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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1920

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Local and General. Pier Hotel Changes Hands

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Wednesday 14 July 1920 · page 2

Mr. E. G. Heron had disposed of the license of the Pier Hotel, Coffs Jetty. The new purchaser, whose name is Ingram, hails from…

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Archbishop Mannix. New York Speech Denounced. a Concession, Not a License. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 19 July 1920 · page 3

"The Times," in a leader on Friday, denounces Archbishop Mannix's New York speech, and asks whether it can be conceivably justified under the cloak of…

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Hotels Closed. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 21 July 1920 · page 5

Seven Melbourne hotels have been closed on account of not having sufficient residential accommodation for the public…

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Queensland. Mr. Theodore's Return. Hotel Charges to Be Restricted Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Saturday 24 July 1920 · page 4

The Acting-Premier, Mr. Gillies, stated to-day that Mr. Theodore had cabled to him to the effect that he would be leaving Loudon for a fortnight on the Continent,…

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Lively Social Evening. Disturbance at a Hotel. Brutality to a Woman. Five Men Arrested. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 3 August 1920 · page 5

As the result of a disturbance at the Tullamarine Hotel, near Broadmeadows, Victoria, early on Sunday morning, five men were arrested…

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Ulmarra Commercial Hotel

Daily Examiner · Saturday 7 August 1920 · page 4

Attention of readers is directed to special advertisement in our business columns respecting the above fine hotel, Mr. Ulrick, who recently purchased the…

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Motor Driver's License

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Wednesday 11 August 1920 · page 4

Evidence was given before the Holbrook (Abury district) coroner concerning a motor car fatsilty at Talmalum. Upper Murray. by…

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Licensing Act. Alleged Faulty Draughtsmanship Licenses Reduction Board. Act Absolutely Unworkable. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 11 August 1920 · page 5

When the Licenses Reduction Board met today Mr. Watt, who appeared for one of the parties, declared that the hands of the bench were absolutely tied--that…

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Reduction of Licenses in Victoria. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Thursday 19 August 1920 · page 4

Since the inauguration of the Licenses Reduction Board in Victoria thirteen years ago 1538 hotels have been closed. By way of compensation to owners and occupiers…

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A Lost License

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 24 August 1920 · page 4

The licensee of the Commercial Hotel, Ulmarra, John O. Ulrick, for whom Mr. D. J. Lobban appeared, applied at the Grafton Court yesterday for the issue of…

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Serious Fall. From Hotel Window

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Wednesday 1 September 1920 · page 2

About 3 o'clock on Sunday morning, Mrs. B. Ingram, wife, of the licensce of the Pier Hotel, Coffs Jetty, beard groans that led her to…

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License Transferred

Daily Examiner · Saturday 4 September 1920 · page 4

At a sitting of the Licensing Bench at Grafton yesterday, an application for the transfer of the license of the Exchange Hotel, Ulmarra, from A. H…

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On Licensed Premises

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 7 September 1920 · page 4

Charles Vine, who did not appear, was charged with being on licensed premises during prohibited hours. Constable Baker, Grafton, deposed that…

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Maclean Licensing Court

Daily Examiner · Saturday 11 September 1920 · page 4

In addition to the usual quarterly Licensing court to be held at Maclean on Friday, October 22, special meetings of the Same court for the licensing district…

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Maclean Police Court. Friday, September 10. (Before Mr. A. H. Parkes, P.m.) Sunday Trading Licenses

Daily Examiner · Monday 13 September 1920 · page 3

W. C. Apps, Yamba, R. E. Till, Maclean, and I. A. Wallwork, Maclean, were granted Sunday trading licenses in respect to their individual premises…

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Maclean Licensing Court. Friday, September 10. (Before Mr. A. H. Parkes, P.M., and Mr. J. E. Arnold and Dr. P. E. Corlis, Licensing Magistrates.) Alteration of Premises

Daily Examiner · Monday 13 September 1920 · page 4

Walter Birmingham, of the Brushgrove Hotel, Brushgrove, applied for permission to effect certain alteration to his premises, to wit, the erection of a fence to…

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No-license in Victoria. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Friday 17 September 1920 · page 1

The proposal to substitute a simple majority for a three fifths vote to carry no-license was defeated in the Victorian Legislative Assembly by ten votes…

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Hotel on Fire. Australian's Gallant Act. Rescues Six Persons. London, Friday. The Royal [?] Hotel at

Daily Examiner · Saturday 18 September 1920 · page 5

The Royal Fortes cue Hotel, at Barnstable, one of the best-known in the west of England, was partly destroyed by fire. The flames cut off a number of visitors,…

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Dispute at a Hotel

Daily Examiner · Friday 24 September 1920 · page 5

The "Evening News" Dublin correspondent states that a number of men including brothers named Burke, visited a hotel. When a dispute occurred the…

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A Daring Robbery. From City Hotel. Three Women Knocked About. the Thieves Escape. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 24 September 1920 · page 5

A daring robbery was perpetrated at the Hotel Graham, Castlereagh street, yesterday afternoon. Miss May Rodney, on proceeding upstairs about 5.30,…

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