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Hotels & licensing, 1911

1,059 stories in Sydney's papers · page 23 of 53

Enfield's Noxious Trades. a License Refused

The Sun · Friday 26 May 1911 · page 4

Just as the ratepayers of Enfield, were beginning to think that the aldermen had settled down as a happy family they have been rudely awakened to the fact that such is far…

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Appeal Court. (Before Judge Backhouse.) Hotel Improvements

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 27 May 1911 · page 6

Maria Mechan appealed against the adjudication of the Licensing Court for the metropolitan licensing district in refusing appeliant, who is the owner of the Rifleman's Hotel,…

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Quarter Sessions. (Before Judge Backhouse.) Appeals. Licensing Court Decision Reversed

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 27 May 1911 · page 22

Maris Median appealed against the adjudication of the Licensing Court for the Metropolitan District, whereby she, the owner of licensed premises known as the Rifleman's Hotel. Fitzroy and Marshall streets, Sydney,…

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Closing Hotels. the Local Option Vote. Big Test Case. Judgment of the Full Court

The Sun · Monday 29 May 1911 · page 6

The Full Court (the Chief Justice, Mr. Justice Sly, and Mr. Acting-Justice Forguson) delivered, judgment to-day in an appeal of considerable importance to the liquor trade…

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Liquor and Aboriginals. Hotelkeeper Fined

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 29 May 1911 · page 8

CENTRAL TILBA, Saturday.--At the local Police Court to-day T. Ellis, licensee of the Tilba Hotel, was proceeded against by Senior-constable Barry for supplying liquor to an…

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The Liquor Fight. N.s.w. Alliance Report. Publicans' Feverish Energy

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 30 May 1911 · page 9

The 28th annual report of the New South Wales Alliance, submitted to a business meeting last night, dwelt at some length on the course and result of the liquor campaign of last…

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Hotel at Burrinjuck. to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 30 May 1911 · page 10

Sir,--In your issue or Friday lost in the article on "Labor Supply," Mr. Peters, the contractor, states that "one great drawback to the job, and one that causes many difficulties, . . is the absence of an hotel…

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Reversed Local Option Vote. Does It Restore Cancelled Licenses? Full Court Says "No."

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 30 May 1911 · page 10

A judgment of considerable significance to "the trade," since it affects 172 hotel licenses in the State, was delivered by the Full Court, consisting of Sir William Cullen, C.J., Mr…

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Drunken Brawl. Revolver Brought Into Play. Hotelkeeper Threatened

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 31 May 1911 · page 15

A drunken brawl between a couple of seafaring men, in the course of which a revolver was produced and discharged, occurred in Daystreet, near Ersltine-street, last night…

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Sydney's Tea-parties. Functions at Hotel Australia

The Sun · Wednesday 31 May 1911 · page 9

Yesterday afternoon the winter garden at the Hotel Australia was well patronised, and some very handsome frocks were worn. Mrs. Charles Markell appeared in a beautiful…

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Street-delving. Too Many Licenses to Dig. Effort at Coordination

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 31 May 1911 · page 10

The right to tear up the streets of Sydney is at present possessed by at least eight separate and distinct departments or bodies, and it is now proposed, in order to reduce…

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Parramatta Licensing Court. Monday, May 29. (Before Mr. W. Burton Smith, D.S.M)

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 31 May 1911 · page 2

Francis Sayers applied for the transfer to himself, from M. G. Rosenthal. of Rosenthal's Hotel billiard and hotel licenses (Burwood). Application granted…

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Licensing at Wallsend. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 June 1911 · page 12

Sir,—I am afraid that my remarks at the annual meeting of the New South Wales Alliance, as reported in your paper this morning, are open to the misinterpretation that I…

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Broken Hill Races. Imilda Wins Licensed Victuallers' Handicap. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 June 1911 · page 12

The May Meeting of the Licensed Victuallers' Racing Club was held this afternoon in good weather. 'The racing and fields were good. For suspicious practices in the Trial Handicap the horse Gunsight, owner…

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Hotels Change Hands

Evening News · Friday 2 June 1911 · page 9

The Metropolitan Li[?]sing Court has granted the following [?] The Austrat[?]an Hotel Wellington and Botsny street. Waterloo, from Margaret Gleason as [?]…

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Hotel Transfers

The Sun · Friday 2 June 1911 · page 5

The Metropolitan Licensing Bench sat yesterday, and granted the following transfers of hotel licences:-- Australian Hotel, Botany street, Waterloo,…

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Hotelkeepers and Beer Stamps

Evening News · Saturday 3 June 1911 · page 11

Members of the Licensed Victua[?] Association of New South Wales waited upon Mr W. M. Hughes as a deputation of ask for an alteration in the method of dealing with the…

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Beer Duty Stamps. Raid on Hotelkeepers. Appeal to Mr. Hughes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 3 June 1911 · page 14

A deputation of members of the United Licensed Victuallers' Association of New South Wales waited upon the Acting Prime Minister, Mr. W. M. Hughes, M.P., yesterday,…

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Hotels Transferred

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 3 June 1911 · page 6

The following transfers were effected at the Metropolitan Licensing Court on Thursday:—Australian Hotel, Wellington and Botany streets, Waterloo, Margaret Gleeson, to herself; Star Hotel, George-street,…

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Commercial Wireless. Hotel Australia Station

The Sun · Saturday 3 June 1911 · page 1

From today the Hotel Australia wireless telegraph station, of the Australasian Wireless Co. (Ltd.), will be opened as an office for the receipt and despatch of public…

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