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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1920

111 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 5 of 6

Travellers and Hotels

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Saturday 25 September 1920 · page 3

During the hearing of a pre[?] tion under the Liguor Act at the West Maitland Police Court. Inspector Bu[?] drew attention be…

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Casualties. a Hotelkeeper's Death. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 30 September 1920 · page 5

An arrest has been made in connection with the death of Mrs. Elizabeth Brown, owner and licensee of the Cryon Hotel, 35 miles from Walgett, who was found…

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Tragedy at Repton. Hotelkeeper Commits Suicide

Daily Examiner · Thursday 30 September 1920 · page 4

About 7 o'clock yesterday morning, hearing a noise as of someone falling, Mrs. Bushell and Mr. George Kapler went to the room occupied by the licensee…

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Licensing Act and Aliens. Perth

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 6 October 1920 · page 5

The Returned Soldiers' Conference, at Perth carried a resolution requesting the Government to amend the Licensing Act to prevent other than naturab-born…

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Licensing Court

Daily Examiner · Thursday 7 October 1920 · page 4

The quarterly meeting of the Grafton Licensing Court was held yesterday, when there were present Messrs. A. H. Parkes, P.M. (chairman), D. McFarlane and W…

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Maclean Licensing Court. Friday, October 8. (Before Messrs. A. H. Parkes, P.M., chairman, and J. E. Arnold.) RENEWALS

Daily Examiner · Monday 11 October 1920 · page 4

P. W. Smith, of the Yamba Hotel, Yamba, for whom Mr. T. M. Lobban appeared, was granted a renewal subject to certain improvements being carried out by the…

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Importuning Hotelkeepers

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 12 October 1920 · page 4

At the Portland Police Court, Police Magistrate Scott expressed the opinion that a man who importunes a hotel license for a drink after hours should be much…

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Licensing Court

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 13 October 1920 · page 4

Before Messrs. W. J. Hawthorne and D. McFarlane, J' s. P. at Grafton yesterday Percy Hynes, Junction Hotel, was granted a transfer of a publican's license…

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Cheaper Meat. Government Proposals. State Shops or Retail Licenses. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 20 October 1920 · page 5

The State Government has under consideration proposals for cheapening meat to consumers. One suggestion is that State butcher shops be established, and…

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Country Hotelkeepers Staggered

Daily Examiner · Thursday 21 October 1920 · page 4

Licensees of country hotels received a "staggerer" the other day. It is the claim by the Hotel Employees' Union for an award by the Industrial Court, and…

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Sinn Fein Publican Shot. Search for Commandant. Major Smythe's Murderer

Daily Examiner · Friday 22 October 1920 · page 5

"The Times" Dublin correspondent states that a little girl playing by the riverside saw a dead hand above the water, and the police recovered the body…

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Hotel on Hill 60

Daily Examiner · Monday 25 October 1920 · page 3

Hill 60, sacred to the memory of Loos and subsequent repeated baptisms of heroic blood, has been sold to Mr. J. Calder, and it is expected that a hotel will…

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Liquor Poll. No-license Overwhelmingly Rejected. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 26 October 1920 · page 5

The Victorian liquor poll, which is .now almost complete, shows that only two districts out of 216 carried no-license…

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Doings in Ireland. Dublin Hotel Seached. at Two in the Morning. Guests Held at Revolver's Point. London

Daily Examiner · Friday 29 October 1920 · page 5

What visitors to Dublin occasionally have to expect was startlingly illustrated this morning, when troops were very active, and turned their attention to the…

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Back to Grafton Gaol. Outside His License. Higgins Returned to Custody

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 3 November 1920 · page 1

Walter William Higgins, 24, was charged at Lismore Court on Monday with, on October 25, that being then the holder of a license under section 463 of the…

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Licenses in Electric Installation. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 5 November 1920 · page 4

A deputation from the Electrical Trades Union asked the Minister for Labor to introduce legislation to ensure the licensing of men engaged in electrical…

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Telegrams Licenses Reduction. Sixteen Sydney Hotels to Close Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 6 November 1920 · page 4

The License Reduction Board, sitting at the Water Police Court to-day, decided to close 16 hotels in the Sydney electorate, chiefly in the Surry Hills area. In…

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Queensland. the Licensing Poll. Continuance Still Leading. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Monday 15 November 1920 · page 3

The latest referendum figures are: Continuance, 170,837; prohibition, 142,921; State control, 27,442…

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The Licensing Poll. Absolute Majority for Continuance. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 16 November 1920 · page 5

The latest referendum figures are:- Continuance, 172,026; prohibition, 143,540; State management, 27,675. Continuance now has an absolute majority of 811 over…

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Shoals of Officials. Hotel Proprietors Distracted. London

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 16 November 1920 · page 5

The "Daily Mail's" correspondent states that with a host of twelve thousand officials, clerks, and typists who have already arrived at Geneva, each train is…

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