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Hotels & licensing, 1903

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Interesting Hotel Case

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 1 April 1903 · page 8

The attention of the Full Court was directed to a case between a publican named Simms and the Perth Brewing Company, in which the latter sought to restrain the former from selling any…

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The Licensing Question

Evening News · Thursday 2 April 1903 · page 6

LONDON, April 1, 2.50 p.m.—Sir W. Hart Dyke (Conservative, Dartford Division of Kent) has introduced into the House of Commons a Bill to restrict the discretion of the…

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Voice of the People. Female Workers in Hotels and Restaurants

Evening News · Thursday 2 April 1903 · page 7

Mr. Victor Phillips writes:—In your issue of March 31 appears a rather strong protest from Mr. Hart (president of the Caterers and Restaurant-keepers' Association) against the action of…

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Hotel Employees. (To the Editor of the "Australian Star.")

The Australian Star · Thursday 2 April 1903 · page 2

Sir, -- In last night's "Star" Mr. Dierks, secretary of the Hotel and Restaurant Employees' Union, says the reason why proprietors cannot be called to account is that the…

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LICENSES. New Liquor Law. Cancellations. London

The Australian Star · Thursday 2 April 1903 · page 4

The Right Hon. Sir. W. Hart-Dyke, M.P. is about to introduce into the House of Commons a new measure dealing with the question of licenses under the new liquor laws…

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Committed for Trial. In an Hotel at Night

The Australian Star · Thursday 2 April 1903 · page 4

George Dillon, a young man, was committed for trial at the Water Police Court to-day on a charge of breaking and entering the hotel premises of John Henry Peter Pries, No…

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The Liquor Trade in New Zealand. Licensing Committees' Elections. Probable Extension of Prohibition

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 2 April 1903 · page 3

WELLINGTON, March 27.--On the 25th, temperance had a field day, which it enjoyed very much. It was the annual election of the licensing committees, which seldom cause any…

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The Licensing Law. London, April 1

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 3 April 1903 · page 5

Sir W. Hart Dyke, M.P., will introduce in the House of Commons a bill to restrict the discretion of justices in cancelling publicans' liecnses pending the adoption of a scheme of…

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Hotel Burnt Down. Condobolin

The Australian Star · Friday 3 April 1903 · page 6

Rodgers' Occidental Hotel was burnt down this morning…

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Sale of an Hotel. Claim for Return of Deposit a Narromine Affair

The Australian Star · Friday 3 April 1903 · page 6

An action was commenced in the Banco Court yesterday, before his Honor the Acting Chief Justice and a jury of four, in which John Ulrick Ransom sought to obtain the…

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Hotel Sale Case. Dispute About the Deposit

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 3 April 1903 · page 8

An action to secure the refund of a deposit of £100 was brought in the Banco Court, before the Acting-Chief Justice and jury, the plaintiff being John Ulrich Ransom, and the defendant Charles…

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Hotel Destroyed by Fire

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 3 April 1903 · page 6

CONDOBOLIN, Thursday.--One of the most sudden and fierce fires over experienced here occurred early this morning, by which the total destruction of the Occidental Hotel, adjacent to…

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Sale of an Hotel. Case Settled

The Australian Star · Saturday 4 April 1903 · page 8

The action which was commenced in the Banco Court on Thursday afternoon, before his Honor the Acting-Chief Justice and a Jury of four, and in which John Ulrick…

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Fishermen's Licenses

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 4 April 1903 · page 8

Considerable activity is being shown by fishermen in taking out licenses under the new Fisheries Act. During the first three months of 1503, 1288 of these licenses were issued as…

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Old Sydney. Site for New Offices of the Harbor Trust—Sydney in 1810—Ancient Stores and Warehouses—Where Isaac Nichols Lived and Mary Reibey Traded—The Ru[?] Puncheon— The Australian Hotel—A Public Tap—The Liverpool Wharf—Thomas Ware Smart, Auctioneer and Legislator—A. T. Smart, Squatter and Sportsman—Conclusion of the Series

Truth · Sunday 5 April 1903 · page 8

In my last I mentioned a picture Sydney in 1810, wherein is shown the buildings on the western side of Sydney Cove, which then ran up as far as where…

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Licensing Legislation. London

The Australian Star · Monday 6 April 1903 · page 6

Considerable excitement prevails in New York State owing to legislation that has been passed increasing the cost of public-house licenses to £240 a year. It is declared that…

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Drink Traffic in New York. Increasing the Cost of Licenses

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 6 April 1903 · page 5

LONDON. Friday Afternoon.--Considerable excitement has been caused in New York in consequence of the State legislation increasing the cost of public-house licenses to £240 per annum…

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Licenses Transferred

The Australian Star · Tuesday 7 April 1903 · page 7

Transfers of publicans' licenses were granted yesterday to the Central Licensing Bench (Messrs. Payten, S.M., Donaldson. S.M., and. Barnett, L.M.) as follows:-- Joseph…

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Central Licensing Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 7 April 1903 · page 3

The weekly sitting of the Central Licening Court wa held yesterddy before Mr. C. N. Payten, S. M., chairman, Mr. L. S. Doualdson, S. M., and Mr. Burnett. L.M…

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Hotel Employee's Death

Evening News · Tuesday 7 April 1903 · page 6

The death of an hotel employee named William Mackenzie, 40, who resided at the Balmain Ferry Hotel, Erskine-street, has occurred in Sydney Hospital, to which institution Mackenzie was…

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