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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1938

200 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 4 of 10

Struck Out Ulong Application for Spirit Merchant's License

Daily Examiner · Saturday 30 April 1938 · page 7

In the Quarterly Licensing Court at the Grafton Courthouse yesterday, before Mr. J. McElroy, P.M., the application of James Alex Hyde, of Ulong…

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Farewell Banquet To. Dr. R. H. Macdonald Presentation Made by Representative Gathering at Walker's Hotel

Daily Examiner · Monday 2 May 1938 · page 4

Evidence of the popularity of Dr. R. H. Macdonald, who has been a member of the medical profession of South Grafton for 14 years, was…

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Licensee Injured

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 10 May 1938 · page 2

Mr. Alf Aldis, who took over the license of the Pier Hotel, Coffs Jetty, a few weeks ago, was injured yesterday when he almost fell down through…

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Seen by Maid Intruder Disturbed Hotel Rooms Entered

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 10 May 1938 · page 4

Seen by a maid as he was leaving by a window of the Hotel Grafton last night, a stranger to the town was stopped by the licensee, Mr. J. Lane,…

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REMANDED Alleged Theft And Assault Case Hotel Grafton Incident

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 11 May 1938 · page 3

At the Grafton Courthouse yesterday, morning, before Mr. C. H. Blackmore. J.P., Herbert Granville (24), a stranger to the district, was charged with…

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Three Hotels "Common Gaming Houses" Court Declaration [?] Police Application Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 13 May 1938 · page 5

For the First time in the metropolitan area an ex parle application wax made to Mr. Justice Maxwell in Chambers this afternoon to have the…

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S.P. BETTING Hotels And Radio Police Activities Continue. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 14 May 1938 · page 5

The declaring by the police of two city hotels and a suburban one as common gaming houses is expected to result in many hotelkeepers throughout…

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Butter Factories Fruit Packing Sheds Licensing Powers for States. Canberra

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 17 May 1938 · page 8

At the request of the Acting Minister for Commerce, Mr. Cameron, delegates to the Agricultural Council Conference will submit to their respective…

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Six Months Imprisonment For Theft Hotel Grafton Arrest Long List of Convictions

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 17 May 1938 · page 2

Pleading guilty to charges of stealing a wristlet watch valued at £310, and a wedding ring valued at £15, the property of Jessie Gertrude Melling, of…

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Under Influence Car Driver Fined £15 No License for Five Years. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 17 May 1938 · page 4

Cecil Alliston, 46. at the Central Court to-day was fined £15 for driving a car while under the influence of liquor on Saturday night, and he was…

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S. P. Betting Great Falling Off Sydney Police Active Hotelkeepers Meet To-day Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 17 May 1938 · page 4

Members of the police anti-betting squad are convinced there was a great falling off in illegal S. P. betting on Saturday as the result of the action…

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500 PUBLICANS Ban S.P. On Premises Sydney Mass Meeting. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 18 May 1938 · page 5

A meeting of 500 hotel licenses, convened by the U.L.Y.A., to-night decided to take all steps to prevent S.P. betting in hotels in the metropolitan…

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24 Dead in Hotel Fire. New York

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 18 May 1938 · page 5

At least 24 were killed and 10 injured in a fire at Atlanta (Georgia), due to an explosion in the basement kitchen of a five-storey brick and wood…

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S.P. Betting Police Warning Issued To Hotelkeepers Minster's Statement Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 18 May 1938 · page 5

The action taken by the police to suppress S.P. betting in hotels was not precipitate, but was decided upon only after full inquiry as to whether…

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Death in Hotel Inquest At Copmanhurst Arsenic and Caustic Soda

Daily Examiner · Thursday 19 May 1938 · page 6

After conducting an inquest at the Copmanhurst Courthouse yesterday on the death of Arthur James Blythman (41), an assistant stock…

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S. P. Betting Ban Sydney Police Satisfied Wireless in Hotels. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 19 May 1938 · page 5

Hotelkeepers abided by the motions of the U.L.V.A. last night, and to- day in many city and suburban hotels only a description of the races at Warwick…

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Harrow Headmaster Fined In Court No License for Dog. London, April 30

Daily Examiner · Friday 20 May 1938 · page 2

The headmaster of Harrow School. Mr. P. C. Vellacott, was this week fined 76 in the local Police Court for keeping a dog without a license. Two…

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Hotelkeepers Ban Gambling. Cessnock

Daily Examiner · Saturday 21 May 1938 · page 5

Following a meeting of hotelkeepers to-day it was announced that every form of gambling would be rigidly banned at hotels on the northern…

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S.P. BETTING. Sydney Police Satisfied Hotelkeepers. Cd-operate. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 23 May 1938 · page 6

The president of the U.L.V.A., Mr. Connolly, and members of the police anti-betting squad are quite satisfied with the co-operative efforts of the…

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Licensed Fishermen Eradication Of Eels Dept's Offer Considered Unsatisfactory Maclean Meeting

Daily Examiner · Monday 23 May 1938 · page 7

A meeting of members of the Maclean branch of the New South Wales Licensed Fishermen's Association was held in the Literary Institute rooms on…

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