Maclean Police Court
ON August 23rd, before Mr. D. See, J.P.—For drunkenness: David Smith was fined 5s; William Mackie 10s, or 3 days; and Donald M'Dougall 5s, and a further sum of 40s, with the alternative of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime
Courts & crime, 1886
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Insolvency Court. Wednesday, August 25
Before Mr. A. L. M'Dougall, P.M., District Commissioner. IN the estate of William Watkins, of Swan Creek, farmer, a single meeting. Insolvent did not wish to amend his schedule, and acoountod for his…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Grafton Land Court. Monday, August 23. Before Messrs. W. Blackman, Chairman, and A. L. M'Dougall, P.M.
THOMAS SHANNON, conditional lease application of 577 acres, county Clarence, parish of Calamia. Confirmed, £14 for improvements to be paid in four instalments, rent 5d per acre…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Gratton Police Court. Tuesday, August 31.—Before the P.M. STOWAWAYS
John Ryan, Thomas Johnson, and James Mitchell were charged with travelling by the steamer Helen Nicoll on her last trip from Sydney without paying their fare. Ryan and Johnson were each fined £2,…
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ON Wednesday, September 1, before Mr. D. See, J.P.. Martin Clancy, on remand on a charge of maliciously inflicting grevious bodily harm on one Martin Collins, at Harwood, on 23rd ultimo, was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Maclean Small Debts Court
D. M'DONALD v. J. FRASER.âClaim of £6 3s for work and labour and damage done to a skiff. Verdict for defendant. Mr. Laman for plaintiff. D. M'DONALD v. A. PHILP.âClaim of £3 10s…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Gratton Police Court. Monday, September 6.—Before the P.M., and Mr. E. M. Ryan, J.P. DRUNKENNESS
A first offender for drunkenness was cautioned and discharged. William Courtland for being drunk was fined 10s or three days' imprisonment…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Gratton Police Cours. Tuesday, September 7
Before the P.M. and Mr. [?]. G. Hewltt, J.P. ROBERT AUSTIN, of South Grafton, was summoned for keeping a ferocious dog. Postponed for a month, as it could not be proved defendant…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Insolvency Court. Wednesday, September 8
Before Mr. A. L. M'Dongall, P.M., District Commissioner. IN the estate of Edward King, of Grafton, hotelkeeper, a second meeting. Insolvent wished to amend his schedule by adding the names of John…
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ON Monday, before Mr. D. See, J.P., William Johnson was fined 5s for indecent behaviour; and, on Tuesday, Thomas Barry, for being drunk, was fined 10s or three days…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Grafton Police Court. Monday, September 13.—Before the P.M.
An Individual, on remand, for being of unsound mind, was on the recommendation of Dr. Purdie, further remanded until to-day, with a view of getting a certificate for forwarding him to a hospital…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Gratton Police Court. Tuesday, September 14.—Before the P.M. Unsound Mind
Christopher Peterson, on remand from the day previous, suffering from insanity, was, on the certificates of Drs. Purdie and Cohen, ordered to be forwarded to the Hospital for the Insane at…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Gratton Police Court. Monday, September 20.—Before the P.M. EMBEZZLEMENT
Jamcz Caddy, on remand, was brought up, charged with embezzling the sum of £8 from J. T. and J. Toohey. Mr. Foott appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Norrie for the accused…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Gratton Police Court. Friday, September 24.—Before, the P.M. Breaches of the Public Instruction Act
The following persons were summoned for not sending their children to school as required by the Public Instruction Act, and their cases were dealt with as follows:—James Garrity, fined 10s and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The New Gaol
SIR.—I hope you will allow me to give vent to my feelings re the new gaul, which subjeut seems to have gone to the dead letter office. I suppose my weak voice won't hurry the authorities to build it,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Gratton Police Court. Friday, October 1.—Before the P.M., and Mr. E. M. Ryan, J.P. DRUNKENNESS
Joseph Preston pleaded guilty to being drank at Ulmarra, and was fined 20s or seven days' imprisonment. FALSE PRETENOES…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Insolvency Court. Wednesday. Seitkuber 29
Before Mr. A. L. M'Dongall, P.M., District Commissioner. IN the estate of Francis Franks, of Broadwater, near Lawrence, farmer, single meeting. Insolvent did not desire to amend his schedule, and attributed…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Gratton Police Court. Saturday, October 2.—Before the P.M.
Daniel Kane for being drank was fined 10s. WAGES. Frederick May was sued by one Thomas W. Wilcox, who alleged defendant was indebted to him…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Great Barrler Murder
A FEW months ago a mist b[?]utal murder was perpetrated on an is and to the northward of New Zealand. The particulars are briefly as follows:— A seafaring man named Henry Albert Peun and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Grafton Small Debts Court. Monday, October 4.—Before the P.M.
A. J. NOUD v. JOS. HANN.âContinued. Summons not served on defendant. SAME V. F. CLIFFORDâClaim of £1 3s 6d for meat supplied, for which, in defendant's absence, a…
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