Grafton Police Court
BEFORE the Police Magistrate Messrs, E. W. S. Hayley, and T. G. Hewitt, Js.P. Daniel Barrett, on remand for medical treatment, was further remanded for eight days on…
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Courts & crime, 1882
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Insolvency Court Grafton
BEFORE Mr. A. L. M'Dougal (District Commissioner.) in the matter of Mary Ralston, a first and only meeting. Insolvent stated: I attributed my insolvency to ill-health and falling off of business as a boarding…
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BEFORE Mr. A. L M'Dongall (Warden). In reference to an inquiry ordered touching objections lodged by Higgins and party and Waugh and party-- applicants for Nos. 2 and 3 Benson, Nana…
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BEFORE the Police Magistrate, Messrs, E. W. S. Hayley, and T.G. Hewitt, J's.P. PROSECUTION UNDER THE DISTILLATION ACT. Louis Werth again appeared on summons, charged…
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BEFORE the Police Magistrate. Charlea J. Brady, on remand, was again brought up, charged with obtaining money by means of a valueless cheque, perporting to be of the value of £3…
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THE Warden, Mr A. L. M'Dougall, P.M., opened a court on Wednesday, at 10.15, to take up the case adjourned from last Court. The ground in dispute was a claim known as No. 3…
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BEFORE the District Commissioner, Mr A. L. M'Doug[?]ll, P.M. A single meeting was held in the estate of Mary Ralston, of Grafton, boarding house keeper…
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BEFORE the Police Magistrate and Mr. W. .Small, J. P. Joseph Duke and Thomas Butler were charged with refusing to pay their fares by the Argus s[?] from Sydney, and were each sentenced to pay a [?]alty of…
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BEFORE the Police Magistrate, and Mr. S. See, J.P. C. J. Brady was charged with having obtained £5 from the South Grafton Branch of the A. J. S. Bank, by means of a valueless cheque…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Grafton Police Court. Tuesday, January 24
BEFORE the Police Magistrate and Mr S. See, J.P. C. J. Brady, on remand, upon two charges of passing two valueless cheques, was again brought up, charged with passing another to James Smail,…
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ON November 10, the town of Nottingham was horrified by the tidings of a shocking tragedy enacted by a respectably-connected youth of only 10 years of age, who in the course of a few…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Warden's Court. Wednesday, January 24
BEFORE the Warden, Mr A. L. M'Dougall, P.M. The matter of the dispute in No. 1 West, Lady Matilda, was again before the Court on Wednesday, for inquiry…
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BEFORE Messrs. H. Maurice, and T. Page, J.'s P. Martin M'Clyment was brought up, charged with having been found under circumstances denoting the purpose of committing some offence against the law…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Grafton Police Court. Tuesday. Before the Police Magistrate
Elizabeth Kelly, charged with drunkenness, pleaded guilty, and was fined 20s., or seven days in Grafton gaol. She pleaded hard to be forgiven this time, and promised never to drink any more. The P.M. thought…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Warden's Court, Grafton. Wednesday. Before Mr. A. L. M'Dongall (Warden)
In the matter of the adjourned inquiry into certain objections made by Waugh and party, and Higgins and party, to the issue of a lease of 5 acres [?] Nana Creek, applied for and surveyed at the request of Bas[?]he and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Grafton Police Court. Tuesday, January 31
BEFORE the Police Magistrate. A woman, charged with drunkenness, was fined 20s, or 7 days' in gaol. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1…
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THE Warden (Mr A. L. M'Dougall, P.M.), opened his Court on Wednesday, for the purpose of hearing an inquiry touching certain disputes, which involved the title to portions of Nos. 2, 3, und 4 of Benson's…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Grafton Police Court. Friday, Before the Police Magistrate
Martin M'Clymout, on demand for medical treatment, was again brought up. Dr. Pardie stated he had seen M'Clymout frequently in gaol; he considered him of unsound mind and [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Small Debts Court. Monday, February 6
BEFORE the Police Magistrate. C. Duggan v. W. H. Whatham, a claim for goods sold, £1 1s. Verdict for plaintiff. M. Duggan v. H. Kratz, a claim of £4 2s 6d, for…
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THIS Court was opened at 10.28 a.m. before Judge Docker. Dean and Co. v. C. Transom--Defendant did not appear. Verdict for £10 12s 3d, goods sold and…
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