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Sydney · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1908

1,369 stories in Sydney's papers · page 12 of 69

Local Option Court. Botany and Redfern Licenses

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 11 March 1908 · page 13

The Local Option Court, sitting at Darlinghurst yesterday, dealt with the hotels and wine licenses in the electorates of Botany and Redfern…

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British Licensing Act. "The Trade" in Condemnation

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 11 March 1908 · page 9

LONDON, Tuesday.--Two thousand publicans were unable to gain access to a crowded meeting of "the trade" at the Queen's-hall last night…

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Sydney No-license Campaign

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 11 March 1908 · page 10

Rev. J. E. Metcalfe presented a report of the temperance and morals committee at the Methodist Conference sitting in Sydney yesterday, which especially emphasized the work…

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Bedfern Hotels. Licensees Give Evidence. at Local Option Court

Evening News · Thursday 12 March 1908 · page 5

The Special Court appointed to deal with the question of reducing the number of hotel and wine licences, sat at Darlinghurst this morning,…

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Closing the Hotels Special Court Sittings

The Australian Star · Thursday 12 March 1908 · page 7

The Special Local Option Court sat again at Darlinghurst yesterday for the purpose of making a classification of the hotels in the Redfern electorate…

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Publicans' [?]Enses

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 13 March 1908 · page 4

At the Central Licensing Court yesterday the following transfers of publicans' licenses were granted:- Langham Hotel, York-street, Mr. W. H. Palmer, official assignee in the estate of Henry B. Liehman, to…

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Local Option Court. Courts in Conflict. Publican Fighting for His License. Broken Kill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 13 March 1908 · page 4

Francis Jones was to-day charged with having sold a quantity of liquor without a license. Jones was the license of the Cable Hotel, where the Local Option Court ordered…

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British Licensing Bill

Evening News · Friday 13 March 1908 · page 7

LONDON. Thursday Evening.—The Bishop of London advocates that the time limit of the Licensing Bill be fixed at 21 yean Instead of 14, as proposed by the Government…

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Redfern Hotels

Evening News · Friday 13 March 1908 · page 7

Judge Backhouse (president) and Messrs. Smithers and Macfarlane, S.Ms., continued the tearing at the Special Local Option Court, Darlinghurst, this morning, of matters relating to…

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Sale of a Hotel a Claim for Commission

Evening News · Friday 13 March 1908 · page 7

The Full Court this afternoon delivered judgment in the case of Patrick Joseph M'Namara, stock and station agent, against Thomas Martin…

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Hotels Changed Hands

Evening News · Friday 13 March 1908 · page 5

The Central Licensing Court has granted the following transfer of publicans licences.—The Langham Hotel, York-street, from the official assignee, In the estate of H. B. Liebman, to…

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Licensing Bill the Time Limit London, Thursday, 3.5 p.m

The Australian Star · Friday 13 March 1908 · page 1

The Bishop of London, Dr. Winnington-[?]ngram, advocates that the time limit in the Licensing Bill should be fixed at 21 years…

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Shower of Sparks Trolly Pole Flew Off Hotel Set on Fire

The Australian Star · Friday 13 March 1908 · page 1

There was a brilliant pyrotechnic display of electric sparks of short duration in George-street, at the intersection of Essex-street, shortly after 10 o'clock last night. The…

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Central Licensing Court

The Australian Star · Friday 13 March 1908 · page 7

At the Central Licensing Court yesterday, before Messrs. Payten, Donaldson, S.M., Clarke and King, D.S.M's., the following transfers were made:--Langham Hotel,…

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Hotel Property Owners' Association

Evening News · Saturday 14 March 1908 · page 8

A meeting of the recently formed Hotel owners Association was held at its rooms. 335A George-street, on Friday night. The constitution and rules, prepared by a sub-committee…

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Historic Hotel Closed

Evening News · Saturday 14 March 1908 · page 6

The Ship Hotel at Greenwich, on the Thames, England, famous for its Ministerial whitebait dinners, bas closed its doors, at least for a time. On asking for particulars, a "Lloyd's"…

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The Licensing Bill. a Bishop's Time Limit. London, March 12

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 14 March 1908 · page 13

The Right Rev. Dr. Winnington-Ingram, Bishop of London, advocates that the time limit in connection with the Licensing Bill should be fixed at 21 years…

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Historic Homes. of N.S. WALES. XIV—The Old Royal Hotel

Sunday Times · Sunday 15 March 1908 · page 7

SYDNEY, like most cities, has her historic hostelries and hotels, but none claiming greater antiquity and distinction than the old Royal Hotel, George-street…

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In Cupid's Hotel Where Courtship is Made Easy

The Sunday Sun · Sunday 15 March 1908 · page 6

A man of a practical turn of mind has hit upon a novel device as the solution of the marriage problem. During the last year he has been running a hotel for young women…

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Reduction of Hotels

Evening News · Monday 16 March 1908 · page 3

Judge Backhouse (president) and Messrs. Smithers and Macfariane ,S.Ms., sat this morning at the Special Courts, Darlinghurst, to deal with the work of determining the…

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