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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1928

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Drank at "Black" Hotel Unionists Fined £10 Each by Union. Darwin

Daily Examiner · Monday 26 March 1928 · page 3

Several unionists were brought before a tribunal of their fellow workers and were fined £10 each for drinking at a "black" hotel. One man refused to pay…

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£200 Fine Remitted Auction Without License. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 27 March 1928 · page 4

At the Narrandera Police Court, Clarence A. Moon, auctioneer, was fined £200 for selling goods by auction without it license…

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A Dry Area Northern Territory Hotels Closed. Darwin

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 28 March 1928 · page 4

All the hotels in North Australia were closed yesterday morning by order of the Acting Government Resident, who stated the Minister had not confirmed the…

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Hotel Staff Record

Daily Examiner · Thursday 29 March 1928 · page 6

What is claimed to be a long service record for a hotel staff is held by Brown's Hotel, in Dover street, London, W. It has 24 men and women with an average…

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Sequel to Hotel Fracas Acquittal on Manslaughter Charge. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 30 March 1928 · page 4

At the Central Criminal Court, George Hollard, 23, was acquitted on a charge of manslaughter arising out of the death of Frederick Marsh, who died following…

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Union Boycott Hotelkeepers Threaten Prosecutions. Darwin

Daily Examiner · Friday 30 March 1928 · page 4

Reprisals have been commenced by the licensees of the Club and Terminus Hotels against the North Australian Workers' Union, who conducted a hotel boycott…

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Hotel Brawl Kicked Into Insensibility. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 2 April 1928 · page 4

During a brawl in a hotel bar at Waverley yesterday, Patrick Hogan, of Woollahra, was kicked into insensibility, and lie is now in hospital in a serious…

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RETRIAL Walker's Hotel Deal Charge Against J. J. Petrie Indictment Amended to Two Counts. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 3 April 1928 · page 5

At the Criminal Sittings of the Supreme Court this morning, before Mr. Justice Macrossan, Joseph James Petrie, retried, was charged with having stolen £2000…

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£10 Fine and License Cancelled

Daily Examiner · Thursday 5 April 1928 · page 4

Before Mr. J. E. McCulloch, P.M., in the Glen Innes Police Court, George Edward Parsons, of Deepwater, was charged with having driven a motor vehicle while…

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Maclean Licensing Court Yamba Hotel Order

Daily Examiner · Friday 6 April 1928 · page 8

At the Maclean Licensing Court yesterday, before Mr. E. A. Mahony, P.M., Sergeant McIntosh, District Licensing Inspector, reported that the time allowed for…

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Lapsed Driver's License

Daily Examiner · Friday 6 April 1928 · page 3

A complaint against what is considered to be an unduly harsh persecution following the lapsing of a motorist's driving license has been forwarded by an…

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Radio in the Home You Hear It All Over the Air Radio Service in Modern Hotels

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 10 April 1928 · page 3

The largest radio installation in the world has just been completed in the chain of Statler Hotels at a cost of over a million, dollars. The system installed…

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£200,000 More Revenue Increased Liquor License Fees. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 14 April 1928 · page 4

As the result of the Government deciding to increase the liquor license fees the increase will mean an addition of more than £200,000 to the revenue for the…

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Licensed Fishermen's Association Possible New Markets Meeting at Maclean

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 17 April 1928 · page 8

Fully 30 fishermen were present at a meeting of the Licensed Fishermen's Association held in the Council Chambers, Maclean, on Friday evening, the chair…

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Week's Takings Stolen Hotelkeeper Sandbagged. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 17 April 1928 · page 5

A daring robbery was committed late on Friday night when Harold O'Neil, licensee of the Railway Hotel, Bathurst, was sandbagged as he left the bar and…

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Septic Tanks at Country Hotels

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 18 April 1928 · page 4

A significant decision of importance to hotel licensees was made by Mr. F. G. Adrian chairman of the Licensing Reduction Board, sitting in Lismore on…

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Publican's Extravagance Comments in Bankruptcy Court. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 18 April 1928 · page 5

The Registrar in Bankruptcy, Mr. Lockhart, refused to grant a certificate of discharge to Thomas Coffey, who was licensee of the Macquarie Hotel,…

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Canon's Alleged Disloyalty Cancellation of License Illegal. Auckland

Daily Examiner · Friday 20 April 1928 · page 7

Canon Harvie, of St. Peter's Cathedral Hamilton, who was suspended by Bishop Cherrington for alleged disloyalty has received a telegram from the Bishop which…

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New South Wales Budget Million And Half Deficit NEARLY £2,000,000 Less Than Lang's Estimate No Increase In Direct Taxation Liquor License Fees Increased Motor Taxation Restored to Map Roads Board Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 20 April 1928 · page 5

The Budget speech for the year 1927-28 was delivered in the Legislative Assembly to-night by the Assistant Treasurer, Mr. B. B. S. Stevens, who, declared that every statement he made had been authorised by the Premier, Mr. Bavin…

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A Yamba Case Found on Licensed Premises a Conflict of Evidence

Daily Examiner · Saturday 21 April 1928 · page 6

At the Maclean Police Court yesterday William Kirk was charged with being found on licensed premises during prohibited hours, and pleaded not guilty…

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