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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1920

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Fires in the Country. Big Blaze at Narrabri, Two Hotels Destroyed. Narrabri

Daily Examiner · Thursday 26 February 1920 · page 4

The Strand Picture Show at Narrabri, together with the Greyhound Hotel, livery stables, auction rooms, and the Exchange Hotel, were completely destroyed by fire…

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Berlin Hotel Incidents Apology to France Paris

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 12 March 1920 · page 3

The German Charge d'Affiairs here has apologised to M. Millerand (French Premier) for the Berlin Hotel incidents…

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Half-holiday on Saturday. Hotels Open Until 8 A.M. SYDNEY

Daily Examiner · Friday 19 March 1920 · page 2

The Election Act sets out that polling day in the State shall be a public holiday from noon. Hotels may open in the morning until eight o'clock, but from that…

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Licensing Case. Some' Unique Features Motor Party and Keg of Beer. Fine of £30

Daily Examiner · Thursday 25 March 1920 · page 3

Decision was given by Major Crane, P.M., yesterday in file Grafton Court in a prosecution under the Liquor Act. The case presented some peculiar features, and…

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Government Hotels. Loss of £475. SYDNEY

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 31 March 1920 · page 5

The balance-sheet of the tour Government hotels at Darwin shows a net loss for the year of £475…

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License Changes Hands

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 2 April 1920 · page 2

Yesterday morning, at Grafton Police Court, before Messrs. W. J. Hawthorne and D. McFarlane, Js.P., Licensing Magistrates, the license of…

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On Licensed Premises. Boarders at "The Crown." Police Prosecution Fails

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 7 April 1920 · page 3

At the Grafton Police Court to-day, before Messrs. D. McFarlane, F. Vaughan, and A. Thompson, Js.P., John Wallace Allen pleaded not…

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Licensing Court. Tuesday, 6th APRIL, 1920. Before Messrs. D. McFarlane and W.J. Hawthorne, L.Ms

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 7 April 1920 · page 3

A renewal of the license of the Cangai Hotel was granted to Francis P. Allen. Annual assessment £146. license fee £10…

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Grafton Police Court. Wednesday, April 7, 1920. Before Messrs. D. McFarlane, F. Vaughan and A. Thompson, Js.P. On Licensed Premises

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 9 April 1920 · page 2

John Dousling was charged with being found on the licensed premises of the Royal Hotel, Grafton, at 9.40 p.m. on 4th March, in contravention…

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Licensing Court

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 14 April 1920 · page 5

At the Grafton Licensing Court yesterday, before Messrs. W. J. Hawthorne and D. McFarlane, L.M. s, a transfer of the license of the' Royal Hotel from L. F…

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Grafton Police Court. Tuesday, 13th APRIL, 1920. Before Messrs. E. A. May, D. McFarlane and W. J. Hawthorne, Js.P. On Licensed Premises

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 14 April 1920 · page 3

Loyal Durrington, licensee of the Royal Hotel, Grafton, was charged with selling liquor during prohibited hours…

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General Cables. a Big Hotel Purchase. London

Daily Examiner · Thursday 15 April 1920 · page 5

A Manchester syndicate has provisionally bought DeKeyser's Hotel, otherwise Known as the Adastral House, the Air Force headquarters during war time…

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Attempted Burglary. Inverell Hotel Sensation Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 16 April 1920 · page 3

A masked man entered the Oxford Hotel, Inverell, with purgiarious intentions and tried to chloroform the wife of the landlord, who was asleep…

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Telegrams. Masked Man in Hotel. Licensee's Wife Drugged. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 17 April 1920 · page 5

A masked man entered the Oxford Hotel, Inverell, on Wednesday morning, administered chloroform to the wife of the licensee, and endeavored to secure…

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Beach House Hotel

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Saturday 17 April 1920 · page 2

Mr. J. J. Clancy's well-known and popular port of call, the Beach House Hotel, figures in our advertising columns to-day. The hotel is…

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News of the World. Import Licenses. London

Daily Examiner · Saturday 24 April 1920 · page 5

The Sheffield Chamber of Commerce has withdrawn its resolution of protest in view of the Australian Government's discontinuance of the import license…

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Maclean. Licensing Court. Friday, April 23. (Before Mr. A. H. Parker, P.M., and Messrs. J. E. Arnold and Dr. Corlis, J. 'sP.)

Daily Examiner · Monday 26 April 1920 · page 1

A report on the conduct and condition of licensed premises within the district was submitted by Sergeant McIntosh, and as there were no complaints it was…

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Hotel Profiteering

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 5 May 1920 · page 1

Sir,--Railway workers! Bush workers, and other "bone-heads" of the laboring class, employed in and around Glenreagh, Coramba and Coff's Harbor, wake up!…

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Licenses Granted

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 5 May 1920 · page 2

A collector's license was granted to Alfred C. Tomlinson and one to Arthur S. Bayley…

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Hotel Kosciusko. an Unprofitable Venture. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 12 May 1920 · page 5

The Chief Secretary states that the Government hotel at Kosciusko shows a yearly deficit of about £4000. If some method of running the hotel at a profit cannot be…

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