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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime
250 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 11 of 13
The usual quarterly report of the hotels in the district was submitted and signed by the Bench. PERMITTING GAMING IN A LICENSED HOUSE. Godfrey Burleigh, licensee of the Maitland and…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →ON [?] before Mr T. Page, J.P., a man charged with dunkenness, being a first offence here, was continued and discharged. On Saturday, before Mr T. G. Hewitt, J.P., a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A DISPATCH from Pittsburg says: Dr. Jas. P. Buck, who a year ago was the lion of fashionable society, was to-day placed on trial in the Criminal Court for highway robbery. For years a gang had…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE Court was re-opened at 10 o'clock, before his Honor Judge Faucett. STEALING FROM THE PERSON. [?] was charged with stealing £3 from John…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Two of the criminal cases tried at last Grafton Circuit Court were committals—one from the Tweed, the other from Ballina. It may be supposed witnesses have been brought here at consider…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Before the P.M. and Mr J. O'Keeffe, J.P. UNSOUND MIND. John Wallwork and John Wells, on remand, supposed to be of unsound mind[?] were, on the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Thomas Dempsey, for drunke[?]ness, was fined 20s, or the alternative of 7 days' in[?]ration. An individual, supposed to be of unsound mind, was remanded till Tuesday next, for medical…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THIS Court was opened on Wednesday last, for the p[?]rpose of disposing of same postponed cases. Present—Messrs W. Blackman (chairman)[?] A. L. M'Dougall, P.M., and T. Bawden, J.P. The following…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THIS Court opened on Monday morning before His Honor Mr Justice Faucett. There was only one case on the Civil Causes list set down for hearing. The names of the special jurors having been…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →MOSS P. Levy was summoned for having, on the 10th instant, permitted gaming to be carried on in his licensed house, the Post Office hotel. Defendant pleaded not guilty, and was defended by Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Before Messrs J. O'Keeffe and S. Buchan, J's.P. A first offender, for drunkenness, was cantioned and discharged. MONDAY, OCTOBER 26.—Before the P.M…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →William Tomlinson was charged with stealing a saddle from the dwelling of Ehud Gale, of South Grafton. Defendant pleaded not guilty, and was defended by Mr Norrie…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The following persons were fined for not complying with the terms of the Public Instruction Act, by sending their children to school the required time:—Murdoch M'Kay, fined 5s without costs;…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →An individual, on suspicion of being of unsound mind, was, on the recommendation of Dr. Purd[?]e, remanded to gaol for eight days for medical treatment…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →PROSECUTION was commenced at the Water Police Court last week in a case which promises to be one of the strangest heard in Sydney for a long time. A middle-aged man…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Clarence and North Coast Farmers' Association v. F. Michael.—A claim of £2 10s for arrears of shares. Verdict for plaintiffs, and 15s costs. Defendant did not appear…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THIS was an appeal from a decision of Mr. District Court Judge Murray, at the Maclean District Court, in February last. The action was brought to recover as damages the expenses occasioned by the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →An Individual on remand for supposed insanity, was further remanded till Tuesday next for further evidence. PROFANE LANGUAGE…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE Land Court, at its sittings at Bega, on Tuesday, disposed of a large number of cases. The selectors in many instances were surprised at the arbitrary rules of measurement, making…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →An individual on remand, supposed to be of unsound mind, was discharged. Another supposed lunatic was remanded for eight days for medical treatment…
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