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Sydney · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1912

1,095 stories in Sydney's papers · page 30 of 55

Hotel Reduction. Victorian Board Busy. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 15 June 1912 · page 18

As a result of this year's operations of the Licenses Reduction Board, 94 hotels will be closed in Victoria, making 606 since the board was established. The average cost is £475…

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Old Sydney. Macquarie Place—a Place Historic. Macquarie's Mania for Names—Dean Cowper's Reminiscences—Where Born—A New Parsonage—In Macquarie Place—Where Barron Field Lived—Where Simeon Lord Lived—Where Reuben Uther Made Hats—Sylvester John Browne—The Reibey Cottage—The Smithy of Mr. Cox—An Open Well in Mac- quarie Place—A Corroboree—Aboriginal Courting—A Love-sick Darkie—Meehan's Map—Leaseholders in Macquarie Place—A Rectory Puzzle—Early Parsons—Johnson, Marsden, Fulton, Cowper—Parson John- son's Orchard—Archdeacon Cowper's Second Parsonage—A House of Speculation—The "Sydney" Hotel—Where the Australian Subscription Library Was Founded—The "Custom House" Hotel in the Mid-Forties—Cowper's Third Parsonage

Truth · Sunday 16 June 1912 · page 12

Macquarie Place is a place historic, and was, I think, the first place Governor Macquarie gave his name to. But the area named by the Governor was larger…

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A Woman Shot. Case of Unrequited Love. Affray in an Hotel. Assailant Attempts Suicide

The Sun · Sunday 16 June 1912 · page 4

Unrequited love is supposed to have been the cause of a shooting affray which took place in an hotel at the corner of Foveaux and Waterloo streets, Surry Hills, last night…

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Hotel Affray. Wellington

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 17 June 1912 · page 5

Henry Symonds, an elderly man, who was injured in an affray outside an hotel in Christchurch on King's Birthday, has died in the hospital. A young man named Clements is…

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Removal of a License. Interesting Liquor Case

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 17 June 1912 · page 15

COOMA, Saturday.--Cooma Quarter Sessions concluded on Thursday. An appeal against the allowance by the Cooma Licensing Court of the renewal of license from an hotel at Kiandra to…

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Threw a Tumbler. Licensee's Lucky Escape. Disturbance in an Hotel

The Sun · Tuesday 18 June 1912 · page 1

Harry Watkins, 27 apparently took p[?]ssion of the bar, in [?]land's Queen-street, Woollahra, for a brief perio on Friday night, and caused some little…

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Occupation Licenses Oh the Clarence. Good Dairy Land Looked Up

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 18 June 1912 · page 2

At a meeting of the Farmers Union at Woodford Island, on the Clarence it was resolved, in view of the expansion of dairying in the district and…

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Persecuting Widows. in New York Hotels. "The Well-clad Bounder."

The Sun · Tuesday 18 June 1912 · page 2

In an American paper a "separated" woman gives, some of her New York experiences:-- A widow, either of the grass or sod variety,…

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Country Fires. Hotel Destroyed

Evening News · Wednesday 19 June 1912 · page 8

WTALONG, Wednesday—The residents of the town were roused at an early hour this morning by an alarm of are. It was found that the outbreak was is…

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Licensing Appeal Case

Evening News · Thursday 20 June 1912 · page 4

An appeal was recently heard by [?] Fitsh[?]rdiage at the [?] in which certain objectors appealed [?] a the di[?]on of the Co[?] by which…

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Hotel Burnt at West Wyalong

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 20 June 1912 · page 14

WYALONG, Wednesday.--A fire occurred in the main street West Wyalong, early this morning, when Colline's Post-office Hotel, with contents, was completely destroyed. The…

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Hotel Destroyed. Children Escape Through Window West Wyalong

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 20 June 1912 · page 9

Mr. T. Collins's Post Office Hotel, Main-street, West Wyalong, with its contents, was destroyed by fire at 5 o'clock this morning. The building was owned by John…

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Transfer of Publican's License

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 21 June 1912 · page 5

At the Metropolitan Licensing Court yesterday the license of Hercules N. Morrison, of Galway Castle Hotel. Abercrombie-street, Sydney, was transferred to Patrick Moloney…

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An Hotel Episode

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 21 June 1912 · page 5

Rachael Cohen, 35, appeared at the Central Police Court, before Mr. Clarke, S.M., on a charge of stealing a brooch, a cigar case, and some photos, the property of Robert George Stones…

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Hotel Rental Values. Parramatta Licensing Court. Wednesday, June 19. (Before .Mr. E. L. Maitland, S.M., and Mr. W. V. Jage, J.P, Licensing Magistrates)

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 22 June 1912 · page 11

Benewals of licenses were granted in the following cases.:— Harry Cross, Fremasons' Hotel, Burwood, assessment £323; John Howard, Five Dock Motel, £200: John…

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Extending Hotel Hours. Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 22 June 1912 · page 15

A deputation of barmen, introduced by the secretary of the Labour Federation on Friday, requested the Premier and the AttorneyGeneral to oppose the publicans' request for…

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Waverley Home for Babies. Provisional License Cancelled

Sunday Times · Sunday 23 June 1912 · page 9

Some time back a provisional license was granted to the Waverley Home for Babies on condition that certain improvements were carried out…

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Pretty Pictures. Peter Burkh. (Landlord of Sweeney's Hotel)

Truth · Sunday 23 June 1912 · page 5

Oh Sweeney's pub's a cool retreat, And when you see the landlord, Pete, 'Tis then you're welcome to a seat— That is, you're welcome if…

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"Truth's" Troubles. Archiepiscopal Action for Libel. a Cause Celebre. Archbishop Clarke v. John Norton Plaintiff's Version of the Nash Case. How a Hawthorn Incident Revived Old Rumors. Inquiry by Cathedral Chapter. Chapter's Adverse Finding. Nash's Resignation, Re-Noraination, and Archbishop's Veto. Plaintiff Sails for England. Result of His Investigation There. Huddersfield Rumor Found to be Unsustained. Charge Dismissed by Archbishop. Canon Nash Re-Licensed, and Decision Anent Alleged Ministerial Unfitness Revoked. Made Archdeacon of Gippsland. Plaintiff in the Witness Box. Case Proceeding

Truth · Sunday 23 June 1912 · page 13

The long-discussed action for libel brought by Henry Lowther Clarke, Anglican Archbishop of Melbourne, against John Norton, proprietor of…

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Notes From Nobbys. News From the "New Morgue." Inquest On "Compulsory Conciliation"— "Jim Jams"—Strikes, "Spooks," Pit Prads, and Coercion. Proposed Steel Works and the City "Fuddlers." Licensing Cabmen—The Council's Duty. New Brew Hop Erratic Society. Newcastle

Truth · Sunday 23 June 1912 · page 16

Before the District Coroner, Mr. Charles Hibble, J.P., at the "new morgue," at No. Watt-street ("alias" the office of the Colliery Proprietors' Association), "the joint…

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