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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1903

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Hotel Robbers Scared. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 31 August 1903 · page 3

Two men entered the Royal Mail Hotel at Myers Flat, Victoria, yesterday, bailing up the mistress behind the bar and demanding…

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New Hotel

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 3 September 1903 · page 4

A start was made with the erection of the new Hotel opposite the railway station on Monday morning by the contractor, Mr. H. Hann. A large quantity…

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Hotelkeepers and Brewers

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 11 September 1903 · page 6

GIVING evidence regarding the wages of cooks aud waiters before Arbitration Court in Sydney, Henry Ribout, travelling representative of the…

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A New Terror for Hotelkeepers

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 26 September 1903 · page 2

A London correspondent writes: Sir Wilfred Lawson has brought in a bill, in the closing hours of the session, to punish liquor sellers for the drunkenness of their customers. The…

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The Maclean Hotel. Laying the Foundation Stone

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 29 September 1903 · page 2

ON Saturday afternoon the ceremony of laying the foundation stone of the new Maclean Hotel was performed by the Mayor of Maclean. There was in attendance of about 250 persons, who exhibited…

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A Hotel Case

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 6 October 1903 · page 3

Samuel Clarke, licensee of the Halfway Hotel, was charged with refuting to provide sufficient fodder for one horse, the property of A. W. Watson, a bona fide traveller, on August 9. Accused pleaded…

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Licensing Court

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 8 October 1903 · page 4

BEFORE the P.M. and Mr. S. See, J.P. The quarterly report was received, the Bench remarking that it was highly satisfactory…

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Publican's Suicide. SYDNEY

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 29 October 1903 · page 5

Cornelius O'Brien, licensee of the Morning Star Hotel, Surry Hills, was found dead yesterday with a bullet wound behind his ear and a…

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Local and General. License Transferred

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 12 November 1903 · page 4

At the local court yesterday afternoon, the P.M., as chairman of the Licensing Board, granted a transferral of the Commercial Hotel license from Mrs. J. E. O'Keeffo to Mr. J…

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License Fees

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 22 December 1903 · page 4

Replying to a communication from the Grafton Chamber of Commerce with respect to payment of certain licensee fees locally, the Under-Secretary of the…

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