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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1919

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New Zealand Licensing Poll. Wellington

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 14 May 1919 · page 4

The New Zealand Continuance majority is now 8893…

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Attempted Bribery. Hotelkeeper Fined £50. SYDNEY

Daily Examiner · Thursday 15 May 1919 · page 5

Thomas Melton, owner of the upper Manilla Hotel, was fined £50, in default four months' imprisonment, for offering a gratuity of £5 to a licensing inspector on…

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Meeting of Consultative Committee. Hotels and Bank Quarantined

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 16 May 1919 · page 2

A meeting of the local Consultative Committee was held at the Grafton Town Hall yesterday. The Mayor (Ald. D. McFarlane) presided and there…

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Hotel Tragedy. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 20 May 1919 · page 3

Mrs. Mary Johnson (22) was found lying on the floor of a bedroom in a hotel in the city this morning, with a bullet-wound in her abdomen. Her condition is…

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A Test Case. Validity of Proclamation. Hotelkeeper to Show Cause. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 20 May 1919 · page 4

Recently William Young, a hotel licensee, was fined £10 for allowing his premises to remain open contrary to proclamation in February last, to which…

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Hotel Change

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Wednesday 11 June 1919 · page 2

The Pier Hotel changed hands officially during the week-end, and on Saturday the new proprietor, Mr. Henon, entertained many…

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Local 'Flu Case. Fitzroy Hotel Quarantined

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Wednesday 11 June 1919 · page 2

Something in the nature of a mild sensation woe created in Coffs on Monday when it became known that Mr. A. Layman, well-known…

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Transfer of Hotel License. Novel Grounds of Objection. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 14 June 1919 · page 5

During an application for the transfer of a hotel license, the police offered opposition based on the report of a police inspector in the country, where the…

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Argyle Bond Robbery. Hotelkeeper Charged. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 14 June 1919 · page 5

Lionel Dempsey, aged 36 hotelkeeper was charged at the Central Police Court to-day with having broken and entered the Argyle Bond and stolen whisky and…

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Quarantining of Hotels

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 17 June 1919 · page 4

Dr. Henry last night received the following telegram from the Board of Health:--"Influenza infection does not attach to buildings or inanimate objects,…

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Cases at South Grafton. Zietsch's Hotel Affected

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 18 June 1919 · page 2

Dr. Macartney was this morning called in to see a patient at Zietsch's Australian Hotel at South Grafton, and subsequently he called in Dr. Henry in…

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License Renewed. Police Objection Lodged

Daily Examiner · Thursday 19 June 1919 · page 2

At the Grafton Licensing Court yesterday, before Major Crane, L.M., and Messrs. D. MeFarlane and W.J. Hawthorne, Licensing Magistrates, an…

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Maclean. Special Licensing Court. (Before Major Crane, P.M., and Messrs. J. E. Arnold and F. H. Schwonberg,. L.M's.)

Daily Examiner · Saturday 21 June 1919 · page 4

The Lower River has reason to be proud of the management of the licensed premises in the area. This is they opinion of Major Crane, P.M., publicly expressed…

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Driving Without a License

Daily Examiner · Monday 23 June 1919 · page 2

Stauley Kemp[?]ich, of Maclean, did not appear when called at the Casino Court on Friday to answer a charge of driving a motor car without carrying a license…

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License Transferred

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 25 June 1919 · page 2

At a special meeting of the Grafton Licensing Court yesterday afternoon a transfer of the publican's license, of the Lion Hotel, Grafton, was granted, from…

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Licensing Poll. Final New Zealand Figures. Wellington

Daily Examiner · Friday 27 June 1919 · page 3

The final result of the licensing poll in New Zealand was:-- For continuance, 264,180. For prohibition, 253,827…

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Hotel Hours. Six O'clock Closing Permanent. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 27 June 1919 · page 3

The Government will probably take legislative action shortly to settle the question of hours of trading for hotels and wine bars. Cabinet Ministers have…

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Townsville Riots. Police Reinforcements. the Hotels Still Closed. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Thursday 3 July 1919 · page 5

The Premier late this afternoon announced that the police report from Townsville stated that things were quiet. The report added that the situation was such…

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Adelaide Hotels Closed. During Demobilisation. Order of Military Commandant. Adelaide

Daily Examiner · Saturday 5 July 1919 · page 4

The Military Commandant in South Australia has ordered the most prominent and central city hotels in Adelaide to be closed absolutely for the sale of intoxicating…

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Townsville Quiet. Hotels to Re-open. Statements Made at Meetings. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Monday 7 July 1919 · page 3

Mr. Ryan said this morning that he had no further news from Townsville, and interpreted this as meaning that matters were still quiet there. The Commissioner…

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