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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1931

180 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 7 of 9

Goffs Golf Club. Pier Hotel Cup Tie

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 14 August 1931 · page 3

The tie between Messrs. Dowling, Drinkwater and Hawke in the Pier Hotel Cup tie was played off last Wednesday afternoon, over 18 holes. As…

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Bottles Thrown Riot in Hotel. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 17 August 1931 · page 3

Following a raid in a laneway at the rear of a hotel at Alexandria yesterday, when a suspected starting price bettor was arrested, the police were called to…

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Coffs Golf Club. Pier Hotel Cup Semi-Finals

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 18 August 1931 · page 3

The Pier Hotel Cup competition is now rapidly drawing to a close; the semi-finals were played on Sunday last. Those players who had…

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Liquor Act Police Prosecutions Alleged Gambling on Premises Fine in Post Office Hotel Case

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 18 August 1931 · page 2

Police prosecutions in respect of various alleged offences under the provisions of the Liquor Act occupied the attention of Mr. C. G. Carr-Boyd,…

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Bus License Fees Trust's Assessments Upheld. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 19 August 1931 · page 5

Mr. Justice Edwards, delivering his judgment to-day in the case in which the Sydney and Newcastle motor bus owners appealed against the Transport…

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Legal Points Licensing of Buses. Newcastle

Daily Examiner · Thursday 20 August 1931 · page 5

The District Transport Trust decided to cancel forthwith the licenses of all motor buses in respect of which full fees have not been paid to the board…

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Quoits Post Office Hotel Handicap

Daily Examiner · Thursday 20 August 1931 · page 3

A handicap quoits tournament will be held at the Post Office Hotel, Grafton, on Saturday afternoon, The pitch is in first-class order and keen competition is…

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Golf Final, Pier Hotel Cup. P. R. Drinkwater Winner

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 25 August 1931 · page 2

On Sunday the final of the important Pier Hotol Cup competition was played on the Korora links P. R. Drinkwater won the trophy, but only…

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Darwin Hotels Renovations to Stand Over Liquor Ordinance to Be Repealed. Canberra

Daily Examiner · Friday 28 August 1931 · page 5

The Minister for Home Affairs, Mr. Blakeley, stated to-day that the Government had decided to close the Terminus Hotel at Darwin and not to proceed with…

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Fire at Repton. Hotel Threatened

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 1 September 1931 · page 4

Fire completely destroyed the residence of Mr.and Mrs.Harold Mathieson and family at Repton early on Sunday morning. The hotel stables…

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Fire at Copmanhurst Small's Hotel Destroyed Occupants Escape in Night Attire

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 2 September 1931 · page 4

In the early hours of yesterday morning Small's Hotel at Copmanhurst, with its contents, outhouses, stables, etc., was completely destroyed…

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Closing a Hotel. Special Kempsey Case

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 8 September 1931 · page 3

A special sitting of the State Licensing Board was held at Kempsey last week, to deal with an application for the forfeiting of the license of the…

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License for Temporary Bar Granted

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 8 September 1931 · page 4

Walter Madden Werner, through Mr. F. McGuren, jun. (F. McGuren and Son), made application at the Licensing Court, Grafton yesterday, for permission to…

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Cangai Hotel Licensing Reduction Board

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 9 September 1931 · page 6

At a sitting of the Licensing Reduction Board, over which the Licensing Magistrate, Mr. W. S. Arnott, presided at the Grafton Courthouse yesterday afternoon,…

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Cross Roads Fight At Hotel Shot Fired Charge and Counter Charge Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 9 September 1931 · page 5

The story of a midnight shooting affray on the southern highway at Cross Roads was told in the Liverpool court to-day, when Daniel…

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Canberra Hotels Lower Tariff Rates. Canberra

Daily Examiner · Thursday 10 September 1931 · page 5

Substantial reductions are to be made in hotel tariffs at Canberra, and reductions of about 10 per cent, will be made at four other accommodation houses owned…

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No License Fisherman Fined at Maclean. Maclean

Daily Examiner · Saturday 12 September 1931 · page 7

Ralph Pafeman was charged at Maclean Court with catching fish for sale, not being the holder of a license. Inspector Atkins said he interviewed…

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Ulmarra on Licensed Premises

Daily Examiner · Saturday 12 September 1931 · page 8

At the Ulmarra Court before Mr. C. G. Carr-Boyd, P.M., Thomas Lloyd was charged with being on licensed premises after hours. There was no appearance…

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Revolver Used Katoomba Hotel Incident Charge of Feloniously Wounding. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 12 September 1931 · page 5

At the Criminal Court to-day Cecil Cowell, 22, butcher, was charged with having feloniously wounded Joseph Patrick Slevin with intent to murder him…

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New Border Hotel

Daily Examiner · Friday 18 September 1931 · page 4

The June last the Hotel Grand'1 at Coolangatta, a large two-storey building 89 rooms was destroyed by fire. At last meeting of hte Coolangatta Council…

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