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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1906

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Small Debts Court. On

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 22 November 1906 · page 5

George Shore v. Roderick McLueas, claim far £3 15s for goods sold. Verdict given for full amount and costs. George Amos v. Samuel Amos, claim…

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Bellingen Police Court

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 23 November 1906 · page 4

AT the Bellingen Police Court on Monday, before Messrs. H. A. Evans and W. J. Hammond, J's.P., William Sweeney, jan., was charged with assaulting Herbert Jay…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 24 November 1906 · page 3

On Tuesday, before the P.M. George Shakespeare Simms and Charles James were charged with being drunk and disorderly in Prince-st. on 8th instant…

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Sentenced to Death

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 24 November 1906 · page 9

LISMORE, Friday.—The Afghan Zaruit Khan was again arraigned for the murder of a countryman named Rhamatulla. The witness Lal Ameer varied his evidence…

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A Murder Case. Prisoner Sentenced to Death

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 27 November 1906 · page 5

At the sittings of the Lismore Circuit Court the case of Zarut Khan, charged with murdering Rahmatulla at Woodburn five years ago, occupied the court two…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 27 November 1906 · page 4

Yesterday, before the P.M. William Holley was charged with being drunk, and disorderly in Prince-st. on Saturday night. From the evidence of…

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German Creek Murder Case

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 27 November 1906 · page 4

The decision of the Executive, that the law shall take its course in the case of the young man John Raymond, Brown, under sentence of death for the murder of Mrs…

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Warden's Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 27 November 1906 · page 4

Yesterday, before the District, Warden, Charles, Hood Vintnell, of Dalmorton, v. Robt. [?]unkall, William Tressider, Joseph and Henry Mohr, claim of one-fifth share…

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Grafton Police Court

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 29 November 1906 · page 8

On Monday, before the P.M. William Holley pleaded not guilty to being drunk and disorderly in Prince-street on Saturday night…

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Warden's Court

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 29 November 1906 · page 8

On Monday, before the District Warden. Charles Hood Vintner, miner, of Dalmorton, sued Robert Bunkall, William…

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Police Presentation

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 30 November 1906 · page 6

AT the Bellingen Police Court on Monday, the sitting magistrates being the Hon. E. A. T. Pery, P.M., and Messrs. Boultwood, Evans, and R…

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Police Protection

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 30 November 1906 · page 4

THE present police force at Bellingen are so indefatigable in the performance of their duties that the town is in need of additional police…

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The Police Station

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 30 November 1906 · page 4

WE have not heard anything: further with reference to the long-looked for, and apparently never-to-be-provided, additions to the…

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Small Debts Court

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 30 November 1906 · page 3

Rohm Buksth v. T. Maher.— For goods sold and delivered £8 2s 5d. Verdict for plaintiff with costs and 10s witness expenses…

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Bellingen Police Court. Monday, November 26. (Before the Hon. K. A. T. Pery, P.M., and Messrs. H. Boultwood, Evans, and R. McDougall, J's.P.) DRUNKENNESS

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 30 November 1906 · page 3

James Walker, W. A. Leary, W. Best, G. Andrews, K. Hopkins, G. Newman, and Angus Matheson were fined for the above offence…

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Bowra Court. Tuesday, Nov. 27. (Before the Hon. E. A. T. Pery, and Mr. S. J. Raymond, J.P.)

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 30 November 1906 · page 5

Immediately the Court was opened the P.M. said it gave him the greatest pleasure to be asked to present to Sea Constable Ashwood a beautiful…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 1 December 1906 · page 2

On Tuesday, before the P.M. William Hickey, licensee of the Post Office hotel, South Grafton, was summoned for supplying liquor to a prohibited…

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Divorce Court Business

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 1 December 1906 · page 4

The way in which business floods into the Divorce Court is quite astonishing, Some few years ago when the divorce laws were passed, and the Court became crowded…

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Crime in a Police Station. a Murder Plot Reversed

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

Advices from Lucknow record an extraordinary story from Etah district, India. A traveller by the grand trunk road, well-todo, and with two bags of money, stopped…

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Police Protection

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 4 December 1906 · page 4

The following letter has been received from the Police Department by the Borough Council. With reference to your further letter again urging the need for additional…

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