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Sydney · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1904

963 stories in Sydney's papers · page 7 of 49

Hotel Tragedy. Visitor Shoots Himself. Uses Revolver with Each Hand

The Australian Star · Tuesday 16 February 1904 · page 5

A' sensational discovery was made in a room lot, the fifth floor of the Hotel Metropole this morning, when a man of about 50 years of age who had been staging at the hotel was found…

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Hotel Manager's Troubles. Reminiscent of Plague

The Australian Star · Tuesday 16 February 1904 · page 7

In the Bankruptcy Court yesterday, before the Register (Mr. A. Henry), George Main Thorn appeared for examination, which was conduoted by Mr. L. T. Lloyd, official…

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Central Licensing Court

The Australian Star · Tuesday 16 February 1904 · page 7

The weekly meeting of the Metropolitan Licensing Court (Central Division) was held yesterday, the magistrates bong Messrs. G. H. Smithers, E. H. Wllshire, W. M…

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Hotel Cases

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 16 February 1904 · page 3

In the Summons Division of the Central Court. Sub-inspector Hinds proceeded against Peter Smith, licensee of the United Australia Hotel, Regent-street, on a charge of gelling liquor during prohibited hours…

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Hereditary Licensing

Evening News · Wednesday 17 February 1904 · page 5

At the Water and Sewerage Board meeting to-day, an application was received from E. Hawksford, requesting, on account of the death of his father, Mr. John Hawksford, that licenses as…

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Casualties. Tragedy at the Hotel Metropole

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 February 1904 · page 10

At an early hour yesterday morning the housekeeper at the Hotel Metropole. Bentstreet, heard what sounded like two revolver shots fired in quick succession on the third flat…

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In Equity. (Before Mr. Justice A. H. Simpson, Chief Judge in Equity.) Lease or License? Removal of Photographic Showcase. Motion for Injunction

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 February 1904 · page 6

John Brooks-Thornley and Thomas Henry Hassall, trading under the style of Falk and Co., photographers, George-street, applied for an injunction restraining M'Murtrie and Co.,…

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Central Licensing Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 February 1904 · page 6

At the Central Licensing Court yesterday, before Mr. W. M. Macfarlane, S.M., an application for the transfer of the license of the Golden Anchor Hotel, Georgestreet, West, Sydney, from Edward Moloney to Patrick…

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The Hotel Tragedy

The Australian Star · Wednesday 17 February 1904 · page 5

The Acting-City Coroner, Dr. R. H. Todd, J.P., this morning held a magisterial inquiry at the Lloyd Hotel into the circumstances of the death of John Elliott, a solicitor, who…

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Hotel Tragedy. Death of Mr. John Elliott

The Australian Star · Wednesday 17 February 1904 · page 6

The sensational incident which occurred at the Hotel Metropole yesterday morning resulted as was anticipated in the death of Mr. Elliott in the afternoon…

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Licensing Court

The Australian Star · Thursday 18 February 1904 · page 2

Yesterday at the Licensing Court, the following transfers of publicans' licenses were granted:--Mary Derkin to Emmeline Taplin, Royal Sovereign Hotel, Liverpool-street;…

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Water Licensing Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 18 February 1904 · page 4

Mr. C. N. Payten presided yesterday at the weekly meeting of the Water Licensing Court, and granted the following transfers of publicans' licenses:—Mary Derkin to Emmeline Taplin, Royal Sovereign Hotel,…

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Inquest. Tragedy at ThE Hotel Metropole

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 18 February 1904 · page 8

The acting city coroner (Dr. R. H. Todd) conducted an inquiry yesterday morning into the circumstances of the death of John Elliott, 55 years of age, a solicitor, who shot himself at the Hotel…

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Plumbers' Licenses. a Question of Qualification

The Australian Star · Thursday 18 February 1904 · page 3

Should a plumber's license be given to a man that has not passed the necessary examinations? This was the question involved in an application before the Water and…

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Publicans and Income Tax

Evening News · Friday 19 February 1904 · page 7

"J. D. Y." writes:—It has often struck me how the State is being defrauded by licensed victuallers, in giving their customers free lunch. First, it takes away a large portion of his profit,…

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Music in an Hotel

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 February 1904 · page 7

At the Glebe Police Court yesterday, before Mr. Wilshire, S.M., James Eldridge, licensee of the Leichhardt Hotel, Leichhardt was charged with having permitted music in the dining-room of his licensed premises…

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A Wily Publican

The Arrow · Saturday 20 February 1904 · page 5

O'Brien was a publican and an event like a test match wasn't to be missed, O'Brien's pub. was on the main southern line, not far from here. When O'Brien announced that…

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Commerce and Industry. The Hotel—Grand Central

The Newsletter: an Australian Paper for Australian People · Saturday 20 February 1904 · page 15

THE whole of the inland public and people from all parts of Australia on a visit to Sydney have extended to the Hotel Grand Central an enormous…

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Licensed Victuallers. Hold Their Annual meeting

The Australian Star · Saturday 20 February 1904 · page 2

Some important business was transacted at the annual general meeting of the United Licensed Victuallers" Association, which was held yesterday, and at which Mr. J. B…

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"Powerful" Publican Power: How He Became a " Laibor Mimber." The Member for "Pudden" Longford. the Making of a " Mimber of PAIRLlAMINT." Portly, Plethoric, Prosperous Publican Power Perspiringly Pursues Parliamentary Powers, and with Pelf and Purge Becomes a "Mimber."

Truth · Sunday 21 February 1904 · page 3

The "Packing," "Taking," and underground engineering that had at various times flourished in the West Sydney La[?] Leagues since the scandalous…

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