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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1892

225 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 5 of 12

Ulmarra Small Debts Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 3 May 1892 · page 4

ON SATURDAY, before the P.M. and Mr. F. Turnbull, J.P. E. E. Walz v. A. Bailey, £3 5s for beef supplied. Postponed from last Court so as to enable Mr…

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Maclean Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 7 May 1892 · page 8

ON THURSDAY, before the P.M. William Edwards v. Frank Underwood, claiming 35[?] as wages in lie[?] of a week's notice of dismissal. Information dismissed, the Bench remarking that…

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Bricks for the Gaol

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 7 May 1892 · page 5

AT the Show grounds yesterday afternoon, a deputation interviewed the visiting Ministers respecting the somewhat vexed question of supplying bricks for the proposed gaol. The deputation was…

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Deeming Sentenced to Death

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 10 May 1892 · page 3

WILLIAMS (or Deeming) gave Dr. Springthorpe a narrative of a most astonishing career and a confession of idiosyncracies which, if it was only partially true, was as…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 17 May 1892 · page 4

ON SATURDAY, before Mr. W. Clarke. J.P. Thomas John Morgan, for being drunk and disorderly, was fined 10s, or 48 hours; and for using obscene language, was fined 20s or 7 days…

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Maclean Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 21 May 1892 · page 8

ON Wednesday, before Mr. R. Jenkins, J.P. Wm. M'Dermid, for being drunk and disorderly, was fined 10s, or 21 hours in the look-up. On Thursday, before the P.M…

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Bankruptcy Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 21 May 1892 · page 3

BEFORE the District Registrar, on Wednesday, a single meeting was held in the estate of John M'Phail, of Grafton, butcher. Bankrupt desired to amend his statement of affairs by adding as a…

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Grafton Land Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 21 May 1892 · page 3

AT the Tuesday'a sittings certificates of conformity were ordered to issue to the following applicants— A. J. S. Bank. 40 and 70½a, Sherwood; 70, 60¼ and 89a., Ermington; G. [?]. Collett, 200a., Lavadia; C…

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Warden's Court at Da[?]morton

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 21 May 1892 · page 8

ON Tuesday Mr. W. Clarke, J. P., District Warden, held a court at Dalmorton, when the following cases and applications were dealt with. Adjourned application by H. W. Forster for…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 24 May 1892 · page 5

ON SATURDAY, before Mr. Clarke, J.P. James Murray, arrested at Tea Tree Creek on a charge of disobeying a summons whereby he was charged for removing goods to evade payment of…

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Bricks for the Gaol

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 24 May 1892 · page 5

THE Mayor has received, through the member for Grafton, a communication from Messrs Holloway Brothers, contractors for the erection of the Grafton Gaol, as follows:—…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 28 May 1892 · page 3

ON Tuesday, before Mr. J. O'Keeffe, J.P. Alfred Lawrence, for being drunk and disorderly, was cantioned and discharged. On Wednesday, before Mr. W. Clarke, J[?] P…

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The Murder [?]oom, Is it Disease?

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 28 May 1892 · page 8

IT has become fashionable to sneer at certain theories brought forward by scientists in explanation of some of the phenomena of modern civilization. That this is really a great mistake, and an error of…

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Bankrup[?]cy Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 28 May 1892 · page 3

ON Wednesday, before the Disstrict Registrar. In the estate of Joseph Reid, of South Grafton, [?]edar-getter, a single meeting. Bankrupt did not wish to amend his schedule; was never bankrupt…

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Maclean Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 4 June 1892 · page 8

IN Thursday, before the P.M. and Messsrs Shearer, Ross and A. H. Garven J.'s P. W. Cavanagh v Peter Davis, unlawfully driving 7 head of cattle off his annual lease on Woodford…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 4 June 1892 · page 3

ON Tuesday, before the P.M. and Mr. E. P. Samson J. P. James Murray, on remand, for disobeying a summons at Hillgrove, was further remanded to…

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The Grafton Gaol

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 4 June 1892 · page 3

Mr. EDITOR—I notice that the gaol matter is nearly hushed up, without your readers being acquainted with the reason for preference given to Sydneymade bricks. Now, Sir, does not the contractor get…

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Grafton Land Court. Tuesday's Sittings

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 4 June 1892 · page 5

EXECUTORS P. Shea, 132 and 287s, Bardool. The Board found that the conditin of fencing is practically fulfilled, but not within the prescribed period, and therefore submit that forfeiture…

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[?]kruptey Court. on Wednesday, before the District Registrar. In the Estate of George Forrest

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 4 June 1892 · page 3

of South Grafton, labourer, a single meeting. Bankrupt desired to amend his statement of affairs by adding as a creditor D. Beatson[?]South Grafton, for £14 6s. Was never bankrupt before, nor made an…

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Gration [?] Debts Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 7 June 1892 · page 4

YESTERDAY, before the P. M Turstees of late P. Marcolino v. John Graham, claim of [?]7 for rent. Verdict for amount and 6s[?] 4d costs…

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