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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1895

166 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 5 of 9

Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 20 July 1895 · page 4

ON Thursday, an individual deemed to be insane was remanded for eight days. Yesterday, before the P.M. and Mr. Jacobs Flurry Sullivan pleaded guilty to using…

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Grafton Police Court. Charges of Larceny and Forgery

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 20 July 1895 · page 3

ON TUESDAY, before the P.M. and Dr. Ventry Smith, J.P. Con Muir was brought before the court on a fourth charge of larceny, the alleged offence…

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Warden's Court. Mining Case From Coramba

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 20 July 1895 · page 3

THE following are the particulars in the case of J. and T. Wood, T. Reedy and J. H. Forbes v. A. Black, G. Tyson, G. Burnett Mossman, C. Vale and A. M'Kenzie, heard…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 27 July 1895 · page 3

ON Tuesday, before the P.M. and Mr. T. Bawden, J.P. Ram Sami, on remand, deemed to be insane, was on the recommendation of Drs…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 27 July 1895 · page 5

ON Thursday, before the P.M. An individual deemed to be insane, was discharged on the recommendation of the Government Medical Officer…

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Bankruptcy Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 27 July 1895 · page 3

ON Wednesday, before the District Registrar. A single meeting was called in the estate of Thomas Page, accountant, Grafton. On the application of Mr. Everingham, for…

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The Bench, the Police and an Accused

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 27 July 1895 · page 4

MAGISTRATES would do well, it would appear, to be on their guard against the importation by clever advocates of legal quibbles and technicalities. A recent case will point the…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 3 August 1895 · page 3

ON TUESDAY, before the P.M. A first offender for drunkenness was cautioned and discharged. James and Arthur Crispin, two lads,…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 3 August 1895 · page 5

YESTERDAY, before the P M. Geo E Everingham v John Brennan, and William Green v. same, claims of £5 and £3 15s for wages Mr Evenngham for…

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Maclean Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 3 August 1895 · page 5

ON THURSDAY, before the P.M. Arthur Ireland appeared at the instance of Robert J, Brown, charged with assault. Complainant's case was that on the 15th…

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District Court Boundaries

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 3 August 1895 · page 8

IT will be remembered that at one of the recent sittings, some inconvenience was caused litigants through the District rict Court "Boundaries for the jurisdietion of the Grafton…

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Grafton Small Debts Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 6 August 1895 · page 5

YESTERDAY, before the P.M. and Mr. W. J. Hawthorne, J.P.. An application for a new trial was made in the case of R. Brindle v. E. C. Alexander,…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 10 August 1895 · page 3

ON Tuesday, before the P.M., and Messrs T. Bawden and L. Jacobs, J's. P. Ellen Thompson sued David Donald for the support of an illegitimate child…

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Grafton Police Court. Yesterday, before the P.M. and Mr. F. Doberer. J.P.

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 10 August 1895 · page 5

James Gilmore was charged with maliciously setting Are to some grass land, the property of Thomas Foley, of South Grafton. Mr. Readett appeared for defendant…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 17 August 1895 · page 5

YESTERDAY, before the P.M., Messrs. E. P. Samson and E. Hockey, J'sP. Frank Thompson was summoned at the instance of Crome Canham, for removing…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 17 August 1895 · page 3

ON Tuesday before the P.M., Messrs. W. J. Hawthorne, A. Lipman, and Dr. Smith, J.'sP. Margaret M'Daid was sunamoned by Sarah Lait for threatening language. Mr…

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Bankruptoy Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 17 August 1895 · page 3

ON Wednesday, before the District Registrar. In the estate of Thomas Page, accountant, of Grafton, a single meeting. Bankrupt did…

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Maclean Police Court. on Thursday, before the P.M. and Mr. D. See. J.P.

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 17 August 1895 · page 5

Mrs Phillips (an Indian woman) was charged with unlawfully detaining two boxes containing clothes and jewellery valued at £10, the property of a countryman…

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Ulmarra Small Debts Court. ON Wednesday, before Messrs. E. Cameron and James Carlton, J's.P

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 17 August 1895 · page 5

W. Purdie v. D. M'Lennan, for commission and expenses on a debt collected, £5. Mr. Lobban for defendant. It appeared that defendant had engaged plaintiff to collect a…

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Grafton Police Court. Yesterday before the P.M.

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 20 August 1895 · page 5

Martin Bates was charged with stealing a gold watch and chain the property of Donald M'Intyre at South Grafton, on or about 1st January last…

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