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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1901

303 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 8 of 16

Police Courts

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 15 June 1901 · page 5

At Grafton on Tuesday, before the P.M. A young woman, on remand, deemed to be insane, was discharged on the recommendation of Dr. Ventry Smith…

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A District Court Judgment

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 15 June 1901 · page 4

Acting-Judge Hamilton, gave what to the lay mind was an intelligent summing up in a case heard in the District Court. The trouble arose over a dog, owned by the defendant, having attacked the…

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Grafton Police Court

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 17 June 1901 · page 2

On Friday, before the P.M. and Mr. Jacobs, J. P., Alfred Long pleaded not guilty to using indecent language on tho verandah of the…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 18 June 1901 · page 4

On Saturday, before the P.M. William Penn, a labourer, was fined 10s or seven days for indecency in Pound-street. For using indecent language in Pound-street…

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Licensing Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 18 June 1901 · page 4

Yesterday, before the P.M. and Mr, W. J. Hawthorns, J.P. The license of Holmstein's Family Hotel was transferred to Margaret Roche. The…

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Grafton Licensing Court

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Tuesday 18 June 1901 · page 3

On Monday before the P.M. and Mr. W. J. Hawthorne, J.P., Renewals of publicans licenses were granted to Robert Thompson. Albion Hotel :…

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Grafton Police Court

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 21 June 1901 · page 2

ON Tuesday, before the P.M. and Mr. L. Jacobs, J. P., Jack Wilfred, a South Sea Islander, on remand, was charged with breaking and…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 22 June 1901 · page 2

On Tuesday, before the P.M. and Mr. L Jacobs, J.P. Jack Wilfred, a South Sea Islander, on remand, was charged with breaking and…

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Police Courts

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 22 June 1901 · page 5

At Grafton on Thursday before the P.M. A first offender for drunkenness was fined 10s or 10 hours incarceration. Yesterday before the P.M…

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Grafton Police Court

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 24 June 1901 · page 2

On Friday, before the P.M., Robert Hoskins, aged 11 years, was charged with stealing a razor, valued at 5s, the property of Michael Sheehan. Mr. Dowling…

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Grafton Police Court

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 28 June 1901 · page 4

ON Tuesday, before the P.M., Joseph O'Keeffe v. James Fitz. Ambrose, assault Mr. Everingham appeared for complainant…

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Stealing Butter

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 28 June 1901 · page 1

ABOUT noon on Tuesday a delivery van, containing bozea of butter, was shading outside a house in Surrey-atreat, Waterloo, Sydney, when, during the absence of the vanman, a light cart drove up…

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Local Interest. POLICE

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 28 June 1901 · page 2

OUR Macksville correspondent informs us that first-class Constable G. Kritsch, late of Kerrabee, in the Maitland district, has been appointed to the charge of the police station…

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Licensing Court

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 28 June 1901 · page 4

ON Monday last, before the P.M. and Mr. W. J. Hawthorne, J.P., the adjourned sittings of the Licensing Court were held, when renewals were granted…

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Murder of a Trader. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 28 June 1901 · page 3

The steamer Moresby, from the South Seas, brings intelligence of the murder of an island trader named M'Lean at Samarai…

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Horrible Triple Murder in New Zealand. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 28 June 1901 · page 3

A horrible murder has occurred near Christchurch, New Zealand, the victims being Mrs. Henry Martin, a widow aged 70, her daughter, aged 40, and…

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Police Courts

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 29 June 1901 · page 5

At Grafton on Tuesday before the P.M. Joseph O'Keeffe v. James Fitz Ambrose, assault. Mr. Everingham, appeared for complainant. Defendant did not appear, and a warrant was…

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Epidemic of Crime. Murder at Wyalong

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 29 June 1901 · page 8

Brief particulars are to band of the murder of a Chinaman at Wyalong. He was found lying dead, his skull haying been smashed in by an assailant. The police are investigating, but up to the present…

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Grafton Police Court

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 1 July 1901 · page 2

ON Friday, before Mr J. F. Kenyon, P.M.. A Sobrach lad named Patrick M'Kenna, aged 15 year's, was charged with absconding from his employer, John Morrissey…

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Grafton Police Court

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 5 July 1901 · page 4

ON Tuesday, before the P.M. Peter Carberry, for drunkenness, was fined 2s 6d or the rising. Charles Reid was charged with…

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