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Northern Rivers · Hotels & licensing

Hotels & licensing, 1947

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Bonalbo Methodists Protest Against Community Hotel

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 7 January 1947 · page 1

Protesting against the proposed establishment of a community hotel at Woodenbong, the Quarterly meeting of the Bonalbo Methodist Circuit in a letter read at yesterday's meeting of the Kyogle Shire Council stated that "we find it difficult to believe that a…

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N.R.M.A Critical Of Country Hotel Accommodation

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 7 January 1947 · page 2

Some country hotelkeepers are trading on the timidity of the public and are refusing accommodation when it is obvious that few people…

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Letters To The Editor (Letters to the Editor should be limited to 350 words). Hotel Hours Referendum

Northern Star · Friday 10 January 1947 · page 6

Sir,—The anxiety of the Liquor Trade to prove that it is solicitous for the welfare of the community in its desire to obtain a majority…

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Hotels to Be Closed on Referendum Day

Tweed Daily · Friday 17 January 1947 · page 1

SYDNEY, Thursday: The Minister for Justice (Mr. Downing) announced today that a proclamation would be issued closing…

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Hotels Closing on Referendum Day

Northern Star · Friday 17 January 1947 · page 6

SYDNEY, Thursday. — The Minister for Justice, Mr. Downing announced today that a proclamation would be issued closing licensed premises on…

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Community Hotel Sought for Coff's Harbour

Northern Star · Tuesday 21 January 1947 · page 5

GRAFTON, Monday.—The Coff's Harbour Trades and Labour Council will support Cr. W. H. Ridings' proposal to establish a community…

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Left Without Paying Hotel Board

Northern Star · Wednesday 22 January 1947 · page 4

Before Mr. W. C. Avery, P.M., a[?] Lismore Court yesterday, John Robert Thornton pleaded guilty to a charge that having been supplied…

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Publican's Booth As Temporary Accommodation

Northern Star · Friday 24 January 1947 · page 6

The committee of Alstonville A. and I. Society received a letter from Mr. G. H. Buttsworth stating that he was at present camping in…

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Hotel Hours Referendum

Northern Star · Thursday 30 January 1947 · page 3

Sir,—I have your leader of January 7 before me: "Hotel Hours and the Referendum." Dr. Louatt may be an authority on…

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Hotel Licensees Fined

Northern Star · Wednesday 5 February 1947 · page 4

Three Lismore hotel licensees each pleaded guilty to breaches of Prices Regulations by overcharging on the sale of whisky…

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Hotel a Stickler for Rules

Tweed Daily · Wednesday 5 February 1947 · page 1

CANBERRA, Tuesday: The Minister for Immigration and Information (Mr. Calwell) was refused admission to the…

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Temperance Organisations Want Hotel in Canberra

Northern Star · Wednesday 5 February 1947 · page 7

CANBERRA, Tuesday.—Queensland temperance organisations are negotiating with the Department of the Interior for the erection of…

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New Fire Alarm for Hotels

Tweed Daily · Thursday 6 February 1947 · page 4

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (A.P.): A school teacher and an advertising man have invented an apparatus which they say…

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Licensees on Price Breaches

Northern Star · Thursday 6 February 1947 · page 4

CASINO, Wednesday.—Three hotel licensees were to-day fined £2 and ordered to pay costs amounting to £3 11s on charges…

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Hotel Licence Transferred

Northern Star · Saturday 8 February 1947 · page 4

BALLINA, Friday.—An application from Martin Hugh Kelly to transfer the publican's licence of the Australian Hotel, Ballina, to Michael…

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Woodenbong Inquires About Hotel

The Kyogle Examiner · Tuesday 11 February 1947 · page 1

"What do they want first, the beer or the water," asked Cr. O. C. Walters at yesterday's meeting of Kyogle Shire Council, when a letter…

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Woodenbong Community Hotel Site

Northern Star · Tuesday 11 February 1947 · page 4

KYOGLE, Monday. — "What do they want first—the beer or the water?" asked Cr. O. C. Walters at to-day's meeting of Kyogle Shire…

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The Northern Star Published Daily at Lismore. Thursday, February 13, 1947. Hotel Hours Referendum

Northern Star · Thursday 13 February 1947 · page 4

IT IS DOUBTFUL If any ballot in Australia's history has been approached with less real interest than that being…

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State Poll on Hotel Hours To-morrow

Tweed Daily · Friday 14 February 1947 · page 3

Compulsory voting will apply to the poll to be held tomorrow to determine whether the closing hours of hotels in N.S.W. will be 6 o'clock, 9 o'clock or 10 o'clock. Polling places…

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Hotel Hours Referendum (To the Editor.)

Northern Star · Friday 14 February 1947 · page 4

Sir.—As you have been bold enough to insinuate in your leading article of to-day; that the terms of the reformed. Liquor Act…

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