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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1907

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Ulmarra Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 30 November 1907 · page 4

On monday, before Messrs. E. Cameron, T. Clissan and J. Retallick, J. sp., auctioncers' licenses were granted the following:— James Campbell, A. G. Bailey, G…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 30 November 1907 · page 2

On Tuesduy, before the P.M. Auctioneers' licenses were granted Edward Avery, T. T. Bawden, G. L. Bondfield. C. C. M'Donald, J. H. Munro, J…

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Stealing Property

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 30 November 1907 · page 8

Sylvester Mark Mills, aged 19, an employee of the Postal Department, was charged before Mr. F. G. Adrian. P.M., at the Casino police court last week with…

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The Quirinds Murder

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 30 November 1907 · page 3

George Toffts, who murdered Maude Fletcher at Quirindi, was executed in Tamworth Goal on Tuesday. The condenmed man, who walked rather unsteadily, on the…

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Divorce Court Appeal

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 30 November 1907 · page 9

SYDNEY, Friday.—In the High Court today Edgar Utick uppealed against part of a decree made by Mr. Justice Simpson in the Divorce Court directing the appellant…

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Grafton Police Court

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

On Thursday, before the P. M. C. J. Morrissey, late clerk to the [?]orrigo Shire Council was brought up on a charge of having issued a…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 3 December 1907 · page 5

On Saturday, before Mr. H. W. fletcher, J.P., william Hall (67) was fined, 3s or 24 hours for drunkenness, and for indecency he…

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Confession of Murder

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 3 December 1907 · page 5

PERTH, Monday.—A man named John Moore has confessed to murdering a married woman named Delia Clarke, who had been liveing with him for three years…

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A Westralian Murder. Sydney

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 3 December 1907 · page 3

A murder perpetrated a week ago has been discovered at Belmont, near Perth, West Australia, the victim being Delia Clarke, a married woman…

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Local Option Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 3 December 1907 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—When the Local Option Court was continued to-day, Judge Backhouse drew attention to a notice in Saturday's "Gazette."…

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

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

James Holmes, on bail, charged with riotous behaviour in Spring Street, South Grafton, on the Previous Saturday, was fined, 10s or…

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Licensing Court

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

On Tuesday before Mr. M. H. Fitzherdinge, P.M., and Mr. Sam See, Official McCrystal was granted a…

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Children's Court

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

On Tuesday, before the P.M. W. B. Wilcox was Committed to Grafton Gaol pending payment of arrears amounting to £4 1s, due on…

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Special Court at Work

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 5 December 1907 · page 4

In last issue it was briefly stated that, on Friday, before the Special Court appointed to give effect to the decision arrived at by the recent…

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High Court Follows Suit. Sydney, Wednesday Night

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

Cecil John William Green, solicitor, who win struck off the rolls of the State Supreme' Court recently, was to-day removed from the roll of…

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Maclean District Court Wanted. Sydney, Wednesday Night

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

A deputation from the Clarence River district to the Premier (Mr. Wade) asked for the re-establishment of a District Court at Maclean…

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Appeal Court

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 6 December 1907 · page 4

The Court for the hearing of appeals against the Harwood Shire valuations will be bold at Maclean to-day. There were 143 notices of appeal lodged, some of which were dealt…

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Shire Appeal Court. Lawrence, Thursday Night

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 6 December 1907 · page 5

The Shire Appeal Court, sat all day, Mr. Fitzhardinge, P.M., on the bench Seventeenth cases were dealt with out of a total of nearly 40, The P.M…

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Maclean Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 7 December 1907 · page 4

Yesterday, before the P.M., Messrs. D. Shearer and F. Schwonberg, J. s[?]. John Edward Newton, alias Edward Winter (21), for the larceny of a letter…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 7 December 1907 · page 3

On Tuesday, before the P.M. Frederick Briggs was summoned for a breach of the timber regulations by felling a tree on Crown lands, in parish Jardine,…

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