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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1897

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 2 January 1897 · page 4

ON Tuesday, before the P.M. and Mr. A. Lipman. Hawkers licenses were granted to H. H. Baker, R. Hayed, Frank Malouff, Neder…

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Sensational Assault Case. Kempsey

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 2 January 1897 · page 5

FATHER, MENNIS and A. Chapman were charged with assaulting the Rev. J. B. Penman, a Primitive Methodist minister. The evidence adduced showed that early on…

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A Shocking Murder. Two Boys Arrested

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 2 January 1897 · page 8

DETECTIVE FULLERTON and another officer from Sydney have been engaged in investigating the murder of Thomas Phillips, a selector, whose remains were found burned…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 5 January 1897 · page 5

YESTERDAY, before the P.M. John Manning, jun., pleaded guilty to making use of obscene language, and was fined 10s…

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Maclean Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 9 January 1897 · page 5

ON Thursday last before Messrs D. See and A. Ross. Hawkers licenses were granted to Thomas Casey, M.O. Driscoll, James M'Mahon, John…

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Warden's Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 19 January 1897 · page 4

YESTERDAY, before the P.M. W. J. Ford applied for suspension of laborconditions on gold leases 363 and 377, parish Cowan, Mann River. The country had been…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 23 January 1897 · page 5

ON Tuesday, before the P.M., an individuai on remand, deemed to be insane, was discharged. J. Debs was summened at the instance of…

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Maclean Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 23 January 1897 · page 5

ON Thursday, before the P.M>, and M. A. Ross, J.P., Thomas Hardy v Alex, Kerr and Co., claim of £7 17s 3d for labor. This cass was…

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"Warden's Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 26 January 1897 · page 5

YESTERDAY, before the District Warden. William Nicholson sued James Kane and Duncan M'Pherson for £11 10s for drawing stone from Mount Aylin to Tallawadjen…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 30 January 1897 · page 5

YESTERDA before the P.M. Samuel Griffiths was, summoned for fraudulently removing goods to evade distraint for rent. Mr. Donaldson appeared…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 30 January 1897 · page 3

ON Wednesday, before the P.M., Joey Jackson and Paddy Blakeney, aboriginals, were fined 5s or three days for being drunk and disorderly at Elizabeth Island on Tuesday…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 2 February 1897 · page 5

YESTERDAY, before the P.M. A cow suffering from disease, at South Grafton, was ordered to be destroyed, on evidence given by the police and Inspector of…

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Wardens Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 2 February 1897 · page 5

YESTERDAY, before the District Warden, J. G. Duna and B.S. M Cullock applied for six months suspension on G.L. 9 and 173, Dalmorton. Mr. A. Lobban appeared for…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 6 February 1897 · page 8

ON Tuesday before the P.M., Henry Oakes, licensee of the Freemason's hotel, was fined £5 and costs for supplying an aboriginal named Alick Skinner with…

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The Mountain Murders. the Arrest of Butler. Success of the Police. Public Anxiety Relieved

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 6 February 1897 · page 5

THE successful arrest of the notorious Butler is in the highest degree satisfactory; satisfactory not alone that a notorious criminal has been captured, and the possibility of his…

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Warden's Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 9 February 1897 · page 4

Yesterday, before the District Warden. James Golding applied for authority to enter upon and prospect on 5 acres, part of a c.p. belonging to E. R. and A. W. Manning,…

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A Larrikin in Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 9 February 1897 · page 4

On Thursday a member of one of the Sydney "pushes" proceeded in the Court of Quarter Sessions against a person on the charge of having maliciously wounded him…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 13 February 1897 · page 8

On Tuesday, before the P.M. and Mr. A. Lipman. J.P. john Taylor was brought before the court to show cause why an order should not be…

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Ulmarra Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 13 February 1897 · page 8

On Wednesday, before, the P.M. and Mr. T. Glissan, J.P. Police v. C. von Bentzen, for disobeying an order for maintenance. Warrant for…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 16 February 1897 · page 4

Yesterday before the P.M. —Bridget Deery v. James Cameron, 31s for rent of cottage. Verdict for 12s. Ethel Middleton v. H. A. Battye,…

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