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Sydney · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1914

844 stories in Sydney's papers · page 24 of 43

Adulterated Liquor. Oxford Hotel Case. Licensee's Explanation

The Sun · Monday 25 May 1914 · page 9

William Henry Trautwein, licensee of the Oxford Hotel, Oxford-street, city, was proceeded against at the Central Summons Court to-day on an information that he had…

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Dismissed Barman Blamed, Selling Adulterated Liquor Hotelkeeper Fined

Evening News · Monday 25 May 1914 · page 7

William Henry Trautwein, licensce of the Oxford Hotel, Oxpord-street, Sydney, appeared before Mr. Maciarlane, S.M., at the Central Summons Court this morning on a charge of…

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Found the Leak. Another Gas Explosion. Several Persons Injured. Country Hotel Damaged. Gilgandra

Evening News · Monday 25 May 1914 · page 7

A terrific explosion occurred at the imperial Rotel, in Main-street, on Sunday afternoon, caused by an escape of acetylene gas. The gas had been escaping for some time past,…

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Explosion at Hotel Terrific Shock at Gilgandra. Several Persons Injures. Many Miraculous Escapes. Gilgandra

The Sun · Monday 25 May 1914 · page 9

Between 5 and 6 o'clock yesterday afternoon a terrific crash that could be heard miles away, and screams of women echoed through the town. The residents were…

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Liquor and No License. a Now Zealand Custom

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 26 May 1914 · page 4

One of the method, by which the no-license Act is evaded in "dry" dis-tricts in New Zealand was disclosed last week during the hearing of a…

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Explosion at an Hotel. Thilling Experiences of the Staff

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 26 May 1914 · page 4

Much damage was caused at the imperial Hotel, Gilgandra (N.S.W.) on Sunday afternoon by an explosion of acetylene gas, the back part of the…

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Country Hotel Damaged. Inmaies' Narrow Escape. Gilgandra

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 26 May 1914 · page 11

On Sunday afternoon at about half-past 5, a terrille explosion occurred at the Imperial Hotel, Main-street, caused by the escape of acetylene gas. The gas had been escaping…

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Brawl in Melbourne. Revolver Used at Hotel. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 26 May 1914 · page 11

A wild scene occurred at Canberra Hotel in Elizabeth-street on Saturday night. It is alleged that a revolver was produced, and that a threat was made to shoot…

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Hotel Burnt. Brisban[?]

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 27 May 1914 · page 14

The Royal Hotel. Dajby, was totally destroyed by fire this morning. The insurances totalled £3000…

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Industrial Magistrate's Court. (Before Mr. G. C. Addison, Chief Industrial Magistrate.) Hotelkeeper Fined

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 27 May 1914 · page 8

Mary Doyle, of the Royal Edward Hotel, Forbes-street, Redfern, was charged with a breach of the award of the Domestic Group No. 1 Board, in failing to pay a class B…

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Licenses Refused. Publicans' Appeal. a Letter on Good Friday. Not Opened in Time

Evening News · Thursday 28 May 1914 · page 6

The Full Court this morning delivered judgement in two applications for mandamus against licensing benches for having refused to grant publicans' licences. The Court was composed…

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Publicans' Licenses. Old and New. Full Court Decision

The Sun · Thursday 28 May 1914 · page 9

The Full Court (the Chief Justice, Mr. Justice Pring, and Mr. justice Sly) delivered reserved judgment to-day upon an application behalf of Daniel Matthew M'Leish,…

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Gresham Hotel, Brisbane (Q.)

The Catholic Press · Thursday 28 May 1914 · page 44

Half the pleasure of travelling is not infrequently debarred by reason of not having a really comfortable hotel to put up at. Those visiting Brisbane are made happy in…

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A Fatal Point. Licensing Case Withdrawn

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 28 May 1914 · page 11

MILTON, Wednesday.--An interesting legal point was taken by Sub-Inspector Anderson, of Wollongong, before the Licensing Court at Milton to-day…

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Licensing Court

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 29 May 1914 · page 5

The following transfers of publicans' licenses were granted at yesterday's sitting of the Metropolitan Licensing Court:—City View Hotel, Abereron-biestreet, Redfern, from Cornelius Keane, to William…

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Licenses Transferred

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 29 May 1914 · page 5

At the sitting of the Metropolitan Licensing Court, the following publicans licences were transferred: City View Hotel, Abercrombie-street, Redfern, from Cornelius Keane to William John Hayes; Excision…

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Law Report. Supreme Court. in Banco. (Before Sir William Cullen, C.J., Mr. Justice Pring, and Mr. Justice Sly.) Temora Licensing Case. Application Dismissed

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 29 May 1914 · page 5

Their Honors delivered judgment on the application made by Harry Stanley Lincoln, brewery manager, of Hay, for the Court to make absolute a rule for a mandamus…

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Law. Thursday, May 28. State Full Court. (Before Sir William Cullen, C.J., Mr. Justice Pring, and Mr, Justice Sly.) the Licensing Law. Mandamus Refused

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 29 May 1914 · page 5

Judgment was delivered on the application by Hurry Stanley Lincoln, brewery manager, of Hay, to make absolute a rule for a mandamus directing the members of the Temora Licensing…

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A Timber License. Ordinary or Special

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 29 May 1914 · page 7

Wingham (N.S.W.) wishes to take out a license for cutting timber, and lie asks me to whom he should make the application…

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Inter-state Licensing Anomaly

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 29 May 1914 · page 4

The "Argus referring to the unfair treatment, of New South Wales motorists when they cross the border states:--"Ever since the passing of the Victorian Motor-car Act, motorists living in New South Wales near the…

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