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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1861

8 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers

Supreme Court, Sydney. Important Decision.—mayors of Country Municipalities Not Entitled to Precendence on the Bench. (From the S. M. Herald.)

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 11 June 1861 · page 3

BEFORE the Chief Justice and a jury of twelve. MOSS V. DEVLIN AND ANOTHER. This was an notion for libel. The damages…

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New Gaol and Court House at Grafton

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 9 July 1861 · page 2

OUR readers resident in the town cannot fail have noticed the buildings in the course of erection, near the parsonage intended for a new…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 10 September 1861 · page 2

BEFORE Messrs. Lardner and Robertson, J.P.'s. NICHOLSON AND ROOME V. MARCRIE. This was an action for wages alleged to…

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Queensland. Murder of the Two Whites by the Blacks

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 15 October 1861 · page 3

Two men have been murdered on the coast to the northward of Rockhampton by the blacks. The following are the abridged particulars. A small ketch,…

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Grafton District Court. Wednesday, 16Th October

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 22 October 1861 · page 2

BEFORE H. Francis, Esq., Judge of the Northern District Court. The Court opened this morning at ten a.m. JONES V BATCHFIELD…

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Clarence and Richmond Examiner. Tuesday, November 26, 1861. to Our READERS.—Owing to the late arrival of the steamer we are compelled to leave out the leader, letter[?], &c., to make room for the English news. Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 26 November 1861 · page 2

BEFORE Messrs. Robertson and Allardice, J.P.'s SCARGILL [?]V. FORD This was an action under the vagrant…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 10 December 1861 · page 2

BEFORE Messrs. Robertson and Allardice, J.P.'s. BLIGH V. SHANNON. This was an action brought to abate…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 24 December 1861 · page 2

BEFORE Mr. A. Lardner, J.P. In the case of Bligh v. Shannon, a further postponement till the 3rd January. SMITHERS V. LOWENTHAL…

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