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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1900

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Latest Telegrams. Re-organising the Police Force. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 25 June 1900 · page 3

IT is understood a Royal Commission will be appointed to inquire into the question of re-organising the police force of the colony…

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Lawrence Police Court

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 26 June 1900 · page 3

ON Thursday, before the P.M. and Mr. A. M'Swan, J.P. Edward Adrain Noel, a colored man about 20 years, was charged with having, at Lawrence, on…

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Police Courts

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 26 June 1900 · page 5

On Saturday before the P.M. George Chapman was charged with having property in his possession at Grafton, on 22nd instant, knowing it to have been stolen…

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Grafton Police Court

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 29 June 1900 · page 2

ON Wednesday, before the P.M. and L Jacobs. J. P., Sarah Seymour was charged with stealing a bonnet and several articles from J. T. Rush. The accused was defended by Mr M'Guren…

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Lawrence Police Court

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 29 June 1900 · page 4

On Thursday before the P.M. and Mr. A. M'Swan, J.P., Edward A. Noel, a colored man about 20 yean of age, was charged with carnally knowing a coloured girl named Supraue…

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Grafton Police Court

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 29 June 1900 · page 4

ON Monday, before the P.M., Matthew Bat[?] and Clarence Haynes were charged with stealing in company the sum of £16 from Patrick O'Shea. Mr M'Guren appeared for…

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Maclean Small Debts Court

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 29 June 1900 · page 5

YESTERDAY, before Messrs, D. See and D. Shearer, J's.P. P. H. Gallagher v. Donald Nicholson—Claim of £6 2s. Verdict for plaintiff, with 7s costs…

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Bellingen Police Court. Monday, June 25. Before the P.M., Messrs. J. Smith and R. Page, J's.P

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 29 June 1900 · page 3

AN application made by G. S. Briner, of Bellingen, for an auctioneer's license, was granted. A. Black, of Fernmount, hotelkeeper, was…

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Divorce Court. BELL V. BELL

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 29 June 1900 · page 3

ON Tuesday, before Mr Justice Walker. This was a suit in which Charles Bell, a dealer, residing at South Grafton, petitioned the court for a dissolution of…

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Police Courts

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 30 June 1900 · page 8

At Grafton, on Tuesday, before the P.M. James Carney was charged with stealing 2s 6d from the person of Arthur Goodwin. Mr. Bawden appeared for accused…

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The Grafton Murder Case. Murphy Reprieved. [By Telegraph] Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 2 July 1900 · page 3

THE Executive Council has commuted the death sentence passed upon the lad James Murphy for the murder of Cyrus M'Farlane, at Grafton in February last, to…

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Police Courts

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 3 July 1900 · page 4

At Grafton, on Saturday, before Mr. L. Jacobs, J.P. H. Cartmill and M. M'Grath were each fined 10s for profane language…

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Grafton Small Debts Court

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 3 July 1900 · page 3

IN the Small Debts Court yesterday, before the P.M., verdicts were given in the following cases for the amounts mentioned:- F. Deen (Indian) v. George Allison, £1 l6s and 3s costs: same v. A. J…

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Grafton Murder Case. Murphy's Sentence Commuted. Sydney

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 3 July 1900 · page 2

The Executive Council have commuted the death sentence on the lad Murphy for the murder' of Cyrus M'Farlaue at Grafton, to imprisonment for life…

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Encouraged to Court in Church

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 3 July 1900 · page 3

A Scotch clergyman in Leith, in an address which he delivered to his flock recently, boldly advised young ladies not to hesitate for one moment…

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The Federal Appeal Court and Law Reform

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 3 July 1900 · page 2

SIR,—During the somewhat acrimonious discussion of the Federation Bill at the referendum we were told by leading anti-Billires that it was purely a "lawyer's constitution," and from this definition a…

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Mad Jealousy and Murder. Tragedy in the Gippsland Bush

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 6 July 1900 · page 2

A RERRIBLE, and what appears to have been, according to the few partical [?] received, a most cold-blooded murder, was committed on Monday, at Dawson, an isolated locality…

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A Chinese Court Favourite. Gigantic Bribery

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 6 July 1900 · page 2

THE native correspondent in Peking of the NORTH CHINA HERALD of May 16 writes:--"Much joy has been of late…

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Police Courts

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 7 July 1900 · page 4

At Grafton, on Tuesday, before the P.M. Frederick Rosenberg, for drunkenness, was fined 3s 6d. Timothy Carney, for being drunk and…

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Latest Telegrams a Daring Burglary. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 9 July 1900 · page 3

A GANG of burglars broke into the large jewellery establishment of Messrs Johnson and Simonsen, Melbourne, on Thursday night. Jewellery to the…

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