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Sydney · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1905

877 stories in Sydney's papers · page 19 of 44

Garroted in a Hotel Yard. Daring Attack on a Visitor Half-choked and Robbed

The Australian Star · Friday 16 June 1905 · page 4

No one, so a saying goes, knows what luck is in store for him in a big city. One might pick up a sovereign in the street, and then walk along a few yards and undergo…

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Licensing Court MONDAY. Before Mr F R Wilshire, P.M, and Dr. Barber. J. P.

Nepean Times · Saturday 17 June 1905 · page 3

Renewals of licenses were granted to the following:— Henry Houldsworth Grierson Alexander, Oriental Hotel, Springwood; Richard Aughey, Australian Arms Hotel,…

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Parramatta Licensing Court. Wednesday, June 14. (Before Mr. T. E. MacNevin, S.M., and Mr. C. J. Byrnes, J.P., Licensing Magistrates.) Tattersall's License

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 17 June 1905 · page 12

The adjourned application for a transfer of the license of Tattorsall's Hotel (late D. Smith's) from the official assignee (Mr. W. H. Palmer) to J. Falby, was…

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Hotels Change Hands

Evening News · Monday 19 June 1905 · page 3

At the Central Licensing court to-day the following transfers of publicans' licences were granted:— William G. Marsden to Thomas Doran, Queen's Hotel, market…

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Transfer of Hotel Licenses

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 20 June 1905 · page 10

At the Central Licening Court yesterday the following transfers of publicans' license were granted:— Michael Toohey to Thos. Fahey, Braidwood Hotel, Cleveland street, F. H. Cooper to Catherine Willis,…

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Renewal of Licenses

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 20 June 1905 · page 7

GUNDAGAI, Monday.--An important matter, affecting publicans, was heard before the Licensing Bench to-day, when the annual renewals of publicans' licenses were being dealt with…

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A Publican's Proposal. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 20 June 1905 · page 9

Sir.—In your issue of yesterday "Publican" complains that I called his scheme impossible without giving reasons for such an opinion. I did not say it was impossible, but…

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Water Licensing Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 22 June 1905 · page 7

At the weekly meeting of the Water Licensing Court yesterday, Mr. F. S. Isaacs, S.M., presided. The following transfers of publicans' licenses were granted:—Pierre Maro Sers to Annle Delaney, Bays…

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Licensing Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 22 June 1905 · page 7

At the Pirramatta Licensing Court on Wednesday, before Mr. T. E. MacNevin, S.M., and Messrs. C. J. Byrnes and S. Chatfield, Ls.M., renewals of Publicans' [?]ses were granted in a large number of cases…

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Archbishop Carron Hotel Keeping

The Catholic Press · Thursday 22 June 1905 · page 18

The Melbourne " Age" announced the other day that the League of the Cross would be represented on a deputation of wowsers to the Victorian Premier to urge…

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Charge of Assault. Row Outside an Hotel

The Australian Star · Thursday 22 June 1905 · page 7

A young man named John Taythorn pleaded not guilty at the Quarter Sessions, yesterday to a charge of assaulting Samuel Bird, on the 21st of May last, and…

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Annual Licensing Court

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 22 June 1905 · page 9

The annual meeting of the Water Police Licensing Board was held yesterday, when 30 renewals were granted. In the following instances renewals of licenses…

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Lands Commission. the Timber Licenses. Mr. Walter Bennett Examined. the Wallace Leases. Interesting Correspondence

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 23 June 1905 · page 8

Mr. Justice Owen resumed his inquiry into the lands administration yesterday, Mr. Hanbury Davies (instructed by Mr. J. Houston, solicitor had secretary to the commission) appearing, as…

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Compensation for Closed Hotels

Balmain Observer and Western Suburbs Advertiser · Saturday 24 June 1905 · page 6

Whether Compensation should be given or not, to the proprietors of hotels, whose licensed, premises, have been closed by the operation…

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A Publican's Proposal. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 24 June 1905 · page 16

Sir—In Tuesday's issue of the Herald" the Rev. R. B. S. Hammond quotes New Zealand liquor statistics as evidence of the beneficial results of no-license legislation, but…

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License Transferred

The Australian Star · Saturday 24 June 1905 · page 1

At the Central Police Court this morning, Mr. Smithers, S.M., granted the transfer of the license of the Custim House Hotel, Macquarie-place. City, from Leonard C. Kennam…

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Besieged in a Hotel. Commissionaires Repel in Truders

The Mosman Mail · Saturday 24 June 1905 · page 6

In one of the leading Hotels of Southport a remarkable blockade, recalling the siege of “Fort Chabrol,” In Paris, commenced a month ago…

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Parramatta Licensing Court. Wednesday, June 21. (Before Mr. T. E. MacNevin, S.M., and Messrs. C. J. Byrnes and S. H. Chatfield, J's.P., Licensing Magistrates.) the Woolpack License

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 24 June 1905 · page 8

The first matter mentioned was in respect of the renewal of the license of the Woolpack Hotel, Parramatta, in which the application was made by Eliza Mary…

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Parramatta Insolvency. Ex-publican Under Examination

Evening News · Tuesday 27 June 1905 · page 3

A single meeting of creditors in the bankrupt estate of Daniel Smith, publican, recently of Tattersall's Hotel, Parramatta, was held before the Parramatta District Registrar…

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Hotelkeeper Fined

The Australian Star · Wednesday 28 June 1905 · page 6

At the Glebe Police Court, before Mr. Donaldson, S.M., John Spora, licensee of the Winchester Hotel, Glebe-road, Glebe, was fined £5, and 5s 6d costs, in default two…

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