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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1874

188 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 4 of 10

Small Debts Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 9 June 1874 · page 4

BEFORE the Police Magistrate, Messrs. Ryan, Wilcox, and Johnson, J.P.'s. P. SANDS V. W. MANNIN[?]. A claim of £5, for wrongfully impounding, arising…

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Sales of Crown Lands. in the Police Office, Casino

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 9 June 1874 · page 3

A SALE of Crown lands will be held at the Court House, Casino, on Wednesday, 24th June, as under:- COUNTRY LOTS.—Portion 104, 128 acres 2 roods, parish of Tuckombil, adjoining the southern boundary…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 16 June 1874 · page 4

DRUNKENNESS. BEFORE the Police Magistrate. Adam M'Lean was brought before the Court, charged with drunkenness, and having pleaded guilty,…

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Grafton District Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 16 June 1874 · page 4

THIS Court opened At ten a.m. to-day, bofore his Honor Judge MEYMOTT. The legal gentlemen present were Messrs. Barlon and Stephen, barristers Messrs. Foott, Meillon, and O'Meagher, solicitors…

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Cattle Stealing

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 23 June 1874 · page 5

On the next case being called on, the learned Crown Prosecutor said in the interest of the Crown, whose duty it was to protect the public interest, after the decision given by the jury in the case of Kiniff, he did consider it safe to proceed with any…

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Friday. Cattle Stealing

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 23 June 1874 · page 5

Catherine Stapleton surrendered herself and was discharged on her own recognisances of £40, to appear when called upon, to answer above charge, at the next Court of Quarter Sessions, or at such time or place as the Attorney-General might…

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Grafton District Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 23 June 1874 · page 5

BEFORE his Honor Judge MEYMOTT. D. BRAHAM v. L M. HYAM. This was an action brought to recover the sum of £20. for that the defendant broke and entered certain premises of the…

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Grafton Police Court. Wednesday, June 17Th. Before Mr. T. Fished, and Mr. A. Johnson, J.P.'s Disoredience of Orders

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 30 June 1874 · page 6

George Tree was brough before the court, charged by the master of the steamship Platypus, with refusing to obey lawful commands.—John Bedford, mester of the steamer Platypus, proved that…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 7 July 1874 · page 4

BEFORE Mr. Thomas Fisher J.P. DRUNKENNESS. Henry Knight was brought before the Court charged with drunkenness and having pleaded guilty,…

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Lower Clarence. Rocky Mouth. [From Ruapekapeka.] Maclean Police Court. Tuesday, June 30Th

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 7 July 1874 · page 4

BEFORE the Police Magistrate, Messrs. Cameron and Johnson, J.P.'s. KENNEDY v. ATKINS.—This was a case of assault, arising out of a disputed title to certain land; but was…

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Small Debts Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 7 July 1874 · page 4

BEFORE the Police Magistrate, Messrs E. M. Ryan' J. F. Wilcox, and A. Johnson, J.P.'s. J. RUCHAN V. J. DIXON A claim of £8 value of a bullock. After hearing the…

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Maclean Small Debts Court. Tuesday, June 30Th

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 7 July 1874 · page 4

BEFORE the Police Magistrate, Messrs. A. Cameron and A. Johnson, J.P.'s. BALE V. CAMERON.—This was a claim of £4 15s. for shingles. Plaintiff non-suited…

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Sales of Crown Lands. at the Court House, Grafton

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 7 July 1874 · page 4

A SALE of Crown lands will be held at the Court House, Grafton, on Monday, the 27th July, at eleven o'clock, as under:- COUNTRY LOTS.—Portions 28 und 29, 40 und 42…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 14 July 1874 · page 4

BEFORE the Police Magistrate, Messrs. E. M. Ryan J. F. Wilcox, and A. Johnson, J.P.'s. [?]EACH OF THE COLONIAL WINE ACT. Conrad Smith appeared before the Court, upon…

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Book Stealing

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 14 July 1874 · page 7

ON Saturday, at the Water Police Court, before the Water Police Magistrate and Mr H. H. Voss, a man named John Morrisey was charged with stealing books from the…

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Barry Sullivan in a Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 14 July 1874 · page 7

MR. BARRY SULLIVAN has been summoned before the Police Court, at Liverpool for an assault upon a stage carpenter. Our old friend was playing Richard [?] at the time,…

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Lower Clarence. [From Ruapekapeka.] Maclean Police Court. Tuesday, June 30Th

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 14 July 1874 · page 4

BEFORE the Police Magistrate, Messrs. A. Cameron and A. Johnson, J. P.'s PUBLICAN'S LICENSE. A publican's license was grAnted to John Rush, for…

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Savage Assault by a Daughter on Her Father

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 14 July 1874 · page 6

A MAN of about fifty years of age, named James Clark, residing in East-street, Surry Hills, was admitted into the Infirmary, having been conveyed thither hy constable Rowden,…

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The Museum Doors Nailed Up—the Police in Charge

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 14 July 1874 · page 7

THE public generally are aware that a war has been raging for some time between the trustees of the Museum and the curator. Things were brought to a crisis about two…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 21 July 1874 · page 4

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

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