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The elector shall indicate his vote by placing the number "1" in the square opposite the closing hour for which he desires to give his first preference vote, and shall give contingent votes for all the remaining closing hours by placing the numbers "2," and "3" in the squares opposite those closing
236:. Although it was introduced as a temporary measure, the government brought in extensions and discussed putting the matter to a referendum. In 1923, however, without testing the matter by a popular vote, the
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1215:
1195:
1115:
736:
196:
A referendum concerning the closing hour for licensed premises and registered clubs was put to voters on 15 February 1947. The referendum was conducted on the basis of
655:
1320:
1315:
758:
632:
1360:
403:
766:
1370:
1365:
840:
830:
825:
1350:
1330:
486:
440:
213:
1335:
1440:
1404:
262: Closing hour
1435:
774:
751:
1290:
1285:
1280:
1270:
890:
885:
880:
875:
870:
865:
860:
855:
850:
845:
835:
820:
815:
810:
805:
800:
795:
790:
570:
1190:
1185:
1180:
1175:
1170:
1165:
1160:
1155:
1150:
1145:
1140:
1135:
1130:
1125:
1120:
1207:
1107:
1095:
1090:
1085:
1080:
1075:
1070:
1065:
1060:
1055:
1050:
1045:
1040:
1035:
1030:
1025:
1020:
1015:
1010:
1005:
1000:
995:
990:
985:
980:
975:
970:
965:
960:
955:
950:
945:
940:
935:
930:
925:
920:
915:
910:
905:
900:
895:
677:
744:
663:
1445:
595:
718:
536:
1390:
1385:
1380:
1375:
1355:
1340:
1325:
237:
233:
1307:
516:
1455:
782:
694:
540:
686:
197:
229:
398:
This was the second of three referendums concerning the closing hour for licensed premises and clubs.
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253:
hours respectively, so as to indicate by numerical sequence the order of his preference for them.
225:
217:
611:
65:
The question is the closing hour for premises and clubs licensed under the Liquor Act, 1912:
1450:
8:
200:. Preferences were not counted as a majority voted to maintain the 6:00 pm closing time.
591:
566:
232:
before travelling by train to Sydney, where one soldier was shot dead in a riot at
769:
627:
1424:
378:
682:
311: %
209:
296:
The referendum was overwhelmingly in favour of 6:00 pm closing time.
308: Votes
208:
Six o'clock closing was introduced in New South Wales during the
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404:
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711:
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633:Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales
465:(5) 1947 Licensed premises and clubs closing hour
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565:. Australia: Macmillan. pp. 12 and 63-65.
752:
676:Estimate based on a roll of 1,852,787 at the
487:1954 Licensed premises and clubs closing hour
775:Elections and referendums in New South Wales
19:1947 New South Wales closing hour referendum
719:"Results of referendums in New South Wales"
216:. The 1916 vote was influenced by a recent
759:
745:
691:New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007
585:
563:Australia & the Great War: 1914-1918
579:
411:Closing hour referendum results
1423:
560:
740:
628:"Liquor (Amendment) Act, 1946 (39)"
441:1916 Licensed premises closing hour
13:
240:enacted 6 pm as the closing time.
14:
1467:
1441:February 1947 events in Australia
1405:Legislative Assembly by-elections
681:
1410:Legislative Council by-elections
768:
613:Liquor Referendum Act 1916 No 10
537:"Referendums in New South Wales"
25:
721:. Parliament of New South Wales
298:
243:
218:riot involving drunken soldiers
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670:
648:
620:
604:
554:
529:
517:Referendums in New South Wales
402:This table is an excerpt from
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695:Parliament of New South Wales
656:"Referendum 15 February 1947"
541:Parliament of New South Wales
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238:Fuller Nationalist government
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636:. 21 March 1947. p. 650
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220:. In February 1916, troops
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1472:
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317:What should be the closing
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224:against conditions at the
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1306:
1206:
1106:
781:
499:
467:
444:
377:
366:
355:
328:
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179:Registered voters/turnout
90:
87:
78:
73:
63:
39:
23:
1446:1940s in New South Wales
660:NSW Electoral Commission
228:. They raided hotels in
234:Central Railway station
150:Invalid or blank votes
687:"1947 election totals"
289:
248:The voting paper was:
586:Freeland, JM (1966).
250:
1456:Alcohol in Australia
666:on 18 February 2011.
678:1947 state election
561:Robson, LL (1969).
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356:Total formal votes
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259:Order of Preference
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644:– via Trove.
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802:
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792:
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771:
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748:
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597:9780725102371
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277:Nine o'clock
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723:. Retrieved
698:. Retrieved
690:
672:
664:the original
659:
650:
638:. Retrieved
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460: 0.56%
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284:Ten o'clock
270:Six o'clock
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247:
244:The question
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139:Valid votes
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1451:Alcohol law
1308:Referendums
546:26 November
416:Referendum
226:Casula Camp
162:Total votes
1425:Categories
1403:See also:
725:25 October
700:25 October
640:25 October
523:References
384:1,697,230
359:1,682,047
326:1,050,260
204:Background
183:1,852,787
142:1,682,047
434:11:00 pm
431:10:00 pm
394:Aftermath
345:10:00 pm
230:Liverpool
167:1,697,230
102:1,050,260
511:See also
428:9:00 pm
425:8:00 pm
422:7:00 pm
419:6:00 pm
381:
348:604,833
334:9:00 pm
323:6:00 pm
305:Question
222:mutinied
131:604,833
127:10:00 pm
841:1874–75
831:1869–70
826:1864–65
500:50.27%
491:49.73%
478:35.96%
468:62.44%
454:32.16%
445:62.18%
379:Turnout
370:15,183
337:26,954
292:Results
172:100.00%
153:15,183
145:99.11%
134:35.96%
118:26,954
114:9:00 pm
97:6:00 pm
74:Results
617:(NSW).
594:
569:
475:1.60%
457:0.29%
451:3.84%
448:0.97%
387:91.60
362:99.11
351:35.96
329:62.44
267:
186:91.6%
156:0.89%
121:1.60%
107:62.44%
88:Votes
84:Choice
373:0.89
340:1.60
1391:1995
1386:1991
1381:1981
1376:1978
1371:1976
1366:1969
1361:1967
1356:1961
1351:1954
1346:1947
1341:1933
1336:1928
1331:1916
1326:1903
1321:1899
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1297:2028
1291:2024
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1281:2017
1276:2016
1271:2012
1266:2008
1261:2004
1256:2000
1251:1999
1246:1995
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1231:1983
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1216:1941
1197:2028
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1186:2021
1181:2017
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1171:2012
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1151:1999
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1141:1991
1136:1987
1131:1983
1126:1947
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1116:1941
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1091:2023
1086:2019
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