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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1907

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Quarter Sessions and District Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 9 February 1907 · page 2

These Courts will be opened at Grafton on Friday next, before his Honer Judge Heyle. The following are the only cases on the calendar—Donis Hyan, maliclously wounding a eve,…

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Order of Royal Foresters. Visit of Supreme Court Officers

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 9 February 1907 · page 2

On Tuesdny evening, Court Clarence, Order of Royal Foresters, received an official visit from Supreme Chief Ranger Bro. H. Hedger, and Bro. A. H. Wilson, Supreme Court Secretary. At a…

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Grafton Police Court

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 11 February 1907 · page 3

On Fiday, before the P. M. George Hookawin was fined 5s, on 24 hours, for being drunk and disorderly in Spring Street, South Grafton…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 12 February 1907 · page 4

Yesterday, before the P.M. Andrew Barbour, on ball, was charged with deserting his wife. Mr. Everingham for complainant, Mr. M'Guren for defendant. The case…

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Attempted Wife Murder

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 12 February 1907 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Sunday.—A shocking tragedy is reported from Rutherglen. A man named Deane, with his wife and two children, were on a visit to Dean's brother-in…

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Bellingen Licensing Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 12 February 1907 · page 5

Francis E. M'Guren, of the Pier Hotel, Coff's Harbour, was granted a renewal of his license last week. The police reported very favourably on the…

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Licensing Court. an Important Case

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 12 February 1907 · page 2

Francis Edwin McGuren, of the Pier Hotel, Coffs Harbour, applied for and was granted a renwal of his license on last Monday…

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Grafton Police Court

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 14 February 1907 · page 6

On Monday, before the P.M. Andrew Barbour, on bail, was charged with deserting his wife. The case was further postponed for a week, to…

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A Brutal Murder. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 14 February 1907 · page 5

An old Chinaman was brutally murdered near Eureka. Mine, Victoria. His skull was battered in by some flat instrument and his body then hurled…

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Murder and Suicide. SYDNEY

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 15 February 1907 · page 5

A shocking tragedy took place at St. Peter's last night, when Samuel Joseph Leith, aged 45, a laborer, shot Henry Albert Medhurst, aged 60,…

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Maclean Court

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 15 February 1907 · page 4

On Wednesday, before the P.M., and Mr. J. M. Kelly. Auctioneers' licenses were granted to A. Tredwell and Alex. Cameron. An order was issued prohibiting the…

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Insurance and Crime. Murder as a Means of Making Money

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 15 February 1907 · page 6

Murders in which the criminal has sought to profit by insuring his victim's life, as did Basson, the Cape murderer, who killed himself on the discovery of…

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Retiring Police Officer. Presentation to Sub-inspector Parker. an Enthusiastic Gathering

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 15 February 1907 · page 4

At Capp's Hotel, Bellingen, yesterday morning Sub-Inspector Parker, who has retired from the police force, was resented with a purse of sovereigns by…

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Maclean Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 16 February 1907 · page 4

On Wednesday, before the P.M. and Mr. J. M. Kelly, J.P. Auctioneers' licenses were granted to A. Tredwell, and Alexander Cameron…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 16 February 1907 · page 3

On Tuesday before the P.M. A prohibition order was umde against John Shore by consent. Joseph Giovanelli and Dudley M'Kenzie…

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The New York, Murder Case

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 16 February 1907 · page 13

LONDON, Wednesday.—Revolting disclosures are being made at the trial Harry Thaw, the millionaire, for the murder of Stanford White, in New York…

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Warden's Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 16 February 1907 · page 3

On Thursday, before the District Warden, Mr. M. H. Fitzhardinge, P.M. A. Tnmini summoned J. N. M'Donagh to be placed in possession of ten acres at…

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Tragedy at St. Peter's. Murder and Suicide

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 16 February 1907 · page 13

SYDNEY, Thursday.—A tragedy occurred at St. Peter's, Sydney, last night, when Samuel Leith, 45, lahorer, fatally shot Henry Medhurst, aged 60 Leith, then…

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Grafton Police Court

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 18 February 1907 · page 2

On Thursday, before the P.M. The case in which Joseph Giovanelli was charged with illtreating a horse was continued…

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Alleged Cream Stealing

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 18 February 1907 · page 3

George Raymond, on bail, was charged with stealing 800 quarts of cream, the property of the Clarence River Pioneer Dairy Company…

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