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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1937

218 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 5 of 11

Commercial Hotel Order Sought for Alterations

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 11 May 1937 · page 15

The application by the Grafton Licensing "Inspec or (First-class Sergeant A. Capp) for an order directing that extensive alterations be carried out…

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Improving Hotels

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Friday 14 May 1937 · page 2

Some interesting figures have been disclosed in the annual report or the Licenses Reduction Board, which has just been made available. The…

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After Hours Three in Hotel Bar

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 18 May 1937 · page 7

Henry Johnson, of 91 Pound street: Lancelot Edward Berry, of 75 Fry street, and Bernard Freeman Berry, of 75 Fry street, were charged before Mr…

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Jockey's License Refused to 56 Years' Old Applicant

Daily Examiner · Monday 24 May 1937 · page 3

An old horseman with young ideas, who wants to don the silks and satins once again, lodged an application with the Northern Rivers Racing…

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Ulmarra Hotel Changes Hands

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 25 May 1937 · page 4

In the Grafton Licensing Court, held before Mr. J. McElroy, Licensing Magistrate, at the Grafton Courthouse yesterday, Mrs. Mary Josephine Mason,…

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Commercial Hotel to Be Remodelled

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 25 May 1937 · page 4

Plans for the remodelling and rebuilding of the Commercial Hotel, Grafton, will be submitted to the Licensing Court within tile next 18…

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Vegetable Growers Licensing Suggested Conference in Sydney. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 26 May 1937 · page 5

Instancing the decision of the conference of potato growers to request the Government to introduce legislation licensing growers at a fee of 10…

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Worked at Hotel While Living at Ulmarra

Daily Examiner · Thursday 27 May 1937 · page 5

It was ascertained from the Grafton police yesterday that Ernest H. Brown, whose body was found at Millie Creek, is identical with Ernest Harry Brown…

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The "Hotel Coffs Harbour"

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 28 May 1937 · page 3

This is what Coffs' new hotel, now in course of erection opposite the post office, will look like when completed. The new building will contain over 50 rooms altogether, apart from the staff rooms, which will be situated in the weatherboard building shifted from the corner of the block to the rear. Some idea of the size of the building may be had from the quantities of materials to be used in it. There will be 400,000 bricks, over 1000 tons of concrete, bound with 20 tons of steel reinforcements, 18 tons of steel girders, and 10,000 feet of hardwood timber…

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Dead Man Owned Hotel In Ulmarra Case in Equity Court. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 28 May 1937 · page 4

A dispute between Ernest Henry Brown, whose murdered body was found in the north-western portion of the State last week, and Ethel Mary…

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Hotel Changes Hands

Daily Examiner · Monday 31 May 1937 · page 4

In the Grafton Licensing Court on Saturday morning before Mr. J. McElroy, P.M., application was made by Ernest Maitland. Armstrong for…

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Removed From Hotels Wireless And Result Boards Police Move at Newcastle. Newcastle

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 1 June 1937 · page 3

In order to assist them in minimising the volume of starting price betting in Newcastle and on the northern coalfields, police have requested hotel…

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Rabaul Untenable State Of Emergency License to Enter Town. Canberra

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 2 June 1937 · page 5

A state of emergency has been proclaimed in Rabaul and Kokopo, and the Administrator (Brigadier-General McNicoll) has taken control of all…

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Minmi's Vanished Hotels

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 2 June 1937 · page 3

Minmi has only one hotel to-day. Sixty years ago it had nearly a dozen, and with 500 men employed at the colliery, the town went merrily along…

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MAN'S £91 Handed to Hotel Manager Liability Of Licensee Ceased When Guest Left Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 4 June 1937 · page 5

The effect of a judgment given by Judge Curlewis in the District Court to-day is that when a man enters a hotel and purchases a drink he is…

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Hotel's Liability Money For Safe Keeping an Interesting Decision

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 4 June 1937 · page 3

A man who buys a drink in an hotel is regarded, in law, as a guest, and as such is entitled to protection for his goods…

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Hotel Wireless Removed From Bars Effect on S.P. Betting. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 5 June 1937 · page 5

A report on the action of the Newcastle police, requesting hotel proprietors to withdraw radio sets from hotel bars, has been forwarded to the Chief…

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S.P BETTING Radio Sets In Hotel Bars Reinstalled at Cessnock Newcastle

Daily Examiner · Monday 7 June 1937 · page 2

Although Newcastle and coalfields hotel license's last week-end cooperated with the police in an attempt to stamp out S.P. betting by…

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Licensee Fined Men in Bar After Hours

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 8 June 1937 · page 6

William de Redder appeared before Mr. J. McElroy, P.M., in the Grafton Police Court yesterday, charged that he was the licensee of the…

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Grub in Tomato Disturbance At Hotel Man Has Nose Broken Punch Costs Assailant £26

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 8 June 1937 · page 6

The finding of a grub in his tomato by Albert Liversidge, hotel assistant, of 7 Reserve street, Grafton, had its sequel in the Grafton Police Court…

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