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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1940

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Hotel Fire 29 KILLED, 40 Injured. Minneapolis

Daily Examiner · Friday 5 January 1940 · page 5

Twenty perished and 40 were injured when a fire destroyed the Marlborough Hotel. Two hundred guests were trapped…

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Missing Watch Alleged Theft From Hotel Bedroom Accused Sent to Gaol

Daily Examiner · Thursday 11 January 1940 · page 2

Before Messrs. A. E. Harris and J. R. Scott, J.'sP., at the Grafton Court of Petty Sessions yesterday, John William Coffey, 31 (alias Haynes), on…

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Local and General Expired Motor Licenses

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 12 January 1940 · page 3

At Coffs Harbour Police Court this morning, before Mr. N. C. L. Sheridan, Relieving P.M., George Durie and Patritk Burke were each fined 2s 6d…

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First-class Hotels Wanted

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 12 January 1940 · page 4

Cr. D. V. McNally submitted the following motion to last meeting of Eellingen Shire Council: "Owing to the lack of suitable accommodation…

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Free School Radio Licenses? Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Friday 12 January 1940 · page 6

The Postmaster-General, Mr. Harrrison, announced to-day that free school radio licenses would be considered…

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Goomeri Fire Windows Boarded Up Grand Hotel Disaster. Goomeri

Daily Examiner · Saturday 13 January 1940 · page 2

"The windows outside my room and that of Mrs. Frahm were boarded up with battens about three or four inches apart on the lower part of the…

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Wauchope Fire Two Buildings Gutted Hotel Occupants' Escape Un Night Attire Wauchope

Daily Examiner · Monday 15 January 1940 · page 4

A disastrous fire which broke out about 3 o'clock this morning completely gutted the Star Hotel, owned by Mr. A. G. Byrnes, and…

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Wauchope Hotel Fire

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 16 January 1940 · page 2

The Star Hotel at Wauchope, a very old building, was destroyed by fire at 3 o'clock last Saturday morning. The fire appeared to start in the…

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Fight at Hotel Four Policemen Called One Man Arrested. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 17 January 1940 · page 5

Four policemen had to be called to quell a disturbance which broke out in the lounge of a hotel in the city late this afternoon…

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Licensed Fishermen Maclean Branch Factory Proposal Discussed

Daily Examiner · Monday 22 January 1940 · page 6

The Maclean branch of the Licensed Fishermen's. Association met in the Literary Institute, Maclean, on Friday night last, for the purpose of discussing…

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Air Cadets Civil Licenses Secured Before Aero Club Plane Leaves

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 24 January 1940 · page 4

Flying activities on the Far North Coast and Tablelands have been stimulated during the past two weeks since news was received from Mr. R…

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Import Licenses Investigations Proceeding Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 27 January 1940 · page 2

Investigations by the Federal Government into the future operation of the import licensing regulations have not yet been completed and the present…

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Shark Creek Drainage License For Levee Sought Objections by Other Landholders Hearing Lasts All Day

Daily Examiner · Thursday 1 February 1940 · page 1

For the whole of yesterday the local Land Board at the Grafton Courthouse was occupied with the hearing of an application by Daniel John Moloney, of…

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MAROONED Village Hotel Guests "Absolutely Starving" British Weather Hold-up. London

Daily Examiner · Thursday 1 February 1940 · page 5

"We are absolutely starving. Our food is all gone, and we are unable to get supplies from the village. Three hundred to four hundred…

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Levee License Shark Creek Opposition by Landholders Grafton Land Board. Proceedings

Daily Examiner · Friday 2 February 1940 · page 1

The hearing was continued yesterday by the local Land Board, at Grafton Courthouse, before Messrs. W. H. Stanley (chairman), F. M. V. Earle and…

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APPROVED License For Levee Shark Creek Drainage Decision of Land Board for Applicant

Daily Examiner · Saturday 3 February 1940 · page 3

After an extensive inquiry, lasting for three days, the Land Board at Grafton yesterday decided to recommend that the application by Daniel…

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Hotel Grafton License. Transferred

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 6 February 1940 · page 4

In the Grafton Licensing Court yesterday, before Mr. A. J. Bryant, Licensing Magistrate, Arthur John Reginald Curtis, licensee of the Hotel…

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Licensee Fined Conviction Recorded Trading After Hours

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 6 February 1940 · page 2

For serving. liquor to persons on licensed premises without lawful excuse, Matthew Charles Page, licensee of Roche's Hotel, was fined £2 and…

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Bull in Parlor At Lawrence Hotel a Sale Day Incident. Lawrence

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 7 February 1940 · page 4

A large "baily" bull, whilst on its way to the cattle sale at Lawrence last Wednesday, which incidentally, was a very hot day, decided to pay…

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Trapped on Sixth Floor Hotel Fire In N.Z. Housemaid Burned to Death. Wellington (N.z.)

Daily Examiner · Monday 12 February 1940 · page 4

Miss K. Mathews, a 20-year-old housemaid, was burned to death yesterday when a fire gutted a six-storey private hotel at Wellington…

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