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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1900

405 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 10 of 21

Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 10 July 1900 · page 4

On Saturday, before the P.M. Alexander Davidson, for being drunk and disorderly in Victoria-street, was fined 10s or three days…

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Grafton Police Court

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 13 July 1900 · page 2

ON Monday last, before Mr. J. A. Crough, P.M. Alexander Henderson was charged with stealing two pigs, the property of Sydney…

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A Shrewd Magistrate

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 13 July 1900 · page 6

SOME years ago a resident of New England was appointed a Justice of the Peace, and on the first occasion he sat on the Bench he found himself on the horns of a dilemma. The case was brought…

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Schooner Ethel Murder. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 13 July 1900 · page 3

The Executive Council in West Australia has decided that the law shall take its course in the case of two of the men convicted of murder and…

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Maclean Licensing Court

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 13 July 1900 · page 5

THE quarterly meeting of the Licensing Court was held yesterday, before Messrs. D. See and D. Shearer, licensing magistrates. The license of the Brittania hotel, Chatsworth, was transferred from L. Daniels…

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Police Courts

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 14 July 1900 · page 8

At Grafton on Wednesday before Mr. H. C. T. Maxted, J.P. An individual deemed to be insane was remanded for eight days…

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Grafton Police Court

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 16 July 1900 · page 2

ON Friday, before the P.M., Thomas Moran, for using obscene language, was fined 10s or 3 days, and for being drunk 5s or 3 days. The offences complained of…

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The Governor as a Magistrate

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 17 July 1900 · page 4

Lord Beauchamp was in a new role yesterday, when he presided at a court held at Government House to hear the application of the French Consul for the extradition of a…

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Warden's Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 17 July 1900 · page 4

Yesterday before the District Warden William Dunn applied for four months suspension of labour conditions on a gold lease, 87 acres, in parish Nullama. The only…

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Licensing Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 17 July 1900 · page 4

Yesterday, before the P.M., Messrs. S. See and W. J. Hawthorne, J's.P. William Zietsch applied for a conditional license for premises to be erected at the…

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Grafton Small Debts Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 17 July 1900 · page 4

Yesterday, before the P.M., A. C. Ormonde applied for a new trial in a case in which Hannah M. Clarke obtained a verdict against him for £4 13s for rent…

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Quarterly licensing Court

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 20 July 1900 · page 2

ON Tuesday, befo[?]e the P.M. and Mr. S. See, J.P. A renewal of a publican's license was granted to W. B. [?]ilcox, Prince of Wales…

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Small Debts Court. ON Monday, before the P.M. New Trail Application

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 20 July 1900 · page 2

A. C. Ormonde applied for a new trial in the cause Hannah [?]ilda Clarke v. Ormonde, claim of £4 13s for[?]ent. Mr. C. P. Bawde[?] appeared for the…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 21 July 1900 · page 2

On Tuesday, before Frank Hughes was summoned for using abusive language to Constable Richards on the Government punt, and was fined 10s and…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 21 July 1900 · page 4

On Thursday, before Mr. L. Jacobs, J.P. An individual from South Grafton, on remand, deemed to be insane, was discharged. Yesterday, before the P.M…

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Grafton Police Court

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 23 July 1900 · page 2

ON Friday, before the P.M., James Dowling, on remand, supposed to be of unsound mind. Dr. Veutry-Smith, Government Medical Officer, deposed that…

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Grafton Police Court

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 23 July 1900 · page 4

ON Tuesday, before the P.M., Frank Hughes pleaded guilty to using abusive language to Constable Richards on 12th instant. The language in question was…

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Terrible Tragedy. Aboriginals Murder Several People. No Men at the House. [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Saturday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 23 July 1900 · page 3

AN awful tragedy was perpetrated at Breelong, near Gilgandra, on the Castlereagh River (in the north-west of N.S. Wales), last night, when three people…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 24 July 1900 · page 4

On Saturday before the P.M. William Tyrrell, for being drunk in Wharf-street, South Grafton, was fined 7s 6d…

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Lawrence Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 24 July 1900 · page 4

On Thursday before the P.M. and Mr. E. Shields, J.P. Norman F. Giblin, official assignee, sued the following persons. for debts owing in…

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