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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1921

287 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 10 of 15

Grafton Police Court. Monday, August 8, 1921. Before Mr. A. H. Parkes, P.M. Motor Licenses

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Tuesday 9 August 1921 · page 4

Fredk. M. Earle was charged with exposing an expired number plate on a motor-cycle. Mr. R. C. Law, for defendant, said…

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Destroyed by Fire. Fate of Country Hotel. Sydney, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 10 August 1921 · page 2

A message from Grong Grong reports chat Ashwin's Commercial Hotel, at that town, wan totally, destroyed by fire…

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Unimproved Values. Nut Enhanced by Licenses. Appeal Case Upheld. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 11 August 1921 · page 5

Judge Scholes delivered a reserved judgment in the appeal case, Toohey's Limited, against the assessment of the Valuer- General of the unimproved capital value…

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Hotels' Closing Hour. Appeal Fixed for Next Week Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 11 August 1921 · page 3

The Sydney Magistrate, Mr. Burton Smith, has stated a special case for opinion and determination by the Full Court relative to his recent decision…

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Tied Houses. Brewers Extended Operations. Action Resented by Publicans. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 12 August 1921 · page 3

The brewers in New South Wales are attempting to extend the operations of the tied-house system so as to include wines and spirits, which have hitherto…

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N.s.w. Licensed Fishermen's Union

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 12 August 1921 · page 2

The abovenamed union, which held its first annual conference at the Town Hall, Sydney, from May 30 to June 3, had a very good photograph…

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Value of a License to a Hotel Property. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 17 August 1921 · page 5

Having given his decision in the Land Valuation Court last week, that a license to sell liquor did not enhance the unimproved value of land where a hotel was erected…

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Six O'clock Closing Time for Hotels. Full Courts Decision. Sydney, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 17 August 1921 · page 3

The question of the closing hour for hotels was before the Full Court this afternoon, in the form of a special case, Mr. Burton Smith, S.M., having…

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Six O'clock Closing. Publicans Not Surprised Sydney, Wednesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 18 August 1921 · page 3

The Full Court's decision in regard to the closing hour of hotels, that six o'clock is still the legal hour, did not surprise the publicans…

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Publicans' Profits. Bathurst

Daily Examiner · Thursday 18 August 1921 · page 1

Mr. Marchey, a representative of John Woods and Co., wine and spirit merchants, giving evidence before the Compensation Inquiry sitting of the Licenses Deprivation…

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125 per cent. Bathurst Publicans' Profit. Interesting Evidence in Compensation Case. Sydney, Wednesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 18 August 1921 · page 3

A message from Bathurst states that during the hearing of evidence in a case wherein compensation was being claimed for the closing of hotels at…

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A Hotel License. Assessing Its Value. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 19 August 1921 · page 4

A test case arising out of the divergence of opinion as to how the license of a hotel is to be regarded in assessing the value of licensed premises was brought up for…

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Licensing Act. Extension To Eight 0'Clock. Labor Party's Proposal. License Tax of 5 Per Cent. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 19 August 1921 · page 5

A forecast of the Labor party's intentions in respect to the amended. Liquor Act shows that provisions will be made for liquor to be sold in hotels until 8 p.m., so…

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Liquor Laws Drastic Changes Foreshadowed. a New Licensing System Sydney, Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 19 August 1921 · page 3

Drastic changes in the State liquor laws are foreshadowed in an amending Bill to be introduced early in the forthcoming session. Provision will be made…

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New Valuation Principle. Licenses to Be Considered. Sydney, Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 19 August 1921 · page 2

Judge Scholes to-day decided that in assessing the improved value of premises the fact that there is a license must be taken into account…

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Hotelkeeper's Profits. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 20 August 1921 · page 4

John Woods and Co. Ltd., wine merchants, declare that the evidence given before the Bathrust License Reduction Board to the effect that there was a Profit…

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Telegrams Compensation for Hotels. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 20 August 1921 · page 4

Archdeacon Boyce says New South Wales is the only place in the civilised wo[?]d where it has been decided to compensate the liquor traffic for the manifold evils…

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Publicans' Profits Wholesaler's Correction. Only 74 Per Cent! Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Saturday 20 August 1921 · page 5

John Woods and Company, wine and spirit merchants and brewers, writing to the press, deny the statement, made by their representative at…

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The Value of a License. More About Profits. 150 Per Cent. on Rum. Sydney, Friday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Saturday 20 August 1921 · page 5

Some remarkable figures were given concerning hotels in Orange at the compensation inquiry to-day. The capital value of one hotel was…

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A Question of Time. Peculiar Licensing Problem Sydney, Friday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Saturday 20 August 1921 · page 5

An interesting case cropped up in regard to a de-licensed hotel to-day. The case in point concerned the Royal Hotel, Millthorpe, which was de-licensed…

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