · page 9

At the meeting of the St. letter's Council on Monday night, a letter was read from the United Licensed Victuallers' Association of New South Wales, stating that hotelkeepers were now being charged for the water…

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An Alleged Hotel Burglary

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 31 May 1899 · page 10

Before Mr. Mair, S. M., at the Water Police Court yesterday, William Beare (20), seaman, was charged with burglariously entering the Paragon Hotel, and stealing a cash register, two bottles of whisky, 63 packets of…

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The New Hotel. Grand Views. the Proprietor Gardens Etc

The Mosman Mail · Thursday 1 June 1899 · page 4

In response to applications for conditional publicans’ licenses, supported by about 500 signatures, the application of Mr. Joseph…

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The Water Licensing Court

Evening News · Thursday 1 June 1899 · page 8

The Water Licensing Court yesterday granted the following applications for transfers of publicans' licenses: Thomas M'Gann to Patrick M'Gann, The Royal Ship Inn, Gloucester-street;…

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Water-licensing Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 June 1899 · page 3

At the weekly meeting of the Water Licensing Court yesterday the Bench was occupied by Messrs. C. Delohery and J. Mair, S.Ms., and F. Penny, L.M. Transfers of publicans' licenses were granted…

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Fire at Murwillumbah. Hotel, Hall. and a Cottage Destroyed

Evening News · Thursday 1 June 1899 · page 2

MURWILLUMBAH, Thursday.—A disastrous fire broke out at South Murwillumbah about 3 o'clock on Wednesday morning, when Mr. James Murphy's fine two-storeyed Railway Terminus…

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In Chambers. (Before Mr. Justice Cohen.) the Question of Timber Licenses. Thorn v. Webb

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 June 1899 · page 3

His Honor said that since deciding this matter last Friday his attention had been drawn to section 115 of the Act 48 Victoria, No. l8 (Crown Lands Act of 1884), and having considered that section he…

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Corowa Licensed Victuallers' Race Club. Corowa

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 June 1899 · page 5

The annual meeting of the Licensed Victuallers' Race Club was held to-day. The weather was fine and cold and the fields were good. Following are the results:…

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An Hotel Burned Down

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 1 June 1899 · page 7

MURWILLUMBAH, Wednesday.--The Terminus Hotel, the property of Mr. James Murphy, of South Murwillumbah, was burned to the ground at 3 o'clock this morning. The origin be fire…

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Licensing Courts

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 1 June 1899 · page 8

The usual weekly meeting of the Matter Licensing Court was held yesterday, when Messrs. Delohery and Mair, S.Ms., and F. Penny, L.M., were present on the bench. The following transfers of publicans' licences were…

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News by the Mail. Dewey My in America. British Licensing Commission the Towns-barry Race

Evening News · Saturday 3 June 1899 · page 5

ALBANY (W.A.). Saturday.—The following items are from files by the R.M.S. Orient: The anniversary of tho battle of Manila was celebrated in America as Dewey Day. President…

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Breach of the Licensing Act

The Australian Star · Saturday 3 June 1899 · page 6

John Ryan, the licensee of the Reviver Hotel, Camperdown, was summoned at the Newtown Court yesterday for having on Sunday, the 21st ultimo, kept his licensed…

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Hotel Cases

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 3 June 1899 · page 12

In the Summons Division of the Central Court yesterday, before Mr. G. H. Smithers, S.M., Andrew Smith, licensee of the Albert Inn, Devonshire and Randall streets, was fined £2, with 5s 6d costs, for Sunday selling…

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Drink and Death. a Horrible End. George Gordon Alcoholised to Doom. Where were the Police— A Case for the Licensing Bench—Shocking Disclousures—The Jury Want to Know—A very Attentive Landlord

Truth · Sunday 4 June 1899 · page 3

THE "Temora Star," of Wednesday, April 12, contained over three columns of a report of an adjourned inquest held on the body of a man named Gordon, who had died of acute…

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Omnibus-owners' Association and New Licenses. (To the Editor of the "Australian Star.")

The Australian Star · Monday 5 June 1899 · page 3

Sir,--In your issue of the 1st instant I read in your columns that the "Omnius-owners Association" is anxious to prohibit the issue of any new licenses, and you remind the…

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Darlington Council. Hotelkeepers and Water Rates

The Australian Star · Monday 5 June 1899 · page 3

At Friday night's meeting of the above council Alderman J. Spring, J.P. (Mayor), presided. On the motion of Alderman J. V. Moran, seconded by Alderman W. Elvey, it…

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