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Hotels & licensing, 1909

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Interesting Liquor Case. Bar or Tap-room? Publican's Appeal Upheld

Evening News · Monday 8 March 1909 · page 5

WAGGA, Monday.—An interesting case under the Liquor Act was decided on appeal by Acting Judge Hamilton at Wagga District Court this morning…

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Caruso's "Wife." Stormy Scene in a New York Hotel

The Australian Star · Monday 8 March 1909 · page 3

The New York correspondent of the London "Daily Chronicle" reports on January 28:--Signor Caruso, who is at present singing in the Metropolitan Opera House, is…

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Law Report. in Chambers. (Before Mr. Justice Pring.) Case Under the Licensing Act. Hogan v Hall

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 March 1909 · page 5

Mr. Peden, instructed by Mr. John A. Kennedy, of Manilla (by his agents, Messrs. Abbott and Allen), appeared for Oliver Herbert Hall in support of an appeal from the…

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Betting in a Hotel

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 March 1909 · page 5

At the Central Police Court yesterday, Christopher M'Guire, 50, a dealer, was charged with using the bar of a hotel for the purpose of receiving money at bets on a horse race on March [?] The accused…

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United Licensed Victuallers. Criticism of Recent Legislation

The Australian Star · Tuesday 9 March 1909 · page 3

The utterances of the various gentlemen at the banquet tendered to Mr. J. J. Power, the retiring president of the United Licensed Victuallers Association, last…

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Oysters and Beer. a Publican's Hospitality

The Australian Star · Tuesday 9 March 1909 · page 8

Mr. Justice Pring, sitting in Chambers yesterday had before him a peculiar appeal under the Liquor Act. It appeared from the special case that…

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The Open Letter to Hotelkeepers. to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 9 March 1909 · page 9

Sir,--Mr. Sutton, the president of the Licensed Victuallers' Association, has written an "open letter" to the publicans. It appears in your columns with the report of the annual meeting, and I suppose that they must be…

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Law. Monday, March 8. the State Courts. Chambers. (Before Mr. Justice Pring.) the Publican's Beer. Entertaining After Hours

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 9 March 1909 · page 10

Appeal was made by Oliver Herbert Hall, publican, against a conviction under somewhat unusual circumstances. Hall was charged, before Mr. Jones, P.M.,…

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New Zealand and the Maori. Views of Sir Robert Stout. the No-license Question

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 10 March 1909 · page 9

For about two years Sir Robert Stout, Chief Justice of New Zealand, who arrived in Sydney yesterday, has been engaged as chairman of the Native Lands Commission, which has…

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Hotel Fire

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 10 March 1909 · page 2

On Saturday evening a fire broke out in one of the bedrooms on the third floor of Creasy's Hotel, Parramatta. It is [?] that the cause was a curtain…

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Hotel Employees' Mutual Benefit Association

Evening News · Thursday 11 March 1909 · page 8

The Amalgamated Hotel and Caterers' Employees' Mutual Benefit Association of New South Wales held its quarterly meeting at the rooms, 14 Moore-street, on Monday evening…

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Licensing Barmaids. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 11 March 1909 · page 7

Under the new Licensed Victuallers Act barmaids have to be registered, and the limit of time for applications from those already in the trade to serve after the end of the…

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Metropolitan Licensing Court, Transfers of Licenses

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 March 1909 · page 5

The Metropolitan Licensing Bench (Messrs. G. H. Smithers, S.M., A. N. Barnett, S.M., and M. S. Love, D.S.M.) yesterday afternoon granted the following applications for transfers of publicans' licenses:—…

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Hotels Change Hands

Evening News · Friday 12 March 1909 · page 3

The Licensing Court has granted the following transfers of publicans' licences:—Friendship Hotel, Bathurst-street, Sydney, Joseph Austin Carroll to Martha Charlotte Conley; Beehive…

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Fight with the Lords. on the Licensing Bill. Prime Minister's Declaration. London, March. 11

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 March 1909 · page 7

Mr. Asquith, Prime Minister, replying to a deputation, declared that the Government had not abated a jot in its determination regarding the licensing question, and…

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Election of Licensing Committee. Auckland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 March 1909 · page 8

The election of the Licensing Committee resulted, after one of the keenest contests on record, in the defeat of the candidates pledged to the maximum reduction of licenses,…

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Imperial Policies. the English Licensing Bill. Statement of Liberal Position. Confident Appeal to the People

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 12 March 1909 · page 7

LONDON, Thursday.--The Prime Minister, Mr. H. H. Asquith, replying to a deputation, declared that the Government had not abated one jot in its determination…

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Hotel Tenancy Case

Evening News · Saturday 13 March 1909 · page 7

Joseph Home, as agent for Fitzwilliam Wentworth, proceeded against James Cole, at the Burwood Court, to recover possession of premises known as the Wentworth Hotel…

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Licensing Barmaids. The South Australian Law. How It Is Viewed in Sydney

The Star · Saturday 13 March 1909 · page 17

Seen with reference to the new legislation in South Australia regarding the licensing of barmaids Mr. Charles Low, secretary of the United Licensed Victuallers Association, said…

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Licensing Barmaids

Sunday Times · Sunday 14 March 1909 · page 12

Under the new South Australian Licensed Victuallers Act, barmaids have to be registered, and the limit of time for application from those already in the trade to serve after the end of the…

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