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Hotels & licensing, 1901

904 stories in Sydney's papers · page 17 of 46

Licensing Court

Evening News · Tuesday 11 June 1901 · page 8

At a meeting of the Central Licensing Court on Monday the following applications for transfers of publicans' licences were granted: James Knott to Joseph Painter, Rising Sun Hotel, Canterbury;…

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Water Licensing Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 13 June 1901 · page 3

The weekly meeting of the Water Licensing Court, was held yesterday, the Bench consisting of Messrs. G. H. Smithers, S.M., F. W. Edwards, S.M., and F. Ponny, L.M. The following transfers of…

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United Licensed Victuallers' Association. Question of Compensation

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 June 1901 · page 5

On Tuesday last the political committee of the association met to consider the general secretary's report as to the result of the methods being pursued by Ihe association and also by the New South Wales…

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Licensed Victuallers' Association

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 14 June 1901 · page 3

On Tuesday last the political committee of the association met to consider the secretary's report as to the result of the methods being pursued by the association and also by the New South Wales…

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Licensed Victuallers

The Australian Star · Saturday 15 June 1901 · page 3

The political committee of the Licensed Victuallers' Association met recently to consider the general secretary's report as to the result of methods being pursued by the association…

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Too Many Hotels

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 18 June 1901 · page 7

WAGGA, Monday.--The Licensing Bench this morning dealt with two applications for the renewals of publicans' licenses, the consideration of which had been adjourned from last Monday, the…

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Central Licensing Court

The Australian Star · Tuesday 18 June 1901 · page 6
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald, The Daily Telegraph

The Licensing Court sat yesterday, the bench being occupied by Messrs. Smithers S.M., Pay[?]en, S.M., and Penny, L.M. The following transfers of publicans' licenses were…

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Music in Hotels

The Australian Star · Tuesday 18 June 1901 · page 6

Mr. Smithers, S.M., who presided at the Central Licensing Court yesterday, refused some applications for permission to carry on small socials in hotels, the object of which was not…

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Breach of the Licensing Act

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 18 June 1901 · page 8

In the Summons Divsion of the Water Police Court yesterday, Inspector Barry proceeded against Jas. Buck, licensee of the Shamrock, Rose, and Thistle Hotel, Bays-water-road, for selling liquor on his licensed premises…

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Battles of the Past (No. 109) the Good Old Days of the Regency. The Dark Brown Coffee Foam—Limmer's Hotel and its Patrons. Sayers on the Verge of Visiting Australia—Tom's Stepping-stone to the Championship—A Grand Display of Endurance

Referee · Wednesday 19 June 1901 · page 1

AFTER the exhibition Sayers made or Sims he issued a challenge; but nobody responded. He travelled throughout England on boxing tours and in search of a feeman:…

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Parramatta District. a Licensing Case

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 20 June 1901 · page 5

At the Parramatta Police Court yesterday, before Mr. T. E. M'Nevin, P.M., and P. J. Braine, J.P., Thomas Barnett, the owner of the hotel premises known as the Cottage Inn, applied for a special…

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Licensed Victuallers' Association

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 21 June 1901 · page 8

A general meeting of members of the Newcastle branch of the Licenced Victuallers' Association was held at the Commercial Hotel, [?] and N[?] streets, to-night, for the purpose of com[?] arrangements in…

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Newcastle Licensing Court Newcastle

The Australian Star · Saturday 22 June 1901 · page 6

The Newcastle Licensing Court yesterday afternoon grunted renewals of licenses to 10[?] publicans in the Newcastle Police District. Another big list is being prepared for next…

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Metropolitan Quarter Sessions. (Before Judge Murray.) a Licensing Appeal. Wall v. Cann

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 22 June 1901 · page 7

Mr. C. Bull for the appellant, Mr. Crick for the respondent. This was an appeal by the Rev. William Wall against the granting of a license by the Licensing…

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Alleged Slander Case. Suit Against Major Rennie. an Hotel Australia Incident

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 22 June 1901 · page 14

Clarence M'Ivor, a middle-aged man, on crutches, who described himself as a stock expert, was the plaintiff in an action against Major Z. C. Ronnie, general manager in Australia of the…

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The Scene in the "Hotel Australia." the M'ivor-rennie Action. £500 Claimed. To-day's Proceedings. Plaintiff Gives Evidence

Evening News · Monday 24 June 1901 · page 4

The action was continued in the Banco Court to-day, before the Chief Justice and a jury of four, in which the plaintiff sued for £500 for an alleged libel spoken in the Hotel Australia…

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The Licensed Victuallers and the N.S.W. Alliance. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 24 June 1901 · page 3

Mr. W. J. Montries, general secretary of the Licensed Victuallers' Association, who is at present on a visit to this district in connection with the forthcoming general election, addressed a representative…

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Central Licensing Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 25 June 1901 · page 4

At the Central Licensing Court yesterday, before Messrs. G. H. Smithors (chairman), E. H. Wilshire, S.M., and F. Penny, L.M., an application for the transfer of the license for the Prince of Wales…

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