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226:. 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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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 the number "2" in the remaining square.
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A referendum concerning the closing hour for licensed premises and registered clubs was put to voters in New South Wales on 13 November 1954.
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797:
792:
1312:
1297:
438:
412:
203:
1302:
1407:
1371:
252: Closing hour
1402:
741:
718:
1257:
1252:
1247:
1237:
857:
852:
847:
842:
837:
832:
827:
822:
817:
812:
802:
787:
782:
777:
772:
767:
762:
757:
543:
1157:
1152:
1147:
1142:
1137:
1132:
1127:
1122:
1117:
1112:
1107:
1102:
1097:
1092:
1087:
1174:
1074:
1062:
1057:
1052:
1047:
1042:
1037:
1032:
1027:
1022:
1017:
1012:
1007:
1002:
997:
992:
987:
982:
977:
972:
967:
962:
957:
952:
947:
942:
937:
932:
927:
922:
917:
912:
907:
902:
897:
892:
887:
882:
877:
872:
867:
862:
644:
711:
630:
1412:
568:
685:
1357:
1352:
1347:
1342:
1322:
1307:
1292:
227:
223:
1274:
488:
1422:
749:
661:
653:
219:
1397:
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This was the third of three referendums concerning the closing hour for licensed premises and clubs.
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207:
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The question is the closing hour for premises and clubs licensed under the Liquor Act, 1912:
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8:
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539:
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before travelling by train to Sydney, where one soldier was shot dead in a riot at
736:
600:
1391:
508:
350:
649:
294: %
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291: Votes
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Six o'clock closing was introduced in New South Wales during the
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The referendum was narrowly in favour of 10:00 pm closing time.
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1916 New South Wales closing hour referendum § Aftermath
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563:. Australia: Melbourne University Press. p. 175.
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460:(6) 1954 Licensed premises and clubs closing hour
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538:. Australia: Macmillan. pp. 12 and 63-65.
603:. No. 201. 10 December 1954. p. 3763
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643:Estimate based on a roll of 1,953,953 at the
439:1947 Licensed premises and clubs closing hour
742:Elections and referendums in New South Wales
19:1954 New South Wales closing hour referendum
686:"Results of referendums in New South Wales"
206:. The 1916 vote was influenced by a recent
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658:New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007
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536:Australia & the Great War: 1914-1918
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383:Closing hour referendum results
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707:
413:1916 Licensed premises closing hour
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230:enacted 6 pm as the closing time.
14:
1434:
1408:February 1954 events in Australia
1372:Legislative Assembly by-elections
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374:These tables are an excerpt from
1377:Legislative Council by-elections
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586:Liquor Referendum Act 1954 No 28
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688:. Parliament of New South Wales
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208:riot involving drunken soldiers
1403:Referendums in New South Wales
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601:"Liquor (Amendment) Act, 1954"
593:
577:
527:
501:
489:Referendums in New South Wales
1:
662:Parliament of New South Wales
623:"Referendum 13 November 1954"
494:
228:Fuller Nationalist government
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458:
435:
409:
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263:
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482:
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210:. In February 1916, troops
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1439:
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300:What should be the closing
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214:against conditions at the
47:13 November 1954
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1273:
1173:
1073:
748:
471:
442:
416:
349:
338:
327:
322:
302:hour of licensed premises
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287:
173:Registered voters/turnout
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94:
85:
80:
70:
39:
23:
1413:1950s in New South Wales
627:NSW Electoral Commission
218:. They raided hotels in
224:Central Railway station
144:Invalid or blank votes
654:"1953 election totals"
272:
238:The voting paper was:
559:Freeland, JM (1966).
240:
1423:Alcohol in Australia
633:on 18 February 2011.
509:"NSW vote on liquor"
75:6 pm or 10 pm ?
645:1953 state election
534:Robson, LL (1969).
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328:Total formal votes
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249:Order of Preference
20:
611:– via Trove.
561:The Australian Pub
515:. 7 September 1954
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104:Six o'clock p.m.
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267:Ten o'clock
260:Six o'clock
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234:The question
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133:Valid votes
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1418:Alcohol law
1275:Referendums
388:Referendum
216:Casula Camp
156:Total votes
1392:Categories
1370:See also:
692:25 October
667:25 October
607:25 October
495:References
356:1,837,066
331:1,795,272
194:Background
177:1,852,787
136:1,795,272
51:1954-11-13
519:14 August
406:11:00 pm
403:10:00 pm
366:Aftermath
317:10:00 pm
220:Liverpool
161:1,837,066
483:See also
400:9:00 pm
397:8:00 pm
394:7:00 pm
391:6:00 pm
353:
320:902,532
309:892,740
306:6:00 pm
288:Question
212:mutinied
108:892,740
808:1874–75
798:1869–70
793:1864–65
472:50.27%
463:49.73%
453:35.96%
443:62.44%
426:32.16%
417:62.18%
351:Turnout
342:41,794
275:Results
180:99.15%
166:100.00%
147:41,794
139:97.72%
122:902,532
111:49.73%
81:Results
49: (
590:(NSW).
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542:
450:1.60%
429:0.29%
423:3.84%
420:0.97%
359:94.02
334:97.72
323:50.27
312:49.73
257:
150:2.28%
127:50.27%
95:Votes
91:Choice
345:2.28
1358:1995
1353:1991
1348:1981
1343:1978
1338:1976
1333:1969
1328:1967
1323:1961
1318:1954
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