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Hotels & licensing, 1901

904 stories in Sydney's papers · page 41 of 46

The Liquor Traffic. Protest Against State Control. the Amending Licensing Bill

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 16 November 1901 · page 11

The members and supporters of the New South Wales Alliance made a vigorous protest at the ; Protestant-ball Castlereagh-street, last night, against the movement initiated to secure State…

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Water Licensing Court

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 16 November 1901 · page 12

At a special meeting of the Water Licensing Court yesterday the licenses of the Athletic Club Hotel, Arthur-street, Surry-hills, and the Metropolitan Hotel, George and Bridge streets, were transferred from John…

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Central Licensing Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 19 November 1901 · page 7
Also in The Australian Star, The Daily Telegraph

The weekly meeting of the Central Licensing Court was held yesterday before Mr. Isaacs, S.M., Mr. Wishire, S.M., and Mr. Macfurlane, D.S.M. The following tranfers of publicans' licenses were…

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Licensing Motor Cars

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 19 November 1901 · page 7

In appearing recently before the commissioners to endeavour to keep them from passing a law making it obligatory for every motor-vehicle in Washington, U.S.A., to be defaced with a large license number,…

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Breaches of the Licensing Act

The Australian Star · Tuesday 19 November 1901 · page 7

Inspector Potter proceeded against several hotelkeepers on summons in the Central Police Court yesterday, with the following results: -- Patrick M'Sulle's of the…

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Theft From a Hotel

The Australian Star · Tuesday 19 November 1901 · page 7

Margaret Keys, 36, cook, was charged at the Central Police Court, before Mr. Macfardane, D.S.M., yesterday,with having stolen a sheet, some forks and spoons, serviettes,…

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Hotel Cases

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 19 November 1901 · page 3

In the Summons Division of the Central Court, before Mr. F. S. Issacs, S.M., Inspector Bell proceeded against Daniel Langley, licensee of the Club Hotel, Albion-street, on a charge of selling liquor during unlawful hours…

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A Hotel-keeper Victimised

Evening News · Wednesday 20 November 1901 · page 5

At the Water Police Court to-day, George Maddocks, a man of middle age, and of the honest farmer or selector type in appearance, was charged with having, by means of a valueless…

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Selling Liquor Without a License

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 20 November 1901 · page 10

Walter Edwards (30), musician, was proceeded against at the Central Court, before Mr. W. M. Macfariane, D.S.M., yesterday, on a charge of selling liquor at the Gaiety Athletic Club, he not being the holder of a…

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Licensing Court

The Australian Star · Thursday 21 November 1901 · page 6

At a meeting of the Water Police Licensing Court yesterday, at which Messrs. G. H. Smithers. S.M. (chairman), E. H. Wilshire, S.M., and W. H. Macfarlane. D.S.M., were…

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An Hotel at Sea

The Newsletter: an Australian Paper for Australian People · Saturday 23 November 1901 · page 5

THIS is practically what a summer excursion trip to New Zealand means, with unmatched sight-seeing thrown in. The arrangements made by the Union…

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Licensing Courts

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 23 November 1901 · page 12

His Excellency the Lieutenant-Governor has appointed the following gentlemen to be the appointed and official members respectively of the licensing courts for the licensing districts specified in connection with their…

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Religious Rags. the Sectarian Press. The Three-star Sheet. Ex-publican Directors

Truth · Sunday 24 November 1901 · page 5

THERE is a section of the press which is printed and published for the "benefit" of mankind, and which goes by the name of the religious newspaper. This religious…

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Fire in New Zealand Hotel Destroyed. Lodgers Jump From Windows Several Injured

Evening News · Monday 25 November 1901 · page 4

AUCKLAND, Monday Morning.—One of those disastrous fires which have recently been so frequent in New Zealand occurred early this morning in Wellington, when the Oriental Hotel, a…

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Central Licensing Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 26 November 1901 · page 7

The weekly meeting of the Central Licensing Court was held yesterday, the Bench consisting of Messrs. C. N. Payten, S.M. (chairman), W. M. Macfarlane, D.S.M., and F. Penny, L.M. The…

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Terrible Fire. Another New Zealand Hotel. Panic-Stricken Inmates. Wellington (N.z.)

The Australian Star · Tuesday 26 November 1901 · page 3

A terrible fire has occurred here, resulting in the death of one person, and Injuries more or less serious to a large number of others. The Oriental Hotel, in Willis-street, and…

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Hotels Raided. Goulburn

The Australian Star · Tuesday 26 November 1901 · page 7

The police, under Sub-Inspector Roden, made a raid last night on public houses for Sunday trading, and as a result four publicans are to be proceeded against…

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A Newcastle Case. Bookmaker and Hotelkeeper

The Australian Star · Tuesday 26 November 1901 · page 7

The hearing was resumed before Mr. Justice Owen and a jury, in No. 1 Jury Court yesterday, of the action, Voss v. Dunn, which was commenced in September last, and was…

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