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Sydney · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1906

981 stories in Sydney's papers · page 8 of 50

Selling Liquor Without a License

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 3 February 1906 · page 16

At the Central Summons Court yesterday, Henry Smith, 39. billiard-marker, was charged with selling liquor without a license, at 379 Bourke-street, on January 17. Accused, who was prosecuted under the…

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Morphia Poisoning. Case at the Criterion Hotel

The Australian Star · Saturday 3 February 1906 · page 8

John M'Mahon, a labourer, residing (at the Criterion Hotel, Park street, was this morning found in an unconscious state in the bathroom of the hotel. The Civil Ambulance…

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The Hotel Tragedy. the Boy Murderer. How the Crime Was Committed. Quinlan's Appearance in Court. the Mystery of His Movements. When the Clue Was Discovered. on a False Scent

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 3 February 1906 · page 9

The murder of Mrs. Gregory and the remarkably sensational incidents surrounding it formen a leading topic of conversation in Sydney yesterday, and, despite the facts already known, the…

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Butchered by a Boy. Woman Done to Death in a City Hotel

Sunday Times · Sunday 4 February 1906 · page 8

A terrible murder was perpetrated at the Royal Hotel, Sydney, early on Thursday morning, when Mrs. Mercy Gregory, aged 40 years, was stabbed to death by Thomas John Quinlan, a boy of fifteen…

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The Hotel Tragedy. Young Murderer's Real Name. Books He Was Reading

Sunday Times · Sunday 4 February 1906 · page 5

A detective, In conversation with a "Sunday Times" representative yesterday, stated the name of the boy who, according to his own confession, so diabolically…

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The Hotel Murder. Further Details. What Quinlan Did

The Sunday Sun · Sunday 4 February 1906 · page 1

There is probably no phase of this remarkable tragedy upon which the public would like a lot move light than that concerning the movements of young Quinlan…

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The Royal Hotel Tragedy. Funeral of the Victim. Body Buried at Waverley

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 5 February 1906 · page 6

The body of Mrs. Mercy Gregory, the victim of the tragedy at the Royal Hotel, was laid to rest on Saturday in the Church of England portion of the Waverley Cemetery, the Rev…

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The Hotel Murder. How Quinlan Cut His Hand

Evening News · Tuesday 6 February 1906 · page 4

Practically the only phase of the murder of Mrs. Gregory that has not been explained is how Conmee, or Quinlan, cut his right hand. The solution of this, it has been stated, is that…

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Royal Hotel Tragedy

Evening News · Tuesday 6 February 1906 · page 6

Mr. D. White writes:—We often read in the daily Press of the wonderful deeds and marvellous astuteness of Sydney's detective force, but the late tragedy at the Royal Hotel tells a…

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Sensational Runaway. Horses Crash Into Bridgestreet Hotel. Driver Injured

Evening News · Tuesday 6 February 1906 · page 4

At ten minutes to 11 o'clock this morning, a two-house lorry, laden with chaff, came to grief at the Exchange, corner, Pitt and Bridge streets. A minute prior to the smash the…

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Hotel Robbery

The Australian Star · Tuesday 6 February 1906 · page 6

On Friday night last the Callan Park Hotel, Rosehill, was entered, and jewellery to the value of £35 was stolen therefrom. It consisted of a watch, a gold chain, with…

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Publicans and the Liquor Act

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 6 February 1906 · page 4

Since the new Liquor Act came into force instances of refusal by publicans to supply ordinary hotel conveniences have been noticeably frequent. Unfamiliarity with the…

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Sampling Wolfe's Schnapps. Publican Fined

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 February 1906 · page 4

At the Water Summons Court yesterday, before Mr. Macfarlane, S.M., William Henry Bulmer (acting for Moses Moss and Co., agents for Wolfe's schnapps), proceeded against Elizabeth Flaherty, licensee of the…

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Street-trading by Juveniles. Regulation of the Traffic. Applications for Licenses

The Australian Star · Wednesday 7 February 1906 · page 7

The preliminary work incidental to the regulation of street-trading by Juveniles is now well forward. Upwards of 400 applications have been received from boys in the…

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Diluted Schnapps. Hotelkeeper Fined

The Australian Star · Wednesday 7 February 1906 · page 7

In the summons division of the Water Police Court yesterday William Henry Bulmer proceeded against Elizabeth Flaherty, licensee of the Burdekin Hotel, William and…

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Brewers' Licensing Fees

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 7 February 1906 · page 10

Since the Commonwealth imposed a licensing fee of £30 on brewers before granting them permission to manufacture beer, doubts have arisen as to whether brewers are liable to pay in…

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Tragedy at the Royal Hotel, Sydney

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 7 February 1906 · page 37

The Royal Hotel, George-street, Sydney, was the scene of a terrible tragedy on Thursday, February 1, Mrs. Mercy Gregory, wife of Mr. John A. F. Gregory, licensee of the United…

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Mrs. Gregory's Murder. Resumption of the Inquest. What the Hotel-keeper Says

Evening News · Thursday 8 February 1906 · page 4

The inquest concerning the death of Mrs. Mercy Gregory, the victim of the Royal Hotel tragedy, was resumed by the City Coroner to-day. The court was crowded…

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Breaches of the Licensing Act

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 8 February 1906 · page 4

At the Newtown Police Court yesterday, before Mr. King, D.S.M., Patrick Bourke, Braldwood Dolph, and Frederick Middleton, all residents of Leichhardt, were charged with having been found on the licensed…

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The Royal Hotel Tragedy. Murder of Mrs. Gregory. Inquest Resumed. Accused Before the Court

The Australian Star · Thursday 8 February 1906 · page 4

This morning the City Coroner, Mr. 'A. N. Barnett, resumed the inquiry at the Coroner's Court, Queen's-square, into the cause of death of Mercy Gregory, who lost her…

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