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Sydney · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1908

1,369 stories in Sydney's papers · page 29 of 69

Law. Wednesday, June 3. 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 · Thursday 4 June 1908 · page 10

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

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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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 4 June 1908 · page 5

South Australian Brewery Company, Ltd. (Gibson and others respondents). Mr. Gordon, K.C., Mr. Ralston, K.C., and Mr. Pickburn, instructed by Mr. Justin…

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Titanic Struggle' Oil King and Publican

The Australian Star · Thursday 4 June 1908 · page 2

Rockefeller, the multi-millionaire, and John Mellin, a publican, have locked hands in a Titanic struggle. The oil king has a splendid country property at [?] Hills, State or New York, upon which he has…

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Publicans' Transfers

The Australian Star · Friday 5 June 1908 · page 7

The Central Licensing Bench yesterday granted the following publicans' transfers:--Wm. Anderson, Hotel Rawson, George and Engine streets, Sydney, to Nora Minch…

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Broken Hill Hotels' Appeal

Evening News · Friday 5 June 1908 · page 3

Argument was concluded before their Honors Mr. Justice Cohen, "Mr. Justice Street, and Mr. Justice Sly, in the Banco Court, in the matter of the application on behalf of the South…

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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 Browory Company, Ltd. (Glbson and others respondents.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 June 1908 · page 5

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

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A Liquor Act Case. Liability of Publicans. Parkes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 5 June 1908 · page 5

A case under the Liquor Act presenting some unusual features was heard before the local police court yesterday morning. John Kerin and George Rankin were fined 10s and…

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Hotels at Broken Hill Judgment Reserved

The Australian Star · Friday 5 June 1908 · page 7

Before the Full Court yesterday argument was concluded in the matter of the application on behalf of the South Australian Brewery Co., Ltd., to make absolute a…

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Law. Thursday, June 4. 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 · Friday 5 June 1908 · page 10

The application of the South Australian Brewing Company, Limited, to have made absolute a rule nisi calling upon Mr. District Court Judge Gibson and Messrs; J. M'Kensey and William Le…

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The Local Option Court. a Canterbury Hotel to Close

Evening News · Saturday 6 June 1908 · page 5

The Special Court for the electorate of Canterbury sat this morning for the purpose of delivering its determination in connection with the proceedings…

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Reducing the Licenses. Four Hotels Closed in Grafton District

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 6 June 1908 · page 9

GRAFTON Friday. -- After two days' hearing, the Local Option Court to-day gave its decision, which will result in the closing of throe hotels in Grafton and one in South Grafton; also two…

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An Old License

Nepean Times · Saturday 6 June 1908 · page 4

The well-known hotel for honeymoon couples the beginning of the last century was the Black Horse Prince Hotel Richmond (now-called the Black Horse). We…

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Local Option Court a Bankstown Hotel to Be Closed

The Australian Star · Saturday 6 June 1908 · page 13

Tho Special Court for tho doctorate of' Canterbury this morning announced that, under section 72 of the Liquor Amendment Act of 1905. the Court had arrived at the…

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Grafton's Hotels. Four Licenses to Be Cancelled Grafton

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 June 1908 · page 9

The Special Licensing Court, consisting of Judge Gibson and Police Magistrates Fitzhard[?]ge and Allnut, decided to close four hotels and two wine shops in the Clarence…

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Doctor and Hotel Patient. Interesting Licensing Case

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 8 June 1908 · page 8

BALLINA, Sunday.--Before Messrs. E. Mackinnon and R. Gibson. L.Ms., Dr. J. M. Sanderson, who was charged with being on licensed premises during prohibited hours, at the Australian…

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Reductions in Licenses. Gordon Electorate

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 8 June 1908 · page 9

The Licenses Reduction Court fore the Gordon electorate, comprising Judge Backhouse (chairman), and Messrs. G. H. Smithers and W. S. Love, S.Ms., sat at the North Sydney…

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License Cancellations Withdrawn

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 8 June 1908 · page 10

BATHURST, Saturday.--At the Licensing Court on Friday, the police withdrew the application for cancellation of the license of the Royal Hotel, Newbridge, which they alleged was in…

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Publican's Technical Offence

Evening News · Tuesday 9 June 1908 · page 3

HAY, Tuesday.—For serving a boarder with liquor through the slide window of the bar after 11 p.m., William Hurst license of the Carriers' Arms Hotel, was fined 5s, and costs…

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More Hotels Closed

Evening News · Tuesday 9 June 1908 · page 5

At the Sherbrooke Licensing Court, at Parramatta, this afternoon, Judge Backhouse announced that the following licences would lapse:—Cricketers' Arms Hotel, Smithfield, in…

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Slander Action. Daley V. Lundin. What Was Said in the Hotel (Continued from page 8.)

Evening News · Wednesday 10 June 1908 · page 7

The hearing was continued this afternoon in the No. 1 Jury Court of the action Daley v. Lundin, in which the plaintiff claimed £1000 damages for slander…

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