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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1900

405 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 19 of 21

Police Court

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 9 November 1900 · page 2

IN the Bellingen Police Court on Monday, before Messrs. R. Page and J. Pollock, J's.P., in a case in which Rhoda Cooper sued for the renewal of a maintenance order against…

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Grafton Police Court

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 9 November 1900 · page 2

ON Tuesday, before the P.M, and Mr. L. Jacobs, J.P. The further hearing of the case Rosina Godbee v. Samuel Weatherstone was…

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Maclean Police Court

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 9 November 1900 · page 5

YESTERDAY, before the P.M., T. A. Bateman (Inspector of [?]) v. M. Tully, driving without lights in Maclean at night. Fined 10s and 4s 10d coasts…

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District Court

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 9 November 1900 · page 3

THIS Court was opened in Bellingen at 10 a.m. on Friday last, before Judge Heydon. The following members of the legal profession were present-Messrs, R. Browning and…

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Licensing Court

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 9 November 1900 · page 4

ON Tuesday, Before the P.M. and Messrs. See and Hawthorne, L.Ms. "THE RISING SUN" HOTEL. The hearing of evidence in the…

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Grafton Small Debts Court

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 9 November 1900 · page 4

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

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 10 November 1900 · page 3

On Wednesday before the P.M. and Mr. L. Jacobs, J.P. The affiliation case, Resina Godbee v. Samuel Weatherstone, was continued, Mr. Dowling for…

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Police Courts

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 10 November 1900 · page 8

At Grafton on Wednesday, Alice J. Eaton sued William Hudson for the support of an illegitimate child. By consent, an order was made for the payment of 5s per week for…

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Grafton Licensing Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 10 November 1900 · page 3

On Tuesday, before the P.M., Messrs. S. See, and W. J. Hawthorne, J's.P. The application for a conditional license for premises to be erected in Skinner-street, South…

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Grafton Police Court

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 12 November 1900 · page 2

ON Friday, before the P.M. and Mr. L. Jacobs, J.P. The further hearing of the case Rosina God bee v. Samuel Weatherstone was…

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Often Before the Court

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 13 November 1900 · page 2

Last week the Full Court was asked to deal with a solicitor who had gone wrong. He had obtained £44 from a client in connection with a case, and sent in a bill for £8 more. Tho clinet…

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Grafton Police Court

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 16 November 1900 · page 4

ON Tuesday, before the P. M., Charles Kingsley was summoned by Margaret Dousling, for using insulting language and behaviour to Margaret Dousling,…

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Nambucca Assault Case

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 16 November 1900 · page 2

In the Kempsey District Court the caseAinsworth v. Bale was a clain for damages for assault. Mr. Gilfillan appeared for plaintiff, and Mr. Cowan, instructed by…

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Police Courts

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 17 November 1900 · page 8

At Grafton yesterday before the P.M. and Mr. L. Jacobs, J.P. George Muller was brought before the Court, deemed to be insane. Evidence as to…

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Grafton Police Court

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 19 November 1900 · page 2

ON Friday, before the P.M. and Mr. L. Jacobs, J.P. George Muller, on remand, for lunacy, was ordered to be forwarded to the Hospital for…

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Small, Debts Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 20 November 1900 · page 5

Yesterday before the P.M. Thos. Morrissey v. Andrew Nicholson, claim of £7 2s for balance of goods sold. Verdict for £2 9s 9d and 3s costs…

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Maclean Police Court

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 23 November 1900 · page 5

ON Tuesday, before Messrs. D. See and G. A. Innes Mackay, Js.P. Joseph Dhu was fined 5s or 24 hours for drunkenness, £1 or seven days for indecent…

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Too Smart for the Police

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 23 November 1900 · page 4

THE MACLEAY CHRONICLE says: "In one of the northern districts a man was sentenced to to seven days' imprisonment [?] as there was no convenience beyond one small cell, the constable in…

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Jimmy Governor's Trial. the Court Crowded. a Novel Point of Law. the Crown Case Concluded Sydney, Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 23 November 1900 · page 3

AT the Central Criminal Court, Darlinghurst, this morning, before Mr. Justice Owen, Jimmy Governor was placed on his trial for that he did, at…

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Police Courts

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 24 November 1900 · page 8

At Grafton, yesterday, before the P M. John Flynn was charged for absenting himself from his apprenticeship to William McCormack. The lad, who is 14 years of age,…

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