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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1918

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Hotel Proprietor Shot. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 1 January 1918 · page 5

Patrick Garvey, proprietor of the Na- tional Hotel, Toowoomba, is alleged to have been shot by a person with whom he was on friendly terms, receiving bullet…

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A Warning to Publicans

Daily Examiner · Friday 11 January 1918 · page 2

In fining a person at the police court on Wednesday last, the P.M. (Mr. Perry) said these prohibition orders were taken out to benefit the person in question, and…

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Quarterly Licensing Court. Tuesday, 15th JANUARY, 1917

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 16 January 1918 · page 2

Before Messrs. J. L. Shropshire (chairman) and W. J. Hawthorne, L.Ms. The Inspector's quarterly report was read and considered satisfactory…

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On Licensed Premises. Magistrates in Court. Cases From Woolgoolga

Daily Examiner · Friday 18 January 1918 · page 2

At the Coff's Harbor Police Court yesterday, before Mr. J. L. Shropshire, P.M., cases of considerable importance to the district were listed. for hearing when…

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Lodgers and a Guest. The Right To Sell Liquor. a Hotelkeeper Charged. the Cases Dismissed

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 12 February 1918 · page 2

At the Police Court yesterday before Mr. J. L. Shropshire, P.M., William Sanders, Robert Hunt, and Walter Parkinson were charged with having been found on…

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On Licensed Premises

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 13 February 1918 · page 4

Robert Hunt, William Sanders, and Walter Parkinson were charged, with being found on licensed premises in prohibited hours, on 10th January, at…

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West Kempsey Hotel

Daily Examiner · Saturday 16 February 1918 · page 5

In this issue Mr. Robert O'Neill, proprietor of the above well-known hostelry, advertises that he is making special provision to cater for the travelling public…

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Grafton Police Court. Monday, 18th FEBRUARY, 1918 Before Mr. J. L. Shropshire, P.M. Licenses Granted

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 18 February 1918 · page 2

Walter Tancred was granted a collector's license. Edward Ernest Gill was granted a Sunday trading license for premises…

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Outside a Hotel. Effects of Two Bombs. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 20 February 1918 · page 3

The most serious episode in Sunday night's raid was when two bombs were dropped outside the entrance of a hotel, shattering many windows and…

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Sunday Beer. a Licensing Prosecution. Important Decision by P.M. Informations Dismissed

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 26 February 1918 · page 4

An important decision on a licensing matter was given by Mr. J. L. Shropshire, P.M., in the Grafton Police court yesterday, in which two informations…

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Grafton Police Court. Monday, February 25. Before Mr. J. L. Shropshire, P.M. On Licensed Premises

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 27 February 1918 · page 4

The hearing of the charge against James Sidney Percival Page, of being on the licensed premises of the Imperial Hotel, Grafton, on Sunday,…

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Expired Motor License

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 5 March 1918 · page 6

Bertreaux Strong was charged with failing to deliver to the registrar, an expired motor licence. He pleaded guilty, and was fined £1 or seven days…

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Austrian Applies for a License. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 9 March 1918 · page 9

Felix Henry, described as an Austrian, applied to the Summons Court to-day for a hawker's license. Although the applicant's nationality was beyond question,…

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Star Hotel, Macksville

Daily Examiner · Saturday 16 March 1918 · page 7

So much has been written about the wonderful Nambucca and its great possibilities of the future, when the "iron horse" arrives, which, according to Mr…

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Coff's Harbor Licensing Application

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 20 March 1918 · page 2

At the Kempsey Quarter Sessions on Monday, before his Honor, Judge Docker, an appeal came on for hearing by Larson and others, of Coff's Harbor, against the…

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Strike of Hotel Employees. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Friday 22 March 1918 · page 2

A peculiar strike happened at Townsville. It appears that a girl was asked by the landlord of a hotel to polish some brasswork. She refused, and ultimately…

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Snake in Hotel Bedroom

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Saturday 23 March 1918 · page 2

There was not a little excitement and anxiety at Host Geo. W. Austen's Commercial Hotel, Maclean, a week or so ago, when a…

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Grafton Police Court. Monday, 25th MARCH, 1918. Before Mr. J. L. Shropshire, P.M. Licenses

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 25 March 1918 · page 2

M. Bourke and [?] Leeding were granted second-hand dealers' licenses. Failing to Enrol. Thomas Reid. South Grafton, and…

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Highland Society's Liquor License. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 5 April 1918 · page 2

The application for a bar license for the Highland Society's premises will be withdrawn. It is understood at a meeting of the society last night that the…

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Maclean Licensing Court. (Before Mr. Shropshire, P.M., and Mr. J. E. Arnold, J.P.)

Daily Examiner · Monday 8 April 1918 · page 3

The quarterly licensing report was read before the Maclean Court on Friday morning, and was accepted, subject to various repairs and alterations being made…

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