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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1907

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Grafton Courts. Police Court

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 24 January 1907 · page 4

On Tuesday, before the P M. Ernest Burton was charged with embezzlement. A remand for eight days was asked for and granted…

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Warden's Court

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 24 January 1907 · page 4

In the Warden's Court, on Monday, before Mr. Fitzhardinge, sitting as Warden, a case, which aroused considerable interest, was commenced…

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Small Debts Court

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 24 January 1907 · page 4

On Monday, before the P.M. Christina Bradfield, wife of Joseph Bradfield, of South Grafton, claimed from Andrew Bateman £9 12s for…

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Alleged Murder at Sea. Sydney, Wednesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 24 January 1907 · page 5

The hearing of the charge of alleged murder of a Chinese fireman, preferred against the first and second engineers of the steamer Ardmount, was…

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Alleged Cream Stealing

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 25 January 1907 · page 8

At the Ulmarra Police Court on the 16th inst., George Raymond was charged with stealing a quantity of cream. Mr. McGuren…

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Last Assault on Ladysmith

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 25 January 1907 · page 3

The decisive moment had arrived. The crisis had come. The day was closing in, and as the sun's rays waxed more dim, so the storm became more terrible…

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Police Protection

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 25 January 1907 · page 4

THE Government Department that expects men to work eighteen hours a day, and during the balance be ready for an emergency call, wants tuning up…

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The New Police Station

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 25 January 1907 · page 4

IT has been definitely decided, we understand, to erect new police quarters in Bel-lingen and to convert the present premises into a lock-up and keeper's quarters. The…

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The Federal High Court

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 25 January 1907 · page 4

The Federal Chief Justice, the highest legal authority in Australasia, Sir S. W. Griffith, G.C.M.G., gives a wonderful testimonial to , MESSRS. H.A. BARRACLOUGH, LTD., the…

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Where Etiquette Is King. Mediaeval Pomp and Ceremony of the Spanish Court

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 25 January 1907 · page 6

When Princess Ens of Battenberg becomes Queen of Spain she will find herself mistress of no fewer than half-a-dozen magnificent palaces, veritable…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 26 January 1907 · page 2

On Tuesday, before the P.M. Ernest Murton, on remand, charged with embezzling, 28s, the property of C. Y. Mackie, was further remanded for eight…

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Sensational Assault

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 26 January 1907 · page 8

An assault of a more than ordinarily cowardly nature, the victim being a young woman named Elizabeth Hecht, took Place at Surry Hill on Wednesday night. Miss…

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Charge of Murder

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 26 January 1907 · page 4

At the Newcastle Police Court the hearing was continued on Wednesday of the case in which James Robert Jeffrey and John Black, first and second engineers respectively of the steamer…

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Warden's Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 26 January 1907 · page 2

On Tuesday, before the District Warden, The adjourned case, John N. M'Donagh v. A. Tamini, was continued. This was a claim for £100 damages for alleged…

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The Federal High Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 26 January 1907 · page 3

The Federal Chief Justice, the highest legal authority in Australasia, Slr S. W. Griffith, G. C. M. G., gives a wonderful testimonial to Messrs. H. A. Barraclough,…

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Theft on Board Ship. Sydney, Saturday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 28 January 1907 · page 3

Patrick Manning, a seaman, was remanded to-day until Monday on a charge of stealing 1000 sovereigns from the safe on board the steamer…

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Warden's Court

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 28 January 1907 · page 3

On Thursday last Mr. M. H. Fitzhordinge, P.M., sitting as Warden, gave his reserved decision in the case McDonagh v. Tamini…

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On Trial for Murder. a Millionaire's Crime

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 29 January 1907 · page 8

A cable message which appeared in Saturday's issue stated that the trial had be gun in New York of Harry Thaw millionaire, for the murder of Stanford White…

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The Justice and the Police Magistrate

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 31 January 1907 · page 4

Tho curious spectacle was presented in the Tnglewood Court (Vic.) on Saturday of a police magistrate defending a charge against himself, and…

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Grafton Police Court

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 31 January 1907 · page 8

On Monday, before the P.M. Edward Dwyer, alias Devine, wes fined 20s or seven days for drunkenness in Prince-street on Saturday…

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