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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1907

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 12 January 1907 · page 3

On Tuesday, beform the P.M. A hawker's license was granted to E. W. Kimpton. At the Children's Court, Mary Ellem…

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Promotions in the Police Force

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 12 January 1907 · page 2

The following promotions in the police force have been approved, to take effect from February 1, 1907:- Alexander Dinning Walker, superintendent…

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" Zealous " Police

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 14 January 1907 · page 2

Apropos of the case heard in the Grafton Police Court last Monday, and which was fully reported in Thursday's "Argus," the following, from…

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Maclean Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 15 January 1907 · page 4

James Grant, deemed to be of unsound mind, was discharged. Frank Niland was fined £1 and costs for supplying liquor to a person against whom a…

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Coramba Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 15 January 1907 · page 4

On Friday, before the P.M. and Mr. G. Geddes, J.P. Joseph Riley was fined 1s and 6s costs for being on licensed premises within probibited…

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Grafton Police Court

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 17 January 1907 · page 5

On Tuesday, before the P.M. Felix Virgona was fined 2s 6d, with 6s costs, for a breach of the Early Closing Act…

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Licensing Court

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 17 January 1907 · page 5

On Tuesday, before Messrs. M. H Fitzhardinge and W. J. Hawthorne, L.M's. An application, lodged by Adolphus…

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Alleged Murder at Sea. Sydney, Wednesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 17 January 1907 · page 5

James Jeffery and John Black, engineers on board the steamer Ardmount, were charged at Newcastle today with having murdered Oh You, a…

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Mesmerism in Court. Girl Defendant Thrown into a Trance

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 18 January 1907 · page 6

PARIS-An extraordinary scene was witneseed before a Judge at St. Quentin yesterday. Mile. Bar, a girl of 22, who is being prosecuted for illegally practising…

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Lawrence Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 19 January 1907 · page 2

On Wednesday, before Mr. P. Drummond, J.P. William O'Connor, for riotous behaviour, was fined 20s or 14 days, and for using…

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Copmanhurst Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 19 January 1907 · page 4

On Wednesday before Messrs. Marchant and D. J. Roche, J.s.P. A stage coach license was granted to James Rogan for a mail coach plying between Grafton…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 19 January 1907 · page 2

On Tuesday, before the P.M. Albert Holmes and William Weatherstone were chained with riotous behaviour on Fisher Park on New Year's Day…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 19 January 1907 · page 4

Yesterday, before Mr. H. W. Fletcher, J.P. Ernest Burton was charged with having at Grafton, while in the service of C. Y. Mackie, embezzled the sum of 28s…

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Maclean Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 19 January 1907 · page 4

Yesterday, before the P.M. Thomas Medan, was fined 40s and costs 6s, and two witnesses' expenses 10s, for using, indecent language…

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Wedding Court the Unfit

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 19 January 1907 · page 12

Before the Anthropological Institute, Professor Flinders Petrie F.R.S., lectured recently on the subject of Migrations, which he treated as a key to the study of the physical differences of…

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Grafton Police Court

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 21 January 1907 · page 4

On Friday, before Mr. H. F. W. Fletcher, J.P. Ernest Burton, charged wi[?]h embezzling £1 8s, the property of C. Y…

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Ulmarra Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 22 January 1907 · page 5

On Wednesday last George Raymond was charged with stealing a quantity of cream. Mr. M'Guren appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Pollack for the defence…

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Warden's Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 22 January 1907 · page 5

Yesterday, before the District Warden, Mr. M. H. Fitzhardinge. John Nicholas M'Donagh v. A. Tamini, claim of £100 damages for trespass on a…

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Maclean Court On Friday, before the P.M. Hotel Lodger's Luggage

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 22 January 1907 · page 2

John McGowan, a stranger in the district, was charged with alleged larceny of clothing, etc., from the Cosmopolitan hotel, Maclean. The articles were accused's property, and…

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"THE C. AND R. EXAMINER." Established 1859. Grafton: January 22nd, 1907. the High Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 22 January 1907 · page 4

A good many people are beginning to ask what is the good of a Federal High Court if litigants can go past it and appeal to the Privy Council? When Federation was…

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