1954 New South Wales closing hour referendum

October 2021 October 2021 The question is the closing hour for premises and clubs licensed under the Liquor Act, 1912:6 pm or 10 pm ? 1954 11 13 y New South Wales Six o'clock p.m. Ten o'clock p.m. 892,740 902,532 41,794 1,852,787 A referendum concerning the closing hour for licensed premises and registered clubs was put to voters in New South Wales on 13 November 1954.1954-09-07 NSW vote on liquor Courier-Mail http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article50625332 2023-08-14 Background Six o'clock closing was introduced in New South Wales during the First World War following the 1916 referendum. The 1916 vote was influenced by a recent riot involving drunken soldiers. In February 1916, troops mutinied against conditions at the Casula Camp. They raided hotels in Liverpool before travelling by train to Sydney, where one soldier was shot dead in a riot at Central Railway station.LL Robson 1969 Australia & the Great War: 1914-1918 Australia Macmillan 978-0-333-11921-1 12 and 63-65 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 Fuller Nationalist government enacted 6 pm as the closing time.JM Freeland 1966 The Australian Pub Australia Melbourne University Press 175 9780725102371 The question The voting paper was:Liquor Referendum Act 1954 No 28 https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/view/pdf/asmade/act-1954-28 (NSW). 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. Order of Preference 10Closing hour10   Six o'clock Ten o'clock Results The referendum was narrowly in favour of 10:00 pm closing time. + Resulthttps://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article220241884 Liquor (Amendment) Act, 1954 201 10 December 1954 25 October 2021 3763 TroveReferendum 13 November 1954 http://www.elections.nsw.gov.au/results/referendums_and_polls/state/13_november_1954 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110218192415/http://www.elections.nsw.gov.au/results/referendums_and_polls/state/13_november_1954 2011-02-18 NSW Electoral Commission Question 5Votes5 6%6 What should be the closinghour of licensed premises 6:00 pm 892,740 49.73 10:00 pm 902,532 green right 25 50.27 Total formal votes 1,795,272 97.72 Informal votes 41,794 2.28 TurnoutEstimate based on a roll of 1,953,953 at the 1953 state election: 1953 election totals 1947 Totals 2021-10-25 1,837,066 94.02 Aftermath This was the third of three referendums concerning the closing hour for licensed premises and clubs.Closing hour results 1916 New South Wales closing hour referendum Aftermath tables See also Referendums in New South Wales References Category:1954 referendums Category:Referendums in New South Wales Category:February 1954 in Australia Category:1950s in New South Wales Category:Alcohol law Category:Alcohol in Australia