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Sydney · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1905

877 stories in Sydney's papers · page 7 of 44

Theft of a Tankard. How Publicans are Robbed

The Australian Star · Friday 24 February 1905 · page 7

The disposition of idle persons to thieve and the easy facilities of disposing of stolen property are jointly responsible for hotelkeepers and others being daily robbed of…

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A Warning to Publicans

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 24 February 1905 · page 4

During the hearing of a charge of drunkenness and disorderly conduct at the Central Police Court yesterday, the presiding magistrate (Mr. Wilshire) commented on the practice of…

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Victorian Notes. The Poor Publican

Watchman · Saturday 25 February 1905 · page 1

The liquor trade is never without a grie-vance. At the annual picnic luncheon there arose a pathetic wail for "justice," a gift that all lovers of temperance and good…

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Music in Hotels. Necessity of a Permit

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 25 February 1905 · page 8

A prosecution interesting to hotel keepers was conducted yesterday at the Newtown Police Court, before Mr. King, D. S. M. Inspector Macintosh, of the Marrickville Police, proceeded against Hannah Tanner, licensee…

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This Morning's News--Now First Published. a Real Live Count! What Sydney Girls Missed His Experience in a Hotel Kitchen

The Australian Star · Saturday 25 February 1905 · page 7

Shades of Theseus! Listen, ye maidens, fair! What lethargy has possessed ye for the better part of twelve months?…

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The Liverpool [?] Published Eveby Saturday Morning. Liverpool Police Court. To[?]sday, February 21St, 1905. (Before Mr. Wilshire, P.M[?] and Mr. Chapma[?] J.p.) Licensing Business

Liverpool Herald · Saturday 25 February 1905 · page 3

A transfer of the license of the Commercial Hotel, Liverpool, from W. Shephard to. T. Keary, was granted. A transfer of the license of the Cross Roads…

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Music Without a Permit. Hotelkeeper Fined

The Australian Star · Monday 27 February 1905 · page 2

Hannah Tanner, licensee of the Blue Post Hotel, Hurstville, would not admit to Mr. King, D.S.M., at Newtown Court, that, as Sub-Inspector Macintosh alleged, she…

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Hotels Change Hands

Evening News · Tuesday 28 February 1905 · page 6

At the Central Licensing Court the following transfers of publicans' licences were granted:—Foresters' Arms Hotel, Bullanaming-street. Redfern, from Alice Murray to John…

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An Auctioneer's License. Refused by Justices

The Australian Star · Tuesday 28 February 1905 · page 2

A case which created some interest in Temora was before the Full Court yesterday, when William George G. Lucas applied to make absolute a rule nisi for a mandamus…

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A Remittance Man. Victimises an HotelKeeper

The Australian Star · Tuesday 28 February 1905 · page 4

A clerk named George Legate Watt was out for money at any cost on last Christmas Eve. He interviewed Mr. Cox, licensee o[?] the Britannia Hotel, King-street. He said…

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Stout and Sense. a Publican Fined

The Australian Star · Wednesday 1 March 1905 · page 6

Having completed her duties at the Old Bee Hive Hotel, Raglan-street, Waterloo, a couple of Sundays since, the charwoman left the premises with a bottle of stout -- a gift…

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Publicans' Licenses

The Australian Star · Thursday 2 March 1905 · page 6

The following publicans' licenses, were transferred at yesterday's Water Licensing Court:--John J. Trotter to Cornelius Smith, Birkenhead Hotel, Drummoyne; Julia B…

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Watfr Licensing Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 2 March 1905 · page 7

Mr. C. N. Payten S.M., presided yesterday at the Water Licensing Court, and granted the following transfers of publicans' licenses:—John J. Trotter to Cornelius Smith, Birkenhead Hotel, Drummoyne; Julia…

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How Brian Boru Became King of Ireland Frankfort Hotel, Victoria-road; Marrickville

The Catholic Press · Thursday 2 March 1905 · page 30

Dear Playmate,—Brian Boru was the son of Kennedy, of the Dalgas race. He was born in Kincora in 941. At this time the Daues held their chief fortresses at Limerick,…

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Hotelkeepers Victimised

Evening News · Thursday 2 March 1905 · page 3

ORANGE, Thursday.—At half-past 2 this morning, while Mr. William Robinson, licensee of the Great Western Hotel, was absent from his bedroom for a few minutes, £86 in money…

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Publicans Fined

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 2 March 1905 · page 8

At the Water Police Court, Ellen Amy Stewart, of the Evening Star Hotel, Crown-street, was fined £5 for selling liquor during unlawful hours. Maurice Rosenthal, of the Steyne Hotel, Manly, was…

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Selling Liquor Without a License

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 3 March 1905 · page 4

Wm. Blair, of 241 New South Head-road, was charged yesterday at Paddington Police Court, under the Liquor Act of 1898, with selling liquor without a licence. He pleaded guilty, and was fined £30…

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Licensed Victuallers

The Australian Star · Saturday 4 March 1905 · page 5

We are informed by Mr. John Ashton, general secretary of the United Licensed Victuallers' Association of New South Wales, that, at the wish of the…

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Sunday Closing of Hotels. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 6 March 1905 · page 10

The Licensed Victuallers' Association has decided to petition the Premier to alter the Liquor Act to allow Sunday trading during certain hours, as it was felt that under…

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Central Licensing Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 7 March 1905 · page 8

At the Central Licensing Court yesterday the following transfers of publicans' licenses were granted:— P[?] Noon[?] to Thomas L[?]ddel, Golden Fleece H[?] Campbell-street; Herbert C. Smith to Patrick J…

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