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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1923

198 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 7 of 10

Fire in Hotel

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 24 July 1923 · page 4

A the broke out in an upstairs bedroom at, the Imperial Hotel, near the Grafton railway station, shortly after 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon. Smoke odors first…

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47 Delicensed Hotels. £102,350 Compensation Paid. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 24 July 1923 · page 5

The License Reduction Board to-day awarded £102.350 compensation in respect of 47 hotels deliecensed in the electorate of Sydney…

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8. TILL 8. Queensland Hotel Hours. New Bill Introduced. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Saturday 28 July 1923 · page 7

In the Queensland Assembly a Bill to amend the Liquor Act of 1912-1920 in certain particulars was introduced. The second reading was made an order…

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July Revenue. Increase of £134,294. Big Jump in Licensing Fees. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 1 August 1923 · page 5

The revenue for the month ending tonight amounted to £2,345,463, compared with £2,211,169 for July last year, thus showing an increase of £134,294…

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Collector's License Issued

Daily Examiner · Thursday 2 August 1923 · page 3

In the Petty Sessions Court at Grafton yesterday morning Mr. W. B. Geddes, P.M., issued a collector's license to C. F. McKenzie, of Grafton…

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Seven Casino Publicans Fined

Daily Examiner · Monday 6 August 1923 · page 4

In the Casino Police Court, before Mr. Shropshire, P.M., seven out of the eight publicans In Casino were charged with having sold during prohibited hours to…

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Alleged "Dummy." Hotel Transaction. an Arrest at Hobart. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 13 August 1923 · page 3

Some six months ago a Sydney business man bought a hotel through what was allegedly "a dummy." The price paid was £3000, and the "dummy" was…

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Hotel Fire. Three Killed, Nine Missing. Vancouver

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 21 August 1923 · page 5

There were heartrending scenes at Huntsville (Ontario) when a fire destroyed a summer hotel, containing one hundred and fifty guests…

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Fraud Alleged. Taxation Official Charged. Hotelkeeper's Evidence. "Sale of Office Files." Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 21 August 1923 · page 5

John Everistus O'Regan, 44, was charged at the Central Court to-day with having conspired with a person whose name is unknown to cheat and defraud…

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Sale of Hotel. "Dummy" Charged with Fraud. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 21 August 1923 · page 5

At the Central Court to-day Robert Fenton Dwyer, 41, who recently held the license of the Unity Hotel, North Sydney, was charged with having defrauded…

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Local and General. Licenses for Auctioneers

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 22 August 1923 · page 4

The law which rendered it compulsory for auctioneers' licenses to be obtained at a special licensing court is about to be relegated to obscurity, for from and…

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Lismore Hotels Change Hands

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 22 August 1923 · page 4

Two well-known Lismore hotels have changed hands, the Hotel Ryan and the Freemasons' Hotel. Mr. J. Maloney, who has been in the former hotel for…

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Eight Till Eight. Queensland Hotel Hours. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Thursday 23 August 1923 · page 4

Though the Liquor Reform Bill has not yet been finally dealt with by Parliament, it has been decided by the Government that it shall become operative…

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Queensland Hotels. Early Closing Starts Monday. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 29 August 1923 · page 5

The Home Secretary, Mr. J. Stopford, now amticipates that the early closing provisions of the Liquor Act will come into force on Monday next…

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Margarine at North Coast Hotel

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 29 August 1923 · page 4

Mr. J. Sullivan told the Richmond District Council of the P.P.U. last week that the had been informed that margarine had been placed on the table of a…

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Licensee Convicted

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 4 September 1923 · page 4

Ernest J. Brown, licensee of the Royal Hotel, was charged that being the holder of a publican's license he permitted William Fisher to be on licensed premises…

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Jockeys Refused License. Sequel to Racing Strike. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 4 September 1923 · page 3

As a result of the recent pony racing strike the A.R.C. has declined to relicense several of the registered jockeys. The Jockeys' Association is to…

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Liquor Prosecutions. Royal Hotel Cases. Carrying Beer Away

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 4 September 1923 · page 4

The hearing of several prosecutions arising out of an incident that occurred at the Royal Hotel, Grafton, on Sunday, August 19, attracted much public interest…

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Transfer of Spirit License

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 4 September 1923 · page 4

In the Grafton Licensing Court yesterday an application was made by Frank Edward Cummins, formerly of Kyogle, who has acquired the business…

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New Hotel Hours Operate. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 4 September 1923 · page 5

To-day marked the initiation of the new liquor law prescribing the hours of hotels from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Billiard saloons will be allowed to keep open till…

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