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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1865

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 28 March 1865 · page 2

BEFORE the Police Magistrate, and Mr. W. Robertson, J.P. ASSAULT. Thomas Wray, appeared upon summons, to…

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Insolvency Court Sydney. Thur[?]day

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 28 March 1865 · page 2

BEFORE the Chief Commissioner. INSOLVENCY.—SURRENDER.—March 23rd, George Cook, of Grafton mason. Liabilities, £109 15s. Assets, £15. Mr. Humphery, official…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 4 April 1865 · page 2

BEFORE Mr. Thomas Bawden, and Mr. E. M. Ryan, J.P.'s. OBCENE LANGUAGE. John Weir was brought before the Court, charged…

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Armidale Police Court. Friday, March 31St

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 4 April 1865 · page 2

BEFORE Messrs. C. T. Weaver, P.M., F. Jackes, and E. Allingham, J.P.'s BREACH OF THE SCAR ACT. ARCHIBALD HECTOR SHANNON, of Geergorow, near…

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Grafton District Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 4 April 1865 · page 2

BEFORE His Honor JUDGE FRANCIS. L[?]WENTHAL V. GERRIGAN. A claim of £6 4s. 10d. for goods sold and delivered. Defendant did not appear, and a verdict was given…

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Small Debts Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 4 April 1865 · page 2

BEFORE Messrs. Robertson and T. Bawden, J.P.'s WEBB V. KINNEAR. A claim of £3 17s., for digging a well. Defendant did not appear, and a verdict was given for…

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Full Particulars of the Murder of the Rev. C. F. Volkner. Capture of the Schooner Eclipse, with Her Crew and Passengers

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 4 April 1865 · page 3

THE New Zealand Herald of 11th instant states that, owing to the arrival of a gentleman in Auckland, from the East Coast, the previous day, they are enabled to give fuller particulars of the shocking…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 11 April 1865 · page 2

BEFORE the Police Magistrate, and Mr. A. Lardner, J.P. TRANSFER. The license of the Lawrence Hotel, Lawrence,…

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Central Criminal Court. Monday. First Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 11 April 1865 · page 3

Before his Honor the Chief Justice. OBTAINING MONEY UNDER FALSE PRETENCES. Edward Lotze was charged with having, at Sydney, on the 8th day of August, 1864, falsely pretended…

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Tuesday. in the First Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 11 April 1865 · page 3

Before His Honor the Chief Justice. OBTAINING MONEY UNDER FALSE PRETENCES. The case of the Queen v. Edward Lotze, charged with obtaining a promissory-note for £333 6s. 8d…

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Original Correspondence. Our columns are open to all writers who refrian from the use of virulent language or personalities, but we are not responsible for opinions expressed. Personation at the Police Court. to the Editor of the Examiner

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 11 April 1865 · page 2

SIR,—As the columns of your independent journal, are always open as a medium by which crime, falsehood, or any other dodgery, may be exposed or brought to light, I shall receive it as a very great…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 18 April 1865 · page 2

BEFORE the Po[?] Magistrate. [?]TCHER'S LICENCE. Mr. Michael, on behalf of Mr. William Johnson, of the Coldstream, applied for a butcher's license…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 25 April 1865 · page 2

BEFORE the Police Magistrate, Messrs. W. Small, and W. Robertson, J.P.'s. BREACH OF THE IMPOUNDING ACT. Issac White appeared before the Court, upon…

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Insolvency Court, Sydney

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 25 April 1865 · page 3

IN the estate of Charles [?]mmler, a single meeting One debt was proved, and insolvent was examined as to the causes of his insolvency. SURRENDERS…

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Tenterfield. [From Our Own Correspondent.] Small Debts Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 25 April 1865 · page 2

BEFORE Mr. Thomas Cowper, P.M., and Mr. G. Willson, J.P. SOP V. MORGAN. This was a claim of £3, for damage done to a…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 2 May 1865 · page 2

BEFORE the Police Magistrate. ILLEGALLY IMPOUNDING. Isaac White appeared before the Court, upon summons, at the instance of Mr. S. Avery, charged…

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Small Debts Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 2 May 1865 · page 2

BEFORE the Police Magistrate, and Mr. Alfred Lardner, J.P. SCHIPP V. BASLER. A claim of £1 14s., balance of a promissory note…

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Maitland Circuit Court. (From the Maitland papers of Saturday.) Thursday, April 20Th

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 2 May 1865 · page 3

THE adjourned Criminal business of this Court was resumed this morning before the Hon. J. H. Plunkett, Q.C., acting Judge—Mr. Justice Milford being still unable to preside through illness…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 9 May 1865 · page 2

BEFORE the Police Magistrate. DETAINING A BULLOCK. Peter Shea appeared before the Court, upon summons, to answer the complaint of Samuel…

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Central Police Court, Sydney

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 9 May 1865 · page 2

BEFORE the Right Worshipful the Mayor, and their Worships the Police Magistrate, Messrs. Caldwell, Cohen, Ross, Murphy, Dangar, and Richardson. HORSE STEALING…

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