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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime
92 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 1 of 5
Michael Barrett appeared before the Court, under the Tenants' Act, at the instance of Mr. D. M'Lennan, who prayed that he might be put into possession of certain land, purchased by him at auction, in the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →BEFORE Messrs. W. Robertson, E. M. Ryan, T. Bawden, J. F. Wilcox, and W. H. H. Becke, J.P.'s. ASSAULT. Donald M'Lennan, of South Grafton, out on bail, appeared…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →BEFORE Mr. J. F. Wilcox and Mr. W. H. H. Becke, J.P.'s DRUNKENNESS AND OBSCENE LANGUAGE. Hugh M'Koy was brought before the Court. In custody charged with drunkenness, and having pleaded guilty was fined…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →BEFORE Mr.W.H.H. Becke, and Mr. J. Zuill, J.P's. ILLEGALLY RESCUING CATTLE. Charles Ensby appeared before the Court apon summons, charged with illegally rescuing a beast impounded by Mr.R.A…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →BEFORE Mr. W. H. H. Becke, J.P. PROTECTION. Josph Bateman, who had been remanded to gaol, for medical treatment, being of weak intellect, was on the report of Dr…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →BEFORE Messrs. T. Fisher, J. F. Wilcox, W. H. H. Becke, and T. Bawden, J.P.'s F. M. RYAN V.F. O'NEILL. A claim of £2 8s. [?] for the use and occupation of farm NO…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →BEFORE Mr. W. H. H. Becke,J.P. DRUNKENNESS. John O'Neil was brought before the Court, charged with drunkenness, and having pleaded guilty, was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →BEFORE his Honor Judge MEYMOTT. J. MOORE V. G. GAFF.—A claim of £15,8d, for wages. Verdict for plaintiff £s 10s with costs. G. T. HEYDON V. G. CURMAN.—A dishonored promissory…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →BEFORE Mr. T. Bawden, J.P. DRUNEENNESS. Mary Connors was brought before the Court in custody, charged with drunkenness, and having…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →David Dear, arrested on bound the Grafton, steamer, en route to Sydney, on Monday last, by constable Healey, he being on escort duty on board, in charge of a prisoner, remanded to Sydney, was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →BEFORE Mr.W.H.H.Becke, J.P. UNSOUND MIND Joseph Douglass,given in charge as a person of unsound mind was brought before the Court, and after hearing the evidence of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →BEFORE Captain Sinclair, P.M., Mr.W.Robertson, and Mr.E. M.Ryan, J.P.'s. COUNCIL OF EDUCATION V.O. ASHWORTH. A Claim of £1 7s. 6d., for school fees and books. Verdict for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →BEFORE Mr. W. H. H. Becke, J.P. LARCESY, W. G. Gerard was brought before the Court in custody, having been arrested by virtue of a search…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →BEFORE the Water Police Magistrate and Messrs. Evans, Hale, and Levey, J.P.s. CRAROE AGAINST A PILOT. John Jenkins, one of the harbour pilots, was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →BEFORE Captain Sinclair, P.M. OBSCENE LANGUAGE. Henry Parks was brought before the Court, charged with making use, of obscene language, and having…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →BEFORE Captain Sinclair, P.M. REFUSING TO PAY HIS PASSAGE. Thomas Hilliard was brought before the Court, charged with refusing to pay his passage from…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →BEFORE Captain Sinclair, P.M., Messrs. W. Robertson and E. M. Ryan, J.P.'s. [?] O'NEILL, JUN., V. E. M. RYAN. This was an adjourned case from last Court; the amount sued…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Willam Wells and John M'Baflin, cooks on board the Ballina, steamer, were brought before the Court to custody, having been given in charge on the arrival of the steamer at Grafton, charged with disorderly conduct on board that vessel…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SIR,—Allow me a small space in your journal to state my grievances PRO [?]ONO PUBLIC[?] also thE desideratum of a Court of Petty Sessions at Maclean. On the 20th ultimo, I was brutally assaulted at the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A claim of £5 9s. 4d. for profesional services. The debt was not disputed, but the defendant contended that at the time the debt was contracted, he was in partnership with John Hann, and that when the firm…
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