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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1906

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

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 4 August 1906 · page 2

A. first offender for drunkenness was fined 1s or the rising. Henry Winters, on remand, was charged with shooting his wife, Margaret Winters,…

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A Gigantic Theft. One View of State Socialism

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 4 August 1906 · page 7

Socialism, it seems, is to cure the lazy person, because of the "social stigma and legal penalties attaching to laziness" under it. As things are, a "social stigma"…

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Maclean Police Court. Yesterday, before the P.M. and Mr. F. Schwonberg, J.P.

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 4 August 1906 · page 4

J. M'Bride, charged with drunkenness, was discharged, he having been locked up for a weak. A prohibition order was granted for 12 months…

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Grafton Police Court. Yesterday, before Messrs. T. T. Bawden and J. G. Phillips, J.'sP

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 4 August 1906 · page 4

Alick James, an aboriginal, was charged with assaulting a kanaka named Sohdoo at Southgate on Thursday, and was fined 5s or seven days. He was also charged…

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Grafton Police Court

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 6 August 1906 · page 2

On Friday, before Messrs. T. T. Bawden and L. Jacobs, J'sP. Alick James, charged with unlawfully assaulting Soh Doo at Southgate…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 7 August 1906 · page 4

Yesterday, before the P.M. Hening; Johanson, a seaman, was charged with indecent behaviour in Prince-street on Saturday night, and was fined 20s or seven…

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Confession of Murder

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 7 August 1906 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—A sensational story was told to the Newcastle police on Saturday by a well-dressed, middle-aged woman, who, gave her name as Isabella…

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Bankruptcy Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 7 August 1906 · page 2

On, Monday, re estate of John Sullivan, deceased. Cornelius O'Sullivan deposed that he was the executor of his brother, John Sullivan, of Grafton, and afterwards…

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Officer Court-martialled

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 7 August 1906 · page 5

It transpires that the ringleader of the Sveaborg mutiny tried to escape in boats under cover of the fire from the batteries. Many were shot, while others leaped…

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

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 9 August 1906 · page 8

Ernest Hughes, on remand, charged with maliciously inflicting grievous bodily harm on David Boyle at Barghungery, near Woolgoolg was…

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Small Debts Court

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 9 August 1906 · page 8

On Monday, before the P.M. W. Nicholson sued P. Morrissey for £7 10s, the value of a buggy. The plaintiff was non-suited…

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The Flemington Murder

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 10 August 1906 · page 6

As predicted in our last issue the proceedings in Parliament against the Rev. H. Worrall have so far as the Legislature is concerned ended in an…

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Mr. Turner and the American Police

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 10 August 1906 · page 6

The Turner case is interesting. It shows how very Russian America can be when she chooses, and how small is the difference between the tyranny of a democracy and…

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Lismore Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 11 August 1906 · page 9

At the Police Court on Wednesday, Joseph King, a colored man, was committed for trial at next Sessions on a charge of allegedly maliciously wounding James…

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

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 11 August 1906 · page 2

Barton Barnier was summoned for riding a bicycle on the footpath in Fitzroy-st., and was fined is and 6s costs. Ernest Howard, licensee of the Crown…

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Murder of a Millionaire Architect

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 11 August 1906 · page 11

The murder of Mr. Stanford White, the distinguished architect, by Mr. Harry K. Thaw, at the Madison-square Roof Garden Theatre, New York, near the close of the…

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District Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 11 August 1906 · page 4

The sittings of the District Court opened on Thursday afternoon, before His Honor Judge Fitzhardinge. Clara Ellis v. Albert Buchan, claim of…

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Grafton District Court. a Shares Agreement

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 13 August 1906 · page 4

John Gillespie, farmer, residing at Cowper, sued Arthur and Catherin O'Connor for 675 damages for alleged breach of agreement…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 14 August 1906 · page 4

Yesterday, before the P.M. Ernest Matthew Hughes, on remand, was charged with inflicting grevons bodily harm on David Boyle, at Balgungary,…

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Maclean Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 14 August 1906 · page 4

At Maclean on Saturday, before Mr. J. M. Kelly J.P., James M'Donad, charged with indecent language, was emanded for eight days…

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