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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1903

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Maclean Police Court

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 1 September 1903 · page 4

ON Friday, before the P.M. Andrew Johnson pleaded guilty to a charge of indecent exposure, aud was fined £1, or seven days' imprisonment…

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Police Courts

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 1 September 1903 · page 5

At Graftion, yesterday, before the P.M. Patrick Darcy, for being drunk and disorderly, was fined 20s or 7 days, and a similar penalty was inflicted for resisting the…

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A Big Police Raid

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 1 September 1903 · page 5

The biggest police raid over made in Sydney was successfully carried out at about half-past 10 o'clock on Friday night, when over 150 men were taken from a place in…

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Gamblers in Court

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 3 September 1903 · page 8

There was considerable excitement in the vicinity of tho Central Police Court on Saturday morning, when the whole of the men…

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An Atrocious Murder. at Ballarat. Melbourne

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 3 September 1903 · page 5

THE dead body of a widow named Sarah Johnstone, aged 45 years, was found lying on a bed of straw at her home at Ballarat last night…

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Police Courts. GRAFTON. On Monday, before the P.M. DRUNKENNESS

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 3 September 1903 · page 5

Patrick Darcy was charged separately with being drunk and disorderly, and with resisting the police in the execution of their duty. He was fined £1 or…

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Maclean Police Court

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 4 September 1903 · page 5

YESTERDAY, before Messrs. S. Macuanghtan and F. Schwonberg, J's.P. Tommy An Finn (Chinese) was fined £3 or one months imprisonment for making use of obscene…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 5 September 1903 · page 2

On Tuesday, before the P.M. Michael O'Rooke, for drunkenness, was fined 5s or 24 hours. A first offender for intoxication was fined…

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Police Courts

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 5 September 1903 · page 4

At Grafton, yesterday, before Messrs. L. Jacobs and C. Sanders. Thos. Foley and Geo. Dennis were severally charged on suspicion of stealing a…

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Foul Murder. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 7 September 1903 · page 3

An old man named John Hines was foully murdered at Manilla yesterday, his head being split open with an axe. A swagman has…

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Norfolk Island Magistrate Dead. Sydney, Saturday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 7 September 1903 · page 3

The death is announced of Mr. Charles M'Arthur King, late resident magistrate of Norfolk Island, aged 79…

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Maclean Police Court

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 8 September 1903 · page 4

ON Friday, before the P M. and Messrs D. See and B. Eglington. Duncan Lyons McLachlan was charged with assaulting his wife, and pleaded not guilty…

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Police Courts

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 8 September 1903 · page 4

Yesterday, before the P.M. A first offender, for drunkenness, was [?]ed [?] or the rising. Denis Ryan, for drunkenness, was fined…

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Grafton Police Court

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 10 September 1903 · page 5

ON Tuesday before the P.M. and L. Jacobs. Thomas Foley and John Dennis, on remand, were charged with stealing one…

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The Divorce Court. a Crafton Suit. Sydney, Wednesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 10 September 1903 · page 5

IN the Divorce Court to-day, judgment was delivered in the suit of Edward Weir Brierly, of Grafton, who sued Georgina Brierly…

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AN M.P. Before the Court. Sydney, Wednesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 10 September 1903 · page 5

At the Newtown Police Court today, Richard Sleath, M.P., was ordered to pay his wife, Jane Sleath, £2 a week towards her…

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Settled Out of Court

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 11 September 1903 · page 2

WE may mention that through the mediatorial agency of Mr. R. Page, the local broach of promise case, which was to have occupied the attention of the Supreme Court…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 12 September 1903 · page 2

On Tuesday, before the P.M. and Mr. L. Jacobs, J.P. E. W. Kimpton was fined 5s and 4s 10d costs for permitting a horse to stray on…

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Grafton Police Court

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 14 September 1903 · page 2

On Friday last Edward Frederick Ferguson was charged with stealing £9 from one David Lynch, of Grafton, on the 7th inst The police applied for a…

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Foul Murder. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 14 September 1903 · page 3

At an inquest in Adelaide, held on the body found at Glenelgy, a verdict of murder was returned against some person unknown…

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