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Sydney · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1905

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Publican Fined

The Australian Star · Saturday 11 November 1905 · page 11

Sub-inspector Elliott, of the. Newtown police proceeded against Edmund Henry the Newtown Police Court yesterday for permitting Honor to be consumed in his hotel…

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The Cumberland Argus AND Fruitgrowers' Advocate, with Which Are Incorporated The Cumberland Mercury, River Times, Weekly Advance, Cumberland Free Press and Ryde Electorate Press. Parramatta, November 11, 1905. Current News. a Presbyterian "Licensing."

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 11 November 1905 · page 4

A ceremony of great interest and one which was unique—at any rate, in the annals of Parramatta Prcebyterianism— took place at the Presbyterian Church…

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Newcastle Hotel Tragedy. a Shipmaster Found Shot Dead. NEWCASTLE

The Sunday Sun · Sunday 12 November 1905 · page 1

A man was found dead to-day in a bedroom at the Grand Hotel here. An examination revealed' that he had a bullet-wound in the head. From papers found or the…

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Sunday Selling in Hotels

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 15 November 1905 · page 9

The attitude of the Slate Premier towards the observance of Sunday is evidently not severely pronounced. He yesterday rather startled a deputation, composed mostly of clerical…

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Disturbance at an Hotel

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 15 November 1905 · page 14

At the Newtown Court, Walter R. Patterson (24), a clerk; Edward John Patterson (28), painter; and William Henry Huxley (31), catter, were charged with rictous benaviour in the bar of the Brighton Hotel, at…

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Hotels Change Hands

Evening News · Thursday 16 November 1905 · page 2

The Water Licensing Bench has granted the following transfers of publicans' licences:— Hotel Victoria, Crown and Devonshire streets, from Sarah Pries to Harry William Potter…

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Licensing Court

The Australian Star · Thursday 16 November 1905 · page 6

The following transfers of hotel licenses were granted at a sitting of the Licensing Court at the Water Police Court yesterday. Sarah Pries to Harry William Potter, Hotel…

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Publican Fined

The Australian Star · Thursday 16 November 1905 · page 7

John Tribolet, licensee of Tribolet's Hotel, Darling-street, Balmain, was fined £5 and 6s costs at the Balmain Police Court for selling liquor at unlawful hours. Defendant,…

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Central Licensing Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 17 November 1905 · page 4

At the Central Licensing Court on Tuesday, before Messrs. Isaacs, Macfarlane, and Barnett, S.M's, the following transfer was granted:—John Eggleton to Edward Luckie, Crescent Hotel, 631 George-street,…

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Water Licensing Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 17 November 1905 · page 4

At the weekly meeting of the Water Licensing Court on Wednesday the Bench consisted of Messrs. G. H. Smithers, S.M., and L. S. Donaldson, S.M. The following transfers of publicans' licences were granted:—Sarah…

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A Peculiar Case. Charge Against a Publican. New Castle

The Australian Star · Friday 17 November 1905 · page 7

Arthur Cooper, the secretary of the Federated Seamen's Union, to-day prosecuted a local publican named George Hudson for unlawfully supplying a seaman of the…

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Sensational Explosion. in a Melbourne Hotel. Room Filled with Gas. Entered with Lighted Candle. Two People Severely Injured. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 20 November 1905 · page 7

A fearful explosion of gas occurred at the Waverley Hotel, in Collins-place, this morning. Through a laakage from a chandaller a parlour at the rear of the bar had during…

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Terrific Gas Explosion. in a Melbourne Hotel. Landlord's Shocking Injuries

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 20 November 1905 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Sunday.--At half-past 9 o'clock this morning a terrific gas explosion took place at the Waverley Hotel, in Collins-place, at the Little Flinders- street corner. A number of…

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Woollahra Sports Club. a License Granted

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 20 November 1905 · page 3

After an investigation extending over a couple of months, the Woollahra Council have granted a license to the Woollahra Sports Club. In October the Inspector-General of Police gave…

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Policeman and a Publican. the Official Gets a Snub. Kalgoorlie, Mouday

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 November 1905 · page 6

A significant comment bearing on the Licensing Act was made by the Kalgoorlie Pollce Court Bench on Saturday morning. At the close of a case of alleged Sunday trading,…

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Mildura and the Licensing Laws

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 21 November 1905 · page 7

Mildura has enjoyed the distinction of being the only place in Victoria where intoxicating liquor cannot be sold in the ordinary way under the Licensing Act. Mr. Gray, M.L.A.,…

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Charge of Perjury. The Trial of Kate Leigh. Hotelkeeper's Evidence

The Australian Star · Tuesday 21 November 1905 · page 7

Further evidence was taken at Darlinghurst Courthouse yesterday in the case of a married woman named Kate Leigh charged with having committed perjury, before the…

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Music Permits for Hotels

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 21 November 1905 · page 4

The Attorney-General was interviewed yesterday by representatives from various branches of the United Order of Druids, who asked for an amendment in the Liquor Bill to exempt…

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Licensing Transfers

The Australian Star · Thursday 23 November 1905 · page 7

At the weekly meeting of the Water Licensing Court yesterday the following transfers of publicans' licenses were granted:--James West to Thos. W. Morshead,…

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Royal Hotel, Springwood

The Catholic Press · Thursday 23 November 1905 · page 26

The holiday season is approaching, and as Springwood is one of tho favourite resorts on the Blue Mountains, visitors to that delightful spot where…

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