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Hotels & licensing, 1906

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Second Edition. Victorian Licensing Bill. Intentions of the Government

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 29 November 1906 · page 4

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--In the Legislative Assembly to-day, the Premier announced the Intentions of the Government with regards to the compensation provisions of the Licensing…

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Publicans' Licences Transferred

The Australian Star · Friday 30 November 1906 · page 7

The Licensing Bench yesterday granted transfer of publicans' licences from James Lochhead to Rowland Eaton, Surrey Hotel, King-street, city; Geo. L. Pagan to…

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Hotels Change Hands

Evening News · Friday 30 November 1906 · page 2

The Central Police Licensing Bench has granted the following transfers of publicans licences:—Surrey Hotel, King-street, city, front James Lockhead to Rowland R. Eaton;…

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Police Courts. Performing Without a License

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 30 November 1906 · page 4

At the Redfern Police Court yesterday, before Mr. Smithers, S.M., Edward Baker, of Mitchell-road, Alexandria, was charged with having performed for gain at a public entertainment, in an enclosure off…

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Gun Licenses. to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 30 November 1906 · page 5

Sir,--In view of the large number of accidents caused by the careless use of pea lilies and other firearms, I would suggest the Introduction of a gun tax, say, of 10 per annum. This tax has been in existence in the…

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Gun License Bill. Mr. BROUGHTON moved:--

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 30 November 1906 · page 4

That the Gun License Bill, which was introduced in the Assembly during last session but was interrupted before its completion by the close of the session be now reintroduced at the stage it had reached at the time of…

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Victorian Licensing Bill Intentions of the Government

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 30 November 1906 · page 8

MELBOURNE, Thursday.--In the. Legislative Assembly yesterday, the Premier announced tho intentions of the Government with regard to the compensation provisions of the Licensing…

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No-license Campaign. a Scheme of Organisation

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 30 November 1906 · page 10

A conference of temperance delegates, convened by the Now South Wales Alliance, was held last night at the Centenary-hall to consider the no-llneeso campaign. Rev. W. Woolls…

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Mr. Bent's Ultimatum Victorian Licensing and Gambling Bills Melbourne

The Australian Star · Saturday 1 December 1906 · page 5

The State Premier (Mr. Bent) to-day said that the Licensing Bill and the Gaming Suppression Bill must be passed, or the Government go out of office…

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Racecourse License Fees . to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 1 December 1906 · page 20

Sir,--I notice that the license fee for a racecourse situated within 40 miles of the Newcastle P.O. is fixed at £20 per year. To my mind, this does not seem to be an equitable arrangement. For instance, the…

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Victoria. Licensing and Gambling Bills. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 3 December 1906 · page 7

"Either they have to pass the bill or put us out," said the Premier yesterday, when speaking on the position of the Licensing Bill. Mr. Bent added, "When the bill comes…

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Auctioneer's License Refused

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 5 December 1906 · page 10

ALBURY, Tuesday.--At the Albury Licensing Court to-day, Robort H. Smyth, a resident of Wodonga, applied for an auctioneer's license. Formal objection was made by the police, on…

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Metropolitan Licensing Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 7 December 1906 · page 4

The following transfers of publicans' licenses were granted at yesterday's meeting of the Metropolitan Licensing Court:—Bridget M. Fallon to Frank Holmes, Supreme Court Hotel, Sydney; Jas. Finman to John R…

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Closing Hotels on Election Days

Evening News · Friday 7 December 1906 · page 8

Mr. W. R. Goble writes:—In 1905 the N.S.W. Parliament passed the Liquor Act, which commanded the publicans to close their hotels for the sale of liquor on an election day (Federal…

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In a Hotel on

Evening News · Friday 7 December 1906 · page 5

At Newtown Police Court, Suit-inspector Macintosh, of Marrickville, proceeded against a number of persons for breaches of the Liquor Act…

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Closing Hotels on Election Days (To the Editor of the "Australian Star.")

The Australian Star · Friday 7 December 1906 · page 2

Sir,--In 1905 the N.S.W. Parliament passed the Liquor Act, which commanded the publicans to close their hotels for the sale of liquor on ah election day (Federal or State)…

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The Recent No-license Conference. to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 8 December 1906 · page 18

Sir,--In your issue of Friday, 30th ult., appears a report of the conference held in the Centenary-hall the previous night, but an apparently trilling error has crept in, but which is very material, as expressing the…

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The Money in the Cupboard. Robbery in a Hotel Bar

Evening News · Tuesday 11 December 1906 · page 2

TAMWORTH, Tuesday.—About a week ago Mrs. Turner, wife of the licensee of the Central Hotel, placed two canvas bags, containing respectively £35 and £15 in a cupboard in the…

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The Licensing Bill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 11 December 1906 · page 7

The State Cabinet to-day agreed on the amendments which will be proposed in the Licensing Bill in order to carry out the agreement arrived at in the Legislative Assembly…

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A Club License Refused. Wollongong

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 11 December 1906 · page 4

At the Wollongong Licensing Court to-day, Thomas Coulson, secretary of the Helensburgh and Lilyvale Workmen's and Literary Club, applied for the registration of the club for the…

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