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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1864

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Rockhampton Police Court. Wednesday, July 20Th

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 2 August 1864 · page 3

BEFORE Mr. Burnet J. P. OBTAINING GOODS UNDER PALSE PRE[?] Anton Kirehner, the youth lately committed for [?] on several charges of swindling and forgery,…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 9 August 1864 · page 2

BEFORE the Police Magistrate. DRUNKENNERS. Joseph Chowne was brought before the Court charged with being drunk and disordorly in the…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 23 August 1864 · page 2

BEFORE the Police Magistrate, Messrs. W. Robertson, and Alfred Lardner, J.P.'s BREACH OF INDENTURE OF APPRENTICESHIP. Nicholas Head, a youth, appeared before the…

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Rockhampton Police Court. Wednesday, August 10Th

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 30 August 1864 · page 2

BEFORE Mr. W. H. Wiseman, P.M. CHARGES OF FORGERY AND FRAUD. Anton Kirchner, a youth of about eighteen, was brought up on [?]and on a charge of forging the…

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Clarence and Richmond Examiner. Tuesday, August 30Th, 1864. [Owing to the late arrival of the Urara last evening, our Leader must stand over; also "Old Liner" and "Sandie" for the same reason.] Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 30 August 1864 · page 2

BEFORE Mr. Thomas Bawden, J.P. DRUNKENNESS. John Garvie was brought up charged with drunkenness and disorderly conduct in the public…

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Small Debts Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 6 September 1864 · page 2

BEFORE Messrs. W. Robertson, and A. Lardner, J.P.'s J. KEMPNISCH V. E. WHITE. This was a claim of £1 2s., balance of account…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 20 September 1864 · page 2

BEFORE the Police Magistrate, Messrs. W. Robertson, and T. Bawden, J.P.'s. FIGHTING IN PUBLIC STREETS. James Heenan and William Coulter appeared…

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The Murder on the North London Railway

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 20 September 1864 · page 4

GREAT excitement has been created throughout the country, by the murder during the night of the 9th, in a railway carriage, of Mr. Briggs, chief clerk in the banking firm of Messrs. Roberts and Co. He…

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Supreme Court, Sydney. Wednesday. Special Case—church and School Lands. the Att[?]rnby-general V. Eager

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 20 September 1864 · page 2

This was a special case brought up for the purpose of determining whether the lands known as the Church and School Lands were now waste lands of the Crown, the revenues of which ought…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 27 September 1864 · page 2

BEFORE Captain Hill, P.M. WAGES. John M'Mahon, appeared upon summons, pursuant to remand, to answer the charge of Charles…

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Tenterfield Police Court. Thursday. (Before Mr. Thomas Cowper, P.M., and Mr. George Wilson J.P.)

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 27 September 1864 · page 2

William Hillie was brought up in custody, having been apprehended on warrant, charged with unlawfully absconding with a horse, saddle, and bridle, and also with embezzling the sum of £3, the…

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The Metropolitan District Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 11 October 1864 · page 2

BEFORE Mr. District Judge Cheeke, and a jury of four. HOLDSWORTH AND OTHERS V. WISEMAN. This was an action by Holdsworth and two others…

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Central Criminal Court, Sydney

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 11 October 1864 · page 3

BEFORE His Honor the Chief Justice. FORGERY. Robert Haswell and William Carey, otherwise called William J. Campbell, were indicted for having…

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Supreme Court, Sydney—monday. Sittings in Banco

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 11 October 1864 · page 2

BEFORE the full Court. ZIMMLER V. MANNING. The Chief Justice stated that the Judges were not quite agreed upon all points in this case, but they…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 18 October 1864 · page 2

BEFORE Mr. T. Bawden, Mayor; and Mr. W. Small, J.P.'s PUBLICAN'S LICENSE. John M'Fadden applied for a license for his…

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Police Officers

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 18 October 1864 · page 3

THE complaints which have been made of the small amount of success which has attended the efforts of the police towards restoring order in the interior, and especially of the numerous cases in…

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Murder by a Private of the 40Th, and Death of the Murderer

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 18 October 1864 · page 4

WE extract the following particulars concerning the shooting of certain members of the military escort, near Ee Awamutu (N. Z.) from the letter of the correspondent of the Daily Southern Cross. Hesays:…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 25 October 1864 · page 2

BEFORE the Police Magistrate. WAGES. John M'Mahon appeared [?] the Court upon summons, to answer the complaint of Charles…

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District Court, Sydney

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 25 October 1864 · page 2

BEFORE Mr. District Judge Dowling. CHISLER V. LOWTHER. In this case counsel for defendant applied for a postponement on the ground that his client was…

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Insolvency Court, Sydney

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 25 October 1864 · page 2

BEFORE the Chief Commissioner. IN THE MATTER OF WILLIAM STEPHENS. In the matter of William Stephens, an examination meeting, Mr. Milford, for the official assignee,…

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