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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1889

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Lawrence Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 12 October 1889 · page 5

ON Thursday, before the P.M., and Messrs. W. McPherson and Shields, J.'s.P. George Weill, for riotous behaviour, was lined 10s and 4s l0d coats, or 24 hours. Not paid…

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Grafton Police Court. on Wednesday, before Mr. W. Clarke, J.P.

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 12 October 1889 · page 3

Alexander M'Rea, charged with drunkenness in Princestreet, was fined 20s or 7 days' imprisonment. For using obscene language he was fined 40s or 14 days' imprisonment, Sentences concurrent Defendant created a great…

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Confession of Murder in New Zealand

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 12 October 1889 · page 3

AT Clerkenwell Police Court, recently, Robert Purvis Stewart, who appeared in the uniform of a private of the Soots Guards, was placed in the dock charged on his own confession with the murder of…

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Contession of Murder in New Zealand

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 12 October 1889 · page 3

AT Clerkenwell Police Court, recently, Robert Purvis Stewart, who appeared in the uniform of a private of the Scots Guards, was placed in the dock charged on his own confession with the morder of…

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New Gaol at Grafton

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 15 October 1889 · page 3
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THE Member writes to the Mayor: "I have your wire esking if provision had been made on the Loan Estimates for a new gaol at Grafton, to which I replied in the negative. I enclose copy, of…

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THE Clarence and Richamond Examiner. [ESTABLISHED 1859.] Tuesday Morning, October 13Th, 1889. the Police Force

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Tuesday 15 October 1889 · page 2

THE burglarious wave of crime which threatened, some time back, to overwhelm the metropolis and suburbs having received a check, it would appear as if those engaged…

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THE Clarence and Richmond Examiner. [ESTABLISHED 1859.] Tuesday Morning, October 13Th, 1889. the Police Force

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 15 October 1889 · page 2

THE burglarious wave of crime which threatened, some time back, to overwhelm the metropolis and suburbs having received a check, it would appear as if those engaged…

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Court of Petty Sessions. Nambucca, Tuesday, 8Th October, 1889. Before Captain Davies, P.M. and Mr J. H. Allan, J. P. Police Court

North Coast Times · Friday 18 October 1889 · page 3

a young lad aged about 18, son of a Bowra selector, was charged by Constable Mahoney with being drunk and disorderly in a public…

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Maclean Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 19 October 1889 · page 5
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ON Thursday, October 17th, before the P.M., and Messrs. D. Shearer and A. Ross, J's.P. J. Wallace, J. Larkin and R. Phelp were charged with drawing a fishing net over an oyster lease…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 19 October 1889 · page 4
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ON Tuesday, before Mr. W. Clarke, J.P. An aboriginal for drunkenness was cautioned and discharged. On Tuesday, before the P.M., and Mr. E. M…

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Bankruptcy Court. In the Estate of John H. Munro

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 19 October 1889 · page 8
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A SPECIAL meeting, called by order of the Official Assignee, for the examination of J. B. M'Dougall, of Lismore, at one time a partner with bankrupt in the Richmond River branches, was held on…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 22 October 1889 · page 2
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ON SATURDAY before Mr. W. Clarke, J.P. A first offender for drunkenness was cautioned and discharged. YESTERDAY, before the P.M…

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Court of Petty Sessions Stratford Friday, Oct 18Th. Before Messrs, Matthews (Chairman) and Smith, Js. P. Small Debts Court

North Coast Times · Friday 25 October 1889 · page 2

Before proceeding with the first case on the list of the Chairman of the Bench said he wished to mention a matter that had occurred He had…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser · Saturday 26 October 1889 · page 4
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ON WEDNESDAY, before Mr. W. Clarke, J. P. Louis Hart, arrested the previous evening, was charged with embezzling £10, the property of De Lissa and Phillips, of Sydney. After hearing the…

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