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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1923

198 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 2 of 10

Archdeacon Advocates More Hotels. West Maitland

Daily Examiner · Monday 12 February 1923 · page 2

Archdeacon Saxon, Cessnock advocated before West Maitland Licensing Court the establishment of more hotels. This advocacy he advanced as a means of…

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Local and General. Transfer of Hotel License

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 13 February 1923 · page 4

When an application for transfer of the license of the Imperial Hotel, Grafton, from William Green to Harry Gadd, 36 Railway avenue, Stanmore, was…

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An Archdeacon on Hotels

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 13 February 1923 · page 4

Among the witnesses called by an applicant in a ease before the Maitland Licensing Court for the removal of a license from Bishop's Bridge to…

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Publican's Plant Robbed. Maryborough

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 14 February 1923 · page 1

The licensee of the Bellevue Hotel has Informed the Childers police that £310 In notes has been stolen from a beer cask which he used as a plant…

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Licenses for Water Fitters

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 14 February 1923 · page 4

While the meeting of the Grafton and South Grafton Water Board was in progress last night the secretary, Mr. J. W. Every-Burns, informed the members who…

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A Swindler's Scheme. Prominent People Fleeced. Lithographed Scrip and Unpaid Hotel Bill. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 21 February 1923 · page 4

News has reached Sydney from London of a confidence scheme in Which the High Commissioner, Sir Joseph Cook, and a number of other prominent and important…

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Queensland Victims of Lift Accident. Hotel and Picture Show Burnt. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Saturday 24 February 1923 · page 2

One of the men. Charles Wheeler, who was seriously injuried yesterday in a lift accident at the establishment of the Aeolian at the street, died, in…

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Transfer of License

Daily Examiner · Saturday 24 February 1923 · page 4

In the Licensing Court yesterday a transfer of the license of the Imperial Hotel, Grafton, was granted from W. M. Green to Harry Herbert Gadd…

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The Courts. the Police Fund. Increased by One Penny. Charge Against Hotelkeeper. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 7 March 1923 · page 5

Thomas Freer, a licensed victualler was charged at the Central Summons Court to-day with having had his premises open during prohibited hours…

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Country Hotel Employees

Daily Examiner · Friday 9 March 1923 · page 4

The Hotel Club, Restaurant, Caterers and Boardinghouse Employees' Union appealed against the alteration of their award, made for country hotels, by…

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Religious Revival. Prayers Offered for Publicans London

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 13 March 1923 · page 5

A [?]range red[?]ous festival is sweeping over the fishing towns on the shores of Moray Firth, in Scotland. All sport has been banned, and the…

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Against the Law. Playing Euchre in Hotel

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 13 March 1923 · page 2

Major Crane was called upon at Muswellbrook last week to decide if euchre was a game of chance, when eight men were charged with playing cards at…

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American Hotels. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 14 March 1923 · page 5

Mrs. MacClureau, of the Wentworth Hotel, who returned to Sydney to-day by the Sonoma, said she had never seen so much drunkenness in her life as during…

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Freak Hotel Party

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 14 March 1923 · page 6

A new record in freak parties for New York was set when camels and horses pranced in the ballroom of the Hotel Commodore, and an elephant, lions, tigers and…

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Paying Hotel Bill. a New Arrival's Loss. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 20 March 1923 · page 5

John Hodges, a recent arrival from England, was about to go aboard the [?] Yulgilbar for the Clarence River on Saturday night, when he was…

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Local and General. Licensing Court

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 21 March 1923 · page 4

In the Grafton Licensing Court yesterday, before Messrs. W. B. Geddes (Police Magistrate) and D. McFarlane, an application by William Kelly for a booth…

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Kerosene and Waste. Attempt to Burn Hotel. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 23 March 1923 · page 5

A daring attempt was made to burn the Cullenbone Hotel, near Mudgee. The wife of the licensee was awakened at mid-night by the smell of kerosene. She woke…

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Maclean Licensing Court

Daily Examiner · Friday 23 March 1923 · page 4

Before Mr. J. E. Arnold, J.P., extension of license for temporary hotel premises at Chatsworth was granted to Mr. F. N. Burns for one month. The same…

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Grafton Licensing Court. the New Legislation

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 27 March 1923 · page 1

In the Grafton Licensing Court yesterday morning Messrs. W. B. Geddes, Police Magistrate, and D. M' Far[?]ane, J.P., granted an application by Thomas…

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Wireless Licenses. Sydney

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Wednesday 28 March 1923 · page 2

The Postmaster General has stated that no licenses for broadcasting wireless news are being issued by the Department…

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