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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1897

141 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 5 of 8

Licensing Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 17 July 1897 · page 3

On Tuesday, the P.M. and Mr. W. J. Hawthorne presided. Mr. Creagh, P.M., complimented Mr. Hawthorne on his appointment to the Bench…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 24 July 1897 · page 4

On Tuesday, before Messrs. L. Jacobs and W. J. Hawthorne, J's.P. George Lane was summoned for permitting gaming to be carried on in his licensed house…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 27 July 1897 · page 5

On Saturday before the P.M. Tommy Ryan, the well-known aboriginal, was fined 10s, or three days, for drunkenness. Janes E. Carter, for absconding from his…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 31 July 1897 · page 8

On Tuesday, before Messrs. L. Jacobs and W. J. Hawthorne, J.P. Own Hynes was summoned by the Inspector of Nuisances for permitting a horse to…

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Dalmorton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 7 August 1897 · page 3

On the 27th July, before Mr. W. Peter, J.P., Frederick Denicker, alias "Chummy Ingram," was charged with stealing four copper plates containing amalgam, valued…

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Maclean Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 7 August 1897 · page 4

On Thurday, before the P.M. and Mr. A. Ross, J. P. Joseph and William Dhu and William Mason, lads about 15, were each fined 4s 10d…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 7 August 1897 · page 4

On Tuesday before the P.M. and Mr. A. Lipman, J.P. August Fischer v. James Lowe, alleged fraudulent removal of goods, Dismissed…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 14 August 1897 · page 8

On Tuesday, before the P.M. E. Fitzgerald was fined 5s and 4s lOd costs for permitting a calf to stray in Bacon-street. John Watkins pleaded guilty to stripping…

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Ulmarra Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 14 August 1897 · page 8

On Wednesday, before the P.M. and Messrs. Glissan and Cameron, J's.P. Crown Lands Bailiff v. Thomas Allen, cutting timber without a license. Fined 5s…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 21 August 1897 · page 5

On Thursday, before the P.M., Michael Nolan was fined 5s for drunkenness, and 5s for using profane language. Yesterday, before the P.M.,…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 21 August 1897 · page 3

On Tuesday, before the P.M. An individual, deemed to be insane, was remanded for eight days for medical treatment. Senior-constable Cowie stated that…

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Stealing Houses

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 21 August 1897 · page 4

Custom has made the Sydney resident almost quite resigned to the ordinary burglar who robs a safe, or climbs up a verandah post und loots the family…

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Bankruptcy Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 21 August 1897 · page 5

In the estate of John Fruney, of Copmanhurst, a single meeting. Mr. Lobban appeared for bankrupt; Mr. M'Guren for W. Ellem, a proved creditor…

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Warden's Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 24 August 1897 · page 5

Yesterday, before the District Warden, S. Macnaughtan, for himself and other shareholders, applied for four months' suspension on 6a. at Corinda Creek. Work to…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 28 August 1897 · page 8

On Tuesday, before the P.M. An individual on remand, deemed to be insane, was remanded for eight days on the recommendation of Dr. Hedley, who stated…

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Ulmarra Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 28 August 1897 · page 8

On Wednesday, before the P.M. and Messrs. F. Turnbull and T. Glissan, J's.P. An application by William Bailey for an auctioneer's license was granted…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 4 September 1897 · page 8

On Tuesday, before the P.M. Samuel Weston, on remand, deemed to be insane, was, on the certificates of Drs. Hedley and Smith, ordered to be forwarded…

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Attempted Murder

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 7 September 1897 · page 5

At Bathurst, about 9 o'clock on Saturday morning, Charles De Clouet, son of a wellknown family, fired two shots from a revolver at his wife. One of the bullets was…

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"Police!"

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 7 September 1897 · page 4

Consequent upon the steady continuance of burglaries in Sydney, a metropolitan paper has a tail-twisting article on the subject of the Sydney Police Force, It points out that…

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"The Court Favours the Plaintiff."

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 11 September 1897 · page 7

The judge's daughter was perturbed. 'Papa, she said, knitting her pretty brows, "I am in doubt as to whether I have kept to the proper form of procedure. In law one…

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