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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1909

132 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 2 of 7

Mass Meeting of Publicans

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 30 March 1909 · page 5

A mass meeting of hotelkeepers was held in Sydney on Thursday to decide upon the platform for the recently formed trade organisation, which is to be called the Licensces Union, and…

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Walker's Hotel

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 3 April 1909 · page 4

The contractor is proccedingly rapidly with the work of erection of this palatial hotel, which will be one of the finest in the northern districts. A view of the…

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McLean's New Hotel

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 3 April 1909 · page 4

Mr. Murdock M'Lear's new hotel at Coff's Harbour is completed. The building, which was erected from plans by the proprietor, is one of the finest on the North…

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Sporting. Licensed Victuallers' J.c. Races

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 6 April 1909 · page 2

COMMITTEE.—Messrs. H. Oakes (Chairman), F. M'Kittrick, J. A. Pu[?]dicom[?] W. J. Strauss, A. Eggins, D. Smith, F. R. Eggins, T. B. Smith, J. Parsons. A. J…

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Licensed Victuallers Confer

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 15 April 1909 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—At the annual conference of the Licensed Victuallers' Association yesterday, special emphasis was laid on the necessity for complete…

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Publicans' Conference

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 17 April 1909 · page 9

SYDNEY, Friday. As the law stands at present any liq[?]or purchased at a hotel on Christmas Day or Good Friday during the hours provided by the Act…

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Grafton Licensing Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 27 April 1909 · page 2

Yesterday, before the P.M. and Mr. S. See. J.P. W. C. Fulton applied for a colonial wine license for his premises in Prince-street…

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Licensing Court. Monday, April 26, 1909. (Before the P.M. and Mr. S. See, L.M.)

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 29 April 1909 · page 4

W. C. Fulton applied for a colonial wine license for his premises in Prince street. Mr. Bawden appeared for applicant, who stated that he purchased…

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Fatal Hotel Fire. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 29 April 1909 · page 5

The Commercial Hotel at Romsey (Vic.) was burned to the ground yesterday. James Dick, a Bendigo native, was incinerated in the fire…

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Benefits of No License

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 4 May 1909 · page 2

The four medical men. practising at Oamaru have signed the following statement:—"In view of thc fact that Commissioners from Australia and others…

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Licensing Court. (Before the P.M. and Mr. W. J. Hawthorne, L.M.)

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 6 May 1909 · page 6

Mr. R. Dobie Bawden, on behalf of the proprietress, Mrs. Cook, applied for approval of plans of proposed improvements to the Willow Tree Hotel…

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Transfer of the Victoria Hotel

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 13 May 1909 · page 3

In Chambers on Monday Mr. A. J Piesley, P.M., granted a transfer of the Victoria Hotel, Victoria-street from John Boadle to Loyel Frederick…

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No License League

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 14 May 1909 · page 3

A meeting to form a No-license League in Bellingen was held at the School of Arts on Monday night. There was a good attendance. The…

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No License Meeting

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 15 May 1909 · page 9

A meeting was held at Bellingen on Monday, under the auspices of the Good Templars Lodge, with a view of forming a no license league. The Rev. A. W. Parton…

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New Zealand's Licensing System

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 18 May 1909 · page 8

The report on the licensing system in vogue in New Zealand, prepared by Mr. R. A. Ranking, P.M., has been made available in Brisbane. After setting forth the…

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Licensing Prosecution

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 18 May 1909 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—Mr. Justice Sly this morning delivered his reserved judgment in the case in which Sub-Inspector Spence proceeded against Michael Toohey, licensee…

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Letters to the Editor. [We do not necessarily endorse opinion expressed by correspondents.] the No-license Meeting. (To the Editor of the Raleigh Sun.)

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 21 May 1909 · page 4

Sir,—In your otherwise very good report of the above named meeting held on the 10th instant, a few, no doubt typographical errors crept in, and these, I would now…

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Meetings in Hotels

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 22 May 1909 · page 12

It has been the custom of the Molong Pastures Protection Board to hold its meetings in one of the hotels for some considerable time past but, owing to certain…

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Mr. Bruntnell's Visit. Opening Oe the No-license Campaign. Vigorous Organisation Intended. "Our Charge Against the Liquor Traffic.''

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 27 May 1909 · page 6

Mr. Albert Bruntnell, General Secretary of the N. S. Wales Alliance, and the "Great apostle of Temperance," as he is billed for his three weeks…

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The Skeleton in the No-License Cupboard

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 27 May 1909 · page 8

If further evidence were necessary as to the amount of [?] drinking that goes on in the no-license areas of New Zealand, that of Mr. R. A. Ranking…

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