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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1896

165 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 2 of 9

Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 15 February 1896 · page 3

ON Tuesday, before the P.M. William M Kenna, for drunkenness, was fined 20s or 7 days imprisonment. Thomas John Morgan was charged with…

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Ulmarra Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 15 February 1896 · page 8

BEFORE Messrs. G. Balley and Donald M Lachian, J.'sP., on Wednesday. J.Chisholm and Co. v. H. Harman, £1 2s 7½d, beef supplied. Defendant denied owing…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 15 February 1896 · page 5

YESTERDAY, before the P.M. and Mr. T. Bawden, J.P. Larrige, an aboriginal, sued John Brennan for £[?], alleged to be due for wages. Mr…

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Warden's Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 15 February 1896 · page 8

ON Wednesday, before the District Warden. Alfred Cobb v. E. C. Campbell and Jas. M'Manus. Summons served late. Fresh summons to issue…

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Maclean Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 22 February 1896 · page 4

Off Thursday, before Messrs C. N. Stephens, A. Ross, D. Shearer, A. H. Garven, and J. Read, J's.P. James Hayes pleaded guilty to a charge of…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 22 February 1896 · page 4

YESTERDAY, before the P.M. and Mr. T. Bawden, J.P. Agnes Jerrett v. Wm. D. Bale, application for an order for the maintenance of an…

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Lawrence Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 29 February 1896 · page 5

ON Thursday, before Mr. Shields, J.P. Vesper v. Clavin, insulting language; postponed to next court. Samuel Croft, on suspicion of being of…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 29 February 1896 · page 5

ON Tuesday before the.P.M. David M'Donald pleaded guilty to drunkenness and using indecent language at South Grafton on the previous evening. He was…

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Warden's Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 29 February 1896 · page 8

ON Wednesday, before the District Warden, Charles Southion applied for three months suspension of the labour conditions. on his and Shakespeare's mining tenement at Bucca…

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Grafton District Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 14 March 1896 · page 8

THIS court was opened on Tuesday, before His Honor Mr. Justice Coffey. UNDEFENDED CASES.—Verdicts were giver for plaintiffs in the following: Jas. Retallick…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 17 March 1896 · page 5

ON Tuesday last, Hugh Lockrey was fined 40s for cruelty to animals. Yesterday, the Bench ordered the destruction of a beast at South Grafton suffering…

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Police Magistrates

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 17 March 1896 · page 4

THE order of things with respect to the appointment of Police Magistrates has been completely changed by the Public Service Board. In future no layman will receive an…

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Maclean District Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 17 March 1896 · page 5

THIS Court was opened on Saturday before his Honor Judge Coffey. Norrie and M'Guren v. Mrs. M'Keogh, claim of £30 Os lOd for professional services…

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Maclean Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 21 March 1896 · page 5

ON Thursday, before the P.M. William Green, of Yamha, was summoned for neglecting to send his daughter to school the required number of days. Fined 5s, with…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 21 March 1896 · page 3

ON Tuesday, before the P.M. and Mr. W. J. Hawthorne, J.P. John Wat kins v. Thomas Timbs, detention of a heifer. Postponed till May 12 owing to…

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Baskkuptcy Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 21 March 1896 · page 3

ON Wednesday before the District Registrar. In the estate of John Braham, of South Grafton, hotelkeeper, a single meeting. Bankrupt desired to amend his statement…

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Warden's Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 21 March 1896 · page 8

On Wednesday, before the District Warden, A.W. Cobb's application for a suspension of the labour conditions on n mining tenement at Ninia Creek wa withdrawn…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 28 March 1896 · page 8

ON Tuesday, before the P.M. James Lardner was fined 2s 6d and 4s 10d costs in two cases for neglecting to send his children to school as required by the Act…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 4 April 1896 · page 5

ON Tuesday, before the P.M. H. J. Smith v. Jolm Stewart, claim of £3 19s for wages. Verdict for amount claimed, with 4s 10d costs, 21s professional costs, and…

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Ulmarra Police Court

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

ON Wednesday, before Messrs. G. Bailey, E. Cameron, and Jas. M'Callum J.'sP. G. Osborne, wns charged with stealing 3 cakes of tobacco and 7s from Alex. Ross,…

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