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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1908

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The Licensing Bill. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 21 May 1908 · page 4

Mr. S. (Howard Whitbread (Liberal in addressing his constituents in Huntingdon, on the Licensing Bill said it was neither moderate nor…

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Special Licensing Court

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 28 May 1908 · page 2

The Special Licensing Court for Tenterfield Electorate was opened at Casino, before Judge Gibson and Messrs. M. H. Fitzhardinge, P.M. (Lismore),…

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Destructive Fire in Grafton Market Hotel and Two Stores Destroyed

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 30 May 1908 · page 2

Shortly after midnight on Tuesday a disastrous fire occurred in the very heart of they city, resulting in the destruction of three prominent business places. Weiley's…

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The Recent Fire. a Temporary Hotel

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 1 June 1908 · page 2

A special meeting of the Grafton Council, the Mayor (Ald. Page). presiding, was held on Friday afternoon to consider an application, from Mr…

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The Late Fire. Temporary Hotel Premises

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 2 June 1908 · page 4

In consequence of the destruction of the Market Hotel by fire, as reported last week, the licensee (Mr. W. J. Welley) took immediate action to secure temporary…

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Special Licensing Court

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 4 June 1908 · page 4

The Special Licensing Court, to deal with the reduction of licenses in the Clarence Electorate, in accordance with the recent local option…

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Country Hotel Profits

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 5 June 1908 · page 8

The profits made by the license of a country hotel were brought out in evidence at the sitting of the Licenses Reduction Board in Melbourne recently…

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Local Option. Six Licenses Wiped Out

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 8 June 1908 · page 3

The Special Licensing Court, under the Amended Liquor Act, resumed its sittings (adjourned from the 15th ultimo) at the Grafton Court House on…

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Local and General a Temporary Hotel

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 8 June 1908 · page 2

Mr. W. J. Weiley opened his temporary bar on Market Square on Saturday and did a good trade all day, many patrons dropping in to give…

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Closing the Hotels

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 9 June 1908 · page 4

Mr. Editor.—A great hubbub is now made by a few of the people of Grafton over the effect of the voting upon the liquor question at last election, and the strongest…

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Classification of Hotels

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 11 June 1908 · page 4

In our report of the proceedings of the Special Licensing Court (held in Grafton on Thursday and Friday last), published in last issue, an error…

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British Licensing Bill. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 11 June 1908 · page 5

Many meetings, organised by Government machinery, and by the Temperance Societies, favor the new Licensing Bill…

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A No-license Conviction. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 11 June 1908 · page 5

A brewer at Inver[?]argill (N.Z.) has been fined £40 for receiving an order for a keg of beer in a no-license district…

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The New Market Hotel

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 11 June 1908 · page 4

Plans have been prepared by Mr. F. W. Schaeffer in connection with the re-erection of the Market Hotel, and will be submitted for approval…

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Reduction of Hotels

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 12 June 1908 · page 4

The Special Licensing Court appointed to give effect to the recent Local Option vote in the Clarence electorate sat at Grafton on Thursday and Friday. After hearing the…

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New Market Hotel

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 13 June 1908 · page 10

We have been shown the sketch plans, as prepared by Mr. F. W. C. Schaeffer, architect. Grafton, for the new market hotel, to be erected on the site of the old…

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The Licensing Act

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 16 June 1908 · page 2

Of course, the new Licensing Act is a humbug. It is reaching out after an ideal, and the ideal cannot be reached. Consequently we have an instalment—only an…

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Interesting Hotel Case

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 20 June 1908 · page 9

James Stibbard, licensee of the Central Hotel, Orange, apealed at the close of the local Quarter Sessions against his conviction in the Orange Police Court, wherein…

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Closing the Hotels

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 20 June 1908 · page 10

The Special Court which followed the Local Option vote at the last general election has nearly concluded its labours. Throughout Judge Backhouse has presided…

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The Licensing Bill. London, Saturday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 22 June 1908 · page 3

Speaking at Birmingham, Mr. Asquith, the Prime Minister, said he had risked his own political fortunes and, as far as he could, the fortunes…

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