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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1870

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Grafton Police Court. [?]

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 4 January 1870 · page 2

BEFORE Mr. T.[?] Bawden, J.P. PROTECTION. William Campbell was brought before the Court for protection, and[?]remanded to gaul for medical…

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Small Debts Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 4 January 1870 · page 2

BEFORE the Police Magistrate. J.M'[?] SEN., [?] N. AND A. CAMPBELL. A claim of £10, balance of an account for maize, which the plaintiff alleged he sold to the defendants…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 11 January 1870 · page 4

BEFORE the Police Magistrate. UNSOUND MIND. Regina Shamrock, having been arrested for protection, was remanded to gaol for fourteen days, being of…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 18 January 1870 · page 4

BEFORE the Police Magistrate. PUBLICAN's LICENSE. A publican's license was granted to Mr. Robert Laird, for the Maclean Hotel, at Rocky Mouth…

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Grafton Police Court. Thursday, January 20Th

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 25 January 1870 · page 2

BEFORE Mr. T. Fisher, J.P. STEALING GRAPES. George Arnold was brought before the Court, charged with stealing grapes from the residence of Mr. John Gelse, and…

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Ballina Police Court. Friday, January 14Th

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 25 January 1870 · page 4

BEFORE Mr. C.H. Fawett, P.M., and Mr. J. Sharpe, J.P. DRUNKENNESS. James Baldwin appeared before the Court, charged with drunkenness, and having pleaded guilty, was lined 1s…

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Grafton Borough Rivision Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 25 January 1870 · page 2

THE Borough Council held a Rivistion Court to-day, there being present—The Mayor, Aldermen Layton, Attwater, Hewitt, Fraser, and Payne. The Council proceeded to revise the list of…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 8 February 1870 · page 4

BEFORE the Police Magistrate. AUCTIONEER'S LICENSE. A district auctioneer's license was granted to Mr. Thomas Sanders Swindells…

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Small Debts Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 8 February 1870 · page 2

BEFORE the Police Magistrate, V. LAYTON V. W. BRANDY. A claim of £8 9s, 8d., a dishonored promissory note, with interest. Defendant admitted his liabil[?]y…

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Grafton Police Court. Wednesday. Before the Police Magistrate. DRUNKENESS

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 15 February 1870 · page 4

Bridget Wheatley, who was locked up the day previous, having been found lying helplessly drunk in Price-steet, but who had subsequently been admitted to bail in the sum of £1, and not appearing,…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 22 February 1870 · page 4

BEFORE the Police Magistrate. DESERTERS. William Henry Downes and Charles Henry Maxwell, both appeared before the Court in custody,…

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Ballina Police Court. Friday, February 11Th

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 22 February 1870 · page 2

BEFORE Messrs. C. H. Faweett, P.M., J. Sharp, and W. Gollan, J.P.'s. JAMES LINDSAY HAYNES V. MATHEW FLOOD. A charge of assault. This case had been adjourned from the…

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Ballina Small Debts Court. Friday, 11Th February

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 22 February 1870 · page 2

BEFORE Messrs. C. H. Fawcett, P.M., J. Sharp, and W. Gollan, J.P.'s. Sub-Inspector Wright, and Mr. Foott, solicitor, of Grafton, wera also present…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 1 March 1870 · page 4

BEFORE Messrs. A Lardner, and J. F. Wilcox, J.P.'s. DRUNKENNESS. John Healey, was brought before the Court charged with drunkenness and disord[?]ly conduct at the…

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Where Are Our Police[?] to the Editor of the Examiner

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 1 March 1870 · page 2

SIR,—May I enquire, through your columns, how it is that Grafton is, and has for some time past, been without the presence of a single mounted constable[?] The Sub-Inspector of the district is absent, I presume on duty, and, of the two…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 8 March 1870 · page 4

BEFORE Mr. T. Fisher, and Mr. J. F. Wilcox, J.P.'s. ASSAULT. Charles Matthews appeared before the Court, at the instance of constable Tierney, charged with assaulting…

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Insolvency Court, Sydney. Surrbnders

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 8 March 1870 · page 2

Currawang Coppre Mining Company (Limited). Amount of debts due on mortgage, £20,450 9s. 9d. Amount of debts due, unsecured, £275 11s. 3d. Total debts and claims, £20,726 is. Assets, £11,410 1s. 6d…

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Small Debts Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 8 March 1870 · page 2

BEFORE the Police Magistrate. R. STEVENSON V. H. B. WILSON OF THE FIRM OF WILSON AND CO. This was a claim of £5 14s. 6d, for printing and…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 15 March 1870 · page 2

BEFORE Mr. T. Fisher, J.P. STEALING MAIZE. Edward Johnson, Thomas Johnson, and Sophia Johnson, were brought before the Court in custody,…

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Richmond River. Shocking and Mysterious Murder. Committal of Mr. Charles Hugh Fawcett, P.m., for Manslaughter

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 15 March 1870 · page 2

WE append a report of the magisterial inquiry, held by Mr. JAMES STOCKS, J.P., at the Court House, Casin[?], touching the cause of the death of one COLIN CAMP[?]ELL, who had been found lying on the ground,…

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