TIGHTER LIQUOR LAWS
DECISION IN VICTORIA
(By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright.) (Special Australian Correspondent.)
SYDNEY, July 28. A drastic decision to tighten up Victoria's liquor laws have been announced. Melbourne had jbeen alleged to be the worst place in Australia for illicit drinking. It is now illegal to serve liquor to women under 21 and males under. 18, and the onus of proof of age is placed on the licensee. Special steps will be taken to prevent the sale of cheap wines of high alcohol content.
Twenty-five additional police will be appointed to supervise liquor raiding. Four thousand people waited outside the office of the Premier, Mr. Dunstan, while a deputation asked for more stringent enforcement of liquor laws. One petition presented to him was signed by 95,000 people from all parts of Victoria. A report has been made to the Federal Government alleging excessive drinking, sly grog-selling, profiteering, and other "glaring" abuses of the liquor laws. The worst abuses were stated to be found in Melbourne. The report will be placed before the conference of State Premiers early next month. ,
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Evening Post, Volume CXXXIV, Issue 25, 29 July 1942, Page 5
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