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Hotels & licensing, 1901

904 stories in Sydney's papers · page 42 of 46

Hotel Cases

The Australian Star · Tuesday 26 November 1901 · page 7

The following hotelkeepers were fined at the Central Court yesterday for breaches of the Licensing Act, as under:--Kate M'Kenna, licensee of the Hyde Park Hotel…

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Serious Hotel Fire. in Wellington, New Zealand. Scene of Dreadful Panic. an Actor's Terrible Leap. Death of a Wool Dealer

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 26 November 1901 · page 5

WELLINGTON, Monday.--The Oriental Hotel and three shops in Willis-street have been destroyed by fire. The insurance, distributed in the various offices, amounts to £12,500…

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Racing Licenses

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 26 November 1901 · page 8

At a general meeting of the league on Thursday evening a number of new riders were passed. In future racing members of metropolitan clubs must, pay to the general secretary, through their club secretory, a fee…

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Auctioneers' Licenses

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 27 November 1901 · page 2

At the Parramatta Court, on Tuesday, before Messrs. J. W. Withers, T. D. Little, and J. W. Hill J's.P., licenses were granted to F.S. Hunt, G.H. Mobbs, A.H. Ferris, G…

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Licensing Court

The Australian Star · Thursday 28 November 1901 · page 2

The weekly meeting of the Water Police Licensing Court was held yesterday. The following transfers of publicans' licenses were granted:--Mary Cotton, administratrix in the…

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Water Licensing Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 28 November 1901 · page 4
Also in The Daily Telegraph

At the weekly meeting of the Water Licensing Court yesterday the following transfers of publicans' licenses were granted:—Marry Cotton, administratrix in the estate of the late Margaret Cotton, to Patrick…

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License Fees of Cabmen

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 29 November 1901 · page 6

At a meeting of the Cabmen's Union, held last night at the Trades' Hall, it was resolved to petition the Government to abloish the Traffic Department as it is at present constituted. The general opinion was…

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Publicans Fined. Goulburn

The Australian Star · Friday 29 November 1901 · page 6

At the police court to-day four publicans were fined 40s each for selling liquor on a Sunday. Five men who were found in the hotels were fined 5s each…

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Carmen's License Fees

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 29 November 1901 · page 7

At a meeting of the Cabmen'a Union last night it was decided to petition the Legislative Assembly that the Traffic Department, as at present constituted, should be abolished. The union favored that cabmen's license…

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Transfer of License

The Australian Star · Saturday 30 November 1901 · page 8

At the Water Licensing Court yesterday the publican's license for the Bristol Arms Hotel, in Sussex- street, held by Robert Lindsay, was transferred to Thomas William Andrews…

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A Hotel Gutted

Evening News · Saturday 30 November 1901 · page 2

BREWARRINA, Saturday.—A serious fire occurred here last night. The Barwon Hotel was completely gutted, and the Commercial Bank had a narrow escape. But for the favorable wind…

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Water Licensing Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 30 November 1901 · page 6
Also in The Daily Telegraph

At a meeting of the Water Licensing Court yesterday the license of the Bristol Arms Hotel, Sussex-street, was transferred from Robert Lindsay to Thomas William Andrews…

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He Denied the Kissing. Action Against a Publican

The Australian Star · Saturday 30 November 1901 · page 11

"I never in my life kissed a woman in my house," said a defendant in a case in No. 2 Jury Court yesterday. "Where did you kiss her then?" said a…

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Fire at Wellington, New Zealand. Oriental Hotel Destroyed. Several Lodgers Injured. (By Cable from Our Own Correspondent.)

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 30 November 1901 · page 14

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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The Offer of the Wool-pack Hotel. To the Editor

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 30 November 1901 · page 4

Sir,—In Wednesday's issue of THE ARGUS appears a paragraph referring to the offer for sale of the Woolpack Hotel on Tuesday ending "The impression of The…

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The Cattle Straying Nuisance. Indiscriminate Issue of Dairy Licenses

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 2 December 1901 · page 9

The Lane Cove Council, assisted effectively by the local police, is still proceeding vigorously with the campaign against straying cattle in the district, and, at the last meeting of the…

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Central Licensing Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 3 December 1901 · page 7

The weekly meeting of the Central Licencing Court was held Yesterday, the bench consisting of Messrs. G. H.Smithers, S.M.(chairman), W.M. Mucfarlane, D.S.M., and F.Penny, L.M. The…

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Call to an Hotel

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 3 December 1901 · page 7

The Balmain Fire Brigade received a call to the Bridge Hotel, in Weston-road, at about 8.15 p.m., but the men were only required to assist the inmates in extinguishing the flames with…

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