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Sydney · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1902

1,166 stories in Sydney's papers · page 32 of 59

Robbery From an Hotel. Returned Soldiers Victimised

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 10 June 1902 · page 6

A robbery was committed on Saturday night at the Black Swan Hotel, George-street, Haymaket, when jewellery and money to the value of £150, and principally the property of…

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Hotel-keepers and Their Spirits. Licensed Victuallers in Earnest. a Whisky and Brandy "Combine."

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 11 June 1902 · page 5

Yesterday afternoon one of the largest meetings of licensed victualiers held in Sydney decided upon a certain price to be paid by hotelkeepers for whisky and brandy…

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Sale of a Hotel

Evening News · Wednesday 11 June 1902 · page 5

Before Judge Backhouse, in the Metropolitan District Court to-day, Henry Spencer Hanssen, of Parramatta, brought an action against Kathierine Lucy Hennessy, of Glebe Point-road, Glebe,…

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Hotel, Club, Restaurant and Caterers Employees' Union

The Australian Star · Wednesday 11 June 1902 · page 2

The following letter has been sent by the secretary of the Hotel, Club, Restaurant and Caterers' Employees' Union to the Caterers and Restaurant-keepers' Association:--…

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The Price of Liquor. Meeting of Hotelkeepers

The Australian Star · Wednesday 11 June 1902 · page 3

Mr. J. J. Power, M.L.A., presided at a very large meeting of hotelkeepers in the rooms of the U.L.V.A. yesterday, when the matter of the price of liquor was under lengthy…

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Water Licensing Court

The Australian Star · Thursday 12 June 1902 · page 7

At the weekly meeting of the Water Licensing Court yesterday, the following transfer of a publican's license was granted:--Charles Goldsmith to Norman Simpson, Royal…

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Sale of a Hotel

Evening News · Thursday 12 June 1902 · page 6

Before Judge Backhouse, in the Metropolitan District Court yesterday, Henry Spencer Hanssen, of Parramatta, brought an action against Katherine Lucy Hennessy, of Glebe Point-road, Glebe,…

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Deputations. Orange Railway Station. a Wine and Sprit License

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 June 1902 · page 4

A deputation, representing the New South Wales Alliance, was introduced to the Railway Commissioners yesterday morning by the Rev. Canon Boyce to urge the Commissioners not to proceed with their…

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Spirit License at Orange Station

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 12 June 1902 · page 4

Members of the New South Wales Alliance saw the Railway Commissioners yesterday morning, being introduced by Canon Boyce. The commissioners were urged not to proceed with…

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Water Licensing Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 13 June 1902 · page 3

The adjourned annual meeting of the Water Licensing Court was held yesterday, the Bench consisting of Messrs. G. H. Smithers, S.M. (chairman), F. W. Edwards, S.M., and E. H. Wilshire, S.M…

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Ryde Licensing Court

Evening News · Friday 13 June 1902 · page 6

The following application; for the renewals of publicans' licences were granted at the Ryde Licensing Court on Wednesday: William Brown, Railway Hotel, Eastwood; Edward Cashman, Bay…

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Central Licensing Court

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 17 June 1902 · page 9
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald, The Australian Star

The weekly sitting of the Central Licensing Court was held yesterday, the bench being occupied by Messrs, Smithers aud Payten, S.Ms, aud Macfarlane D.S.M. The following transfers of publicans' licenses were sanctioned…

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Robbery in a Hotel

The Australian Star · Tuesday 17 June 1902 · page 6

George Kohn, a Dane, was sentenced to six months' imprisonment at the Water Police Court yesterday for stealing a gold brooch the property of Milence Flood, a barmaid,…

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Hotel Cases

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 17 June 1902 · page 8

At the water Summons Count [?] daginst John M'Mahon of the was Hotal Kentstreet on a charge of having allowed liquor to be sunned on his premises on Sunday the 8th inst…

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Explosion in a Hotel Dastardly Outrage

Evening News · Wednesday 18 June 1902 · page 4

MACLEAN, Wednesday.—Shortly after midnight the town was disturbed by an explosion. Investigation showed that a charge of dynamite had been exploded under the bar of Lynch's…

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The Colonial Premiers. Guard at the Hotel Cecil

Evening News · Wednesday 18 June 1902 · page 5

LONDON, June 17.—The Hotel Cecil, where the colonial Premiers are staying, is guarded by sentries. The Natal Carabineers did sentry duty there yesterday, the…

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Guard at the Hotel Cecil. London, June 17

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 18 June 1902 · page 7

The Hotel Cecil, where the colonial Premiers are staying, is guarded by sentries. The Natal Carabineers did sentry duty there yesterday, the New Zealand Contingents will do…

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Dynamiting a Hotel. Sensation at Maclean. An Extraordinary Outrage. MACLEAN

The Australian Star · Wednesday 18 June 1902 · page 5

An attempt was made about midnight last night to blow up Lynch's Cosmopolitan Hotel with dynamite. The charge was placed against the wall of the cellar under the bar,…

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