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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1900

405 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 14 of 21

Police Courts

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 8 September 1900 · page 4

At Grafton yesterday, before Mr. Fitzhardinge, P.M. Charles Reiley was fined 40s for indecent language at Copmanhurst on Saturday last,…

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Notes From the City. Sydney, Wednesday, Another Brutal Assault on a Woman

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 8 September 1900 · page 4

Brutal assaults on women are becoming so common in Sydney that one can only regret that the Bench doesn't try the expedient provided by the lash. The other day a…

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Grafton Police Court

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 10 September 1900 · page 2

ON Friday, before the P.M., Charles Riley, of Copmanhurst, pleaded guilty to two charges of indecent language and resisting arrest. Mr Donaldson pleaded…

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Maclean Police Court

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 14 September 1900 · page 4

On Tuesday before Mr. S. Macnaughtan, J.P. Bill Larrigo, an aboriginal, was fined 5s or 24 hurs for being drunk and disorderly at Maclean on the 10th instant…

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Police Courts

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 15 September 1900 · page 5

At Grafton, yesterday, before the P.M. Francis Celestin was charged with wounding Paul Bianchura with intent to do grievous bodily harm at Grafton on 11th…

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Grafton Police Court

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 17 September 1900 · page 2

ON Friday, before the P.M., An aboriginal, supposed to be of unsound mind, was further remanded for eight days for medical treatment, on the…

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Maclean Police Court

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 18 September 1900 · page 2

YESTERDAY, before Messrs. D. See and S. Macnaughtan, Js. P. david Grey was changed with stealing the sum of £4 16s 6d from John Barry…

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Another Brutal Assault

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 18 September 1900 · page 4

Brutal assaults are becoming painfully frequent in Sydney, as was announced once before. Early yesterday morning Seniorconstable Pearce was the victim of a very…

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Police Courts

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 18 September 1900 · page 5

At Grafton yesterday, before the P.M. Two young men named Alexander M'Pherson and Edward Meskill were charged with stealing two bags of corn and one bag of…

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Grafton Police Court

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 21 September 1900 · page 4

ON Monday, before Mr. Fitzhardinge, P.M, Alexander M'Pherson and Edward Meskill were charged with stealing in…

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Police Court Humor at Tenterfield

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 21 September 1900 · page 5

It was pleasantly breezy in the Tenterfield halls of justice last Tuesday (says the STAR). Mr. Fitzhardinge, P.M., is in Grafton, and the Court was adjourned from the morning till 2 p.m. to allow of the…

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The Theft of Street Signs

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 22 September 1900 · page 4

The street sign difficulty is still uppermost. Failing to get any satisfaction from the Mayor, Alderman Dymock and ono or two others recently went on a rummaging…

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Police Courts

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 22 September 1900 · page 8

At Grafton on Thursday, before Mr. L. Jacobs, J.P. Alex M'Pherson, Alex. M'Millan, Dugald M'Pherson and James Boyce were charged…

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Grafton Police Court

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 24 September 1900 · page 2

ON Friday, before he P.M., Sarah Johnson. Jno. Pritchard, senr., alleged assault. Mr Donaldson appeared for defendant…

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Grafton Police Court

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 28 September 1900 · page 4

ON Tuesday before the P.M. and Mr. L. Jacobs, J. P. Joseph Brown and George Power were each tined £1 and 5s 6d coats for cutting…

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Maclean Police Court

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 28 September 1900 · page 5

YESTERDAY, before the P,M. and Mr. F, S[?]hwonberg, J.P. John McDermid pleaded guilty to a charge of indecent exposure, and was fined £2 and 4s 10d…

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District Court. First Day--wednesday

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 28 September 1900 · page 2

THE Grafton District Court was opened at 10 a.m. on Wednesday last before his Honor Judge Heydon. Messrs. R. J. Browning, R. Windeyer, and J. P. Sheridan were…

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The Natal Court of High Treason

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 28 September 1900 · page 8

THIS Court, just constituted by an Act of the Natal Parliament, is (the PALL MALL GAZETTE states) "for the better and more speedy trial of persons accused of treason, and for the…

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Grafton District Court. First Day—wednesday

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 28 September 1900 · page 5

THE Grafton District Court opened on Wednesday last before His Honor Judge Heydon. Mossrs. Browning, Wind[?]yer and Sheridan were the only members of the bar present. His…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 29 September 1900 · page 2

On Tuesday, before the P.M. and Mr. Jacobs, J.P. Alexander M'Pherson, jun., and Edward Meskill, on remand, were charged with stealing in company two bags of corn and one of chaff, the properly of…

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