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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1875

237 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 7 of 12

Grafton Police Court. Monday, 14Th June

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 22 June 1875 · page 5

BEFORE the Police Magistrate. Joseph Stanton was brought before the Court, charged with drunkenness. It being his first offence, the defendant was cautioned and discharged…

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Murder Will Out

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 22 June 1875 · page 7

A FEW days ago a Queensland telegram disclosed the fact that a conversation between two prisoners in Roma gaol, overheard by an o[?]cer, convicted one of the parties to it with a…

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Grafton District Court. Saturday, 19Th June

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 22 June 1875 · page 4

BEFORE his Honor Judge MEYMOTT. J. MACDONALD V. J. DEVLIN. This was a claim for goods sold and delivered, amounting to £21 5s 8d. The verdict was for the…

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Grafton Police Court

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 23 June 1875 · page 2

BEFORE His Worship Captain Sinclair. An imbiber was brought before the Court in custody, charged with being drunk, and haying pleaded guilty, was cautioned and…

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Grafton District Court. Saturday. Before His Honor Judge Meymott

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 23 June 1875 · page 2

The Court opened at 10 a.m., when the following attorneys were in attendance -- Messrs. G. Foott, J. Meillon, and J. K. O'Meagher. The first case heard was --…

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Grafton Police Court

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 28 June 1875 · page 2

BEFORE the Police Magistrate, P. R. Donaldson, and J. F. Wilcox, J.P's. Travoli, a Lascar, appeared before the Court charged with assaulting Pearmal. After hearing…

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The Carlton Murder. Affecting Scene in Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 29 June 1875 · page 6

AT the Central Criminal Court (reports the Argus of Saturday), John Pryor Barrett was arraigned for the wilful murder of his wife, at his residence, Ballarat-street, Carlton, on the…

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Shafton Police Court. Tuesday, 22Nd June

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 29 June 1875 · page 4

BEFORE the Police Magistrate. DRUNKENNESS. George Anderson was brought before the Court, charged with the above offence. Having pleaded…

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Supposed Murder at Merriwa. (From the Maitland Mercury of Saturday.)

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 29 June 1875 · page 6

WE stated the other day that the body of a man named John Pearson had been found dead, apparently owing to violence, near Merriwa. We are now enabled to supply further…

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Grafton Police Court

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 30 June 1875 · page 3

BEFORE His Worship Captain Sinclair, and T. Fisher, J. P. A man was brought before the Court in custody, charged with being drunk and…

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Grafton Police Court

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 5 July 1875 · page 2

BEFORE T. Fisher, and P. R. Donaldson, J.P.'s. Thomas. Roach was brought before the Court, charged with absenting himself from…

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The Singapore Mutiny and Murder

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 6 July 1875 · page 7

THE Straits limes of February 15 contains a long account of the mutiny of Chinese convicts at Singapore on the 13th of February, in the suppression of which Mr Digby Dent,…

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Small Debts Court. Monday, 5Th July

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 6 July 1875 · page 4

BEFORE Captain Sinclair, P.M., and Messrs. E. M. Ryan, and J. F. Wilcox, J.Ps. G.Footy v.C.F.Sehwinghammer—A claim of £4 4s., for work and labour done. Verdict for plaintiff…

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Grafton Pollice Court. Wednesday, Jene 30. BEFORE Messrs T. Fisher, and P.R.Donaldson, J.Ps. Absconding From Service

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 6 July 1875 · page 4

Thomas Roach was brought up, charged with absconding himself from the survice of Mr J. P. Jordan, being at the time his apprentice. The Bench admonished the defendant, and ordered him to return…

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Small Debts Court. Monday. Before the Police Magistrate, E. M. Ryan and J. F. Wilcox, J.P.'s. George Foott V. C. F. SCHWINGHAMMER

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 7 July 1875 · page 2

A claim of £4 4s., for work and labor and attendance at Court as a solicitor. Verdict, for plaintiff amount claimed and costs. DANIEL SHEA V. CHARLES MATTHEWS…

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Grafton Police Court. Wenesday

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 9 July 1875 · page 2

BEFORE the Police Magistrate. John Farley waa brought before the Court charged with being drunk, and having pleaded guilty, was cautioned and discharged…

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Ghafton Police Court. Wednesday, 7Th July

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 13 July 1875 · page 4

BEFORE the Police Magistrate, DRUNKENNESS. John Farley was brought before the Court, charged with the above offence. Having pleaded guilty, it…

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An Intercolonial, Police Difficulty

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 13 July 1875 · page 7

THE police forces of Victoria and the province of Wellington, N. Z. (says the Argus), are at war, and if the consequences of the quarrel are not likely to be very serious, a good deal of…

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Murder and Cannibalism by the Queensland Blacks

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 13 July 1875 · page 7

A CORRESPONDENT of the Cooktown Courier furnishes full particulars respecting the late dreadful mutilation of a Chinaman by the blacks:…

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Grafton Police Court

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 16 July 1875 · page 3

BEFORE the Police Magistrate and E. M. Ryan J. P. William Warrington and William Butler were brought before the Court, in custody,…

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