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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1875

237 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 11 of 12

Grafton Police Court

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 29 October 1875 · page 2

BEFORE W. H. Thomas, J.P. George Ellis was brought before the Court, in custody, charged with having been on the premises of Samuel Cohen, of Ulmarra, for an…

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Grafton Police Court. Tuesday, October 26

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 30 October 1875 · page 2

BEFORE Mr W. H. Thomas, J.P. CATTLE-STEALING. William Mowles was brought before the Court in custody, charged with the above offence. After…

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Grafton Police Court

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 1 November 1875 · page 2

BEFORE the Police Magistrate, and F. W. Chapman, J. P. King (a Chinaman) was brought before the Court in custody, charged with larceny,…

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Grafton Police Court. Monday, 1St November

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 2 November 1875 · page 2

BEFORE Captain Sinclair, P.M., and Mr. P. R. Donaldson, J. P. DRUNKENNESS. T. Killeen appeared before the Court charged with…

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Grafton Small Debts Court. Monday, 1St November

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 2 November 1875 · page 2

Before Captain Sinclair, P.M., and Mr P. R. Donaldson, J. P. E. Venator v. W. Deery.—For rent of house, 14s; No appearance for defendant. Verdict for…

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Grafton Police Court

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 3 November 1875 · page 2

BEFORE the Police Magistrate, and P. R. Donaldson, J.P. Thomas Killeen was fined 5s. or twenty-four hours imprisonment, for being drunk…

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Small Debts Court

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 3 November 1875 · page 2

BEFORE the Police Magistrate, P. R. Donaldson, and W. H. Thomas, J.P's. Francis Venator v. W. Deery. A claim of 14s., rent of house. Verdict for…

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Grafton Police Court. Thursday. Before the Police Magistrate

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 5 November 1875 · page 2

Andrew Graham was brought before the Court in custody, charged with cattle stealing. Constable Brown deposed that he arrested the defendant at South Grafton on the 3rd instant…

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Grafton Police Court. Thursday, 4Th November, Cattle-stealing. Before The Police Magistrate

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 6 November 1875 · page 2

Andrew Graham was brought up, charged with stealing eleven hend of cattle the property of Samnel Berry, of Mount Lonsdale, near Armidale. After taking the evidence of constable F. E…

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The Mount Gambier Murder

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 6 November 1875 · page 3

WILLIAM PAGE was executed at the gaol at Mount Gambier, for the marder of Mary Julia Bnehan. He maintained a calim demeanour to the end, and died atmost instantly. He left the following confession:—I…

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Water Police Court, Sydney. Monday, 1st November. Charge of Forgery

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 9 November 1875 · page 3

JOSIAH Richard Treeve was charged that he did, on the 3rd of April, 1873, feloniously forge and dispose of a certain promissory note for the sum of £4060, with intent to defraud…

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Prosecution of the Melbourne Police News

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 9 November 1875 · page 3

AT the City Police Court, Melbourne, on the 28th October, Richard Egan Lee, the printer of Lee's Pictorial Weekly Budget and Police News, was indicted for a misdemeanour, in that he did print and publish,…

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The Court of Queen's Bench

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 9 November 1875 · page 2

AN Act has been passed in England which practically abolishes the Court of Queen's Bench. The London Times is cloquent on the subject, and says:—"It is impossible (as Lord Coleridge observed a year or so…

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Horrible Murder in London

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 16 November 1875 · page 4

STRANGE as it may appear, the mutilated body of a human being, stated to be that of an adult female, was discovered on the night of September 11 in the crowded neighbourhood of the Borough in a cab which had…

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Grafton Police Court. Friday, November 19

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 20 November 1875 · page 2

BEFORE Captain Sinclair, P.M., and Messrs. F. W. Chapman and T. Fisher, J.Ps. WAGES. Alexander Matheson, Joseph Jenkins, John Darcy,…

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Grafton Police Court. Friday. Before the Police Magistrate, T. Fisher, and F. W. Chapman, J.P.'s

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 22 November 1875 · page 2

George Atkinson appeared before the Court, on summons, issued at the instance of Joseph Jenkins, who alleged that the defendant was indebted to him in the sum of £21 12s., for…

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Grafton Police Court. Saturday, November 20

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 23 November 1875 · page 2

BEFORE Captain Sinclair, P.M., and W. H. Thomas, J. P. John Ryan was brought up charged with illusing a horse, the properly of James Dickson, of South…

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Grafton Police Court

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 26 November 1875 · page 2

BEFORE the Police Magistrate. Henry Stevens and Eliza Stevens pleaded guilty to being drunk at South Grafton on the 23rd instant, and were…

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Divorce Court, Sydney. Thursday, November 18 Sittings at Darlinghurst

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 27 November 1875 · page 3

BEFORE his Honor Mr Justice Hurgravo and a jury of four. TEAS v. TEAS. This was a divorce brought by Joseph Teas, of St…

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An Extraordinary Assault Case

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 30 November 1875 · page 3

A SINGULAR assault case came before, the Adelaide Police Court on November ll. A man named M 'Carty was charged (says the Register) with having assaulted and forcibly taken from a solicitor named…

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