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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1916

169 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 6 of 9

Closing of Hotels. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 20 July 1916 · page 5

The Methodist Social Question Committee has protested against licensed premises remaining open for any purpose after 6 p.m…

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Killed in Duel. Prohibitionists Raid Hotel. San Francisco

Daily Examiner · Thursday 20 July 1916 · page 5

Mr. William Bothwell, a former city controller, was killed in a revolver duel at Seattle during a raid on a hotel carried out by prohibitionists, who are seeking the…

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Licensing Court

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 21 July 1916 · page 2

At the local Court House on Monday, before Messrs. H. A. Evans, Licensing Magistrate, and R. M. Dowle and H. Boultwood, appointed…

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Bellingen Licensing Court. Monday, July 17th, 1916. (Before H. A. Evans, Licensing Magistrate, and R. M. Dowle and H. Soult-wood, appointed members.)

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 22 July 1916 · page 2

The Court was occupied from 11 a.m to 7 p.m. hearing an application lodged by H. Hiller for the transfer of the license of the Avenue Hotel at…

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Six O'clock Closing. Enforced at a Moment's Notice. Police Instructed by Telegraph. Grafton Bars Emptied at 8.45. Hotelkeepers Staggered. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 22 July 1916 · page 5

Six o'clock closing is to be in force in hotels throughout New South Wales, the Lieutenant-Governor issuing the necessary proclamation this afternoon in the…

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Dinners on Licensed Premises. Intoxicating Liquors Disallowed Soft Drinks and Billiards

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 25 July 1916 · page 3

Speaking on Friday afternoon with regard to the position of licensees under six o'clock closing, Mr. Hall, Atto[?]-General, said:-- " It is not usual for this department to…

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"On the Beat" In Cairo. Ex-Const. Harper Writes Hotels and Other Places. Part Iii

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Wednesday 26 July 1916 · page 3

The barracks for the garrison army are fine buildings, with asphalt roads through them and lovely gardens, [?]nnis courts,…

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Local and General. Lamps at Hotel Corners

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 26 July 1916 · page 2

At the last meeting of the Lismore Council a hotelkeeper wrote to say that since 6 o 'clock closing he did not want the light opposite his hotel, and would not pay any more…

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Disastrous Fire in Sydney. Stedman's Factory Totally Destroyed. Hotel Grand Central Ablaze. Guests Escape in Nightclothes. Awe-inspiring Spectacle Volcanic Showers of Flames and Cinders. Damages From £100,000 to £150,000. SYDNEY

Daily Examiner · Friday 28 July 1916 · page 2

The biggest fire for many years took place in Sydney at 2 o'clock this morning, when Stedman's large confectionery works in Clarence-street were totally gutted, while the…

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Early Closing of Hotels

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 29 July 1916 · page 2

The wish of the electors for 6 o'clock closing of hotels, as expressed at the recent Referendum, was enforced with dramatic suddenness last Friday…

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The Liquor Act. Clubs in Line with Hotels. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 1 August 1916 · page 4

All exemptions under the Liquor Act having been withdrawn, the bars of clubs holding licenses closed yesterday. The withdrawal of these exemptions means that…

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Licensed Victuallers' Jockey Club

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 1 August 1916 · page 4

A meeting of the Grafton Licensed Victuallers' Jockey Club was held last night. Present: Messrs. W. H. Clark (chair), T. Willan, Loy, Berry, Benson and W. J…

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Six O'clock. Hotels and Soft Drinks. Alliance Declares Against the Law. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 4 August 1916 · page 3

The secretary of the New South Wales Alliance declares that if publicans are allowed to keep their premises open for the sale of soft drinks during, the evening hours, it…

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Local and General. Licensing Court

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 11 August 1916 · page 2

At the local Licensing Court on Monday, before Mr. H. A. Evans, and Mr. H. Boultwood, L.M's., the license of the Avenue Hotel,…

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Hotelkeepers' Conference. Probable Increased Retail Prices. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 11 August 1916 · page 5

The annual conference of hotelkeepers discussed the question of increased retail prices. It was resolved that the Executive should prepare a schedule of prices for the…

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Late Wires N.Z.'s Strict Liquor Law. Hotels Barred to Women. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 11 August 1916 · page 5

The regulations under the Liquor Act recently passed in N.Z. absolutely prevent women from entering or being served with liquor in hotel bars…

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Licensing Court

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 12 August 1916 · page 2

At the local Licensing Court on Monday before Mr. H. A. Evans, L.M., and H. Boultwood, the license of the Avenue Hotel at Tyringham was…

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Conference of Hotelkeepers

Daily Examiner · Saturday 12 August 1916 · page 6

The ninth annual conference of New South Wales Hotelkeepers was held in the Oddfellows' Temple, Sydney. Mr. J. T. Donnison…

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Licensing Court. Monday, August 14. Before Mr. J. L. Shropshire, P. M., and -Mr. W. J. Hawthorne, J. P.

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 14 August 1916 · page 2

Inspector Atkinson applied, under - Sections 70 and 123 of the Licensing Act, to prosecute in a certain case, particulars of which were not stated…

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The Poor Publican. Six O'clock Closing Effects. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 15 August 1916 · page 5

It is rumored that the publicans intend to increase the prices of liquor all round at an early date. They complain that as a result of six o'clock closing their businesses have…

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