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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1931

180 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 5 of 9

Great Fire £5,000,000 Damage in Japan 700 Houses and 30 Hotels Destroyed. Tokio

Daily Examiner · Friday 8 May 1931 · page 5

The Yamanaka [?]ot springs resort was wiped out by a great fire this morning. The loss is estimated at £5,000,000. Over 700 dwellings and 30 hotels were…

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Transfer of Hotel License

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 12 May 1931 · page 4

At the Grafton Licensing Court yesterday afternoon, Mr. C. G. Carr-Boyd, P.M., approved of an application by Mrs. Simms to transfer the license of the Commercial…

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In Hotel Bar Thieves at Lismore Took Cash Till and Liquor. Lismore

Daily Examiner · Monday 18 May 1931 · page 5

Taking a quantity of whisky, tobacco, [?]garettes and cash in the bar of the [?]masons' Hotel, owned by Mr. Larry [?]inn, formerly of Brisbane, a party of…

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In Hotel Bar Thieves at Lismore Took Cash Till and Liquor. Lismore

Daily Examiner · Monday 18 May 1931 · page 7

Taking a quantity of whisky, tobacco, [?]garettes and cash in the bar of the Freemasons' Hotel, owned by Mr. Larry Quinn, formerly of Brisbane, a party of…

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Hotel Fire Six Persons Admitted to Hospital. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 22 May 1931 · page 5

The Panama Hotel, at Wellington, was destroyed by fire this mornng. Six persons were taken to hospital suffering from burns and the effects of smoke, two…

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HOCKEY. Pier Hotel Cup

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 26 May 1931 · page 2

In the local hockey competition on Sunday for the Pier Hotel Cup Jetty No. 1 defeated Bluebirds at the Jetty by 2 goals to nil, and Coffs Harbour…

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Grafton Races Licensed Victualler's Meeting Entries for

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 26 May 1931 · page 2

The following nominations were received yesterday for the Grafton Licensed Victuallers' J.C. race meeting, on the Grafton course on Saturday next:--…

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Right Challenged Removal of Telephone Racing News for Hotel. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 27 May 1931 · page 2

The right to disallow the sending of racing news over the telephone to hotels, which is claimed by the chief licensing inspector of South Australia, was…

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Hotel Licenses Surrender with Compensation Full Court Decision. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 30 May 1931 · page 5

The Full Court, by a majority decision, to-day held that the Licensing Reduction Board had jurisdiction in its discretion to accept the surrender of a license, with…

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Important Judgment. Surrender of Liquor Licenses

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 2 June 1931 · page 1

A far-reaching decision was given last week by a majority of the Full Court, Justices Furguson and Halse Rogers dissenting from the Chief…

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'Possum Licenses Available On June 6 for Trapping and Shooting Only Heavy Penalty for Poisoning. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 2 June 1931 · page 5

The State Cabinet to-day reviewed the proposal to declare an open season for opossums in New South Wales, and decided to modify the previous decision…

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Four Deaths New Zealand Hotel Fire. Auckland

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 2 June 1931 · page 5

A fire in the Union Hotel, Greymonth, early yesterday morning resulted in the loss of four lives, the victims being:--David Isbester, 28, railway fireman;…

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East Kempsey Hotel License Unusual Proceedings in Full Court

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 3 June 1931 · page 6

The Full Court on Thursday heard the special case in the matter of Tyne and others stated by the chairman and mem hers of the Licenses Reduction Board for…

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Not Milk Vendors Hotels, Boarding-houses and Restaurants. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 3 June 1931 · page 5

The Minister for Agriculture, Mr. Dunn, states that his department has decided that hotelkeepers, boardinghouse keepers and restaurant proprietors need…

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Music in Hotels an Offence Under the Act. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 6 June 1931 · page 5

An official of the Crown Law Office, commenting on the refusal of a Magistrate at Moree to grant, a music permit for a dance to bo held at a local hotel,…

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Hotel License Fees Many Publicans "Up Against It." Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 10 June 1931 · page 5

Circulars have been addressed to 2000 hotel keepers, pointing out that no arrangements have been made for the payment of hotel keepers' license fees by…

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Church Conference Idea Close All Hotels and Save £15,000,000. SYDNEY

Daily Examiner · Thursday 11 June 1931 · page 3

The conference of the Churches of Christ agreed to urge the Government, in view of the serious depression, "to consider the necessity for saving the…

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Hotel Gutted at Paterson

Daily Examiner · Thursday 11 June 1931 · page 6

The largest fire in the history of Paterson occurred on Sunday afternoon when the Courthouse Hotel, a two-storeyed brick and weatherboard structure, was…

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Hotel License Fees Objection to Yearly Payments Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 12 June 1931 · page 5

More than 600 people connected with the hotel business decided last night to appoint a deputation to wait upon the Minister for Justice with a request that…

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Close Call Guests In Burning Hotel Coolangatta Fire Hotel Grande Destroyed. Coolangatta

Daily Examiner · Monday 15 June 1931 · page 5

The Hotel Grande, at coolangatta, a large two-storeyed wooden building valued at several thousands of pounds, was totally destroyed by fire…

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