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Hotels & licensing, 1908

1,369 stories in Sydney's papers · page 21 of 69

The Licensing Bill

The Methodist · Saturday 25 April 1908 · page 3

Mr. Asquith introduced the Licensing Bill into the House of Commons last Thursday in a speech of remarkable power and grasp. The lucidity and mastery with which he treated a most complicated subject…

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Closing Country Hotels Goulburn

The Australian Star · Saturday 25 April 1908 · page 15

At the Special Liquor Court held at Queanbeyan yesterday it was decided to reduce the number of licences in the district by six…

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A Monster Petition. Against the Licensing Bill

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 25 April 1908 · page 9

LONDON, Thursday Afternoon. -- The petition from London to the House of Commons against the Licensing Bill is 6½ miles long, and weighs 6cwt…

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Parramatta Licensing Court. Wednesday, April 22. (Before Mr. Adrian, D.S.M., and Mr.C.H. Byrnes, L.M.)

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 25 April 1908 · page 7

George William Williamson's application, for renewal of the license of the Em[?] Hotel, Parramatta, was again before the Court…

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Hotelkeepers and Revenue

Sunday Times · Sunday 26 April 1908 · page 5

THE "Daily Telegraph" jibes at the president of the Licensed Victuallers' Association because he said at the publicans' conference that "the…

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Hotel for Babies a Norland Nursery

The Sunday Sun · Sunday 26 April 1908 · page 6

When Dr. Binney, at the opening of the Norland Institute (Woollahra) recently, spoke of a "children's hotel" as a good name for Norland Nurseries he struck a note of…

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Camperdown Hotels. Four to Be Closed

Evening News · Monday 27 April 1908 · page 5

Judge Backhouse (president), and Messrs. Smithers and Macfarlane, S.Ms., sat at Darlinghurst Courthouse this morning, and gave the decision of the Special Local Option Court…

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Liquor Legislation. the New British Licensing Act. Wonderful Scheme of Reduction. Tremendous Vested Interests. £200,000,000 Capital

Evening News · Monday 27 April 1908 · page 2

Our cables have indicated the importance attached to the English Liquor Bill. When, as happened, after the Peckham bye-election, which resulted in what was claimed a Unionist…

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Should Chauffeurs Be Licensed?

The Australian Star · Monday 27 April 1908 · page 4

In connection with the agitation for the amendment of our traffic legislation, mention has been made of the fact that at present a man can become a chauffeur without…

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The Publicans' Hardships

The Australian Star · Monday 27 April 1908 · page 4

The publichouse-keeper is popularly supposed to be a person who accumulates a lot of money quickly and easily. While in some instances there may be good grounds for…

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Cooma Hotels. Cooma

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 28 April 1908 · page 8

The Special Licensing Court, consisting of Judge Fitzhardinge, president; Mr. F. H. Galbraith, police magistrate, Goulburn; and Mr. A. Elliott, police magistrate, Braidwood,…

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For No- License. New South Wales Alliance. Twenty- Five Years' Work. Semi -Jubilee Celebrations

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 28 April 1908 · page 9

The semi–jubilee of the New South Wales Alliance was celebrated in part yesterday. During the afternoon the business meeting in connection with the annual convention was held, and…

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The Licensing Bill. Catholic Bishops' Support

Evening News · Wednesday 29 April 1908 · page 6

LONDON, Tuesday Evening.—The Archbishop of Armagh (Cardinal Logue) and nearly all the Catholic Bishops of Ireland urge the Nationalists to actively support the Licensing Bill…

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Killorn's Case. Why Was He Refuse His Riding License?

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 29 April 1908 · page 1

At the present moment there are very few good horsemen worthy of the name in the registered ranks of prad pilots, and this fact has been brought…

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The Licensing Bill Support of Catholic Bishops London, Tuesday, 2.50 p.m

The Australian Star · Wednesday 29 April 1908 · page 1

Cardinal Logue and nearly all the Roman Catholic bishops of Ireland have urged the Nationalists to actively support the new, Licensing Bill…

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No-license Fighters. Sydney Celebrations

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 29 April 1908 · page 11

The New South Wales Alliance continued the celebration of its semi-jubilee last night by a demonstration in the Centenary-hall. The attendance was not large. Amongst those…

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No-license Abroad

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 29 April 1908 · page 8

Last night at the semi-jubilee demonstration of the New South Wales Alliance held in the Centenary-hall, Canon Boyce announced that he had received some information concerning…

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Parramatta Licensing Court. Monday, April 27. (Before Mr. E. L. Maitland, D.S.M., and Mr. C. J. Byrnes, J.P., Licensing Magistrates.)

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 29 April 1908 · page 4

Edwin James Powell applied for a renewal of the license of the Baulkham Hills Hotel. The application was granted, and the assessment was fixed at £130…

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Local Option Work. The Special Licensing Courts. Working Against Time. The Brewers' Grips

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 29 April 1908 · page 2

At Parramatta Courthouse on Friday (as we announced in our lust issue) the Special Licensing Courts for Granville and Parramatta were opened. Formal…

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St. George Hotels. Reduced by Two

Evening News · Thursday 30 April 1908 · page 3

The Special Local Option Court for the electorate of St. George sat this morning at Darlinghurst, and gave its decision in regard to the reduction of the licensed houses in the district…

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