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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1906

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Police Red Tape

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 4 December 1906 · page 5

New South Wales Police Department seems to have reached the apex of circumlocution and redtape, according to a statement…

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Grafton Police Court

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 6 December 1906 · page 4

On Tuesday, [?]efore the P.M. William Russell was fined 20s and 6s costs for using indecent language on the ferry boat on the 24th…

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Licensing Court

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 6 December 1906 · page 4

On Tuesday before the P.M. and Mr. W. J. Hawthorne, L.M. William James Weiley applied for permission for an extension of his…

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The Inquest. "Wilful Murder." Sydney, Wednesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 6 December 1906 · page 5

An inquest was opened today on the Surry Hills tragedy. Martha MacLaughlin, a neighbor, stated that on the afternoon of the…

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The Late Assault Case

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 7 December 1906 · page 4

IN our comments under the heading " Miscarriage of Justice" upon the recent assault case last week, we ommitted to state that Messrs. II. A. Evans and Henry…

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Hypnotic Murderer. Victim's Wife Afraid to Inform the Police

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 7 December 1906 · page 6

NEW YORK, Jan. 19.—A remarkable murder been unravelled by the police of Bloomfield, New Jersey. The body of John Hoff, a German mechanic,…

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Latest Telegrams. A Brutal Outrage. Young Girl Assaulted. by a Queensland Blackfellow. Police in Pursuit. Bowraville

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 7 December 1906 · page 5

A brutal autrage was perpetrated just outside Bowra yesterday morning, when a young girl was assaulted by a Queensland blackfellow. The…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 8 December 1906 · page 2

On Tuesday, before the P.M. William Russell, was fined 20s and 6s costs for using obscene language on the Grafton ferry…

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Maclean Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 8 December 1906 · page 4

On Friday, before the P.M. Renewals of licenses were granted to W. Amos, N. D. M'Aulay, W. Busch, W. Bloomer, E. Kyle, E. A. Bate, T. Casey, J. M'Mahon,…

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Grafton Police Court

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 10 December 1906 · page 2

On Thursday, before Mr. H. F. W. Fletcher, J.P. A first offender was fined 1s, or the rising of the count, for drunkenness…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 11 December 1906 · page 4

On Saturday, before the P.M. Charley Whitton, an aboriginal, for riotous conduct at South Grafton, was fined 10s or 24 hours…

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Maclean Court. On Friday before the P.M.

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 11 December 1906 · page 2

[?].G. Goode was charged with neglecting send his son, aged 11½ years, to school the number of days required by the Act. It appeared the boy had only…

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

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 13 December 1906 · page 3

Andrew Coffey, charged with being drunk and using indecent language, was fined 5s, or 24 hours, for drunkenness, and 20s, or 7 days, for indecent…

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The Albert Park Murder. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 13 December 1906 · page 5

Thomas Treloar was charged at Melbourne yesterday with the murder of Mrs. Patterson at Albert Park, and was remanded for evidence as to his…

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Supreme Court Vacancies. Sydney, Wednesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 13 December 1906 · page 5

In the Assembly this afternoon the Attorney-General (Mr. Wade) said there there was no foundation for the rumor that Messrs. Pilcher, Gordon and…

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Revision Court

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 14 December 1906 · page 4

A Court of Revision presided over by the Hon. E. A. T. Pery will sit at Bellingen on Monday, Jan. 20th, 1907, for the purpose of revising the general and supplementary…

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A Court Wanted

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 14 December 1906 · page 4

A MEETING of the Coff's Harbor Ratepayers Association was held on Tuesday, Mr. B. Shepherd in the chair. The secretary was directed to write to the Under-Secretary for…

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The Police Station. Disgrace to Civilisation. Some Strong Comments

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 14 December 1906 · page 4

THE hardships under which the occupants of the Bellingen Police Station labor came in for some scathing comment at a public…

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Ulmarra Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 15 December 1906 · page 4

On Wednesday, before the P.M. R. A. Bailey sued A. P. Thompson for £5, claimed to be due for wages. Mr. Pollack appeared for claimant and Mr. Everingham for…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 15 December 1906 · page 3

On Saturday, before the P.M. Andrew Coffey, for being drunk on the Armidale Road, was fined 5s or 24 hours, and for indecent language was fined 20s or seven days…

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