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Sydney · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1902

1,166 stories in Sydney's papers · page 12 of 59

Publicans Fined

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 25 February 1902 · page 8

At the Central Court, before Mr. Payten, S.M., John O'Donnell, licensee of the Quarryman's Hotel, was fined £3, with 5s 6d costs, on a charge of keeping his premises open at unlawiul hours…

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Central Licensing Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 26 February 1902 · page 10

An adjourned sitting of the Central Licensing Court was held yesterday afternoon, before Mr. G. H. Smithers, S.M., and Mr. C. N. Payten, S.M. The application for the transfer of a publican's…

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Selling Goods at Hotels

Evening News · Wednesday 26 February 1902 · page 6

ARMIDALE, Tuesday.—At a special meeting of the Armidale Chamber of Commerce last night, a long discussion, took place with regard to the retail travellers, who call themselves commercial…

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The Grand Babylon Hotel Published by Special Arrangement. Copyright. Chapter Iii. -- at Three A.m

The Australian Star · Wednesday 26 February 1902 · page 8

Mr. Reginald Dimmock proved himself, despite his extreme youth, to be a man of the world and of experiences and a practised talker. Conversation between him and Nella…

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Tattersall's Hotel. a Licensing Appeal

Evening News · Thursday 27 February 1902 · page 4

The Full Court to-day granted a rule nisi at the instance of George Edward Ardill, calling upon the Metropolitan Licensing Bench and William Joseph Adams, publican, to show cause why…

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Suspicious Cases. the Criterion Hotel Area

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 27 February 1902 · page 5

Three persons were yesterday afternoon removed to the Coast Hospital from the Criterion Hotel, Pitt-street, for observation purposes. It is not yet certain that any one of the three is suffering from plague,…

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Adams's Hotel. The Proposed Extension, Application to the Full Court

The Australian Star · Thursday 27 February 1902 · page 5

An application was made to Mr. Justice Owen and Mr. Justice G. B. Simpson in the second Full Court to-day in respect of the proposed extension of Adams' Hotel from…

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The Grand Babylon Hotel Published by Special Arrangement. Copyright. Chapter Iii. -- (Continued.)

The Australian Star · Thursday 27 February 1902 · page 8

"Heaven knows," he laughed, "but you flatter me Mr. Babylon." "I? Flatter? You do not know me. I flatter no one, except, perhaps, now and then…

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Licensing Case

The Australian Star · Friday 28 February 1902 · page 2

Mr. Smithers. S.M., sat as licensing magistrate yesterday afternoon at the Central, and heard an application for the transfer of the publican's license of the Federal City Hotel,…

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Hotel Transfer Case. Application Refused

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 28 February 1902 · page 8

At the Central Police Court yesterday Mr. G. H. Smithers, S.M., heard an application for the transfer of the publican's license of the Federal City Hotel, Bathurst-street, from Richard Stephens to John…

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Tattersall's Hotel Case. Appeal From Licensing Court

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 28 February 1902 · page 8

An appeal against a recent decision of the Metropolitan Licencing Beneh in Adams' Tattersall's Hotel extension, case was before Mr. Justice Owen and Mr. Justice G. B. Simpson, sitting…

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Hotel Licence. Application for Transfer Refused

Evening News · Friday 28 February 1902 · page 7

At the Central Police Court yesterday, Mr. G. H. Smithers, S.M., sitting as licensing magistrate, had before him an application for the transfer of the licence of the Federal City Hotel,…

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The Grand Babylon Hotel Published by Special Arrangement. Copyright. Chapter V.--what Occurred to Reginald Dimmock

The Australian Star · Friday 28 February 1902 · page 8

In another moment they were all three talking quite easily, and with at any rate an appearance of being natural. Prince Aribert became suave, even deferential, to Neila,…

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Water Licensing Court

The Australian Star · Saturday 1 March 1902 · page 11

At the Water Licensing Court yesterday the publican's license held by Frank Kennedy for the Austral Hotel, Bourke-street, Burry Hills, was transferred to Charles D'Asarta…

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Church and Hotel

The World's News · Saturday 1 March 1902 · page 2

It is an old, and to a large extent a true, saying that wherever there is a church a public-house will be found near by; but it is not a common occurrence for a church and an inn to be…

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Notice in the Window of a Shrewsbury Publican

The World's News · Saturday 1 March 1902 · page 13

"On and after New Year's Day children under 14 years of age can be supplied only in corked and sealed vessels."…

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The Grand Babylon Hotel Chapter V.-- (Continued.)

The Australian Star · Saturday 1 March 1902 · page 12

The Gold Room of the Grand Babylon was built for a ball-room. A balcony, supported by arches faced with gilt and lapislazuli, ran round it and from this vantage men and…

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Meeting of the Health Committee. Report of the Building Surveyor. Licensing Places of Amusement

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 1 March 1902 · page 9

The Health Committee of the City Council met at the Town-hall yesterday morning. CITY BUILDING SURVEYOR'S PROGRESS REPORT…

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The Hotel Revival in Parramatta

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 1 March 1902 · page 4

There's something like a counter move at the old Star Inn, Parramatta, which is to be pulled down shortly and a now three storey building put in its place. Mr. J…

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Armory and Hotel Burnt—many Lives Lost

Sunday Times · Sunday 2 March 1902 · page 8

A fire occurred in the armory of the 71st Regiment at New York, and spread to the Park Avenue Hotel. Eighteen people were killed and 50 others…

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