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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1873

134 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 1 of 7

Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 7 January 1873 · page 4

BEFORE Captain Sinclair, P.M., and Mr. W. Robertson, J.P. BREACH OF THE COLONIAL WINES ACT. Margaret Mair was summoned at the instance of the…

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Small Debts Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 7 January 1873 · page 2

BEFORE Captain Sinelair, P.M., Messrs. W. Robertson, and T. Fisher. J. P.'s. REV. C. R. CURRE[?] V. R. STEVENSON. A claim fo £10 damages, for that the defendant did…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 14 January 1873 · page 2

BEFORE, the Police Magistrate. ABSCONDING FROM HIRED SERVICE, Henry Eldershaw appeared before the Court, charged with absenting himself from his hired service. Edward C. Madgwick…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 28 January 1873 · page 2

BEFORE Captain Sinclair, P. M., and Mr. W. Robertson, J. P. ILLEGALLY DETAINING MONEY. John Mair appeared before the Court, at the…

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Grafton Police Court. Tuesday, 14Th December

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 28 January 1873 · page 5

BEFORE the Police Magistrate, Mr. W. H. H. Becke, and Mr. W. C. Hill, J.P.'s PUBLICANS' LICENSES. The following publicans' licenses were applied for…

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Murder

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 28 January 1873 · page 2

A lengthened enquiry hes been held at Bathurst into the circumstances attendant upon the death of a man whose name was subsequently found to be Michael Dynan, whose body was found lying on the…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 4 February 1873 · page 2

BEFORE Mr. T. Fisher, J.P. VNNATUUAL OFFENCE. John Knight wns brought, before the Court, in custody, having been arrested at the Australian meat…

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A Street Preacher Before the Bar of a Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 4 February 1873 · page 6

HUGH WASSEN, A tall, slender, solemn-looking individual, surrendered to his bail at the Sandhurst Police Court, on Monday and pleaded not guilty to a charge of resisting the police in the execution of…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 11 February 1873 · page 2

BEFORE Mr. W. Robertson, J. P. DETAINING A COW. John Stack appeared before the Court, at the instance of Michael Roach, charged with detaining a…

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(From the Richmond River Express.) Lismore Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 11 February 1873 · page 6

that as certain accusations had been brought against him by a brother-magistrate he must decline to sit on the Bench until such time as the matter was cleared up. Both gentlemen then left the court. The only…

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Shocking Murder in Sydney Harbour. (From the Evening News.)

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 11 February 1873 · page 2

A MOST brutal and shocking murder appears to have been committed between nine and eleven o'clock on Saturday night, in the neighbourhood of Neutral Bay the unfortunate victim being an elderly female of the…

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Grafton Police Court. Tuesday, January 28Th. Before Mr. Fisher and Mr. W.H.H. Beck, J.P.'s LARCENY

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 11 February 1873 · page 6

Mary Jane M'Fayden, alias Jesse M'Fayden, alias Mrs. G. E. Oakes, was brought before the Court in custody, having been arrested at Newbold, on Sunday 26th January, on warrant, charged with stealing two…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 18 February 1873 · page 5

BEFORE Messrs. W. Robertson, and W.H.H. Becke, J.P.'s. HORSE STEALING. James Kennedy, alias Keys, was brought before…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 18 February 1873 · page 2

BEFORE Messrs. W. Robertson, T. Fisher, and H. E. Stra[?]old, J.P.'s. CATTLE STEALING. Michael Larrassy was brought before the Court, in…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 18 February 1873 · page 4

BEFORE Mr. W.H.H. Becke, and Mr. J.F. Wilcox, J.P.'s. UNSOUND MIND. Elizabeth Callen was brought before the Court, in…

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Richmond River. (From the Richmond River Express.) Casino Police Court. Monday, February 3Rd. Cattle Straling

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 18 February 1873 · page 5

BEFORE Mr. James Stocks, and Mr. Faweett, J.P.'s. James Adamson Young appeared before the Court in custody, on remand from Warialda, charged that he did, on the 6th November last, at…

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Grafton District Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 18 February 1873 · page 2

BEFORE his Honor Judge MEYMOTT. T. BAWDEN V. ANGUS LIVINGRTONE. A claim of £211s., balance of a dishonored promissory note. In the absence of defendant the note was produced, and a…

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The Late Murder in Sydney Harbour. Committal of Scource

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 18 February 1873 · page 6

AT nine o'clock on Friday forenoon the City Coroner (Mr. Henry Shiell) resumed, at his office in Hyde Park the inquest adjourned from Wednesday respecting the circumstances connected with the death of Mrs…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 25 February 1873 · page 5

BEFORE Mr. W. H. H. Becke, J P. HORSE STEALING. John Heir was brought before the Court, in custody, charged with horse stealing. Richard…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 25 February 1873 · page 2

BEFORE Messrs. W. Robertson, and E. M. Ryan, J.P.'s. BREACH OF THE LIEN ON CROPS ACT. John Manning appeared before the Court upon summons, issued at the instance of Mr. J. P. Jordan, of Grafton, charged…

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