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Sydney · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1908

1,369 stories in Sydney's papers · page 65 of 69

The Licensing Bill. Division on Friday. London, Nov. 27

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 28 November 1908 · page 13

The House of Lords will take its division on the second reading of the Licensing Bill to-day. Mr. R. B. Haldane, Secretary of State for…

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Progress of Licensing Reform

The Methodist · Saturday 28 November 1908 · page 7

In England, the Licensing Bill has passed the third reading in the House of Commons by a majority of 237, and has gone up to the House of Lords. Its fate there will be awaited with interest. In New…

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A Disastrous Fire Hotel Near Newcastle Gutted. Loss of Life Newcastle

The Australian Star · Saturday 28 November 1908 · page 13

'A' fire broke out at an early hour this morning at the Islington Hotel, on the Maltland-road, and a lodger named John Wilks was suffocated before he could be got out,…

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Adulterated Liquor Publican Heavily Fined

The Australian Star · Saturday 28 November 1908 · page 2

At the Central Summons Court yesterday, John P. Gillan, licensee of Ryan's Hotel, George-street, was proceeded against on information charging him with selling…

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Advance of No-license. Absolute Majority in New Zealand

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 28 November 1908 · page 13

WELLINGTON, Friday. -- Out of 410,197 voters at the recent local option poll, 186,312 voted for continuance, and 209,144 for no-license…

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English Licensing Bill. Rejected by the Lords. London, Saturday Morning

Sunday Times · Sunday 29 November 1908 · page 7

The English Licensing Bill was rejected in the House of Lords by a majority of 272 votes. Ninety-six of the majority were…

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Hotel Kosciusko

Sunday Times · Sunday 29 November 1908 · page 11

The Hotel Koseiusko, which has been erected by the Government on the slopes of Mt. Koseiuske is now practically completed, and tenders are being invited for the lease of the establishment…

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Licensing Bills Rejected by the Lords LONDON, Saturday, 6.30 a.m

The Sunday Sun · Sunday 29 November 1908 · page 1

The House of Lords last night rejected the Licensing Bill by 272 votes to 96. The majority was an exclusively Unionist one. The minority included two archbishops,…

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Hotel-keeper's Sudden Death

Evening News · Monday 30 November 1908 · page 3

TUMDT, Monday.—Mr. Thomas M'Namara, 66, landlord of one of the principal hotels, died suddenly yesterday. After having, dinner Mr. M'Namara went for a ride. Returning, he…

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The Licensing Bill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 30 November 1908 · page 6

By the rejection of the Licensing Bill on its second rending, the Peers have completed the work to which they have devoted their energies since the Liberals took…

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Rejected by the Lords. the Licensing Bill. Unusual Gathering of Peers. London, Nov. 28

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 30 November 1908 · page 7

The motion for the second reading of the Licensing Bill was rejected by the House of Lords last night by a majority of 176 votes, the division being—…

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Sturt Licensing Case. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 30 November 1908 · page 8

With regard to the decision of the Full Court discharging the rule nisi to restrain the Special Licensing Court from sitting again to determine matters already decided in the…

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Hotel on Fire. a Man Suffocated. Several Narrow Escapes. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 30 November 1908 · page 8

At an early hour this morning a fire occurred at the Islington Hotel, on the Maitlandroad, Islington, and one of the inmates, John Wilks, was suffocated, whilst several others…

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Licensing Courts. Probable Privy Council Appeal

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 30 November 1908 · page 3

BROKEN-HILL, Saturday.--With regard to the decision of the Full Court in discharging the rule nisi to restrain the Special Licensing Court at Broken-hill from sitting again to determine matters connected with the…

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Against Additional Licenses

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 30 November 1908 · page 3

KURRI KURRI, Saturday.--The Licensing Bench at West Maitland having recommended that two additional hotel licenses be granted for Cessnock, an appeal has been lodged with the Bench by Revs. Arthur…

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Hotel Kosciusko

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 30 November 1908 · page 8

The Hotel Kosciusko, which has been erected by the Government on the slopes of Mount Kosciusko, is now practically completed, and tenders are being invited for the lease of the establishment for a period of six years…

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The Lords and the Licensing Bill

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 30 November 1908 · page 6

By 272 to 96 the House of Lords has rejected the Licensing Bill. The intention to reject has been suspected for months back, and was boldly formulated and announced…

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New Zealand's Local Option. No-license Fails by Three Votes

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 1 December 1908 · page 6

WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Monday.--The official recount of the votes in connection with the Hutt local option poll shows that no-license only failed by three votes…

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Hotel Employees' Board

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 2 December 1908 · page 14

The board met again yesterday in Vickery's-chambers, when Thos. A. Griffin stated that he had been head waiter at the Metropolitan Hotel, King-street, for the past 16 years, and received £2 2s 6d a week. The…

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The Licensing Bill

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 2 December 1908 · page 1429

Surely there has been no more humiliating episode in the politics of Britain for a generation than the contemptuous rejection, last week, of the Licensing Bill by the House of…

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