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Sydney · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1907

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Doom of the Barmaid. Licensing Bill to Deal with the Question

Sunday Times · Sunday 14 April 1907 · page 5

The Licensing Bill which the British Government will introduce soon will contain some very important provisions with regard to the employment of barmaids in…

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Gambling in a Hotel. Licensee Fined

Evening News · Monday 15 April 1907 · page 3

BATHURST, Monday.—At the local Police Court to-day Wm. Mitten, licensee of the Star Hotel, was proceeded against on a charge of allowing gaming for stakes on his licensed…

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Sensational Street Smash. Lorry Collides with Hotel Verandah. Collapse of the Structure

Evening News · Monday 15 April 1907 · page 4

An accident of a startling nature to those in the vicinity occurred in the city this morning. Surrounding the Royal Standard Hotel at the…

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Sensational Accident Hotel Verandah Smashed by a Heavily-loaded Waggon

The Australian Star · Monday 15 April 1907 · page 4

'A' sensational accident happened at the corner of Castlereagh and Bathurst streets this morning, as a result of which the overhead verandah of the Royal Standard Hotel,…

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The Country. Cards in an Hotel

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 16 April 1907 · page 8

BATHURST, Monday.--At the police court to-day William Mitten, licensee of the Star Hotel, Bathurst, was charged with suffering gaining for stakes to be carried on, on his licensed…

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Is No License a Failure? to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 16 April 1907 · page 5

Sir,--The assistant general secretary of the New South Wales Alliance, in your issue of April 12, still denies that no license is a failure, will not believe the sworn evidence of the New Zealand Police Commissioners, says that the…

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Card-playing in a Hotel. Bathurst

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 16 April 1907 · page 8

At the police court to-day William Mitten licensee of the Star Hotel, was charged with allowing cards to he played in his hotel on Sunday. Senior-constable Sheehy, an…

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Cuts, Bruises, and Sores. a Licensed Carrier Praises Zam-buk Balm

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 16 April 1907 · page 4

Week in, week out, there is the ever-present risk of accident at home as well as in the workshop. Hence it is necessary to have a pot of Zam-Buk Balm handy for the safe and…

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Victoria. Wine Licenses. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 April 1907 · page 9

The Chief Secretary has instructed the Crown Solicitor to apply for an order to review the decision of Mr. Dwyer, P.M., that cafe proprietors who are holders of "colonial" wi[?]…

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Cuts, Bruises, and Sores, a Licensed Carrier Praises Zam-buk Balm

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 17 April 1907 · page 50

Week in week out, there ia the ever-present risk of accident at home as well as in the workshop. Hence it is necessary to have a pot of Zam-Buk Balm handy, for the safe and…

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Parramatta Licensing Court. Monday, April 15 (Before Mr. W. Clarke D.S.M. and Messrs C.J. Byrnes and W. A. McDonald Licensing Magistrates.)

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 17 April 1907 · page 1

The business before, the Bench included applications for the renewals of the renewals of the licenses of the Emu Hotel Parramatta (Eddard Farraway's), and the Baulkham…

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Sudden Death. A Publican's Collapse

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 17 April 1907 · page 2

On Tuesday morning, Mr. George Waddy Shelley (who only three weeks ago tooK over from Mr. T. J. Luckey the business of the Oriental Hotel. Phillip-street…

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Hotels Change Hands

Evening News · Thursday 18 April 1907 · page 5

The following transfers of publicans licences have been granted by the Central Licensing Court:—The Charing Cross Hotel,Carrington-road, Waverley, from Henry Punter to Horace…

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Licensing Prosecution. Not As Bad As Sunday Selling

Evening News · Thursday 18 April 1907 · page 5

At the Redfern Police Court this morning John L. Furlong, licensee of the Grosvenor Hotel, corner of Morehead and Philip streets, Redfern, was proceeded against by Sub-inspector…

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An Early Morning Call. Shouting Champagne. Publicans in Court

Evening News · Thursday 18 April 1907 · page 5

Judge Backhouse had before him in the District Court, this afternoon, an action in which Arthur Holmes, licensee of the Bayswater Hotel, Darlinghurst, sued to recover from Thomas…

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The No-license Movement in New Zealand. (To the Editor of "The Times.")

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 18 April 1907 · page 3

Sir,--Your issue of January 10 last, containing an article under the above caption, and a leading article in a later issue of "The Times," have been sent to me, and as three articles have drawn some attention, I ask…

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Is No-license a Failure? to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 18 April 1907 · page 3

Sir,--Mr. J. J. Power has attempted to prove his inaccurate statements regarding New Zealand by Jeiterating "arguments" that have already been exploded. He is apparently not quite satisfied regarding the gentleman…

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Publicans' Licenses

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 April 1907 · page 5

The following transfers of publicans' licenses were granted yesterday at the Central Licensing Court:— Charing Cross Hotel, Carrington-road, Waverley, Henry Punter to Horace J. Pick; Stanmore Hotel,…

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Clifton Gardens Hotel, Mosman. Telephone: MOSMAN, 31

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 19 April 1907 · page 5

Situated on A wooded slope, at the water's edge, and protected from westerly winds. Readily accessible from the city. Under the personal supervision of Mr. ADAMS,…

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Publicans' Transfers

The Australian Star · Friday 19 April 1907 · page 6

The following transfers of publicans' licences were granted by the Metropolitan licensing Bench yesterday:--Henry Punter to Horace J. Pick, Charing Cross…

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