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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1899

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Grafton Supreme Court. Thursday, April 20

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 21 April 1899 · page 2

G. A. Jeffries v. Annie Argue.--Mr. Fuller (instructed by Mr. P. Jones) for the plaintiff, Mr. Browning, with Mr. Acland (instructed by Mr. M'Intosh) for the defendant…

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Police Courts

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 22 April 1899 · page 5

At Grafton yesterday, before the P.M. Cornelius Charles was charged with presenting loaded firearms at Alfred Foreman at Clarenza on 19th instant. Mr. Donaldson…

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Grafton Circuit Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 22 April 1899 · page 2

This court was opened on Wednesday before his Honor Mr. Acting-Justice Sly. Mr. G. W. Fuller acted as Crown Prosecutor, and the members of the legal profession present were Messrs. Browning…

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Grafton Circuit Court. Civil Cause

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 22 April 1899 · page 5

There was one case on the Civil Causes list. G. A. Jeffries v. Annie Argue, c£338 6s 11d, with interest, balance alleged to be owing on certain trausactions between the parties…

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Grafton Police Court

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 24 April 1899 · page 2

ON Friday, before the P.M., Cornelius Charles, a coloured man, was charged with presenting loaded [?]rearms at Alfred Foreman, with intent to do grievous bodily harm, Mr. Donaldson…

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Horrible Murder at Mansfield

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 24 April 1899 · page 2

WHAT appears to be a most diabolical murder has just been brought to light at Mansfield, Victoria, the victim being an old and very deaf man, named Dave…

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Grafton Supreme Court. Friday, April 21

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 24 April 1899 · page 2

Jeffries v. Argue (part heard).--Mr. Fuller (instructed by Mr. P. Jones) for the plaintiff, Mr. Browning, with Mr. Acland (instructed by Mr. M'Intosh) for the defendant…

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Small Debts Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 25 April 1899 · page 5

Yesterday, before the P.M., Timothy Hallaban summoned Adam Hawthorne for £3 for drawing wood. Mr. M'Guren for plaintiff, Mr. Niland for…

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Grafton Supreme Court. Thursday, April 20. Before Mr. Acting—Justice Sly

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 25 April 1899 · page 2

G. A. Jeffries v. Annie Argue.—Mr. Fuller (instructed by Mr. P, Jones) for the plaintiff, Mr. Browning, with Mr. Ackland (instructed by Mr. McIntosh, for defendant…

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Grafton Police Court

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 28 April 1899 · page 4

ON Tuesday, before the P.M., W. G. Foran summoned Arthur Coulter and Edward Manning for assault. Mr. M'Guren appeared for the complainant, and Mr. Donaldson for the…

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Macksville Court

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 28 April 1899 · page 2

MESSRS. E. Hitchins and W. Barry, Js.P., presided at Macksville Small Debts court on wednesday. William Ezold obtained a verdict for 8s against John Elderton…

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Supposed Murder at Hobart Sydney

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 28 April 1899 · page 5

AN aged man, named Billinghurst, was fount dead in a house at Hobart, and his wife was in a dying condition. The man had apparently tomahawked his wife…

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Bellingen Small Debts Court

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 28 April 1899 · page 2

MESSRS. F.T. Matthews (chairman) and E. Raymond, Js.P, preside[?] at the Small Debts Court at Bellingen on Monday. Thomas A. Barrett, hotelkeeper, obtained a verdict…

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All About Eight Pounds. Local Police Case

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 28 April 1899 · page 2

"SPEECH is silver, silence is gold." This truism might, have had an advantageous effect upon the pocket of James Power if he had judiciously applied the "soothing oil" to the…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 29 April 1899 · page 2

On Tuesday, before the P.M. Arthur Coulter and Edward Manning were summoned for assaulting William G. Foran on 14th April, in Pound-street, near the…

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Police Courts

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 29 April 1899 · page 5

Yesterday, before the P.M. Wm. Prindable, for drunkenness in Prince-street, was admonished and discharged. In the case of Alice Shea v. Samuel Lee,…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 2 May 1899 · page 5

On Saturday, before the P.M. Charles Robinson, a stranger, was fined 6s for drunkenness in Prince-street. Yesterday, before the P.M…

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Bellingen Police Court

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 5 May 1899 · page 2

At Bollingen Police Court on Monday, before Mr. H. A. Evans, J.P., the man Charles Neate was brought up on remand, on a charge of child desertion. The warrant for his…

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Maclean Police Court

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 5 May 1899 · page 5

YESTERDAY before the P.M. and Mr. A. C, Barry, J.P. Hugh M'Donald was charged with using indecent language at Yamba on the 15th April, and failing to…

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The Mansfield Murder

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 5 May 1899 · page 2

ANASTASIA BUTLER, the daughter of the late David Butler, was arrested at Mr. Buckland's residence where she was in service, by Detective Burvett and…

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