Old Sydney. a Sydney Native on Old Times—"Pretty Joeys"—A Quarry at Darlinghurst—Prisoners at Work—A Water Carrier—At 3d. per Bucket—An Execution at Darlinghurst—In the Forties—A Sports Publican—An Old-Time Builder—A Lanky Youth, John Bavies—Where the Howsons Lived—Captain North's Cottage—"Billy" Smyth—Reminiscent of the Early Railway—A Commemorative Token
Truth · Sunday 22 December 1912 · page 12
"H.S.M." of Fitzroy, Victoria, writes:â"Dear 'Old Chum,'âTo an old Sydney native, the letter you published from 'Myee,' on the 1st December, recalls many…
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The Daily Telegraph · Monday 23 December 1912 · page 13
BOWRAVILLE, Sunday. -- The Borvraville Licensing Bench spoke strongly against continuous card-playing in public-houses on the Nambucca, drawing the attention of the police to…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →The Weather. Storm at Liverpool. Hotel Unroofed; Farm. House Demolished
Evening News · Tuesday 24 December 1912 · page 9
A terrific thunderstorm passed over Liverpool between 6 and 7 last night, 368 points of rain falling in 56 minutes. Practically all the vineyards and orchards were destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Wagga Licensed Victuallers Race Club. Boxing Day Meeting. Wagga
The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 24 December 1912 · page 10
The following are the weights for the Wagga L.V. Club's Boxing Day meeting:- Flying Handicap, 6f.—Truganine, 9st; Eunony, 8st 10lb; Musetta, 8st 7lb; Lady Abdy, 8st 2lb; Island…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Supplying Liquor to Aboriginals. Hotelkeeper Fined
The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 24 December 1912 · page 8
MANILLA, Monday.--The licensee of the Courthouse Hotel was charged with supplying liquor to aboriginal natives of Australia. The evidence showed that tho liquor was…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Publicans and the Sale of Milk. to the Editor
The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 25 December 1912 · page 7
Sir,--I would like to draw the attention of your readers and the public generally to an anomalous state of affairs that is now cropping up in the country districts with regard to the Dairies Supervision Act and pure Food Act…
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The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 26 December 1912 · page 5
At a meeting of the political council of the International Order of Good Templars the following resolutions were carried unanimously:— (a) That it be a recommendation to the next…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →"Hotel Barbers" Busy. Melbourne
The Sun · Thursday 26 December 1912 · page 6
Thieves known as "hotel barbers" have been busy during the holidays, and several hotels and boarding- houses have been visited. At St. Kilda two good hauls were made…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Hotel, Club, Restaurant, and Caterers’ Employees
Co-operator · Thursday 26 December 1912 · page 5
The work of the Hotel, Club, Restaurant and Caterers’ Employees’ Union Wages Board has been considerably delayed by causes over which the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Parisian Pleasures. Hotel Without Servants
Evening News · Saturday 28 December 1912 · page 4
At the new hotel, Electra Foria, which is to be built in Paris by M. George Knap. a well-known electrician, hotel servants will be conspicuous by their absence, and the guest will…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Manuel As Barman. Portugal's Ex-monarch. To Open Fashionable Hotel. St. Petersburg
The Sun · Sunday 29 December 1912 · page 5
According to a St. Petersburg journal ex-King Manuel of Portugal intends to open a fashionable hotel in southern Crimea. The scene of the famous Crimean War…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wild Melee. Christmas Eve in a Bar. Magistrate and Licensee
The Sun · Monday 30 December 1912 · page 4
There was a serious riot in the bar of the Union Hotel, Lane Cove- road, North Sydney, on Christmas Eve. There were over a hundred persons there at the time, and…
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Evening News · Tuesday 31 December 1912 · page 7
William Robert Park [?] 35, spent three days at a hotel kept by J. W. Cockbaine, in George-street, and yesterday morning, when [?]csented with his bill, which with extras, amounted to…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →From Hotel to Gaol
The Sun · Tuesday 31 December 1912 · page 7
William Robert Parkinson, 35, came to Sydney the other day and put up at the Royal Hotel, George- street. He has been removed from his comfortable apartments and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Struck with a Glass. Assault on a Publican. Young Man Fined
The Sun · Tuesday 31 December 1912 · page 4
Particulars of a melee which occurred at Australian Contingent Hotel, Nelson- street, Annandale, on Christmas Day were detailed to Mr. Smithers at the Glebe Police…
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