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Hotels & licensing, 1903

948 stories in Sydney's papers · page 9 of 48

For Increased Bail. Baden Baden Hotel Case

The Australian Star · Tuesday 24 February 1903 · page 5

An application by the police to have the ball increased in the case against John Saunders, alias James Robertson, alias Melville, alias Hyde, alias Walters, alias Green, 29, an…

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Disastrous Fire. Two Severe Explosions. Hotel and Shops Ablaze. Forbes

The Australian Star · Tuesday 24 February 1903 · page 5

At twenty minutes past 2 this morning the slumbering town of Forbes was awakened by the noise of a loud explosion. The startled citizens, still conjecturing the cause, were…

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Fires. Narrow Escape of the Wentworth Hotel

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 24 February 1903 · page 6

The Wentworth Hotel, a building of four floors, occupied by Mr. D. Maclurcan, at Church hill, had a narrow escape from a serious fire yesterday afternoon, but owing to the prompt…

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The Baden Baden Hotel Incident

Evening News · Wednesday 25 February 1903 · page 6

At the Water Court yesterday, John Saunders, alias James Robertson, alias Melville, alias Hyde, alias Waters, alias Green, was charged with having been found by night in the dwelling…

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Wrightville Hotel Destroyed

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 25 February 1903 · page 8

COBAR, Tuesday.--A large conflagration occurred last night, and resulted in the total demolition of J. O. Hunt's Tattersall's Hotel, at Wrightville. The fire was caused by the…

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Tramcar Licenses

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 25 February 1903 · page 8

Leave was granted by the Full court to-day to appeal to the Privy Council in the case of the Municipal Council against the Melbourne Tramway Company in regard to license fees for tram cars…

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Water Licensing Court

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 26 February 1903 · page 7
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

At the weekly sitting of the Water Licensing bench yesterday the following transfer of publicans licenses wore granted:--Benjamin N. Mayman, of the Brighton Hotel, Oxford-street, to John Enright; Victor Larsson, of the…

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Law Report. Wednesday, February 25. in Banco. (Before the Acting Chief Justice, Mr. Justice Owen, and Mr. Justice Pring.) Dispute About the Sale of an Hotel. O'Donoghue v. Oliphant

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 26 February 1903 · page 3

Sir Julian Salomons, K.C., and Mr. P[?]dington, instructed by Mr. J. Patterson, of Tamworth (by Messrs. Deane and Deane, of Sydney), appeared for the plaintiff, and moved to make absolute a rule nisi…

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Police Courts. Thefts From a Hotel

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 26 February 1903 · page 8

At the Water Police Court yesterday before Mr. J.L. king, D.S.M., John Ramsay (19), seaman was charged with stealing three brooches, a gold muff chian, some trinkets and a gold bangle, valued at £5, the property…

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Licensed Drainers' Association

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 February 1903 · page 6

The fortnightly meeting of the Licensed Drainers' Association was held at the Queen's Hall on Wednesday evening. The president (Mr. B. Jones) occupied the chair. The draft rules and application…

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The Fisheries Act. Comes Into Force To-day. New Provisions About Licenses. Penalty for Retaining Undersized Fish. Weights That Abe Legal. Oyster Leases and Their Cultivation

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 27 February 1903 · page 6

The provisions of the Fisheries Act, 1902, come, into force to-day, it being the sixtieth day after the measure was absented to by the Governor. The Act provided that the principal…

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Alleged Theft From a Hotel

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 27 February 1903 · page 8

Frederick Tetro (25), steward, appeared at the Water, Police Court on a charge of stealing the sum of [?]15 9s t-d and three cheques for [?]15 10s 6d, in the dwelling of Harris Chancellor, of the Empire Hotel, Pitt, and Hunter…

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Licensed to Flirt

The World's News · Saturday 28 February 1903 · page 12

A curious case was tried in Vienna recently before a council composed of the officers of the 47th Division of Infantry. Herr Ilger, a retired officer and editor of an anti-Semite journal,…

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Licensing Poll Declared Void

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 28 February 1903 · page 9

The Newtown (Wellington) licensing poll, by which prohibition had been carried was declared void on account of irregularities…

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Big Hotel Blaze. Twenty Killed, Forty Injured

Sunday Times · Sunday 1 March 1903 · page 8

The Clifton Hotel, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, U.S.A., has been destroyed by fire. Twenty persons were killed and 40 others were injured…

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A Cosmopolitan Pub. John Purdon Summoned for Permitting Blacks, Whites, Chows and Chinese Consorts to Foregather at His Australian Hotel Parlors. But He Thought Them Toffs and Toffesses. Seen at the Australian Hotel

Truth · Sunday 1 March 1903 · page 7

In the Summons Division of the Central on Monday, before Mr. Payten, S.M., John Purdon, of the Australian Hotel, Elizabeth and Wexford streets,…

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The Liquor Traffic. Tied Houses. Proposed Legislation. Commonwealth and State Licenses

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 2 March 1903 · page 3

The Colonial Treasurer (Mr. T. Waddell), when responding to the toast of "The State Ministry" on Saturday at Messrs. Tooth and Co.'s picnic at Clontarf, had something to say on the "tied houses"…

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The Licensing of Dealers

Evening News · Monday 2 March 1903 · page 4

To the Editor of the "Evening News". Sir,— In your article headed "No Half-measures" you raise a question a great importance, and one which I hope will not be overlooked. The…

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Licensing Court

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 3 March 1903 · page 8

At the weekly meeting of the Central Licensing Court. the following transfers of publicans' licenses were granted:--Harry Blaekmnn to Patrick Moloney, Commonwealth Hotel, Elizabeth-street; Edward Williamson…

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