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Sydney · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1904

963 stories in Sydney's papers · page 14 of 49

Publicans Fined

The Australian Star · Wednesday 13 April 1904 · page 6

Patrick Macdermott, licensee of the Kent Hotel, at the corner of Redfern and Morehead streets, and Henry Seans, licensee of the Tradesmen's Arms Hotel, at the corner of…

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The Licensing Matter. A Pulpit Denial

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 13 April 1904 · page 2

Paster Werboys waxed warm for a. few moments on Sunday evening, in the mid-dle of a stirring discourse on "Backslid-ing," and introduced the question of the…

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Water Licensing Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 April 1904 · page 4

At the quarterly meeting of the Water LicensingCourt yesterday the bench consisted of Messrs. G. H. Smithers, S.M., and E. H. Wilshire, S.M., The following transfers of publicans' licenses were granted:—…

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Breaches of the Licensing Act

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 14 April 1904 · page 8

For selling liquor at a prohibited hour in a booth at the Agricultural Society's Show Ground, Moore Park, on Good Friday, Charles Greaves mid Frederick Brunwin were each fined 10 and 5s 6d costs, at the Water Police…

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A Novel Licensing Situation

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 15 April 1904 · page 6

The Newcastle Licensing Bench was confronted with a novel point yesterday. An application had been made for a conditional publican's license for promises proposed to be erected at…

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Quarterly Licensing Report

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 15 April 1904 · page 6

At the quarterly Licensing Court to-day the police report showed that there were 181 hotels in the district, of which 138 were stated to be well conducted, 35 fairly well conducted, and eight…

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The Licensing Court

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 15 April 1904 · page 6

The report of the Licensing Inspector for the Newcastle district was received yesterday by the Licensing Bench, at the quarterly meeting of the Court. It showed that there were 181 hotels…

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Melbourne's Hotel Record

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 15 April 1904 · page 6

While according to recent figures there are said to be 782 hotels in Sydney, or one to every 597 persons, officials state that there are 1061 hotels in Melbourne, which works out at one…

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Penrith Licensing Court MONDAY. Before Messrs F R Wi[?]shire, W C Falton, and Dr. [?]arher

Nepean Times · Saturday 16 April 1904 · page 4

The quarterly report was read, showing that one hotel in the district was becoming dilapidated. Percy Edward Brett applied for a conditional publican's license for a house situate at Blackheath…

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Nihilists in St.petersburg. Explosion in an Hotel. a Man Blown to Atoms. London, April 15

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 16 April 1904 · page 11

A mysterious explosion, having terrible results, occurred in the Hotel Nord, on Nevsky Prospect St. Petersburg, yesterday. The hotel was set on fire…

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Tasmania. Fire at Gormanston. Hotel and Cottages Destroyed. Queenstown

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 16 April 1904 · page 12

A destructive fire occurred at Gormanston this morning about 3 o'clock, by which Clark's Hotel and two cottages adjoining were, with their contents, totally destroyed. The only…

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Old Offender. Victimising Publicans

The Australian Star · Saturday 16 April 1904 · page 8

The old man, James Edward Martin, alias James Edward Connell, alios James Edward, alias Richard Smith, alias James O'Connor, alias E. Walton, 62, a bricklayer, who was…

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"Barbering" Hotels. Supposed Offender Caught. Committed for Trial on Two Charges

The Australian Star · Saturday 16 April 1904 · page 8

For some time past a man has been busy in the city 'barbering" hotels. He engages a room for the night, and pays for it, but on the following morning be is not to be…

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Family Wine Trust. More Wine Licenses Refused. Pious Parramatta Paper Points the Skinny Finger of Scorn at a J.p.'s Pants. "Werry Walgar" Criticism

Truth · Sunday 17 April 1904 · page 7

On January 31 we referred to the action of the Bench of [?] Magistrates of pions Parramatta in refusing a wine [?] to a grocer of North…

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Before the Police Court. a Widow Without a License. Remand Granted

The Australian Star · Monday 18 April 1904 · page 4

Annie Davis. 42, widow, was charged at the Central to-day with selling liquor without a license at premises. No. 141 Castlereaghstreet, having been fined £30, or four…

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HOTEL " BARBERING." Further Charge Against Supposed Offender

The Australian Star · Monday 18 April 1904 · page 5

The man John Wilson (34), a labourer, who was arrested recently on charges of "barbering" a number of the city hotels, was again before, the Water Police Court to-day on…

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Police Courts. Central Licensing Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 20 April 1904 · page 6

At the weekly meeting of the Central Licensing Court, presided over by Messrs. G. H. Smithers, S.M., C. N. Payten, S.M., and L. S. Donaldson, S.M., the following applications for the transfer of publicans'…

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Destructive Fires. Hotel Gutted at Bourke. Bourke

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 20 April 1904 · page 12

A big fire occurred early this morning, when the family hotel owned and kept by Mr. A. V. Gow was completely demolished with the exception of a detached building known as the old billiard-room…

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Letter From Bert Howard. Foster Reay's Hotel, Newcastle

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 20 April 1904 · page 6

"Boxer-Major": Sir,—Just a line to let yon know that I am still in the game. I have been here training Billy M'Carthy, the actor-pug,…

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Fatal Explosion in a Hotel. (By Cable from Our London Correspondent.)

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 20 April 1904 · page 15

A mysterious explosion, having terrible results, occurred in the Hotel Nord, on Nevsky Prospect, St. Petersburg. M. Kazanoff, the son of a State Councillor, was blown to atoms…

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