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Sydney · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1899

1,021 stories in Sydney's papers · page 42 of 52

Ryde Licensing Court. Tuesday, October 3rd. (Before Messrs. MacNevin, P.M., and R. Hilliard, J.P.)

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 7 October 1899 · page 12

Michael Brenan applied for a renewal of the license of the Figtree Hotel, Hunter's Hill.—The police reported that the hotel was well kept.—Granted…

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Billiards. the Licensed Victuallers' Tournament

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 9 October 1899 · page 8

The third round in the above will be commenced at Messrs. Heiron and Smith's billiard showrooms to-night. The games are:—J. Tait (receives) 80 v. T. Frost scratch; E. Dunphy (receives) 90 v. R…

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Hotel Water Troughs

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 9 October 1899 · page 6

An application by a local hotelkeeper for permission to greet a water trough for horses and cattle on the footway outside his premises, gave the Willoughby aldermen an opportunity of asserting a principle the other eveing…

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Central Licensing Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 October 1899 · page 4
Also in The Daily Telegraph, Evening News

At the Central Licensing Court yesterday, before Mr. Smithers, S.M. (chairman), and Messrs Edwards. S.M., and Penny, L.M., the following transfers of publicans' licenses were granted:— John Walton to…

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The Australia Hotel. Disputed Terms of an Agreement. Between the Company and the Manager

Evening News · Tuesday 10 October 1899 · page 3

A suit was commenced before the Chief Judge in Equity yesterday, in which the Australia Hotel Company, Limited, asked the court to define the terms of the…

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Billiards. Licensed Victuallers' Billiard Tournament

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 October 1899 · page 7

The above tournament was continued last night at Messrs. He[?]on and Smith's billiard showrooms, with the following results:—J. Tait (receives 80) beat T. Frost (scratch) by 146, E. Dunphy (receives…

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The Australia Hotel. Suit in Equity. The Manager's Agreement

The Australian Star · Tuesday 10 October 1899 · page 7

In Equity yesterday, before Mr. Justice A. H. Simpson, a suit was commenced in which the court was asked to define the terms of agreement made between the Australia Hotel Co.,…

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Law. Monday, October 9. the Australia Motel Company's Manager. a Suit in Equity. Australia Hotel Company V. Moore

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 10 October 1899 · page 8

A suit for the ratification of an agreement made between the Australia Hotel Company, Limited, and Mr. Hugh Edwin Moore, the manager of the hotel, was before the Chief Judge in Equity (Mr. Justice A. H. Simpson)…

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A Teetotal Publican. a Licensee of Fifty-seven Years' Standing

The Australian Star · Wednesday 11 October 1899 · page 2

We hardly know with what feelings a strict teetotaller will read the paragraph in our issue of to-day which records the renewal by the Scarborough bench of magistrates of the…

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Billiards. Then and Now—a Comparison. the Progress of the Game. 60,000 Games of Billiards Played in Sydney Weekly. An Excessive License Fee. The L.V. Tournament—An Automatic Ball Returner—Ives' Hand Dis-sected—Weiss and Bragge. And Pars From All Parts. Then and Now

Referee · Wednesday 11 October 1899 · page 10

A few comparisons between past and present players may prove of interest. In the "sixties," when old John Roberts made a break of over 100 (all-in), the…

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Billiards. the Licensed Victuallers' Tournament

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 October 1899 · page 10

The above was continued at Messrs. Heiron and Smith's billiard showrooms, 214 Castlereagh-street, last night, with the following results:—C. E. Greaves (receives 55) beat A. Flanagan (receives 40)…

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The Licensing Act

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 October 1899 · page 8

In the Summons Court to-day the police proceded against Gerald P. Meagher licensee of the Northern Star Hotel, Hamilton, for having committed [?] breach of the Licensing Act by selling liquor on his…

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New Hotels

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 October 1899 · page 8

At the Wallsend Licensing Court yesterday, before Messrs. Payten and Donaldson, S.Ms., and Mr. Mortin, L.M., no less than four applications for licenses for new hotels were considered. Robert…

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Water Licensing Bench

The Australian Star · Thursday 12 October 1899 · page 3

At yesterday's sitting of the Water Licensing Bench the following transfers of publicans licenses were granted:--Watson's Hotel, George-street North, from Frank Watson…

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Water Licensing Court

Evening News · Thursday 12 October 1899 · page 3
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

The following transfers of publicans' licences were granted yesterday at the Water Licensing Court:—Joseph Williamson to John D. Madden, Hunter River Inn, Sussex-street; Frederick…

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Licensed Victuallers' Billiard Tournament

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 October 1899 · page 6

The above was continued last night at Messrs. Heiron and Smith's billiard showrooms, with the following results:—H. Ackland (receives 40) beat C. Greaves (receives 55) by 29; E. [?]Du[?]phy…

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The Hotel Australia Case

Evening News · Friday 13 October 1899 · page 6

The hearing of the suit instituted by the Australia Hotel Company, Limited, against Hugh Edwin Moore to obtain a declaration as to the intent ' and meaning of an agreement made on August 10,…

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