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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1898

227 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 7 of 12

Lawrence Police Court

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 29 July 1898 · page 2

YESTERDAY, before the P.M. and Mr. E. Shields, J.P. Charles Olive v. Charles Mathes, sureties of the peace. Case dismissed. Mr, T. Lobban for…

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Bellingen Police Court. Monday, July 25. (Before Messrs. W. G. B. Smith, P.M., and H. A. Evans, J.p.) Alleged Assault

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 29 July 1898 · page 3

DANIEL MATTEN, Samuel Matten, Robert Hunter, and John McGuigan were charged with having assaulted Arthur Henry Kerr, at Upper Orara,…

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Macksville Polcie Court

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 29 July 1898 · page 2

AT Macksville court on Tuesday Mr. W. G. B. Smith, P.M., and W. Ezold, J.P., presided. One defendant for drunkenness was fined 5s. or 3 days. Angus McKay charged Charles…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 30 July 1898 · page 4

Yesterday before the P.M. Henry H. Gerard was fined 5s and 4s 10d costs for riding a bicycle without a light on the streets of the Borough between…

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Maclean Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 6 August 1898 · page 5

At Maclean on Wednesday, before Mr. S. Macnaughtan, J.P., John Peters, a coloured man, was charged with stealing from King's Creek, Lawrence,…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 6 August 1898 · page 2

On Tuesday, before the P.M., Messrs. L. Jacobs and D. Cowan, J's.P. Emma Earle, on remand from Maclean, for insanity, was on certificates of Drs. Hedley and…

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Bankruptcy Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 6 August 1898 · page 3

On Wednesday, before the District Registrar. In the estate of William Kelly, of South Grafton, an adjourned single meeting. Mr. M'Guren appeared for bankrupt…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 9 August 1898 · page 5

On Saturday, before Messrs, L. Jacobs and H. C. T. Maxted, J's.P. Clarence Friar was charged with assaulting and resisting the police at South Grafton…

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Warden's Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 9 August 1898 · page 5

Yesterday, before the District Warden. Alexander Michael gave evidence as to the fulfilment of the labour conditions on goldlease 547 of 4 acres, Moonee. He stated his…

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Grafton Gaol

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 12 August 1898 · page 2

THE following particulars of the Grafton gaol are given in the report of the Comptroller General of prisons for last year:—The report of the Grafton Gaol shows that the area cultivated was about 4…

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Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 13 August 1898 · page 2

On Tuesday, before the P.M., Messrs. L. Jacobs, G. Crispin and H. C. T. Maxted, J's.P. Clarence Friar was charged with…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 13 August 1898 · page 5

Yesterday, before the P.M., Messrs. L. Jacobs, G. Crispin and H. C. T. Maxted. In the cases of Constable Selff v. Clarence Friar for assault, and Clarence Friar v…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 16 August 1898 · page 4

Yesterday before the P.M. Charles Kinsley was fined 10s for being drunk in Prince-street. In the Small Debts Court, verdicts were…

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Warden's Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 16 August 1898 · page 4

Yesterday, before the District Warden. W. Vanderkalk applied for a suspension of labour conditions on gold lease of 10 acres, Moonee, situate on private land. Applicant…

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Maclean Small Debts Court

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 19 August 1898 · page 2

YESTERDAY, before the P.M., an Indian named Mishara sued Roderick McRae for £7 for cane stripping. This case had been postponed from last Court, and plaintiff ordered to pay £1 for defendant's…

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Police Courts

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 20 August 1898 · page 5

At Grafton yesterday, before the P.M. The following persons were fined for neglecting to send their children to school, as provided by the Public Instruction Act:—…

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Maclean Police Court

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 23 August 1898 · page 3

YESTERDAY, before Messrs. S. Macnaughtan and J. A. S. Murray, John Nicholson, for being drunk at Maclean on the 20th instant, was fined 5s or 24 hours. Fine paid…

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Extraordinary Murder Case

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 23 August 1898 · page 8

Intensely dramatic (says a Paris correspondent) is the case which has just been brought before the Algiers Assize Court, a business man in a very good position having been…

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Police Courts

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 23 August 1898 · page 5

At Maclean yesterday before Messrs S. Macnaughtan and Murray, J's.P. John Nicholson was charged with being drunk in Maclean on Sunday. There being…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 27 August 1898 · page 2

On Tuesday, before the P.M., Mury Dally v. John Ginkens, alleged detention of property. Mr. Donaldson for complainant, Mr. Everingham for defendant…

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