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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1916

169 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 8 of 9

Early Closing of Hotels

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 23 September 1916 · page 2

Sydney, Friday.—The Liquor Amend ment Bill passed the second reading stage in the Legislative Assembly. Mr. Holman announced that before…

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Commandant and Publicans. Some Good Advice Tendered. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 28 September 1916 · page 2

Owing to complaints regarding over -indulgence in drink by soldiers in the Bathurst camp, Colonel Owen invited the local publicans to the camp where he tendered them…

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Licensing Court. Mr. D. McFARLANE, J.P., WELCOMED

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 2 October 1916 · page 3

Before the commencement of the Licensing Court business this morning, Mr. J. L. Shropshire, P.M., said he…

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Licensing Court

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 3 October 1916 · page 4

Yesterday in the Grafton Licensing Court, before Messrs. J. L. Shropshire, W. J. Hawthorne, and D. McFarlane, L.M.s, a number of applications were…

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Hotel License Fees

Daily Examiner · Saturday 7 October 1916 · page 4

Magistrates, like many other people, appear to differ regarding the new conditions of the licensing laws brought about by early closing. In practically every…

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No License

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 10 October 1916 · page 3

The committee recommended the Presbyterian General Assembly to declare that "no license" should be the attitude of the Presbyterian Church, and the…

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Licensing Prosecution. Local Publi[?]an charged. Information Dismissed

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Saturday 14 October 1916 · page 2

William T. Johnson, licensee of the Fitzoy Hotel, was charged at the local Court, before Mr. H. Shropshire P.M., with supplying liquor to…

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Tobacco Licenses

Daily Examiner · Saturday 14 October 1916 · page 4

To secure a license to sell tobacco only costs 5s per annum. Yet it is astonishing that so many people forget the small amount when it is due. If the license…

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Should Hotelkeepers Be Aldermen?

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 18 October 1916 · page 4

A suggestion has been made that hotelkeepers should not be eligible to be aldermen or shire councillors, it being alleged that in some cases they use their powers…

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Hotels and Referendum Day. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 20 October 1916 · page 4

It is considered likely that steps will be taken to close hotels on the Referendum polling day…

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Maclean Courts. Quarterly Licensing Court. (Before Mr. Shropshire, chairman, and Messrs. J. E. Arnold and F. H. Sehwonberg, members.)

Daily Examiner · Saturday 21 October 1916 · page 8

The inspector's quarterly licensing report was read, and considered satisfactory. An application by A. J. Stone for a…

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Referendum Day. Hotels May Have to Close. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 23 October 1916 · page 2

Although no power exists under the State Liquor Act to close hotels on Referendum Day, it is considered certain that a proclamation will be issued under the…

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The Referendum. Hotels to Be Closed. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 24 October 1916 · page 4

It was reported to-day that a proclamation will be issued by the Minister for Defence, closin[?] all hotels throughout the Commonwealth while the Referendum vote…

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Howled Down. The Hen. H. Heyle and Mr. C. C. Brinsr, M's L.A. Scene: In front of Hotel Fitzrey, Coffs Herbor

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Wednesday 25 October 1916 · page 2

Date, Ost. 21st; time 8.15 pm. Number of actors present, about 500 The Chairman (Mr D.P. O'Keefe): Ladies and gentlemen,—We have…

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Closing of Hotels. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Thursday 26 October 1916 · page 4

A regulation has been gazetted closing all hotels throughout the Commonwealth on Saturday, Referendum Day…

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Hotels. No Liquor to Be Sold or Taken Away. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Thursday 26 October 1916 · page 5

A War Proclamation was issued to-day that all hotels would be closed on Referendum Day. The proclamation also provides that no liquor is to be sold, nor any…

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Auctioneers' and Kawkers' Licenses

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 3 November 1916 · page 5

Applications to the local Bench of Magistrates for auctioneers' licenses for the year 1917, for hearing at the special sitting on the 28th instant,…

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Sporting. Turf. Licensed Victuallers' Races. the Nominations

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 24 November 1916 · page 5

The folowing nominations (subject to those received by other secretaries) have been received in connection with the above club's meeting, set down…

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Britain's Food Shortage. Scandalous Waste. 25- Dinners at Hotels. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 24 November 1916 · page 5

Mr. Runciman (President of the Board of Trade), in an impressive address to the leading London hotel-keepers, urged the necessity for…

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The Hotel Stowaway

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

Mr. Bung (says the "Bulletin") has a new worry. Action was taken against him at Geelong for allowing a person to be in his bar during…

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