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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1904

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Third Day—friday. Alleged Cattle Stealing

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 27 February 1904 · page 5

Thomas Foley and George Dennis, on ball, were charged with stealing a bullock, the property of Thomas W. Power, at South Grafton, on 29th August last. Accused…

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Grafton District Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 27 February 1904 · page 5

This court was formally opened on Wednesday, when the undefended cases were called, C. T. Schwinghammer obtained a verdict against H. Bertram for £12 8s 8d. The…

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Grafton Case in the Banco Court. SYDNEY

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 27 February 1904 · page 4

In Banco yesterday before the acting C. J. and Justices Simpson and Pring, Mr. Lamb, instructed by Messrs. Dowling and Taylor, appeared for Alfred William…

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Third Day Friday. Alleged Cattle Stealing

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 29 February 1904 · page 2

Thomas Foley and George Dennis, on bail, were charged with stealing a bullock, the property of T.W. Power, at South Grafton, on the 29th of August,…

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District Court

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 29 February 1904 · page 2

THE District Court opened at 9.30 on Saturday morning, before His, Honor Judge Armstrong. G. H. Vurley v. "Joseph" Fuller--Claim…

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Double Murder and Suicide. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 29 February 1904 · page 3

Tootell, a leading auctioneer at Maidstone, murdered his wife and two daughters and then drowned himself…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 1 March 1904 · page 4

Yesterday, before the P.M. Edmund Creighton, on remand, was charged with catnally knowing Eileen Arundell at Grafton, a girl aged 12…

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Clearing the Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 1 March 1904 · page 5

Before commencing the hearing of the indency case yesterday, the P.M. [?]ordered the Court to be cleared of all young men. It was with extreme reluctance that some…

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Grafton District Court

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 1 March 1904 · page 3
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Tho Court opened at 9.30 on Saturday morning, before his Honor Judge Armstrong. G. H. Varley v. Joseph Fuller—Claim of £4 18s. Verdict for plaintiff, for whom Mr…

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Grafton Police Court

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 3 March 1904 · page 4

ON TUESDAY, before the P.M. John Saul, hairdresser, pleaded guilty to committing a breach of the Early Closing Act. Defendant explained that…

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Alleged Cattle Stealing

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 3 March 1904 · page 6

Caesare A. Court, on remand, was charged with stealing one heifer, the property of R. B. Richards and Son, of Sydney, in May,…

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The Courts. Crafton Police Court. Monday.--before the P.M. Alleged Carnally Knowing

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 3 March 1904 · page 6

Edmund Creighton, 71, in custody, was charged with carnally knowing Eileen Arundell, a girl under the age of 14, to wit, 12…

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Grafton Police Court

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 4 March 1904 · page 8

ON Monday, before the P.M., Edmund Creighton, on remand, was charged with carnally knowing Eileen Arundell at Grafton, a girl aged 12. From…

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Maclean Police Court

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 4 March 1904 · page 4

On Monday, before Messrs F. Schwonborg and E. C. Bishop, J's P. John Brown, on a charge of assaulting A. E. Ridley at Chatsworth, was fined £2 or odd month's…

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Magistrate's Advice to Boys

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

Two respectable-looting boys appeared when certain names were called during the summonsed at Worship street police court recently, and Mr. Cluer, looking surprised at…

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Sketches in Court

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 4 March 1904 · page 6

IT was Bret Harte who said "the ways of the heathen Chinee are poculiar." There was no disguising the fact that the Crown representative at the late Quarter Sessions thought that…

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Bowra Court Returns

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 4 March 1904 · page 2

SENIOR-CONSTABLE REYNOLDS, Acting C.P.S. at Bowraville, has favored us with a list of the transactions at the court for the preceding 12 months ending December 31,…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 5 March 1904 · page 2

On Tuesday, before the P.M. John Saul pleaded guilty to a breach of the Early Closing Act, by keeping his tonsorial establishment open beyond the…

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Police Courts

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 5 March 1904 · page 4

At Grafton yesterday, before Messrs. L. Jacobs, and G. Sanders. William J. Corcoran was charged with stealing a whip, the property of Michael…

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