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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 29 March 1870 · page 2

BEFORE the Police Magistrate. DRUNKENNESS. Thomas M'Mahon was brought before the Court, in custody, on the charge of drunkenness and resisting…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 29 March 1870 · page 4

BEFORE Mr. T. Fisher, J. P. PELONY. John O'Neill was brought before the Court, in custody, on a charge of burglariously entering the…

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Insolvency Court, Sydney

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 29 March 1870 · page 3

John Robertson, and John Graham Macdonald, trading as J. G. Macdonald and Co. Liabilities, £173,366 13s. 3d. Assets, £172,848. Deficiency, £518 13s. 3d…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 5 April 1870 · page 2

BEFORE the Police Magistrate. ASSAULT WITH INTENT. William George Gerrard was brought before the Court in custody, charged with a[?]saulting one…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 12 April 1870 · page 2

BEFORE the Police Magistrate. ABSCONDING. Betsy Lewis, charged with absconding from the hired service of Mr. S. Buchan, was brought before…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 26 April 1870 · page 2

BEFORE the Police Magistrate, and Mr. J. F. Wilcox, J.P. DRUNKENNESS Edward Davison, pleaded guilty to a charge of…

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Grafton Police Court. Friday, April 15Th

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 26 April 1870 · page 4

BEFORE Captain Hill, P.M., and Mr. J. F. Wilcox, J.P. SHEEP STEALING. John Welsh, out on bail, appeared before the Court…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 3 May 1870 · page 4

BEFORE Mr. A. Lardner, J.P. VAGRANCY AND INSANITY. Goorge Arnold was brought before the Court, in custody, under the Vagrant Act, as a person of unsound mind, and unfit…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 10 May 1870 · page 2

BEFORE Captain Hill. P.M. DRUNKENNESS. Edvard Baker, of South Grafton was brought before the Court, charged with drunkenness, and having pleaded guilty, it…

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Small Debts Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 10 May 1870 · page 2

BEFORE Captain HILL, P.M. P. ClAFFEY V. P. SANDS. A claim of £17s, for work and labour. Verdict for plaintiff, £1 2s. with costs…

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Richmond River. [From Our Own Correspondents.] Casino District Court. Friday, May 6Th

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 10 May 1870 · page 2

BEFORE His Honor Judge MEYMOTT. Of the four cases set down for hearing, the first SIMPSON V. COOPER was settled out of Court. W. OURTISS AND W.W. RILLIARD V.J. KENNEDY…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 17 May 1870 · page 2

BEFORE the Police Magistrate. DRUNKENNESS. George Wilson was brought before the Court, charged with drunkenness and having pleaded guilty,…

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Extraordinary Case of Attempted Cattle-stealing in New England

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 17 May 1870 · page 3

A VALOROUS squatter, residing not 100 miles from: Armidale, repeatedly missing cattle from his herd, determined to take the first opportunity of tracing lost ones to the haunts of the rubbers. A week or so…

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Supreme Court, Sydney—friday

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 17 May 1870 · page 2

BEFORE his Honor Mr. Justice FAUCETT and a jury of four. BARRON V. THE CLARENCE AND NEW ENGLAND STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY…

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Grafton Police Court. Saturday, May 21St

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 31 May 1870 · page 4

BEFORE Mr. T. Eisher, J. P. DRUNKENNESS. Patrick Cullen was brought before the Court, charged with drunkenness, and having pleaded guilty…

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Geafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 7 June 1870 · page 2

BEFORE Captain Hill, P.M. DRUNK AND DISORDERLY. Jane Wadham was brought before the Court, in the custody of senior-constable Bassmann, charged with drankenness and…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 14 June 1870 · page 4

BEFORE the Police Magistrate, Messrs. J. F. Wilcox, E. M. Ryan, and T. Bawden, J. P.'s. BREACH OF THE IMPOUNDING ACT. William Parkinson appeared before the Court,…

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Armidale Police Court. Wednesday, May 18Th

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 14 June 1870 · page 3

BEFORE the Police Magistrate and Mr. Jackes, J.P. Senior-constable Reynolds was charged by Inspector Brown with permitting the escape of a prisoner, at Falconer. The information was similar [?]o one previously dismissed against…

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Smalld Debts Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 14 June 1870 · page 4

Before the Police Magistrate. W. HOGAN V. T. HUTCHINGS. A claim of £1 5s., balance of account, for work and labour, as a carpenter. The defendant not appearing,…

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Ballina Police Court. Friday, 27Th May. Before Messrs. John Sharpe, W. Yabsley, and Gollan, J.P.'s LARCENY

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 14 June 1870 · page 2

John Harpur appeared before the Court charged by the police with stealing a portomonnate, containing eleven sove[?]gns, one[?] half-sovereign and a cheque for £2, from one Henry Tylor, of Wardell. John Henderson, deposed; He was senior-constable…

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