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Sydney · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1908

1,369 stories in Sydney's papers · page 43 of 69

Claim for Compensation How a Hotel Exchanged Hands Important Magisterial Decision

The Australian Star · Wednesday 12 August 1908 · page 5

In the Small Debts Court, at the Central Police Court yesterday, before Mr. J. L. King, S.M., Messrs. Joseph and Co., of 106 King-street, city, hotelbrokers, proceeded against…

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Miners Rights and Business Licenses

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 12 August 1908 · page 10

BROKEN- HILL,Tuesday.--On the opening of the municipal Appeal Court the presiding Mr. M'Kensey. S. M., expressed his willingness to hear counsel on the much discussed point as to the methods…

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Hotel Employees' Union

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 12 August 1908 · page 14

The members of the Hotel, Club, Restaurant, and Caterers' Employees' Union held a meeting at the Queen's-hall last night, when a schedule of rates of pay and hours of labor were agreed…

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Gun Licenses

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 12 August 1908 · page 11

Mr BROUGHTON moved:--that the Gun License Bill, which was introduced in the Assembly during a previous session, but was interrupted before its completion by the close of the session,…

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Parramatta Licensing Court. Monday, August 10. (Before Mr. M. S. Love, S.M., and Mr. C. J. Byrnes, J.P., Licensing Magistates.)

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 12 August 1908 · page 2

Marvin Carrick applied for the renewal of the licence of the Commercial Hotel. Sergeant Lucas submitted a long list of repairs which needed, he said, to be…

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Licenses Reduction Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 13 August 1908 · page 11

The Licenses Reduction Court (Judge Fitzhardinge, chairman) gave its decision this afternoon with respect to the number of licenses to be reduced in the Northumberland…

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More Hotels to Be Closed

Evening News · Thursday 13 August 1908 · page 2

NEWCASTLE, Wednesday.—The Local Opinion Court has given effect to the reduction vote by cancelling four hotel licences in Northumberland electorate. This is the…

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Drinking Habits at Lithgow. Four Hotels to Be Closed

Evening News · Thursday 13 August 1908 · page 3

LITHGOW, Thursday.—At the final sitting of the Hartley Local Option Court Judge Docker, after weighing the evidence, decided to close the following:—Railway Hotel, Wallerawang…

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The Chinaman's Dogs. and the Publican's Accident a Case From Botany

Evening News · Thursday 13 August 1908 · page 4

Yum Sow, a Chinese gardener, living at the Bunnerong-road, Botany, teas made defendant in an action in the Sydney District Court, before his Honor Judge Rogers this morning, at…

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Country Licensing Courts. Albury

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 13 August 1908 · page 11

The first sitting of the Local Option Court for the Albury district was concluded this evening. Judge Gibson, president, announced that the Court had decided to close…

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REV. C. H. Nash Licensed. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 13 August 1908 · page 8

A cable message, dated August 11, was received to-day at the diocesan registry, St. Paul's Cathedral, from Archbishop Clarke, at London, stating that he had that day signed…

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Hotel Employees' Union

The Australian Star · Thursday 13 August 1908 · page 5

A meeting of the Hotel, Club, Restaurant, and Caterers' Employees' Union was held at the Queen's Hall an Tuesday night. The principal business of the evening wan the…

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Closing Hotels Decisions at Newcastle Newcastle

The Australian Star · Thursday 13 August 1908 · page 3

At a special Local Option Court, consisting of Judge Fitzhardinge and Messrs. Scott and Wilkinson, magistrates, to-day. a decision was given respecting the hotels In the…

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Licensing Butchers' Shops. Proprietors Would Agree

The Australian Star · Thursday 13 August 1908 · page 7

Speaking at a deputation he Introduced to the Lord Mayor yesterday, Aid. Lindsay Thompson said the master butchers would go so far as to say that butchers'…

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Robbery at an Hotel

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 13 August 1908 · page 8

The police are investigating a robbery which was committed at the Prince of Wales's Hotel George-street, on Tuesday evening when a gold watch and chain and trinket, valued at £17, and £7 in cash were stolen from the room of the…

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Rev. C. H. Nash. Unconditional General License

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 13 August 1908 · page 7

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--A cablegram from Archbishop Clarke, agreeing to issue an unconditional general license to Rev. C. H. Nash Mas received to-day by the…

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Publicans' Transfers

The Australian Star · Friday 14 August 1908 · page 7

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

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W. S. Forbes Sentenced. Three Years' Hard Labor. the Question of Release on License

Evening News · Friday 14 August 1908 · page 6

At the Darlinghurst Sessions, this morning, William Stanley Forbes, ex-insurance manager, who had been convicted of stealing securities valued at £1710, was sentenced by Judge…

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Hotels Change Hands

Evening News · Friday 14 August 1908 · page 3

The Central Licensing Court Las granted the following transfers of publicans' licences:—Oxford Hotel, Carrington-road. Waverley, from David A. Millar to Eveline Minty: Supreme…

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Central Licensing Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 August 1908 · page 5

[?] the [?] Licensing Court yesterday the following transfers were granted:—Assembly Hotel, corner Hunter and Phillip streets, from Julia Marsh, to Henry Combellack, Royal Oak Hotel Pyrmont, from…

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