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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1903

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Police Courts. GRAFTON

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 1 October 1903 · page 5

ON Monday, before the P.M. Michael Doherty, for indecent language, was fined 20s. or seven. days' gaol…

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Supreme Court Action

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 1 October 1903 · page 4

Considerable interest is being centred by locatownsmen in the approaching Supreme Court action, A J.S. Bank v. E. Hockey, in connection with the latter's alleged guarantee in…

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Police Court

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 2 October 1903 · page 5

AT the Bellingen Police court, on Monday Last, the following cases were dealt with, before the P.m. and Mr. R page, J.P:—…

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Maclean Police Court

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 2 October 1903 · page 4

ON Wednesday, before Mr. D. See, J.P. John Bryant, charged with indecent assault, was remanded for eight days The same accused was also remanded on a second charge of exposure…

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Revision Court

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 2 October 1903 · page 2

ON Monday last, at Bellingen, the Hon. E. Pery (Police Magistrate) held a special revision court, when the following additional names were ad[?] to the voters' list for the…

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Small Debts Court

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 2 October 1903 · page 2

AT the Bellingen court-house, on Monday last, before the P.M. and Mr. R. Page, J.P., the undermentioned cases were dealt with:— G. Williams v. H. A. Miles— claim for £18…

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The High Court Judges

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 2 October 1903 · page 6

SIR Samuel Walker Griffith has had a very distinguished career, both in Parliament and on the Bench. He was born at Merthyr-Tydvil, in South…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 3 October 1903 · page 4

Yesterday, before Messrs. L. Jacobs and C. Duggan, J.P. P. Cronin v. Henry Reid, William Yardy v. Henry Reid, William Yardy v. Thomas[?]…

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Grafton Police Court

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 5 October 1903 · page 2

On Friday, before Messrs. Jacobs and Duggan, Js.P. P. Cronin v. Henry Reid, William Yardy v. Henry Reid, William Yardy…

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Police Force

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 5 October 1903 · page 2

Constable Glasson, who was recently appointed to succeed Constable York at South Gratton, leaves to-day for Glen Innes, and Constable Pye, from the…

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Federal High Court. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 5 October 1903 · page 3

Members of the High Court will be sworn in on Monday, and the first sitting will be held on Tuesday. Melbourne has been made…

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Local and General. Grafton Circuit Court

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 5 October 1903 · page 2

We were yesterday informed that His Honor Judge Heydon will preside at the Circuit Court on the 20th instant, with Mr. D'Aprice as Associate. Mr. Withy…

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Grafton Police Court

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

Yesterday, before the P.M. Joseph Moran was charged with using indecent language in Pound-street on Saturday night, and was fined 40s or one month…

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Maclean Police Court. on Friday, before the P.M.

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

Geo. Davis (Inspector of Nulsence.) v. Dr. Cald-well, pashing a bicycle along the footpath of River-street in contravention of the bye-laws of Maclean Municipality…

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Small Debts Court

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

In the Small Debts Court, before the P.M., A. Cameron and Co, obtained verdicts against James Hiland for £6s 91 and S. F. Stokes for £6 11s, with 5s costs in each case…

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The Federal High Court

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

The powers of the Federal High Court will be very wide, and the Judges will have very arduous duties to perform in interpreting the points of new which must as a matter of course arise…

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Police Courts. GRAFTON

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 8 October 1903 · page 4

ON Monday, before the P.M. Joseph Moran was charged with using indecent language in Pound-street on Saturday evening, and was fined £2…

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Licensing Court

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 8 October 1903 · page 4

BEFORE the P.M. and Mr. S. See, J.P. The quarterly report was received, the Bench remarking that it was highly satisfactory…

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Aboriginals in Grafton Gaol

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 9 October 1903 · page 1

A WRITER in a metropolitan journal says:—Last September it was ordained by the comptroller (by the way, why thus spelt?) that all…

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Grafton Police Court

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

Yesterday, before the P.M. The cases P. Cronin v. Heary Reld, P. Cronin v. Thomas Reld, and Wm. Yardy v. Henry Reid, were called, but defe[?]ants did not…

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