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Sydney · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1908

1,369 stories in Sydney's papers · page 33 of 69

Metropolitan Licensing District. Final Sitting of Local Option Court. Position As Regards Camden

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 22 June 1908 · page 8

The Local Option Court—Judge Backhouse (President) and Messrs. Smithers an MacFarlane, S.Ms.—concluded, their labors at District Court on Saturday morning. They dealt…

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Licensing Courts. Bega

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 22 June 1908 · page 8

BEGA, Sunday.—At the Licensing Court renewals were granted as follows:—Margaret Hume, Commercial Hotel, Bega, assessed value £250, license, fee £35, Harry Cockerell, Central Hotel, Bega, £250, £35; D,…

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Staking His Fortune. Mr. Asquith and the Licensing Bill

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 22 June 1908 · page 7

LONDON, Saturday.—The Prime Minister (Mr. Asquith), at a mass meeting at Birmingham yesterday, in connection with the National Liberal Federation Conference,…

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Fire at an Hotel. a Groom Burned. Collarenebri

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 23 June 1908 · page 7

Considerable excitement was causea in town on Saturday night, when the ac[?]tylen gas at Tatt[?]rsall's Hotel went out, and immediately after an alarm of fire was raised. The groom…

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Parramatta District. Licensing Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 23 June 1908 · page 4

The Parramatta Liconsing Court met on Monday to d[?]al with the renewals of licenses. Since the Local Option Court had decided upon closing several of the hotels there was a…

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Sly Grog Selling. Extensive Trade in No-license District

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 23 June 1908 · page 8

WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Monday.--At Invercargill, a no-license district, Frank and Rose Paff pleaded guilty to a charge of sly grog selling. It appeared that the defendants had carried…

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Hotel Robbery. the Thieves Disturbed

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 23 June 1908 · page 5

Whilst Sergeant Harrison and Constable Roid, of Redfern, were on duty on Sunday night in the vicinity of the Waterloo tram terminus, they, noticed several men on the sand-hills, some…

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Bathurst's Hotels. Bathurst

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 24 June 1908 · page 12

The Special Licensing Court opened to-day, before Judge Docker and Messrs. M'Farlane, S.M., and M'Kell, P.M. Only preliminary business was transacted. Forty-three licensed…

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Hotel and Caterers' Club

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 24 June 1908 · page 2

The second round of this club's winter tournament was continued last week, with the following results:—Bert Parker (owes 95) beat M. Young (rec. 90) by 56. The…

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Local Option Court. The Liverpool Licenses

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 24 June 1908 · page 2

The Local Option Court—Judge Backhouse (President) and Messrs. Smithers and Macfarlane, S.M's.—concluded their labours at the District Court on Saturday…

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Parramatta Licensing Court. Monday, June 22. (Before Messrs. W. M. Macfarlane and E. L. Maitland, D.S.M's., Licensing Magistrates.) the Assessments

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 24 June 1908 · page 4

There was a large attendance of licensees and others, and a good deal of interest was taken in the proceedings. Certificates for renewals of licenses…

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Ventilating Hotels

Evening News · Thursday 25 June 1908 · page 8

The business of the Licensing Court, held at Goulburn last week, took a much longer time than usual. Armed with authority from a report by an inspector of the Board of Health…

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Country Licensing Courts. Orange

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 26 June 1908 · page 8

The special local option court opened today, Judge Dock[?]r presiding. Consideration was given to the convictions against the different hotels, and further consideration was…

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Commercial Travellers License

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 26 June 1908 · page 9

In consequence of a request made to him the Treasurer has consented to introduce legislation in order to make commercial travellers from the mainland pay a license, as they meet…

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Alexandria Licensing Fees

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 26 June 1908 · page 9

Alexandria Council, at their meeting on Wednesday evening, resolved to charge a license fee of [?] per annum to all butchers, proprietors of cutting carts, etc. 5s to dairymen, and 2s 6d to milk vendors butchers…

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Evelyn Thaw in Trouble. Ordered Oat of Hotel

The Newsletter: an Australian Paper for Australian People · Saturday 27 June 1908 · page 2

James J. Regan, manager of tho Knicker-bocker Hotel, Now York, was served with a writ on April 4, in a libel suit instituted by Mrs…

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Captain Cook Hotel Robbery Groom Committed for Trial

Evening News · Saturday 27 June 1908 · page 7

At the Water Police Court, Leslie Hayes, alias Thomas Lukey. alias Nicholas, Mauncell, or Green, 25, described as a groom, was charged with stealing in the dwelling-house of…

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Clever Hotel Thief. French Police Arrest Bogus Countess

Evening News · Saturday 27 June 1908 · page 11

A series of mysterious hotel robberies on the Riviera (France) extending over many y a s, has been explained by the arrest of the charming but masquerading Countess of Montell. For…

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What Is a Foreign Ship? Sale of Wine Without a License. on the Moeraki

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 27 June 1908 · page 10

At the Water Summons Court yesterday Mr. A, N. Barnett, S.M., gave his reserved decision in this case, in which Inspector M'Vane proceeded against William Lawson,…

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The Licensing Bill. Mr. Balfour's Condemnation. London, June 26

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 27 June 1908 · page 13

A monster meeting was held in the Albert Hall yesterday to consider the Licensing Bill. Mr. A. J. Balfour, leader of the…

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