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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1907

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Latest Telegrams. Sydney, Tuesday. Alleged Murder

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 22 August 1907 · page 5

A single woman named Lean Four-acre, over 40 years of age, living alone at Waroona, Western Australia, has been found burned to…

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Copmanhurst police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 24 August 1907 · page 3

On Wednesday, before the P.M. S. Weatherstone was churned with furious driving on the Copmanhurst rond. Fined 10s, and 6s costs…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 24 August 1907 · page 3

On Tuesday before the P.M. Francis Celestin was summoned for collecting wares, he not being the holder of a second-hand dealer's license. It…

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Assault and Robbery

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 24 August 1907 · page 4

The Rov. Jas. Hindson, who resides at Warrawee, on the North Shore line, was assaulted and robbed on Tuesday, and now lies at his home in a serious condition…

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Full Court Appealed to

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 24 August 1907 · page 9

Before the High Court at Darlinghurst, today, Mr. Bavin, for the Commonwealth Government, made an ex parte application to restrain the Government of N.S. Wales…

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Grafton Police Court

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 26 August 1907 · page 2

On Saturday, before Mr. A. Lipman, J. P. John Fisher, a middle-aged man, was charged with having used…

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The Monte Carlo Murder. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 26 August 1907 · page 3

The estate of M[?]dame Levin, the Monte Carlo tragedy victim, amounts to £1800. She had an a[?]uity of £450…

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High Court Appealed To. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 26 August 1907 · page 2

There was an important development in the wire netting crisis yesterday, a High Court writ being served by the Commonwealth…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 27 August 1907 · page 5

On Saturday, before Mr. A. Lipman, J.P.. John Fisher, described as a cook, was fined 40s or one month for uship obscene language at the corner of Prince and Pound…

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Sensational Burglary

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 27 August 1907 · page 2

A desperate encounter took place on Saturday morning at Collingwood (Melb.) between live detectives and a gang of supposed shopbreakers. The former had been…

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An African Sentenced

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 27 August 1907 · page 1

At the trial at Townsville(Q.) of Chumtah, the Afghan who recently ran amok at Richmond and shot Duncan MacMillan, the…

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Alleged Murder

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 27 August 1907 · page 4

A single woman named Leah Fouracre, over 40 years of age, living along at Waroona, Western Australia, was found…

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The Monte Car[?] Murder

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 27 August 1907 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.—Goold, the Monte Car[?] murderer, has made further admissions. His latest statement concerning the awful crime of which he was the author is…

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Grafton Police Court

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 29 August 1907 · page 4

On Tuesday, before the P.M. A prohibition order for 12 months was made against Francis Haynes. Hawkers' licenses were granted to…

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The Enmore Murder

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 30 August 1907 · page 4

Nicholas Baxter, on trial for the murder of Mary McNamara entered a plea of insanity. In speaking to the jury, Baxter said he did not know what he was doing at the time of…

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The Enmore Murder. Baxter Sentenced to Death

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 31 August 1907 · page 10

At the hearing of the charge against Nicholas Baxter of the murder of Mary Macnamara at Enmore on July 8th, at the Criminal Court. the evidence showed that by a most cruel…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 31 August 1907 · page 2

On Tuesday, before the P.M. An order was made prohibiting hotelkeepers from supplying spirituous liquor to Francis Haynes for a period of twelve…

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Grafton Police Court

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

On Saturday, before the P.M. Sidney McCrow was charged with stealing, at Grafton, 29th August, one gold ring, the. property of Millie…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 3 September 1907 · page 4

On Saturday before the P.M. Sydney M'Crow was charged with stcaling a gold ring valued at £2 5s, the property of Millie Robertson…

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Maclean Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 3 September 1907 · page 4

On Monday, before Mr. G. Davis, J.P., John M'Lachian was fined 10s for drunkenness. W. Ferguson was fined 2s 6d for the same offence. Reported that the specifications of the…

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