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Sydney · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1902

1,166 stories in Sydney's papers · page 35 of 59

Central Licensing Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 1 July 1902 · page 7

The weekly sitting of the Central Licensing Court was held yesterday at the Central Police Court, before Mr. G. H. Smithers, S.M. (chairman), Mr. F. W. Edwards, S.M., and Mr. A. N. Barnett,…

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Publican's Transfer

The Australian Star · Tuesday 1 July 1902 · page 6

The transfer of the license of the Hotel Cecil, George-street, from Peter Johnson to Thomas Gilmore was granted yesterday by Messrs. Smithers, S.M., Edwards, S.M., and Barnett, L.M., olliciating at the Central…

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Hotel Cases

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 1 July 1902 · page 8

Arthur Sumerling, of the Phoenix Hotel, George-street North, was proceeded against by Sub-inspector Mitchell, at the Water Summons Court, on a charge of keeping his hotel open on Sunday, he was fined £3, with 5s 6d…

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Timber Licenses

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 2 July 1902 · page 6

The bill to deal with limber licenses. Introduced into the Assembly last night by the Minister for Lands, and read a first time, repeals sub-section 4 of section 115 of the Crown…

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A New Hotel

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 2 July 1902 · page 2

Another attempt is to be made to obtain a conditional license for a new hotel at the corner of Factory - street and Sydney-road, Clyde. Mrs. Berry purposes erecting a house…

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Water Licensing Court

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 3 July 1902 · page 9
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

At the weekly meeting of the Water Licensing Court yesterday, Messrs. E. H. Wilshire. S.M., M. Macfarlane. D.S.M., and A. Barnett, M., presiding, the following transfers of publicans' license were granted:…

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Licensing Business

The Australian Star · Thursday 3 July 1902 · page 7

Messrs. E. H. Wilshire, S.M., W. M. M'Farlane, D.S.M., and A. Barnett, P.M. constituted the Licensing Bench at the Water Police Court yesterday, when transfers of publi[?]ns licenses were granted from Margaret Garn…

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Midnight Assault. a Publican Attacked and Bobbed

The Australian Star · Thursday 3 July 1902 · page 5

William Marston, licensee of the Britannia Hotel, Oxford street, Haddington, reported to the police that, about [?]dnight on the 1st inst, he heard a knock at…

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Timber Licenses

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 3 July 1902 · page 6

Mr. CRICK moved the second reading of the Timber Licenses BUI, which was intended, he said, to give effect to the promise made by the Premier a few nights ago. The chief clause…

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A New Hotel

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 3 July 1902 · page 3

Although several previous attempts to secure licenses for hotels in tho vicinity of the Clyde works have been defeated, notice has again been given of an application for a provisional license…

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Newcastle. Licensed Victuallers' Association. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 4 July 1902 · page 8

A special meeting of the Newcastle branch of the Licensed Victuallers' Association was held this evening, for the purpose of considering the proposed new Licensing Act and the proposition of the metropolitan association to…

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Quarterly Licensing Report

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 4 July 1902 · page 8

The report of the licensing inspector, Sub-inspector M'Vane, which was presented to the Quarterly Licensing Bench to-day, stated that there were 178 licensed houses in the district at the present time of which 128 were well…

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Roughs in a Hotel

The Australian Star · Friday 4 July 1902 · page 5

Two lively-looking customers answering to the names of Stephen Gardner and John Spencer, were presented by Detective O'Sullivan at the Water Police Court this morning…

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Twopence Halfpenny an Hour. Hotel, Club, and Restaurant Employees. Allegations of Sweating

The Australian Star · Friday 4 July 1902 · page 6

The Hotel, Club, Restaurant, and Caterers' Employees' Union at their last meeting decided to send the following letter to the Caterers and Restaurant Keepers'…

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Newcastle. Licensed Victuallers' Association

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 4 July 1902 · page 6

A special general meeting of members of the Newcastle branch of the Licensed Victuallers' Association of New South Wales was held at Pike's Rooms yesterday afternoon, in order that…

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Parramatta Licensing Court. Saturday, June 28. (Before Mr. T. E. MaocNevin, P.M., and Mr. C. J. Byrnes, L.M's,) Renewals Granted

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 5 July 1902 · page 6

The following renewals of publicans' licenses were granted;— Martin Haydon, Woolpack Hotel, Parramatta; George William Duley, Cornstalk Hotel, Parramatta ; Charles John…

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Water Licensing Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 July 1902 · page 11
Also in The Daily Telegraph

At a meeting of the Water Licensing Court yesterday, the license of the Grand Hotel, Cumberland-street, was transferred from Catherine Ryan to Frederick Charles Denny…

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Suicide of a Hotelkeeper. Albury

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 July 1902 · page 10

Charles Schmidt landlord of the Albury Hotel, and a property owner, was found this morning dead in the washhouse of his private residence, having hanged himself from a rafter…

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