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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1875

237 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 6 of 12

Supreme Court, Sydney. May 6. (From the Herald.)

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 18 May 1875 · page 6

BEFORE Mr Justice Faucett, and a jury of four. BROWN AGAINST DAVISON. Mr Windeyer and Mr C. J. Manning,…

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Grafton Police Court

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 19 May 1875 · page 2

BEFORE the Police Magistrate. A man pleaded guilty to a charge of drunkenness and disorderly conduct, and was admonished and discharged…

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Grafton Police Court. Thursday. Before His Worship Captain Sinclair

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 24 May 1875 · page 2

Two individuals charged with being drunk and disorderly, pleaded guilty and were admonished and discharged. One of them for using obscene language, was ordered to pay a fine of…

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Murder and Cannibalism in Western Australia

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 24 May 1875 · page 3

NUNGDAMARRA, an aboriginal belonging to the Murchison district, was charged at Perth, in April last, with having on the 5th October, 1865,feloneously, wilfully,and with…

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Grafton Police Court. Thursday, 20Th May

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 25 May 1875 · page 4

BEFORE the Police Magistrate DRUNKENNESS. Hugh M'Neish was brought before the Court, in custody, charged with being drunk and disorderly…

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Lawrence Police Court. Tuesday, May 11Th

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 25 May 1875 · page 4

BEFORE Mr. S. G. Davision, J.P. DRUNKENNESS, RESISTING THE POLICE, &c. James Sulhvan was brought before the Court charged with drunkenne-s and disorderly conduct,…

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Grafton Police Court. Monday. Before the Police Magistrate

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 26 May 1875 · page 2

An individual was cautioned and discharged, for taking a drop too much…

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Grafton Police Court. Monday, 24Th May

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 1 June 1875 · page 5

BEFORE the Police Magistrate. Laughlin M'Hugh, out on bail, was brought up charged with having been drunk and disorderly. It being his first offence, the defendant was…

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Murder Near Gympie

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 1 June 1875 · page 7

THE Gympic Times of the 5th may says:—Almost the only local topic of conversation daring the past few days has been the shocking murder committed last Saturday night. Not since the mysterious death of…

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Grafton Police Court. Monday. BEFORE the Police Magistrate

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

A drunken man was brought before the Court, B and having pleaded guilty, was ordered to pay a fine of 5s., or twenty-four hours in Grafton goal…

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Grafton Police Court

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 7 June 1875 · page 2

BEEORE the Police Magistrate, P. R. Donaldson, F. W. Chapman, and J. F. Wilcox, J.P.'s. George Bale appeared before the Court,…

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Grafton Police Court. Tuesday, 1St June

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 8 June 1875 · page 5

BEFORE, the Police Magistrate. UNLAWFUL, POSSESSION OF PROPERTY. James Fitzgerald Goodwin was brought up in custody, charged that be did on the 27th May last, at…

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Small Debts Court. Monday, 7Th June

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 8 June 1875 · page 5

BEFORE Captain Sinclair, P.M., and Messrs. E. M. Ryan, J.F. Wilcox, and F. W. Chapman, J. P.'s. EHUD CALE V. J. KENNEDY. A claim for money had, amounting to £9 10s. The…

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Grafton Police Court

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 11 June 1875 · page 2

BEFORE His Worship Captain Sinclair. Thomas Rowe was brought before the Court, charged with stealing a pair of blankets valued at 25s., the property of Christian Krauss, of…

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Small Debts Court

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 11 June 1875 · page 2

BE[?]ORE the Police Magistrate, E. M. Ryan, F. W. Chapman, and J. F. Wilcox, J.P.'s. Ehud Gale v. John Kennedy…

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Grafton Police Court

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 14 June 1875 · page 3

BEFORE the Police Magistrate, Messrs. P. R. Donaldson, and J. M. Purves, J.P.'s. John Beatson appeared before the Court charged with unlawfully detaining a horse, the…

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Maclean Police Court. Friday, May 28

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 15 June 1875 · page 5

BEFORE Mesers. Cameron and Rodgers, J. Ps. John Kennedy, charged with being drunk and disorderly, pleaded guilty, and was fined 5s, or fortyeight hours in the lockup…

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Grafton Police Court. Wednesday, June 9

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 15 June 1875 · page 4

BEFORE the Police Magistrate. STEALING. Thomas Roe was brought up in custody, charged with stealing a pair of blankets, value 25s. Constable…

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Divorce Court, Sydney. Friday, June 4. BEFORE his Honor Mr Justice Hargrave. BRADLEY V. BRADLEY

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 15 June 1875 · page 7

This was a suit for the dissolution of the marriage between Alexander Bradley and his wife Rosanna Bradley, formerly Rosanna Quigley. The issues for trial were on the questions of…

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Grafton Police Court

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 16 June 1875 · page 2

BEFORE His Worship Captain Sinclair. A man was cautioned and discharged for being drunk. TUESDAY…

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