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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1921

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Carrying Firearms. Licenses Obligation. Provisions of the Act. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 1 January 1921 · page 5

Under the Gun License Act passed la[?]session no private person will be allowe[?] to carry firearms without a license. Persons who sell or deal in firearms [?]…

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Licenses Reduction. Hotels in Melbourne Closed. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Monday 3 January 1921 · page 4

Thirteen hotels in Melbourne closed their doors yesterday in accordance with the Licensing Reduction Board's order…

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Hotelkeeper Shoots a Man. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Monday 3 January 1921 · page 1

The Commissioner of Police was advised on Saturday morning by Inspector O'Connor, of Toowoomba, to the effect that James Commerford, licensee of the…

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Late Wires Melbourne Hotels. Work of Reduction Board. Twelve Closed Last Week. Melbourne

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 3 January 1921 · page 3

Twelve hotels had to close during last week in obedience to the order of the Licenses Reduction Board, which had decided that they were…

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Alleged Wilful Murder. Charge Against Hotelkeeper

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 4 January 1921 · page 5

James Richard Comerford, licensee of the Emu Vale Hotel, was charged at the Warwick Court with having on December 31 wilfully murdered John Long…

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Man Shot Dead. Hotelkeeper Arrested

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Tuesday 4 January 1921 · page 2

As a result, it is alleged, of a melee which took place at Yangan, near Warwick, at half-past 10 on New Year's Eve, John Younv (18), a…

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Christmas Day at Hotel. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 6 January 1921 · page 1

The Bathurst district coroner at Wellington has begun an inquiry concerning the death of a man named Frank Holden, as the result of injuries sustained from a fall…

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A Fatal Fall. Ejected From Hotel on Xmas Day. an Arrest Made. Bathurst, Wednesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 6 January 1921 · page 3

The District Coroner at Wellington has begun an inquiry concerning the death of Frank Holden, resulting from injuries sustained from a fall after…

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Death at Hotel

Daily Examiner · Friday 7 January 1921 · page 1

Further evidence was taken by the district coroner at Wellington (N.S.W.) concerning the death of Frank Holden, who died from injuries sustained from a…

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Death at a Hotel. Verdict of Accidental Death. Wellington (N.s.w.)

Daily Examiner · Saturday 8 January 1921 · page 5

The adjourned inquest touching the death of Frank Holden, who died as a result of injuries received through a fall on the footpath opposite the Club Hotel,…

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Death at Hotel. [?]Erdict of Accidental Death. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 10 January 1921 · page 3

[?]t the inquest at Wellington (New South [?] les) concerning the death of Frank [?]den, who served with the A. [?]. F., the [?]oner, after hearing the evidence,…

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Licensing Court

Daily Examiner · Monday 10 January 1921 · page 1

The usual quarterly Licensing Court, which was to have been held to-day, was adjourned until 20th inst. to permit also of the attendance of Mr. Parkes, P.M…

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On Licensed Premises

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 11 January 1921 · page 2

Charles Herd and John McGrath appeared charged with being found on licensed premises of the Lion Hotel during unlawful hours, Mr. A. J. Pollack appeared for…

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On Licensed Premises. Four Men Fined

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Tuesday 11 January 1921 · page 4

Charles Herd and John McGrath were charged with being found on the licensed premises known as the Lion Hotel, Grafton, during prohibited…

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Hotel Safe Forced. Adelaide

Daily Examiner · Thursday 13 January 1921 · page 5

Early on Sunday morning a safe in the Minlaton Hotel, Yorke's Peninsula, was forced, and upwards of £80 stolen. It is alleged that four young men, residents of…

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No License. Nurse Fined for Sly-grog Selling. Sydney, Friday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Saturday 15 January 1921 · page 5

Lila Murphy, a nurse, was lined 100 at the Central Police Court to-day for selling beer without a license at Surry Hills…

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The Courts. Betting Without a License. Bookmaker's Clerk Fined £10. SYDNEY

Daily Examiner · Monday 17 January 1921 · page 5

Joseph O'Neill, who gave his residence as 61 Elizabeth street, Sydney, was charged at the Blayney Police Court before Major Crane, S.M., with refusing to produce a…

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Licensing Court. Monday, January 17. Before Mr. A. H. Parkes, P.M., and Messrs. W. J. Hawthorne and D. McFarlane, L.Ms

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Tuesday 18 January 1921 · page 4

The Quarterly Licensing Court was held at the Court House yesterday, when the Licensing Inspector's report for the quarter was received and…

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Licensing Court. (Before Mr. A. H. Parkes, P.M., and Mr. J. E. Arnold, L.M.)

Daily Examiner · Friday 21 January 1921 · page 1

The usual quarterly report was submitted on various hotels, including recommendations in respect to improvement of sanitary conditions, submitted by the…

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A Jetty Sensation. Arrest at Pier Hotel. A Constable's Smart Work

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Saturday 22 January 1921 · page 2

Something of a sensation was caused at the Jetty on Wednesday night, when it became known that Constable Mclones bad made an…

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