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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1916

123 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 2 of 7

Hotels Close at 6 o’clock Precaution for To-Night

The Yass Courier · Thursday 17 February 1916 · page 2

This is pay-day in camp, and it is possible a large number of men with money to spend will come to the city to-night. The military…

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Closing Hotels. Action by Minister for Defence. Under War Precautions Act

Young Witness · Friday 18 February 1916 · page 2

SYDNEY, Thursday.—The Minister for Defence (Senator Pearce) took action under the War Precautions Act this afternoon, with regard to the…

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Closing of Hotels

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 19 February 1916 · page 2

The police on Friday served the proclamation closing licensed premises at 6 p.m. daily on all the Sydney clubs. It is probable that the legality of the closing of the clubs will be tested…

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Hotels Closed. Notices Served. Law Promptly Acted On

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 19 February 1916 · page 4

A Federal proclamation closing the hotels and wine shops at 6 o'clock in the County of Cumberland and within a five miles radius of military camps outside the County of Cumberland was…

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Early Closing of Hotels. Decrease of Drunkenness in Goulburn

Young Witness · Tuesday 22 February 1916 · page 2

GOULBURN, Tuesday.— What is claimed by the Police Department as a record for Goulburn was established yesterday. morning the only inebriale…

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Fire at Tamworth. Hotel and Hall Destroyed

Young Witness · Tuesday 22 February 1916 · page 2

TAMWORTH, Tuesday. — A fire broke out in the Olympia Hall and Norfolk Hotel, Tamworth, last night. Both were destroyed. The damage is…

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Early Closing of Hotels. "Working Excellently."

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 22 February 1916 · page 4

An important meeting of the State Cabinet was to be held yesterday. The chief business was to be the developments from Monday's riot. Ministers are said to be considerably exercised…

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Early Closing of Hotels. To the Editor

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 22 February 1916 · page 2

Sir,—In your issue of Saturday last "Goulburn Publican," in reply to my previous letter concerning the above vexed question, sought to extol the philanthropic propensities of…

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Licensing Court

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 22 February 1916 · page 4

A sitting of the Goulburn Licensing Court was held on Monday morning, before the Licensing Magistrate (Mr. G. L. Williams), and Messrs. Belcher, Badgery, and Mullaney, Denis…

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Hotel Hours. "Whole of Licensed Premises."

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 24 February 1916 · page 4

"The proclamation restricting the sale of liquor," said the District Commandant on Tuesday, ''applies to the whole of licensed premises, and unless billiard rooms are on distinct…

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Goulburn Hotels

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 24 February 1916 · page 2

A meeting of Goulburn hotelkeepers was held on Wednesday evening, when the question of abolishing threepenny drinks was discussed. No information is available as to the outcome of…

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Closing of Hotels. Wharf-labourers' Attitude. Sydney

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 24 February 1916 · page 2

A proposal before the meeting of the Wharf Labourers'. Union to holt a stop-work meeting as a protest against the 6 o'clock closing of hotels was defeated by a big majority. Wharf…

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Eight O'clock. Pearce's New Order. Hotel Hours Extended Melbourne

Young Witness · Friday 25 February 1916 · page 5

The Minister for Defence Senator Pearce, is issuing an order to-day extending the hour of closing for the hotels in…

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Meeting of Hotelkeepers

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 26 February 1916 · page 2

At a meeting of hotelkeepers in Sydney on Friday night the desirability of establishing wet canteens at the military camps was affirmed. It was decided to "black list" various business…

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8 O'clock. Closing Hour for Hotels. Temporary Measure

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 26 February 1916 · page 4

Melbourne, Thursday.—The Minister for Defence has decided as a temporary measure to extend the closing hour for hotels affected by his recent proclamation from 6 o'clock p.m. to…

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Hotel Hours. Caucus Divided. Referendum to Be Taken. Sydney

Young Witness · Tuesday 29 February 1916 · page 2

The Now South Wales Labor party met in caucus yesterday upen the hour at which hotels should be closed Is'was soon apparent that the…

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Early Closing of Hotels. (To the Editor.)

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 29 February 1916 · page 2

Sir,—I beg to inform "Pro Bone Public" that I did not canvass the district for the purpose of boosting any publicans" fund for Australia Day. The appeal was made on behalf of…

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Early Closing of Hotels. (To the Editor.)

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 2 March 1916 · page 2

Sir,—"Goulburn Publican" in your last issue was indignant at my temerity in suggesting that the Goulburn publicans' businesses are more lucrative that those of the storekeepers…

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Goulburn Publicans. Favour New Liquor Act

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 2 March 1916 · page 2

The Premier has received a telegram from Goulburn stating that at a large representative meeting of all hotelkeepers, merchants, and others interested, which seas held in Goulburn,…

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N.s.w. Cabinet Meets. Hotel Hours Referendum

Young Witness · Friday 3 March 1916 · page 1

The Now South Wales Cabinet met on Wednesday morning and discussed the referendum upou the closing hours of hotels at some length. A…

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