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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1903

506 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 7 of 26

Land Appeal Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 28 March 1903 · page 8

Mr. Editor.—In your issue of 21st last., under the heading of "Land Business." appears the following: "The Minister submitted a reference for the doterruination of the capital value of George Hardacre's…

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Police Court

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 30 March 1903 · page 3

ON Friday, before Messrs. F. Doberer, J. G. Phillips and Jas. Trent, Js.P. SCHOOL BOYS IN COURT…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 31 March 1903 · page 5

Yesterday before the P.M. Daniel M'Namara was charged with being drunk and disorderly at South Grafton, and was fined 10s…

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Double Murder at Brisbane

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 31 March 1903 · page 5

BRISBANE, SUNDAY—A horrible double murder was committed this afternoon in the lock up yard at Mackay. A kanaka named Sow Too Loo, who was awaiting trial for the murder of a girl named Alice…

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Police Court

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 2 April 1903 · page 7

Or Monday, before the P.M. Daniel M'Namara, for being drunk and disorderly, at South Grafton, was fined 10s…

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A Vicious Lover. Tries to Murder His Sweetheart and Shoots Her Sister. Sydney Wednesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 2 April 1903 · page 4

A TRAGIC affair occurred in a house in Harrington-street, Sydney, this afternoon. It appears that Henry Dillon, aged 28, had been paying…

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A Homicidal Lover. Tries to Murder two Women. SYDNEY

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 3 April 1903 · page 4

A TRAGIC affair occurred in a house in Harrington-street, Sydney, this afternoon. It appears that Henry Dillon, aged 28, had been paying his attentions to a Miss May Jones…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 4 April 1903 · page 2

On Tuesday, before the P.M. A first offender, for drunkenness, was fined 1s or the rising. Isaac Lee Roberts was charged with…

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Attempted Burglary

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

About 3 a.m. on Sunday a daring attempt at robbery was made at the residence of Mr. Jas. Lindsay, near Dovedale. Mrs. Lindsay being awakened, noticed a slight…

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Police Appointments

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

Constable Silcock, from Sydney, at present doing duty at Grafton, has been appointed to Maclean; Constable Corby, of Maclean, goes to Lawrence…

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Police Courts

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 4 April 1903 · page 4

Yesterday, before Messrs. J. J. Trent and J. G. Phillips, J.'s P. Patrick Manning was summoned by Robert Brindle for illegally detaining a pair of…

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Police District Boundaries

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

Amended boundaries of the Macleay and Grafton police boundaries are gazetted. The southern boundaries of the Grafton police district, are—commencing at the…

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Police Court

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 6 April 1903 · page 3

ON Friday, before Messrs. Phillips and Trent, Js.P. Robert Brindle v. Patrick Manning--action for the illegal…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 7 April 1903 · page 5

On Saturday, before Mr. W. Marsh, J.P. Patrick Woods, for using profane language in Prince-street, was fined 20s or 14 days…

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Early Closing Act v. Arbitration Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 7 April 1903 · page 5

A few days ago the Minister for Labour stated that in his opinion the provisions of the Early Closing Act had been contravened by the agreement—made a common rule…

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Police Court

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 9 April 1903 · page 3

ON Monday, before Messrs. Jacobs and Maxted, Js.P., Diana, an aboriginal, was cautioned and discharged for drunkenness…

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Police Court

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 10 April 1903 · page 2

AT the Bellingen police court, on Saturday last, before Mr. R. Page, J. P., a man named W. Smith, who had been arrested the previous evening by Constable Vaughan, Pleaded…

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Macleay Police District

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 10 April 1903 · page 2

THE following amended boundaries have been gazetted:— Counties of Dudley, Macqurie, Fitzroy, and Raleigh: Commencing on the sea-coast at a point east of the…

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Police Courts

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 11 April 1903 · page 2

At Grafton, on Tuesday, before Messrs. L. Jacobs, C. Sanders, and C. Duggan, J.'sP. A first offender for drunkenness was fined 1s or the rising…

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The Murder of Constable Long

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 11 April 1903 · page 5

THE trial of Digby Grand and Henry Jones on a charge of having murdered Constable Samuel William Long, at Auburn, on January 19 last, was continued at the Central…

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