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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1901

303 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 2 of 16

Attempted Murder and Suicide

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 26 January 1901 · page 2

Word reached Canowindra late on Saturday night of a terrible shooting tragedy which occurred at John Ryan's selection, near Cowra. It appears that one Henry…

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Tried for His Own Murder [By Julian Ralph, in "HARPERS."]

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 26 January 1901 · page 6

Tens of thousands of newspaper-readers remember the story of the [?] of a man named [?] he was [?]…

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The Queen. Inside Life of the Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 26 January 1901 · page 2

Some time ago M.A.P. published the following striking glimpse of the inside life of the court. "I had," begins the correspondent, "a…

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Grafton Police Court

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 28 January 1901 · page 4

ON Tuesday, before Mr. F. C. M'Kell, P.M. A coach license was granted to William Quinlan for a coach to run between Grafton and Lionsville…

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Municipal Revision Court

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 29 January 1901 · page 2

The Court for the Revision of tho Maclean Municipal roll was held in the Council Chambers on Friday afternoon. All the Aldermen were present except Ald. Schwonberg, who sent an apology, and Ald…

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Grafton Police Court. YESTERDAY, before the Relieving P.M.

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 1 February 1901 · page 2

Thomas Holmes, on remand from the previous day, was charged with stealing a cow's skin, the property of J. T. M'Kittrick. Mr. M'Guren appeared for the accused…

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Police Courts

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 2 February 1901 · page 4

At Grafton on Tuesday before the Relieving P.M. A firet offender for drunkenness in South Grafton was fined 2s 6d or imprisonment till the tising of the Court…

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Maclean District Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 5 February 1901 · page 5
Also in The Clarence River Advocate

This Court opened at Maclean yesterday, before his Honor Judge Heydon, J. J. Hough obtained a verdict against W. Peoples for £25, commission on the sale of the…

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Alleged Stealing

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 8 February 1901 · page 5

Alexander McPherson, on bail, pleaded not guilty to a charge of stealing one bag of corn and one bag of chaff, the property of Edward Small. Mr. Donaldson appeared for the accused…

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Alleged Cattle Stealing

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 8 February 1901 · page 5

Walter Scott Shields, on bail, pleaded guilty on a charge of stealing at Lawrence, on the first November last, one heifer, the property of James Murphy, Mr. Sheri[?]un, instructed by Mr. Everingham…

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Grafton District Court

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 8 February 1901 · page 5

THE Court was opened on Wednesday to dispose of the following cases, in which verdicts were given for the plaintiffs :—T. J. Roberts v. T. Hill, claim of £8 17s A.J.S. Bank v. J. Maloney. claim of £119…

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Charged with False Pretences

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 9 February 1901 · page 4

Yesterday at the Water Police Coart Wm. George Dauncey was committed for trial on two or three charges of fake pretenoes, Mr, Dauncey is a civil engineer, and until recently was a considerable…

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Police Courts

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 9 February 1901 · page 4

At Grafton on Tuesday before Mr. McKell, relieving P.M. Leslie Wicks was summoned by Jack Neville for assault; and Sid Wicks by Fred Wells on a similar…

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Land Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 9 February 1901 · page 4

The following business was transacted before the local Land board on the 31st ult. and 1st inst,, the reserved decisions being given on Thursday last— A.L., 1900-47, Chorles Marchant, 400 acres, parish…

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Grafton District Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 9 February 1901 · page 8

On Wednesday his Honor Judge Heydon gave verdicts for plaintiffs in the following undefended cases:—Thomas J. Roberta v. Thomas Hill, £8 17s. A.J.S. Bank v. James Maloncy, £119 13s 3d, due…

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Maclean Police Court

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 12 February 1901 · page 3

YESTERDAY, beforE Mr. S. Macnaughtan, J.P. Flank Duphin, on a charge of being drunk and disorderly, was fined 5s of 24 hours. John Bassett, on a charge of drunkenness, was…

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Grafton Land Court

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 12 February 1901 · page 3

AMONGST the cases dealt with by the Land Board at Grafton on January 31 and February 1 were the following, in which the decisions were given on Thursday:—…

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In the Police Court

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 15 February 1901 · page 2

"Did the woman give any reason for attempting suicide ?" said the magistrate to the constable. "Yes, yer worship," was the constable's…

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A District Court Point

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 15 February 1901 · page 1

AN important point concerning District Court judgements was decided by Mr. Justice Cohen, last week, on an application to restrain. Henry Tindale, of Forbes, and the Registrar at that…

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