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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1903

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Assault at a Ball

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 2 January 1903 · page 8

A PECULIAR case of assault was heard in the Sydney Supreme Court last week. Either Martin, plaintiff, while at luncheon daring a Masonic ball, was struck on the head by a bottle thrown…

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Maclean Police Court. TO-DAY, before the P.M.

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 2 January 1903 · page 5

Hawkers' heenses were granted to William O'Connor, James Irons, David Martin and Samuel Burt. John Davis was charged with inflicting…

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Police Courts

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 3 January 1903 · page 5

At Grafton, on Tuesday, before the P.M. and Mr. L. Jacobs, J.P. A woman deemed to be insane was, on the recommendation of Dr. Ventry Smith,…

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Maclean Police Court

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 6 January 1903 · page 3

ON Friday, before the P.M. John Davis was charged with inflicting grevions bodily harm on Robert Palmer. From the evidence it appeared that the two…

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Police Courts

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 6 January 1903 · page 5

At Grafton, on Saturday, before Messrs. T. Pago and P. Clarence, J.'sP. An individual, deemed to be insane, was remanded for eight days for medical…

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Grafton Police Court

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 8 January 1903 · page 2

ON Tuesday before the P.M. and Mr. T. T. Bawden, J P. Two suspected cases of insanity were brought before the Court. In one…

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Small Debts Court

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 8 January 1903 · page 2

ON Monday before the P.M. T. J. Roberts obtained a verdict against John Donnelly, jun., for £3 15s, with costs…

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Why He Charged Fifteen Cents

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 9 January 1903 · page 2

One of the beat alter-dinner storytellers in this country is Andrew Carnegie, whose intention of returning his millions to the public was recently…

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Police and Witnesses

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 9 January 1903 · page 4

IN a Police Court case at Ballina last week, Sergeant Thompson started to cross-examine a witness, but Mr. Beat objected on the ground that he had no right of audience in the court…

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Police Courts

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 10 January 1903 · page 5

At Gra[?]ton, on Tuesday, before the P.M. and Mr. T. T. Bawden, J.P. A woman, on remand, [?]med to be insane, was reported to be improving, and…

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Grafton Police Court

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 12 January 1903 · page 2

ON Friday before the P.M. William Robinson pleaded not guilty to charges of alleged riotious behaviour and indecent language on…

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Stealing an Invention

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 13 January 1903 · page 3

HAVING discovered a process for giving earthenware metallic tints, M. Cost, a chemist in France, attached great importance to this invention. In his-opinion he had taken every possible…

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Police Courts

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 13 January 1903 · page 5

On Saturday, before the P.M. and Mr. T. Page. John Swanston, for drunkonnoss, was fined [?]s or 24 hours, and for soliciting alms in the streets was sent to gaol for 14 days. It was stated that…

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Police Court

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 15 January 1903 · page 5

ON Monday, before the P.M„ Alexander M'Pherson was charged with stealing 28s from John Bennett. Mr. M'Gur[?]n appeared for the defence…

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Alleged Horse-stealing

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 15 January 1903 · page 5

Yesterday', before Mr. W. Marsh, J.P., Joseph Patrick Shann was charged with stealing a horse, the property of James Gill, late of Coff's Harbour.[?]…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 17 January 1903 · page 2

On Tuesday, before the P.M. A woman, on remand, deemed to be insane, was, on the recommendation of Dr. Ventry Smith, further remanded for eight…

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Murder in South Australia

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 17 January 1903 · page 4

At the evidence on the body of George Cullen, who was found at Sterling with his head battered in, it appeared that Tom, a son of deceased, had borrowed £150 from…

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Grafton Police Court

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 19 January 1903 · page 4

ON Friday before Messrs. T. Page and F. M'Guren, Js.P., a man supposed to be insane was remanded for eight days for medical…

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Maclean Police Court

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 20 January 1903 · page 2

ON Friday, before the P.M. and Messrs. D. See and D. Shearer, J'sP. M. Lynch, licensee of the Cosmopolitan hotel, Maclean, was charged with permitting dancing in…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 20 January 1903 · page 5

Yesterday, before the P.M. Richard Apps v. Henry Eggins, claim of £10 4s 6d for produce. A set-off of [?]8 10s 6d was filed, and 9s paid into court. Mr. Lobban for plaintiff,…

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