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Sydney · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1903

948 stories in Sydney's papers · page 46 of 48

No License, No Drink. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 December 1903 · page 3

Sir,—Will you permit me through your columns [?] emphasise to your readers the illogical attitude taken up by the temperance party in New Zealand in connection with the Premier, Mr. Seddon's Licensing Acts…

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Mrs. Dowie and Her Son. Stop at Aristocratic Hotels

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 7 December 1903 · page 5

LONDON, Friday Afternoon. -- Mrs. Dowie (wife of the Rev. J. A. Dowie, of Zion City) and her son (Dr. A. J. Gladstone Dowie) are stopping at all aristocratic hotel in Cannes, Franco,…

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Police Courts. Central Licensing Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 December 1903 · page 4

The weekly meeting of the Central Licensing Court was held yesterday, before Messrs. F. S. Isaacs, S. M., C.N. Payten. S.M, and A.N Barnett, D.S. M. A publican's license was transferred as fellows:—…

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License Transferred

The Australian Star · Tuesday 8 December 1903 · page 6

At the Central Licensing meeting yesterday Messrs. F. S. Isaacs and C. N. Payten, S.M.'s, and A. N. Barnett, L.M., presiding, a quantity of formal business was transacted. The…

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Tram Cars Must Be Licensed

Evening News · Tuesday 8 December 1903 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Monda.-The Full Court to-day decided that the cars of the Tramway and Omnibus Company must be licensed and pay license fees. The company will probably appeal…

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Tram Cars to Be Licensed

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 December 1903 · page 8

The validity of the new city bylaw, directing that the Tramway Company shall pay licenses for all tram cars plying for hire within the metropolitan area, was upheld by…

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A Hotel Burned. Wee Waa

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 December 1903 · page 6

A fire occurred about 1 a.m. yesterday at the Cuttabri Hotel, which was gutted. The premises were occupied by Mr. James Graham and his family, and owned by the Maitland Building Society. Mr…

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The Price of Beer. Hotelkeepers and the Brewery Pool

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 8 December 1903 · page 9

MELBOURNE, Monday. -- A deputation from the Licensed Victuallers' Association waited on the Brewery Association to-night to urge that the decision to increase the price of beer…

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Deputation From Winegrowers. Dranting of Storekeepers' Licenses

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 9 December 1903 · page 7

'A' representative deputation from the Winegrowers' Association of New South Wales waited upon tho Hon. J. Kidd (Minister for Wines and Agriculture) yesterday to bring…

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Hotel Destroyed by Fire

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 9 December 1903 · page 9

WEE WAA, Tuesday. -- The Cuttabri Hotel, 16 miles from here, on the Walgett road, was totally destroyed by fire at an early hour on Sunday morning. The origin of the fire is a…

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North Australian Hotel, Charters Towers, Queensland

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 9 December 1903 · page 65

Dear Dame Durden—As this is my first attempt to write to your columns, I hope that my efforts may be crowned with success. I had often an ardent desire to be one of your contributors, but,…

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Licenses Transferred

The Australian Star · Thursday 10 December 1903 · page 6

The Water Licensing Count granted the following' transfers of publicans' licenses yesterday:--Henry Hathorn to Amy Ellen Stuart, Evening Star Hotel, Crown-street, Sydney;…

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Water Licensing Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 10 December 1903 · page 7

The weekly meeting of the Water Licensing Court was held yesterday, the Bench consisting of Messrs. G. H. Smithers, S.M., E. H. Wishire, S.M., and Barnett, D.S.M. The following transfers of publicans' licenses…

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Federal Candidates. Dr. Warren at the Freemason's Hotel

The Australian Star · Thursday 10 December 1903 · page 7

Dr. W. 'Edward Warren, the Ministerialist candidate for the Federal Parliament in the West Sydney Electorate, addressed an enthusiastic meeting front the Freemasons'…

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Hotel and Restaurant Employees

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 10 December 1903 · page 3

The recent award of the Arbitration Court in the hotel, club, and restaurant employees' case provided for a board of reference. Members of this board have been elected, and the first…

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Melbourne Brewery Pool. Publicans and Their Prices. Talk of Strong Retaliation

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 10 December 1903 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Wednesday. -- The threatened fight between the hotelkeepers and the brewers' pool is hanging fire. A meeting of the former was held to-day. about 300 being present. A…

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Police and the Publicans

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 11 December 1903 · page 7

The Home Secretary has given his finding regarding certain charges formulated by the Licensed Victuallers' Association against the Police Department, notably the charge against…

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"No License, No Drink." to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 12 December 1903 · page 4

Sir, -- Permit me to present a brief reply to the letter of Mr. J. B. Sutton, under the above heading, appearing in your issue of to-day. Mr. Sutton is amazed that the no-license…

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Macpherson's Barley Mow Hotel

Sunday Times · Sunday 13 December 1903 · page 19

It would be a hard task to tell the public anything with which they are not already familiar in connection with Macpherson's Barley Mow Hotel, at the corner of Park…

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Walters' Prince of Wales Hotel

Sunday Times · Sunday 13 December 1903 · page 18

Since last year, Mr. Harry Walters, of the Prince of Wales Hotel, Haymarket, has removed into the premises which were specially built for him by the Government. The…

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