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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1930

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Waiter Fined £100 Sold Liquor Without License. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 31 January 1930 · page 5

Charles Bonafanti, 35, a waiter at Romamos' cafe, was fined £100 at the Central Court to-day for selling liquor without a license…

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Liquor Bill No New Hotel Licenses. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 3 February 1930 · page 3

It is stated that the new Liquor Bill, which the State Government will introduce shortly, will contain a provision that no new hotel licenses will be issued for…

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Liquor Bill Plans. No New Hotel Licenses

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 4 February 1930 · page 4

A feature of the Bavin Government's pending liquor, legislation is a proposal that no new hotel licenses will be granted for seven-years, but…

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"Black" Beer at W A. State Hotel. Perth

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 4 February 1930 · page 5

Beer at the State Hotel at Gwalia was declared "black" on account of sixpence being charged for a ten ounce measure of beer. The men demand twelve ounces…

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Colonial Wine Licenses. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 5 February 1930 · page 4

It was learned to–day that under the new Liquor Bill which will be introduced in the State Parliament next session, holders of colonial wine licenses will be…

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'Runners' and 'Tick Tackers' Forbidden in Pony Bookmakers' Licenses. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 7 February 1930 · page 4

The metropolitan pony clubs are conducting a campaign against racecourse "runners" and "tick-tackers," and the new bookmakers' licenses provide a clause…

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In Hotel Murder Mystery Ten Persons Charged Amazing Story in Court. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 10 February 1930 · page 5

Cheered on arrival at the courthouse, no fewer than 10 persons were charged with the murder at Waterford of Laurence Griffin, whose body…

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Licensing Court

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 11 February 1930 · page 4

Before Mr. A. E. Chapman, P.M., in the Grafton Licensing Court, yesterday afternoon, an application was granted for the transfer of the license for Small's…

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Rode Horse Into Hotel Bar

Daily Examiner · Friday 14 February 1930 · page 4

At Moree Police Court, John Thomas Sweeney, 30, a drover, was charged with a number of offences, connected with riding a horse into the bar of the Club…

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Dangerous Flying Airman's License Suspended. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 18 February 1930 · page 5

The Minister for Defence, Mr. Green, in announcing the suspension of another airman's license, issued warnings to pilots against infringing the regulations…

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Hotel to Hotel Transport

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 19 February 1930 · page 6

In the course of his address to the members of the Travel Promotion League at Brisbane, Colonel D. E. Evans was loud in his praises of the efficiency of…

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Auctioneer Fined £20 Sold Cattle Without License. Dubbo

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 25 February 1930 · page 5

Thomas Wooton, a local auctioneer, was fined £20 to-day for having sold cattle and sheep at Dubbo saleyards without a license…

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Hotel at Cangai Question of Improvements Six Months' Extension Granted

Daily Examiner · Friday 28 February 1930 · page 6

Some time ago the licensing inspector for the Grafton district (Sergt. A. G. McAlpin) applied to the Licensing Court for an order for certain improvements…

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Offered Bribe Hotel Licensee Fined "£2 a Month in It." Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 1 March 1930 · page 5

At the Central Summons Court to-day, Frederick W. Sharer, licensee of the Centennial Hotel, Forest Lodge, was proceeded against on a summons charging him…

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Serving Boarders Licensing Act Case Information Dismissed

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 4 March 1930 · page 4

Sergeant Cameron, of South Grafton, accompanied by Constable Givney, yisited the Australian Hotel, South Grafton, at 9.30 p.m. on February 10. They observed…

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Safeblowers Disturbed While Moving Safe From Hotel Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 5 March 1930 · page 5

Hearing a noise downstairs, Mrs. R. Marshall, wife of the licensee of Portsea Hotel, Portsea, investigated and surprised three men, who were trying to remove the…

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Pure Food Act Hotelkeeper Fined

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 5 March 1930 · page 4

At the Grafton Police Court yesterday before Mr. A. F. Chapman, P.M., Thomas McHenry, inspector under the Pure Food Act, proceeded against George Hook,…

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'Sheer Swank' Dinner at Hotel Debate at Methodist Conference. Perth

Daily Examiner · Thursday 6 March 1930 · page 5

The fact that the Methodist official dinner was held at a local hotel caused a lively discussion at the Methodist Church Conference…

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Exciting Chase Seven Shots Fired City Hotel Robbery Over the Housetops. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 8 March 1930 · page 4

Seven shots were fired by the police early this morning during an exciting chase after a supposed thief, following the robbing of a safe at…

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Hotel Sydney Only Hotel Roof Garden

Daily Examiner · Saturday 8 March 1930 · page 7

Strangely enough, the hotel roof garden, so popular in America and on the Continent, has not been given consideration when most of our big city hotels…

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