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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 21 June 1870 · page 2

BEFORE Mr. T. Bawden, J.P. DRUNKENNESS. William Hazard, given into custody by one Michael Holmes, on a charge of assault. The prosecutor not appearing, the…

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Grafton Police Court. Friday. Before the Police Magistrate. Unlaw[?]y Mining

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 28 June 1870 · page 4

Charles Brown appea[?]ed before the Court upon summons, charged with un[?]awfully mining on the Cunglebung diggings, without a license. The offence having been proved by constable Harkness and Adolph…

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Grafton Police Court

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

BEFORE Messrs. T. Bawden and T. Fisher, J.P.'s. PROHIBITION. Annie M'Kean applied to the Bench for a prohibition under the 49th section of the 25th Victoria, No. 14, prohibiting…

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Small Debts Court

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

BEFORE the Police Magistrate. J.THM[?]S V. G. BELL. A claim of 18s. for three weeks rent of a cottage situate in Prince street, Grafton. Verdict for the plaintiff 12s. and…

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Grafton Police Court

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

BEFORE Captain HILL. P.M. DRUNKENNESS. John O'Donnell was brought before the Court, charged with drunkonnoas, and this being his third conviction, was sentenced…

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Jeaxousy and Murder

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 12 July 1870 · page 3

JOHN Grey, of Macqunrie River, Wollongong side, committed a murderous assault upon his wife, inflicting seven dangerous wonnds on her with an American axe. Gray gave himself up to Mr. Moles, J.P. He carried the axe in his hand, having spots…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 19 July 1870 · page 2

BEFORE the Police Magistrate. PUBLICANS' LICENSES. Publicans' licenses were granted to John Tankard, for the Commercial Hotel, Lawrence; and John…

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Grafton Police Court. Monday, July 11Th

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

BEFORE the Police Magistrate. CATTLE STEALING, Edward Sanbien was brought before the Court, having been arrested by Mr. Sub-Inspector Wright, on a cattle…

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Original Correspondence. the Police V. Edward Sabien. to the Editor of the Examiner

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

SIR,—Will you be good enough to re-publish the material portion of your report of the trial of EDWARD SABIEN, on the 14th of October, 1861, to rebut conclusively the [?] given in the Police Court, on the 15th instant, that he is at present out on…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 9 August 1870 · page 2

BEFORE the Police Magistrate. A[?]DING AND EMBEZZLEMENT. William Tomlin, alias George Davis, allas Henry Davis, was brought before the Court in the custody of…

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Small Debts Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 9 August 1870 · page 2

Before the Police Magistrate. T. [?] V. T. WOOLER. A claim of £6 5s., cash[?] and balance of account. Verdict for plaintiff, full amount and costs…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 16 August 1870 · page 2

BEFORE the Police Magistrate. DRUNKENNESS. William O'shannassy was brought before the Court, charged with drunkenness and making use of blasphemous and indecent…

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Original Correspondence. the Late Case of Cattle Stealing. to the Editor of the Examiner

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 16 August 1870 · page 2

SIR.—The indic[?] functionaries of your city have so overgrown their duties, as to [?]equire the pruning knife, to remove the cumbersome and corr[?]t [?]ps, to prevent such being handed down to posterity. A [?]trageous conviction than that of…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 23 August 1870 · page 2

BEFORE Mr. T. Fisher, J.P. LARCENY Jane Barrett was brouglit before the Court in the custody of constable Harkness, haying been given…

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Clarence and Richmond Examiner. Tuesday, August 30, 1870. Inquiry Into the Conduct of Mr. Hugh Fawce[?]t, Late Police Magistrate of the Richmond River

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 30 August 1870 · page 2

IT will be in the recollection of our readers that on the 28th of February last a young man named COLIN CAMPBELL was, in a quarrel that took place about midnight at the house of one PALMER. residing at…

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Grafton Police Court. Friday, August 2[?]Th

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 6 September 1870 · page 2

BEFORE the Police Magistrate, Messrs. G. Mylne, T. Fisher, and J. F. Wilcox, J.P.S. [?]. FOOTT V. K. FOOTT. This was an application to the Bench, to vary a maintenance…

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Small Debts Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 6 September 1870 · page 2

BEFORE Captain Hill, P.M. MARY ANN DAVIS V. EDMUND CR[?]TON. A claim of £2 10s., balance of account for board, residence, and attendance. Plain[?] full amount, with costs…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 13 September 1870 · page 2

DEFOR[?] Mr. T. Fisher, J.P. [?] OF AN ORDER OF COURT. George Foott appeared before the Court upon summons, issued at the instance of Katharina Foott, to answer the charge…

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Grafton, Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 20 September 1870 · page 2

BEFORE Mr. Thomas Fisher, J.P. UNSOUND MIND. W. J. M'Neil, was brought before the Court, having been arrested as being a person of unsound mind;…

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Grafton District Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 20 September 1870 · page 2

BEFORE his Honor Judge MEYMOTT. His HONOR on taking his seat on the Bench, and before proceeding with the business of the Court, remarked that there was an article in the Examiner, of Tuesday last, in reference to…

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