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Sydney · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1908

1,369 stories in Sydney's papers · page 53 of 69

A Publican's Explanation

Evening News · Thursday 8 October 1908 · page 8

At a sitting of the Licensing Court at Ryde, a local publican applying Cor a renewal of hie license, said to considered the hotel was worth about £1 10s or £2 a week rent. His…

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Auburn Publican Fined

The Australian Star · Thursday 8 October 1908 · page 6

At Parramatta Police Court this morning Frederick Clough, licensee of the Railway Hotel Auburn, was fined £10 or two months nard labor for supplying liquor to an…

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No License in New Zealand. Things As They Are in Invercargill. to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 8 October 1908 · page 9

Sir, I came over to New Zealand with three purposes in view, First, to investigate the value or otherwise of no license in the few electoral areas here where it is in vogue; secondly, to assist in the battle now raging…

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Publicans' Transfers

The Australian Star · Friday 9 October 1908 · page 8

The Metropolitan Licensing Bench yesterday granted the following publicans' transfers:--Those W. Discher, Hotel Columbia, Castlereagh-street, Sydney, to Francis…

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Hotels Change Hands

Evening News · Friday 9 October 1908 · page 3

The Metropolitan Licensing Court has granted the following transfers of publicans' licences:— Thomas W. Discher to Francis Catterall, Hotel Columbia, Castlereagh-street, Sydney: Char[?]…

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Parramatta District. Licensing a Dancing Hall

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 9 October 1908 · page 5

At a meeting of the Rookwood Council on Tuesday evening the question of granting a license to a hall lately built at Hyde Park came up for consideration. It appears that…

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Row in an Hotel

The Australian Star · Friday 9 October 1908 · page 7

The story of a cowardly assault was told to Mr. Donaldson, S.M., at the Renferd Police Court yesterday, when Jus, Brown, a laborer, pleaded guilty to assaulting Thomas…

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An Hotel Row

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 9 October 1908 · page 10

At the Redfern Police Court, James Brown (27), laborer, was charged with unlawfully assaulting Thomas Cummins, at Waterloo, on September 30. Accused pleaded guilty, and was fined £5, with an alternative…

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No License in New Zealand. Extraordinary Developments

The Newsletter: an Australian Paper for Australian People · Saturday 10 October 1908 · page 4

The following extraordinary outcome of no-liccnsc in New Zea­land is set forth in a communi­cation from the correspondent of the "S.M. Herald," writing from Wellington, Now Zoaland, on September 18. To give tho "Her­ald" crodit, ita representatives aro men who can be relied upon as to the facts they state, which…

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Liverpool Licensing Court Wednesday, October 7. (Before Mr. Garstang, L. M., Dr. Birch, and Mr. J. C. Maine, J's.P.)

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 10 October 1908 · page 3

A renewal of the license of the Railway Hotel, Fairfiold, was granted to H. L. Sims, the license fee being Flxed at £25…

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Hyde Past Hall No License to be Granted Is There Sectarian Fooling?

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 10 October 1908 · page 8

At the Rookwood Council meeting cm Tuesday livening, the Hyde Park Hall matter came up again, and the discussion in regard thereto was fairly warm, and…

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Ryde Licensing Court Tuesday. October. G. (Before Messrs. E. L. Maitaland, S.M., H. A. Brigg, St.Pope, L.M's.)

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 10 October 1908 · page 5

Alfred Browne applied for n renewal of his license of the Eastwood Hotel, situated lit Blaxlnnd-road, Eastwood. Applicant deposed that he obtained the…

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Hotel for Port Kembla. Application Foe Licence

Evening News · Monday 12 October 1908 · page 5

WOLLONGONG. Monday.—An application for a hotel licence at Port Kembla was made before the Licensing Court to-day. Greet interest was taken in the case. Mr. E.W…

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Broken Hill Licensed Victuallers' Spring Meeting. Piper Wins Miners' Handicap. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 12 October 1908 · page 10

The Licensed Victuallers' Racing Club held its spring race meeting this afternoon. The weather was perfect, and the course was in good condition. The attendance, however, was poor, and the fields sparse. Zienab was…

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Taree Local Option Court. Hotels to Be Closed. Taree

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 12 October 1908 · page 8

The special licensing court for Taree concluded its sittings this week, before Judge Fitzhardinge, Messrs. Brown and Gates. It was decided to close the following licensed…

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Publican Commits Suicide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 12 October 1908 · page 8

John Patterson Beresford, licensee of the Esplanade Hotel, Fremantle, committed suicide in his bedroom this morning by shooting himself with a revolver. He had been ill for…

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Prisoner's License Cancelled. Innovation in Treatment of Criminals

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 12 October 1908 · page 8

BATHURST, Saturday.--A prisoner in Bathurst Gaol, Harry Campbell, alias Harris (23), appeared at the police court to-day to show cause why his license of freedom should not be…

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An Hotel for Port Kembla. Application for a License. Wollongong

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 13 October 1908 · page 7

At the Licensing Court to-day an application was received for an hotel license for Port Kembla. The applicant, Chas. M'Caffery, presented a petition signed by 157 persons in…

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Metropolitan Licensing Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 13 October 1908 · page 5

The Metropolitan Licensing Court (Messrs. C. N. Payten, S.M., G.H. Smithers, S.M. and L. S. Donaldson, S.M.) yesterday granted the application of John Frater, Sans Souci Hotel, for an alteration of premises,…

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Dental Degrees and Licenses. to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 13 October 1908 · page 8

Sir.--It would seem a pity that Professor Stuart' should find it necessary to use such words as "subterfuge" and other choice expressions in the letter which you published on…

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