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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1904

585 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 21 of 30

.Maclean Police Court

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 30 September 1904 · page 5

ON Tuesday, before Mr. Geo. Davis, J.P.George Hayward was fined 10s for drunkenness, and [?] for making use of indecent language at Mac-lean. On a further charge of riding a horse…

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Our Grafton Letter Police Court

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 30 September 1904 · page 4

ON Monday, martin Donogaue, charged with drunkenness and resisting the police, was tined 10s on such charge.— Edward Shea, for steal-ing a truse, the property of John Giese, was…

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Small Debts Court

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 30 September 1904 · page 2

IN this Court at Bellingen, on Monday last, the presiding magistrates being the Hon. E. Pery, P.M., Messrs. H. Page and L. Gordon, J's.P., the following cases were dealt…

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The Russo-Japanese War. 50 Hours' Assault on Port Arthur. LONDON

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 30 September 1904 · page 5

Japanese made another desperate assault on Port Arthur, which lasted 50 hours. The positions captured will seriously menace the Russian tenure of the big fores north, north-east and…

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Intended Final Assault on Fort Arthur. Great Determination and Fortitude. LONDON

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 30 September 1904 · page 5

Tho Chinese at Mukdeo refuse to act as spies for the Russians. Every Japanese householder has sent a blanket to the front…

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Grafton Police Court. On Tuesday, before the P.M.

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 1 October 1904 · page 2

Some cross cases of insulting language, that were adjourned, were further postponed for a week. Clarence" Manning and James Fraser…

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Police Courts

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 1 October 1904 · page 5

At Maclean on Tuesday before Mr. G. Davis, J. P., George Hayward was fined 10s 'for drunkenness, and £2 for indecent language. For riding a horse with a sore back, he was fined…

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Licensing Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 1 October 1904 · page 2

On Tuesday,: before the P. M. and Mr. S. See, J.P. Renewals of publicans' licenses- were granted to John Hollingworth…

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Bankruptcy Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 1 October 1904 · page 2

On Wednesday, before Mr. Fletcher, Registrar, the adjourned meeting of Thomas Carroll was held. Mr: Kverlnghum appeared for' bankrupt, and Mr. M'Guren on…

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Grafton Police Court. Yesterday before the P. M.

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 4 October 1904 · page 4

Dominick Parclen, alias Murphy, was charged with riotons behaviour'on' Saturday; hight. The-evidence was that he followed a young woman and insulted her…

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Grafton Police Court

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 6 October 1904 · page 5

On Monday, before the P.M. Dominick Purden was fined 20s or 7 days' gaol for riotons conduct. On Tuesday, before the P.M…

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Licensing Court

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 6 October 1904 · page 4

At the Licensing Court on Tuesday, before the Licensing Magistrate and Mr. W. J. Hawthorne, J.P. Renewal of license was granted to Mrs…

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Maclean Police Court

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 7 October 1904 · page 4

On Tuesday, before Mr. George Davis, J.P., Thomas and James Clarke were charged with having, on the 20th May last, in evidence concerning charges in connection with thy Halfway…

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Bowra Police Court

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 7 October 1904 · page 2

AT the Bowra Police Court, before the Hon. E. A. Pery, P.M., and W. Barry and P. Lamph, J's.P., Bill Dotti, the well-known aboriginal, again appeared on Wednesday…

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Grafton Letter Police Court

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 7 October 1904 · page 5

In the Small Debts Court, on Monday, before the P.M., verdicts were given for plaintiffs in the following cases:—Gerard and Co. v. Charles Hyland, £3 3s 3d and costs.—Matthew Connor…

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Assault on Port Arthur. Desperate Charge by Japanese. 10,000 Japanese Casualties. London

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 7 October 1904 · page 4

Particulars of the recent asaault on Pott Arthur show that the fighting was most sanguinary. The determination of the Japanese to capture the High Hill amounted to fanaticism,…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 8 October 1904 · page 2

On Tuesday, before the P.M. William Joseph Eaton summoned Stephen Green for using insulting language on 26th August, on the Southgate road. There…

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Attempted Wife Murder

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 8 October 1904 · page 8

At South Melbourne on Tuesdny afternoon an aged man, Thomas J. Wood, attacked his wife with a razor., and falling in the attempt to take, her life cut his own…

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Police Courts

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 8 October 1904 · page 5

At Grafton yesterday, before Mr. Fletcher, J. T. a first offender for drunkenness at South Grafton was fined 2s 6d, or the rising…

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Licensing Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 8 October 1904 · page 2

On Tuesday, before the P.M. and Mr. W. J. Hawthorne,J.P. A renewal of hotel licensu was granted to Mrs.Fitzgerald, of the Post Office hotel…

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