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Sydney · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1908

1,369 stories in Sydney's papers · page 28 of 69

Sherbrooke Hotels

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 27 May 1908 · page 2

The special Licensing Court (Judge Backhgouse and Messrs. Macfarlane and Love, D.S.M.'s), to deal with Sherbrooke electorate licenses under the recent local…

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Hotels Change Hands

Evening News · Thursday 28 May 1908 · page 5

The Metropolitan Licensing Bench, sitting at the Central Police Court, granted the following transers of publicans' licences:—St. "Leonards Hotel, St. Leonards, from John R. Fraser to…

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Broken Hill Licensed Victuallers' Club. Piper Wins the Empire Handicap. Quickmarch Secures a Double. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 28 May 1908 · page 10

The Licensed Victuallers' Race Club's Empire Day races were held in splendid weather, the course was in good order, and there was a big attendance. Re-0 suits:…

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Publicans' Transfers

The Australian Star · Friday 29 May 1908 · page 6

The Central Licensing Court yesterday granted the following publicans' transfers:--Frederick, Henlen, Supreme Court Hotel, King-street, Sydney, to Tubal Cain Bragg;…

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Liquor Prosecution. Protracted Legal Proceedings. Points in the Licensing Law

Evening News · Friday 29 May 1908 · page 9

About the middle of July, 1907, Licensing Inspector Hughes proceeded against James H. Steel, of the Elswick Hotel, Parramatta-road, Leichhardt, for selling brandy which was not of…

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Hotels Change Hands

Evening News · Friday 29 May 1908 · page 8

The Metropolitan Licensing Bench, sitting at the Central Police Court, granted the following transers of publicans' licences:—St. Leonards Hotel, St. Leonards, from John R. Fraser to…

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Hotel Accommodation

The Australian Star · Friday 29 May 1908 · page 4

When sitting on the Licensing Bench Mr. Donaldson, S.M., is always very particular with cases in which application is made for publicans transfers. In one of these cases,…

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Evelyn Thaw. Turned Out of an Hotel

The Newsletter: an Australian Paper for Australian People · Saturday 30 May 1908 · page 9

A cable received from New York states that Mrs. Evelyn Thaw, tho wife of Harry Thaw, who killed Stanford White, and in now in…

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South Coast Hotels Closed

Evening News · Saturday 30 May 1908 · page 15

MORUYA. Saturday.—The Special Licensing Court held by his Honor Judge Fitzhardinge and Lieutenant-Colonel Chisholm, Messrs. A. Elliott and H. F. Roberts, P.Ms., cancelled the…

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Titanic Struggle. Oil King and Publican

The World's News · Saturday 30 May 1908 · page 23

Mr. Rockefeller, the multi-millionaire, and Mr, John Melin, a publican, have locked hands in a Titanic struggle. The oil king has a splendid country property at Pocantico-hills, State of…

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Licenses to Survey

The Australian Star · Saturday 30 May 1908 · page 13

Persons thinking, of presenting themselves as candidates for licences to survey are advised toy the Lands Department to study "Regulations for the issue of licences to…

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The Cross Keys Hotel Case Information Dismissed Strong Remarks on Police Evidence

The Australian Star · Saturday 30 May 1908 · page 15

Mr. Love delivered his reserved decision yesterday at the Water Court in the case of Thomas Woolley, of the Gross Keys Hotel, Campbell street, Surry Hills, who was…

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British Licensing Bill. Financial Amendment Invited. London, June 1

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 2 June 1908 · page 7

Mr. Lewis Harcourt, First Commissioner for Works, speaking at Newcastle-on-Tyne on Saturday night, said, regarding the Licensing Bill, that the…

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Law Report. in Banco. (Before Mr. Justice Cohen, Mr. Justice Street, and Mr. Justice Sly.) Hotels at Broken Hill and Sturt. Appeals Against Reductions. South Australian Brewery Company, Ltd. (Gibson and others respondents)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 2 June 1908 · page 4

Mr. Gordon, K.C., Mr. Ralston, K.C., and Mr. Pickburn, instructed by Mr. Justin M'Carthy, of Broken Hill (by his agents, Messrs. Cresswell and Hobbs), appeared for the…

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British Licensing Bill. Government Conciliatory

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 2 June 1908 · page 7

LONDON, Monday.--Mr. Lewis Harcourt (First Commissioner for Works), speaking at Newcastle-on-Tyne on Saturday upon the Licensing Bill, said that the…

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Law. Monday, June 1. the State Courts. Banco. (Before Mr. Justice Cohen, Mr. Justice Street, and Mr. Justice Sly.) Reduction of Licenses. Writ of Certiorari Sought

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 2 June 1908 · page 10

Two matters arising out of decisions of the Local Option Court for the Broken–hill and Sturt electorates were argued. The South Australian Brewing Company…

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Law Report. in Banco. (Before Mr. Justice Cohen, Mr. Justice Street, and Mr. Justice Sly.) Hotels at Broken Hill and Sturt. Appeals Against Reductions. South Australian Brewery Company, Ltd. (Gibson and others respondents)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 June 1908 · page 7

Mr. Gordon,. K.C., Mr. Ralston, R.C., [?] Mr. Plekburn, instructed by Mr. Justin M'Carthy, of Broken Hill (by his agents, Messrs. Cresswell and Hobbs), appeared for the…

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Reduction of Licenses. Liverpool

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 June 1908 · page 10

A Special Court was held in the court yesterday afternoon, before Judge Backhouse (chairman) and Messrs. Macfarlane and Smithers, S.Ms., for the purpose of effecting…

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Hotel and Caterers' Association

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 3 June 1908 · page 2

Some very good play is being shown by members of this club in the tourney now being run off in its rooms. In continuation of the first round, C. W. Enfield (scr) beat…

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Law. Tuesday, June 2. the State Courts. Banco. (Before Mr. Justice Cohen, Mr. Justice Street, and Mr. Justice Sly.) Reduction of Licenses. Writ of Certiorari Sought

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 3 June 1908 · page 12

The application of the South Australian Brewing Company, Limited, to have made absolute a[?]rule last which had been granted on April 24, calling upon Mr. Distrlot Court Judge Gibson,…

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