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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1905

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Examiner's Sydney Budget the High Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 21 March 1905 · page 4

The Federal Attorney-General was credited with an intention to endeavour to confine the sittings of the High Court to Melbourne, and one or two of his earlier…

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Grafton Police Court. On Tuesday, before Messrs. L. Jacobs and C. Sanders, Js.P

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 23 March 1905 · page 6

Alexander D. Kenny v. John Ryan. This was a case in which complainant charged defendant with not keeping on the near side while driving up Red…

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Small Debts Court. On Monday, before Messrs. L. Jacobs and C. Sanders, Js.P

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 23 March 1905 · page 6

J. T. M'Kittrick v. Allan Martin-- claim of £2 8s 10d, balance of account. Verdict for amount claimed, with 11s costs…

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Bowra Police Court

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 24 March 1905 · page 2

IN the Bowra Police Court on March 18, before Messrs, J. H. Allen, P. Lamph, and S. J. Raymond, J's.P., George Dotti, otherwise known as Budge, was charged with using indecent…

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Our Grafton Letter [Written for the Advocate]. Police Court

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 24 March 1905 · page 4

IN the Small Debts division on Monday, J. T. McKittrick obtained a verdict against Allan Martin for £28s l0d and lls costs.— Sarah Lowe sued T. Bancroft for £3 16s l1d…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 25 March 1905 · page 2

On Tuesday, before Messrs. [?]. Jacobs and C. Sanders, J.'sP. Alexander D.Kenny sued John Ryan for a breanch, of the rule of the road. Mr…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 25 March 1905 · page 4

Yesterday, before the P.M. Herbert Emerson, on bail, under remand from the Water Police Court. Sydney, was charged with stealing a quantity of tools,…

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Ulmarra Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 25 March 1905 · page 4

On Monday, before Mr. James Retallick, J.P. J.Cartmill was charged with attempting. to commit rape on Mrs. William…

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Stealing Purses

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 25 March 1905 · page 4

Visitors from the country,should be particularly careful when vising big Offices in Sythey, as a lot of professional thies are on the alert A few days age [?] broad daylight a lady…

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Suspected Murder at Broadmeadows

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 25 March 1905 · page 5

Information reached town on Wednesday that the body of a miner named William M'Auley was found in a cornfield at Braodmendows,51 miles from Grafton. The…

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Hindoos in Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 25 March 1905 · page 3

At the Lismore Court no less that six Hindoos sued a European for wages, and in his absence obtained verdicts. The turbaned workmen are not at all backward in…

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Friendly Appeal Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 25 March 1905 · page 5

In connection with the Municipal District of South Grafton, a Friendly Appeal Court was held yesterday. Present—The Mayor, Aid. C. T. Schwinghammer, Carlton and…

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Ulmarra Police Court

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 27 March 1905 · page 2

On Wednesday, before Mr. W. B. Haffenden, J.P. J. Cartmill was charged with attempting to commit rape on Mrs. William…

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Suspected Murder

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 27 March 1905 · page 2

The dead body of a man named William M'Auley was found in a corn paddock at Broadmeadows, about fifty miles from Grafton, last Wednesday…

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

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 27 March 1905 · page 2

Herbert Emerson, on bail, under remand from the Water Police Court, Sydney, was charged with stealing a quantity of tools, utensils, clothing,…

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Friendly Appeal Court

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 27 March 1905 · page 2

In connection with the Municipal District of South Grafton, a Friendly Appeal Court was held on Friday, the Mayor and three of the Aldermen being…

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The Glen Innes Gaol

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 28 March 1905 · page 4

WHEN visiting Glen Innes the Premier remarked that while inspecting the Glen Innes Agricultural Farma at Furracabad, he was asked to provide…

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The Broadmeadows Murder

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 28 March 1905 · page 5

Further particulars respecting the finding of the miner, Wllliam M'Auloy, at Brondmeadows, with his skill fractured, show that the body had a stone in one hand and…

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The Surry Hills Murder

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 28 March 1905 · page 8

At the Contral Criminal Court, Sydney, Oswald O'Hara was charged with having, on the 19th November, murdered his wife, Mary O'Hara, aged 18 years. The facts of the case were that…

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Dissent From a High Court Judgment

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 28 March 1905 · page 5

In the course of his presidential address at the Institute of Bankers' meeting, Mr. J. Russell French (general manager of the Bank of N. S. Wales) said, that he had a…

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