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Sydney · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1906

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Hotel Destroyed by Fire

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 23 March 1906 · page 5

The Club Hotel at Pittsworth was totally destroyed by fire early this morning. The only occupants were Mr. Dobson (manager) and family and Mr. Edward Flaherty, a…

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New Zealand Licensing Committees. a Luke-warm Election. Wellington, March 17

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 23 March 1906 · page 5

What ought to have been quite "the" event of this week fell flat, stale, and perhaps one can hardly say altogether unprofitable, but at all events lacking usual interest. The…

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Kicked by a Russian Prince. Hotel Porter Gets £130 a Year Compensation

The World's News · Saturday 24 March 1906 · page 9

In November, 1904, the Russian Prince Leon Kotschoubey, who was staying at a Dresden hotel, asked the night porter to bring him an illustrated paper to his room. The man…

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Hotels and Sunday Meals

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 24 March 1906 · page 8

It was stated that the Attorney-General had intimated that hotels might supply meals on Sundays without the customer rendering himself liable to prosecution. Mr. Wade, on being seen…

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Parramatta Licensing Court. WEDNESDAY, 21st MARCH. (Before Mr. T. E. MacNevin. S.M.)

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 24 March 1906 · page 8

The license of the Royal Exchange Hotel. Church-street North, was ordered to be transferred from Francis Williams to Harry Rayner, there being no police…

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Clergyman As Publican. Sells Drink to Make Money for Musical Invention—his Own Barman. London, February 16

Sunday Times · Sunday 25 March 1906 · page 11

"In these days the Church is dying of respectability, and I am going to try to save it across the bar of this public-house."…

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Parramatta District. Licensing Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 26 March 1906 · page 9

A meeting of the Parramatta Li[?]nsing Bench was held on Saturday, when the application for the transfer of the license of Creasey's Hotel, adjourned from Wednesday last,…

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Licensed But Not Labelled. Identification of Hawkers. a Remedy Required

The Australian Star · Tuesday 27 March 1906 · page 1

A gentleman stood at the front gate of his suburban residence, and hurled anathemas at a rapidly receding figure in the distance. The gentleman shook with fury, and was…

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Peculiar Police Prosecution. Liquor Act Administration. Sunday Dinner at an Hotel. Cooma

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 28 March 1906 · page 10

At the Cooma Police Court, before Mr. F. H. Galbraith, P.M., yesterday. Laurits Bosgard was summoned for being found on Sunday, March 4, on the licensed premises of the…

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Licensing Motor Omnibuses

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 28 March 1906 · page 841

The authorities in England have in many cases refused sanction to the fitting of enclosed tops to motor omnibuses on the ground that the view of passengers must not be obstructed…

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Peeps at the Ponies. Kensington. Paddy Byrne Retires for 12 Moons. Sport Sprinkled with Stouch. Killorn Loses His License. Colors and Lady Gossoon Score for Dale.—descender Wins the Big Stuff. My Fancy Upsets a Hot Pot

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 28 March 1906 · page 5

Scratchings numerous, but very fair sport. Rumpus over Killorn refusing to ride Maisie in the Fourteen'-one Handicap…

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Hotel Case. Four Bottles of Beer

The Australian Star · Wednesday 28 March 1906 · page 7

Mrs. Mary Archdeacon, licensce of the Sydney and Melbourne Hotel, at the cornen of Kent and Margaret streets, come before the Water Police Court to-day, on a charge…

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Parramatta Licensing Court Saturday, March 21. (Before Mr.T.E.MacNevin, S.M.,and Mr.C.J.Byrnes, J.P., Licensing Magistrates.) Adjourned Licensing Case

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 28 March 1906 · page 1

Andrew Joseph Bergan applied further to have the license of Creasey's Family Hotel transferred from J.E. Knight to him. The case had been adjourned from…

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Selling Wine Without a License. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 29 March 1906 · page 7

A conviction for sly grog selling was obtained against Angela Carva Gulffre to-day at the Newcastle police court, before Mr. M. S. Lovo, S.M. A witness gave evidence that he…

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Big Fire at Ulmarra. Stores and Hotel Destroyed

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 29 March 1906 · page 6

ULMARRA, Wednesday--Between 4 and 5 this morning a fire broke out in a small shop next Mr. Rotallick's bulk store, and before anything could be done the bulk store was in flames,…

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Publican's License Cancelled

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 30 March 1906 · page 6

The Licensing Court yesterday cancelled the license of a suburban publican, and disqualified him from holding a license for three years. It was stated that he had been convicted of three…

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Publicans' Licenses

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 30 March 1906 · page 7

At yesterday's sitting of the Licensing Bench the following transfers were granted:—From Peter Cooney to Peter Wallace, Cooney's Hotel, Bathurst and Sussex streets; from Daniel Morrissey to Walter F. Reeder,…

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A Libel Action. Civil Servant and Publican. 250 Pounds Claimed

The Australian Star · Friday 30 March 1906 · page 6

In the Banco Court yesterday Horace Finley, a clerk in the Lands Department, sued Thomas Bernard Greevy to recover £250 for allegel libel…

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Civil Servant's Libel Action. Against a Darlinghurst Publican. a Claim for £250. "Down at the Alley."

The Australian Star · Friday 30 March 1906 · page 5

The action in which Horace Finley, a clerk in the Lands Department, sued Thomas Bernard Greevy to recover £260 for alleged libel, was continued in the Banco Court to-day…

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The Ways of Publicans

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 30 March 1906 · page 4

A sidelight into the methods of some publicans was shed by the proceedings in one of the Courts yesterday. An hotelkeeper, under examination, stated that a certain individual…

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