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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1896

165 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 1 of 9

Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 4 January 1896 · page 4

ON Tuesday before the P.M. A first offender for drunkenness was cautioned and discharged. On Thursday Frank Thompson, for drunkenness, was fined 10s or three days:…

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Maclean Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 4 January 1896 · page 4

ON Thursday before Messrs. D. See and D. Shearer, J's.P. Hawkers licenses were granted to M. Garde, A. North, T. Braithwaite, Fong Foon,…

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Grafton Small Debts Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 7 January 1896 · page 5

YESTERDAY before the P.M. A. E. Schwing hammer v. George Johnston (Nambucca), £10 3s, on dishonoured p.n. Verdict for plaintiff and 33s costs. W. P…

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Ulmarra Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 11 January 1896 · page 8

ON Tuesday before the P.M., and Messrs. Geo. Bailey and F. Turnbull, J's.P. Wm. Corrigan appeared to his bail to answer a charge of stealing property…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 11 January 1896 · page 5

YESTERDAY before the P.M. Antony Schwartz and John Hoffmm pleaded guilty to permitting dirt to remain after cleaning a cesspit, and the case was…

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Dalmorton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 11 January 1896 · page 5

ON January 8, before Mr. J. T. M'Dougall, J.P. W.J. Ford was summoned for usine insulting Janguage to Michael O'Shen. On 11th…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 11 January 1896 · page 3

ON Tuesday, before the P.M. and Mr. S. See, J.P. Thomas Leonard was charged with using indecent lauguage in Found-street the…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 21 January 1896 · page 5

YESTERDAY before the P.M. and Mr. A. Lipman, J.P. Asher Gosper, a young man, was certified to by Drs. Healey and Smith as being of…

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Police Court Proceedings. Magisterial Amenities and Conduct

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 21 January 1896 · page 4

THE action of Mr. BAWDEN in declining to sit on Friday last in the case of Abizaid v. Oampbell opens, up many important considerations affecting the administration of…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 25 January 1896 · page 3

ON TUESDAY, before the P.M., and Mr. L. Jacobs, J.P. Prank M'Lennan pleaded guilty to illtreating a working bullock at Coutt's…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 25 January 1896 · page 5

YESTERDAY, before the P.M. und Dr. Ventry Smith, J. P. A first offender for drunkenness was cont loned and discharged, having been…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 1 February 1896 · page 3

ON TUESDAY, before the P.M. and Mr. E. P. Samson, J.P. Ehud Gale was summoned for driving round street corners at a rate beyond that…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 1 February 1896 · page 5

ON Thursday, before the P.M. Leslie Ford was summoned for wanton riding near the Southampton punt on night of the 18th January, thereby causing bodily…

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Postponement of Police Court Cases

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 1 February 1896 · page 4

THE question of postponing cnses in the local Police Court came under consideration on Tuesday, when there were no less than three applications for postponements. The P.M…

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Warden's Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 1 February 1896 · page 5

ON Wednesday, before Mr. A. L. McDougall, District Wurden. John M'Donald applied for four months' suspension of labour conditions on gold…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 8 February 1896 · page 3

ON Tuesday, before the P.M. and Mr. W. J. Hawthorne, J.P. Elizabeth Blizzard summoned J. A. Holmstein for the support of an illegitimate child…

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Maclean Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 8 February 1896 · page 5

ON Friday, before Messrs. D. Sec and C. N. Stephens J'sP. E. L. Smith was charged with assaulting W. M'Leay at Palmers Island on 1st…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 8 February 1896 · page 5

YESTERDAY, before Messrs. T. Bawden and A. Lipman, J's.P. A hawker's license was granted Chan Kera, an Indian. Mr. Readett appeared for…

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The Nonplassed Magistrate

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 8 February 1896 · page 7

A WITTY poet, no longer living, being one day brought up to Bow-street for some nocturnal squabble, the following dialogue took place between him and the presiding…

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The Police Report

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 8 February 1896 · page 4

THE last report of the Inspector-General of Police states that whitst the number of public houses in the metropolis decreased during 1895, the arrests for drunkenness…

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