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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime
234 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 3 of 12
ARCHER v. Lunney.—Claim of £2 15s 5d, for work and labour done. Plaintiff nonsuited. J. Chisholm v. Ah Bin.—Claim of 12s, for goods sold and delivered. Continued till next court…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →TUESDAY, FERRUARY 23.—Before the P.M. In a case of Joseph Brown v. John Brown for £5 damages, alleged to have been done through overdriving a certain heifer, a postponement was made…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →B. Muncke v.J. M'Lennan.—Goods sold, £2 5S 9D. Verdict for plaintiff. B. Muncke v. Mrs. Hughes.—Goods sold, £2 12s 4d. Verdict for plaintiff…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →ON February 26, before Dr. Crabbe and Mr. D, See, J's.P., Alfred Bellamy appeared before the court on a charge of wilfully destroying property of the value of 12s 6d belonging to A. J. Kenny. Case…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A first offender, for drunkenness, was fined 5s…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →George Shearer, for being drunk and disorderly on Saturday, was fined 20s. William Coulter pleaded guilty to being drunk on Saturday, and was fined 5s…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Emily Blac, through her solicitor (Mr.R.R. Donaldson) pleded guilty to a charge of drunkenness, and was fined 5s.—The same defendant was then charged with damaging a cell door, the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Before Mr. A. L. M'Dougall, P.M., District Commissioner. In the estate of George Finlay, of Southgate, sugar manufacturer, a second meeting. Insolvent accounted for his insolvency through a writ issued…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →FRIDAY, MARCH 12.—Before the P.M. BREACH OF THE PUBLIC INSTRUCTION ACT. Thomas Woods was summoned for neglecting to send his child to school as required by the provisions…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →On Monday, March 15, before Mr. S. Maonaughtan, J.P., P. Ryan, J. M Phre, J. Mitchell, and W. Western were each fined 10s, with the alternative of 24 hours in the lookup, for being drunk at Maclean on…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A FIRST offender, for drunkenness, was cautioned and discharged. HOBSE-STEALING. The case against Charles William Nye was again…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Before the P.M, Messrs. D. Benuron, and J. T. M'Kittrick, J'sP. ABSCONDING FROM INDENTURED APPRENTICESHIP. [?] M'Douald was charged with absconding from the service of John William Hunt, of Armidale,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THIS Court was opened on Monday last, before Mr. W. Blackman, J.P., and Mr. A. L. M'Dougall, P.M. The following business was done:- CONDITIONAL PURCHASES…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →On Thursday, March 18, before the Police Magistrate, the license of the Commercial Hotel, Palmer's Island, was transferred from Alexander Boss to John L. Ross…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →For this offence the following persons were dealt with as under:- B[?]cock was fined 10s and 6s 4d costs. Morrissey was fined 10s and 6s 4d costs, Nowlan, fined…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Isaac Mackay, Emily Mackay, Archibald Murray, Elizabeth Murray, Norman M'Lood, Frederick Lo[?]; Margaret Gregor, Joseph Pratt, Elizabeth Pratt. George Fairbairn, James Ross and Ellen…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Pullen v. M'Swan, claim of £3 0s 6d, for goods sold and delivered. Postponed till next court. Morrissey v. Beatson, money lent to the sum of £2. Verdict for defendant…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →On Friday, March 19, before Mr. D. See, J.P., Peter Shaw, for being drunk at Maolean on March 18, was discharged with a caution, having been 24 hours in the lockup…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →THE only case on the charge sheet was one or George Chant v, Thomas Gli[?]san, in which neither parties appeared, and the case was struck out. FRIDAY, MARCH 26.—Before the P.M…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →AN awful murder was committed at the convict depot at No[?] Island a few days ago. As one of the warders was going into a store a convict came up behind him and stabbed him…
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