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Sydney · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1903

948 stories in Sydney's papers · page 29 of 48

Robbed in a Hotel

Evening News · Thursday 23 July 1903 · page 3

At the Central Police Court, Alfred Lewis, 28, labourer, and Percy Griffiths, 20, clerk, were charged with assaulting John Dorne on June 30, and robbing him of about £35. The prosecutor,…

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Hotel Robbery at Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 23 July 1903 · page 3

Senior-constable Hickey and Constable Manusell, of No. 1 station, made an arrest late on Tuesday night in connection with a robbery which took place at the Mafeking Hotel, Newcastle on Saturday,…

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Ministers of the Crown in Licensing Courts. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 25 July 1903 · page 9

Sir.—I heartily endorse th[?] resolution adopted by the New South Wales Alliance protesting against Ministers of the Crown appearing before our Licensing Magistrates in supp[?]rt of…

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Parramatta Licensing Court. WEDNESDAY, 22nd JULY. (Before Mr, T. E. MacNevin L.M.)

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Sunday 26 July 1903 · page 5

Stephen Guinery, of the Granville Hotel Granville, applied for a billiard licence which was granted. I. P. Slack applied for an auctioneer's license…

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Lift Accident. Arcadia Hotel Case. Application for New Trial

The Australian Star · Monday 27 July 1903 · page 5

An application was made to the Full Court to-day on behalf of the defendant in the matter of Mounteney v. Smith, tor a rule nisi for a new trial…

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Central Licensing Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 28 July 1903 · page 7

The weekly sitting of the Central Licensing Court was held yesterday before Mr. F. S. Isaacs, S. M., presiding, Mr. W. M. Macfarlane, S.M., and Mr. A. N. Barnett, D.S.M…

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Lift Accident. Arcadia Hotel Case. Application for New Trial

The Australian Star · Tuesday 28 July 1903 · page 6

An application was made to the Full Court yesterday on behalf of the defendant in the matter of Mounteney v. Smith, for a rule nisi for a new trial…

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Across the Water. Is a Residential Hotel Wanted ? Licensing Magistrates' Say "No."

The Australian Star · Wednesday 29 July 1903 · page 7

The Licensing Bench of Magistrates further considered yesterday afternoon the duplication of Andrew M'Kye[?] for a certificate for a conditional publican's license for a house…

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Proposed Hotel at North Sydney. a License Refused

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 29 July 1903 · page 5

At the Water Licensing Court yesterday, Andrew M'Kye applied for conditional publican's license for a proposed residential hotel at the corner of Lane Cove and Willoughby roads, North Sydney. The application was…

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Police Courts. Hotel License Refused

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 29 July 1903 · page 4

The Water Licensing Court had before it yesterday an application by Andrew M'Kye for a conditional publican'[?] licence for premises to be erected at the corner of Lane Cove and Willoughby roads, North Sydney. Objection was…

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North Sydney Hotel. a Licence Refused

Evening News · Wednesday 29 July 1903 · page 5

The Water Licensing Court sat yesterday, and further heard the application of Andrew M'Kye for a conditional publican's licence for a house to be erected at the corner of Lane Cove…

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Belmore Coursing Park. The Licensed Victuallers' Stakes. a Successful Meeting Assured

Referee · Wednesday 29 July 1903 · page 4

In to-day's issue Mr. J. Rowan finally announces that the stake decided upon for the next meeting at Belmore (to-morrow and Friday) will be of 64 all ages, at £1…

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Application for a Wine License. Albury

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 29 July 1903 · page 7

The Licensing Court was occupied all day dealing with a case novel in local experience. Mr. G. A. Thompson, managing director of the firm of T. H. Mate and Co., applied for a…

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Ex-publican Sent to Gaol

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 29 July 1903 · page 7

At the Boulder Court on Monday Titos Denman, ex-publican, was charged with having gold in his possession reasonably supposed to have been stolen. He was found guilty, and sentenced to…

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Protest Against a Wine License

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 29 July 1903 · page 8

ALBURY, Tuesday.--The local licensing bench was occupied all day hearing an application by T. H. Mate and Co., Ltd., a loading firm of merchants, for a colonial wine license. The police…

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Robbed in a City Hotel

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 29 July 1903 · page 9

A recent arrival from India reported to the police yesterday that about 4.20 p.m. on Monday he was robbed in the back yard of of a city hotel. Two men held him and took 18 sovereigns, [?]24 in…

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Licensing Court

The Australian Star · Thursday 30 July 1903 · page 6

The following transfers of hotel licenses were granted by the Water Licensing Court yesterday afternoon:--Thos. Fleming. Merton Estate Hotel. Weston-road, Balmain, to…

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Hotel Employees and Milk-carters. Early Closing Ac

The Australian Star · Thursday 30 July 1903 · page 7

A deputation consisting of the president and secretary of the Sydney Labour "Council (representing the Milk Curlers' Union), and representatives of the Hotel keepers' and…

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Coursing. Belmore Club. Opening Round of Licensed Victuallers' Stake

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 31 July 1903 · page 8

Weather conditions at Belmore Park yesterday afternoon were anything but agreeable. Rain commenced to full fairly heavily shortly after 2 o'clock, and continued till proceedings closed. The shelter provided…

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The Australia Hotel

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 31 July 1903 · page 9

The twelfth annual meeting of the shareholders of the Australia Hotel Company, Ltd., was held yesterday at the company's office, 45 Castle-reagh-street. A dividend of 10 per cent, for the…

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