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Hotels & licensing, 1901

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Licensing Court. Licenses at Rose Bay Refused

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 27 February 1901 · page 4

A sitting of the Licensing Bench was held yesterday at the Water Police Court, the magistrates present being Messrs. G. H. Smithers S.M. (chairman), F W. Edwards, S.M, C, N. Payten, S.M.,…

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Hotels at Rose Bay. Both Applications Refused

Evening News · Wednesday 27 February 1901 · page 3

The hearing of the application of Charles Hubert Foley for a conditional licence for a hotel at the corner of O'Sullivan's-road and South Head-road, was continued at the Water Licensing Court…

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Publican's Wife Assaulted

Evening News · Wednesday 27 February 1901 · page 7

At the Glebe Police Court on Tuesday. Sylvester Roach, alias King Roach, 23, was charged with having assaulted Susannah M'Laughlin, thereby occasioning her actual bodily harm. The…

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Water Licensing Court

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

At the weekly meeting of the Water Licensing Court yesterday, before Mr. Payten, S.M., and Mr. Penny, L.M., the following transfers of publicans' licenses were granted:—Cornelius Smith to James…

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Hotel License

The Australian Star · Thursday 28 February 1901 · page 6

Mr. Edwards, S.M., officiated as licensing magistrate at the Central Court yesterday, and granted a transfer of the license of the Shakespeare Hotel, King-street, Newtown,…

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Central Licensing Court

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

At the Central Licensing Court yesterday, before Mr. F. W. Edwards, S.M., the transfer of the license of the Shakespeare Hotel. King-street, Newtown, from James Kearey to James Sylvester Pithers was…

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A Hotelkeeper Fined

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 28 February 1901 · page 7

At the Water Police Court (Summons Division), before Mr. J. Mair. S.m: John Henry'Pries,, licensee of Pries Hotel, Elizabeth-street, was fined £3 and Costs for selling liquor during, unlawful hours…

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Hotels at Rose Bay. Two Applications Refused

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 28 February 1901 · page 7

An application from Charles Hubert Foley, for a conditional license for a hotel to be erected at the corner of O'Sullivaii's-rond and New South Head-road (Rose Bay), was refused at a sitting of the Water Licensing Oo'mt…

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Recommendations of the Licensing Commission

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 1 March 1901 · page 6

The report of the Licensing Commission was presented to the Chief Secretary to-day. It is a very voluminous document, embracing some 60 recommendations, in addition to a large number…

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Chit-Chat. Sydney Hotels that are Dens of Infamy

The Catholic Press · Saturday 2 March 1901 · page 8

THE CATHOLIC PRESS has frequently drawn attention to the fact that many of the hotels in Sydney are dons of infamy, where disreputable characters luik and lay traps for…

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Licensed Fishermen

The Australian Star · Monday 4 March 1901 · page 3

It is something more than a month ago since representatives of the licensed fishermen approached the Sydney Labour Council with a list of the grievances under which…

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Tragedy at Wilberforce. a Publican Stabbed with a Carving Knife. His Wife in Custody

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 4 March 1901 · page 5

WINDSOR, Sunday.—A shocking tragedy took place at Wilberforce, four miles from Windsor, tills morning. William Coberoft', licensee of a hotel in the township,: was stabbed in the back,…

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Labor Meetings. Licensed Fishermen's Union

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 4 March 1901 · page 9

The lishermen of the metropolitan district, together with delegates from the Hawkesbury River, Dora Creek; Lake Macquarie, Clarence River, and Tuggarah Lakes, met at the Trades…

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Central Licensing Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 5 March 1901 · page 8
Also in The Australian Star

The weekly [?]tting of the Central Licensing Court was held yesterday before Messrs. F. W. Edwards, S.M. (chairman), F. S. Isaacs, S.M., and F. Penny, L.M…

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Rights of Occupation Licensees

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Tuesday 5 March 1901 · page 3

A decision given by the Full Court on Thursday in of material importance to occupation licensees. The facts are that Joseph Green, Jun., was in possession of certain land…

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Booze or No Booze. License Reform

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 6 March 1901 · page 2

DUBLIN "Sport," of January 18, publishes the following amongst its "Licenced Trade Notes": — The fact that an old-established life…

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A Luxurious Hotel

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 6 March 1901 · page 5

The actual cost of the Hotel Waldorf-Astoria, in New York, the largest and most luxurious hotel in the world, has never been made public, but is now estimated by good…

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