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Northern Rivers · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1916

262 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 3 of 14

Fire at Tamworth. Hotel and Hall Destroyed

Northern Star · Wednesday 23 February 1916 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The Olympia Hall and Norfolk Hotel at Taniworth were destroyed by fire, the damage being £4000 sterling…

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Proclamation Interpreted. All Licensed Premises Must Close

Northern Star · Wednesday 23 February 1916 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—The State Commandant has decided that the proclamation restricting the sale of liquor will apply to the whole of the licensed premises affected…

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Proclamation Temporary. Club's the Same As Hotels. Senator Gardiner's Explanation

Northern Star · Wednesday 23 February 1916 · page 5

SYDNEY, Tuesday.—Senator Gardiner explains that the proclamation closing hotels at 6 o'clock is only temporary, and will be withdrawn when matters are quiet again. A…

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Closure of Hotels Applicable to Clubs. Heavy Penalties. Sydney

Tweed Daily · Thursday 24 February 1916 · page 2

The doubt about the Defence Minister's proclamation respecting 6 o'clock closing, is so far as it applies to the bona fide members of established clubs,…

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Public Vehicles. Questions of Licenses

Northern Star · Thursday 24 February 1916 · page 4

The Lismore Municipal Council at its last meeting decided on the motion of the Mayor (Ald. R. White) to protest against the exclusion of the licensing of public vehicles…

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Closing of Hotels. Extension of Time Granted. Public Spirited Wharf Labores. Sydney

Tweed Daily · Friday 25 February 1916 · page 2

The Minister for Defence is issuing an order to-day from Melbourne, extending the hour of closing of hotels in Sydney to 8 o'clock. The Premier…

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Hotelkeepers' Prosecuted. for Disregarding Closing Proclamation. Li[?]or League Congratulates Senator Pearce. Sydney

Tweed Daily · Saturday 26 February 1916 · page 4

The state Commandant stated this [?] that prosecutions would be instituted against a dozen hotel keepers who had disregarded the closing…

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Adelaide Publicans

Northern Star · Saturday 26 February 1916 · page 5

ADELAIDE, Friday.—It is understood the Adelaide publicans intend testing the 6 o'clock closing law…

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The Liquor Question. Hotel-keepers to Be Prosecuted

Northern Star · Saturday 26 February 1916 · page 5

SYDNEY, Friday.—About a dozen prosecutions will shortly be instituted against hotel-keepers who disregarded the proclamation for early closing…

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The Liquor Question. Meeting of Hotelkeepers. Desirability Of-wet Canteens

Northern Star · Monday 28 February 1916 · page 5

SYDNEY, Saturday,—A meeting of hotelkeepers last night affirmed the desirability of establishing wet canteens at the military camps. The gathering induced several…

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Licensing Court. (Before Messrs. A. J. Peisley and T. King.)

Northern Star · Tuesday 29 February 1916 · page 4

An application for the renewal of the publican's license of Tattersall's Hotel, held by William Hurley, was granted. The publican's license of the Mayfield…

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Australasia. Sydney Riots. Coroner's Inquest Opened. Evidence of the Authorities. Serious Damage in a Liverpool Hotel

Northern Star · Wednesday 1 March 1916 · page 5

SYDNEV, Tuesday.—An iuquest has been openedconcerning the death of Trooper Ernest William Keefe, who was shot during the recent outbreak at the Central Railway…

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Closing of Hotels Details of Referendum. to Be Taken April or May Sydney

Tweed Daily · Thursday 2 March 1916 · page 2

Details of the referendum to decide, the closing hours of hotels were considered by the Cabinet to–day. The Chief Secretary, Mr. Black, who…

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Liquor in No–license Area

Tweed Daily · Monday 6 March 1916 · page 2

Mr. W. Richards, of Mullumbimby who with Mr. J. Hollingworth has just returned from a trip to Sydney, Victoria and Tasmania, says he saw more…

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Hotel Closing Referendum

Northern Star · Monday 6 March 1916 · page 2

SYDNEY, Friday.—The Bill for the referendum for the closing hour of hotels will be introduced as an urgent war measure…

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Northern Territory. Hotel Hours

Northern Star · Tuesday 7 March 1916 · page 2

MELBOURNE, Sunday.—The Minister for External Affairs stated he had fixed the trading hours for hotels in the Northern Territory at 10 a.m. to 10 p.m…

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Early Closing of Hotels. Big Temperance Campaign. First Steps in Casino

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 8 March 1916 · page 5

There was only a poor attendance at the meeting called for Monday night "to cyrstallise public opinion" on the Temperance Party's campaign for the…

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Referendum on Hotel Closing

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 10 March 1916 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday.—The Assembly had an all-night sitting. A little before 11 o'clock the Premier asked leave to introduce a Bill to…

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Liquor Question. Publicans to Work for 9 O'clock Closing

Northern Star · Friday 10 March 1916 · page 3

SYDNEY, Thursday.—The United Licensed Victuallers' Association has circularised hotelkeeper urging them to work for a decisive vote in faver of 9 o'clock closing…

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The Liquor Question. the Closing Referendum Anti-shouting Border Hotels Reduction of Strength of Spirits and Beer Sydney

Tweed Daily · Saturday 11 March 1916 · page 4

In the Legislative Assembly to-day, the Premier, in reply to Mr. Wade, who asked that liquor hours should be, for purposes of the referendum six or…

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