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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1900

405 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 18 of 21

Police Courts

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 27 October 1900 · page 8

At Grafton yesterday before the P.M. Henry Harney, an aboriginal, was fined 1s. or be imprisoned till the rising of the court for drunkenness in Mary-street…

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Grafton Circuit Court. Civil Causes

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 27 October 1900 · page 3

The Court opened the seventh day of its sittings on Tuesday. Hugh Buchanan was fined 40s for non-attendance as a juror. MALICIOUS PROSECUTION…

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Grafton Circuit Court. Ninth Day.—thursday

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 27 October 1900 · page 8

In the ease Everson v. M'Millan, addresses, by counsel occupied 3½ hours. His Honor, in addressing the jury, referred to the great length of time the case had…

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Circuit Court Humor

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 29 October 1900 · page 2

PROCEEDINGS at the tenth days' sittings of the Grafton Circuit Court were more interesting and humorous than on the whole of the previous nine days put together. The…

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Warden's Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 30 October 1900 · page 8

Yesterday before the District Warden. Inquiry was made with respect to Nathan Cohen's application for a gold-dredging lease of 100a., in the bed of the Mitchell…

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Grafton Supreme Court. EVERSON v.McMILLAN

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 30 October 1900 · page 2

IN this case William Everson sued James McMillan for £2000 damages for alleged malicious prosecution and false imprisonment in connection with a charge of stealing a bullock…

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Grafton Police Court

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 2 November 1900 · page 4

ON Tuesday before the P.M. and Mr. L. Jacobs J.P. Delep Singh, on remand, for alleged perjury, and Sanda Khan, on remand, for…

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Grafton Police Court

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

ON Wednesday the cases against Delep Singh and Sunda Khan--on remand for alleged perjury and false swearing--were proceeded with. The cases arose out of the…

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Murder of Baron Von Kettler

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 2 November 1900 · page 5

A CORRESPONDENT who was in Peking during the siege writes:—Naturally we had complained to the Tsung-li-Yamen (Chinese Foreign Council) of the Boxer attacks, and by a polite fiction…

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Licensing Court

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 2 November 1900 · page 4

ON Tuesday before the P.M., Messrs. See and Hawthorne, L.Ms. "THE RISING SUN" HOTEL. William Zietsch, tailor, of Grafton, applied…

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Warden's Court

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 2 November 1900 · page 4

ON Monday Mr. Fitzhardinge, Acting-Warden, conducted an enquiry into Nathan Cohen's application for 100 acres gold and mineral dredging lease on the Mitchell River…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 3 November 1900 · page 2

On Tuesday, before the P.M. and Mr. L. Jacobs. Delep Singh, on remand for perjury, and Sanda Khan, also on remand, charged for wilfully making false statements, were further remanded…

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Police Courts

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 3 November 1900 · page 8

At Grafton yesterday before the P.M. Matthew Egan v. Cornelius Plara, sureties of the peace. Mr. Lobban for defendant. The evidence showed that defendant was a…

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Warden's Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 3 November 1900 · page 8

Yesterday, before the District Warden, Further evideuce was given by A. S. Meares as to posting necessary notices in connection with Nathan Cohen's gold-dredging lease of…

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Licensing Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 3 November 1900 · page 2

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

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Grafton Police Court

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 5 November 1900 · page 2

ON Tuesday, before the P.M., Matthew Egan v. Cornelius Peara, sureties of the peace. Mr. Lobban appeared for the defendant…

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Alleged Murder

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 5 November 1900 · page 3

A man named Alfred Jones has been arrested at Kunopia on a charge of murdering a settler named Alfred Pitman…

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The Chinese Crisis. Officials Sentenced to Death. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 5 November 1900 · page 3

A NUMBER of Boxers have been shot at Paitingfu for looting. The International Commission sentenced several officials there to death…

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Alleged Murder at Moree

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 6 November 1900 · page 8

A message arrived at Horse, from Garah Police Station, per Midkin Station private telephone wire, that Alfred Pittman, about 45 years old, a prosperous settler on Whalan…

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Grafton Small Debts Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 6 November 1900 · page 5

Yesterday, before the P.M., C. Southion v. John Ferguson, claim of £8 15s 6d for board and lodging. Verdict for plaintiff and costs, with immediate…

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