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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1905

713 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 34 of 36

Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 5 December 1905 · page 4

On Saturdny, before Mr. Fletcher, J.P. A first offender, for drunkenness, was fined 2s 6d or the rising. Yesterday, before the P.M…

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Grafton District Court

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 5 December 1905 · page 3

The Court opened on "Wednesday afternoon before Acting Judge Armstrong. DRURY v. JORDAN.—Claim for £50-£25 as the value of a piano alleged to be…

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Lismore District Court

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 5 December 1905 · page 1

Alexander MePherson v. Joseph D. Gay-claim for breach of contract, damages £200. For the defence, liability was denied, and the sum of £10 was paid into Court in full…

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

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 7 December 1905 · page 4

W. F. and E. Bienke and C. Satchell v. A. Koetz,:a claim of £4 18s in payment of Work done. Mr. McGuren appeared for the plaintiffs and Mr…

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Lawrence Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 9 December 1905 · page 4

On Thursday, before the P.M., the following residents of Woodford Island were each fined 10s and 6s costs for keeping an unregistered dog:—H. Kearns, J. Kearns, K…

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

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 9 December 1905 · page 2

G. L. Bondfield was fined 5s and 6s costs for permitting a horse to stray on the streets of the borough. John Tomlinson was summoned for…

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Maclean Police Court. On Monday, before Mr. George. Davis

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 9 December 1905 · page 2

Helene Nicholls was fined is for drunkenness and 10s for language…

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Charge of Murder

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 9 December 1905 · page 4

At the Central Criminal Court, Sydney, on Tuesday. Frederick William Marshall, Andrew Morehead, and Catherine Steppe were indicted on a charge that they did…

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Maclean Police Court. On Wednesday, before Mr. Geo. Davis, J.P.

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 9 December 1905 · page 4

Edward O. Dwyer was fined 5s for drunkenness and 40s for indecent exposure. John Wilson was fined is for drunkenness…

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Licensing Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 9 December 1905 · page 2

A renewal of the license of the Railway hotel was granted. Renewals of billiard licenses were granted to C. Sanders, Elizabeth Walker, and…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 12 December 1905 · page 4

On Saturday, before Mr. Fletcher, J.P. Percival George Giovanelli, Arthur Herbert Pigott, and Herbert Puscoe, three young men, were charged with having in…

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Escape From Gaol

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 12 December 1905 · page 3

The two men, Patterson and Douglas, who escaped through the wooden roof of the South Melbourne lockup on Sunday night, by cutting a piece out, are still at large,…

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Attempted Murder and Suicide

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 12 December 1905 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—Trafalgar-street, Stanmore, was the scene of a tragedy last night, when a solicitor's clerk, named E. A. Dwyer, employed in the office of Hughes…

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Charge of Suspected Murder

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 12 December 1905 · page 5

Yesterday Inspector Johnston and Sergt. Andrews arrested a young woman named Adelaide Allen, at Lavadia, on suspicion of, having murdered her infant child at Binna…

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Lawrence Court

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 12 December 1905 · page 2

At the Lawrence Police Court on Thursday, E. Hayman pleaded guilty to being drank and disorderly at Lawrence, and was lined 5b and 6s coats. Hawkers' licenses were granted to Harry…

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Merit Rewarded by Court of Justice

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 12 December 1905 · page 2

In an action, the cause of which was flagrant misuse of our firm name and other gross misrepresentations by an imitating company, which was tried before his' Honor Chief Justice J. Madden, K.C.M.G…

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Maclean Police Court

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 14 December 1905 · page 4

Before the Maclean Bench yesterday. Agustus (Gus.) Jones was charged with assaulting and robbing one Joseph Yerreaux at Maclean on the…

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Grafton Police Court. In Monday, before the 'P.M

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 14 December 1905 · page 4

John Ernest Owen, Charles Nobbs and Reginald Nobbs pleaded guilty to a charge of riotous behavior in Prince-street on Saturday night, and were…

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Sentenced for Conspiracy. Sydney, Wednesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 14 December 1905 · page 5

Arthur Channing and John Michael Raymond, who were convicted on a charge of conspiracy, were sentenced respectively to 7 and 3 years' hard…

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Licensing Court. On Tuesday, before the P.M. and Mr. W. J. Hawthorne, J.P.

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 14 December 1905 · page 4

Patrick Cahill applied for a publican's license at Nana Glen and Mr. F. McGuren appeared in support of the application…

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