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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 2 March 1907 · page 3

On Tuesday, before the P.M. John Shore was summoned for being found in the bar of the Saxonlon hotel, he being a person against whom a prohibition…

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Millionaire Murder Case

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

LONDON, Wednesday.—The trial of Harry Thaw, the millibnaire, for the murder of Stanford 'White, another millionaire, was resumed yesterday, when Mrs. Thaw's eross…

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Warden's Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 2 March 1907 · page 3

On Thursday, before the District Warden. A. Tamini summoned J. N. M'Donagh to be placed in possession of 10 acres at Yulgilbar, known as the Penrose Reef. The…

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Grafton Police Court

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 4 March 1907 · page 2

On Thursday, before the P.M. William Bain was fined 5s for riotous behavior in Prince-street…

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A Murderous Assault. Sydney, Sunday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 4 March 1907 · page 3

During a quarrel in Goulburn-street, city, last night, a tailor named Edward Compton is alleged to have been struck on the head and felled to the…

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Warden's Court

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 4 March 1907 · page 2

On Thursday, before the Warden. Alexander Tamini sued John N. M'Donough for possession of 10 acres of land, parish Yulgilbar, county…

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Coff's Harbour Police Court

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 5 March 1907 · page 2

ON February 26, before Mr. N. E. Osberg, J.P., George Alder was charged with cruelly ill-treating a horse by driving it whilst suffering…

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Coramba Courts. Police Court

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 5 March 1907 · page 2

AT the Coramba Police Court on Feb. 22, before Mr. M. H. Fitzhardinge, P.M., Horace Plummer was charged with embezzling the…

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Millionaire Murder Case

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

Almost before Stanford White's body was cold. New York people were whispering about the delinquencies of a moral degenerate. White, it wus publicly alleged in…

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Maclean Court

The Clarence River Advocate · Tuesday 5 March 1907 · page 2

On Friday, before the P.M. John Otis aud Mary Otis pleaded guilty to a charge of riotous behaviour in Howard-street, Maclean, on Feb. 27, and were…

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Warden's Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 5 March 1907 · page 5

Yesterday, the District Warden gave his reserved decision in the case of A. Tamini V.J. W. M'Donah. Complainant sought to be placed in possession of 10 acres at…

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Stealing Chinese Prayers. a Barbarian in a Joss House

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

At South Melbourne Police Court, impassive-faced Mongolians, with flowing pigtails, sat in a row behind the solicitors' table, others chattered excitedly in the…

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Small Debts Court

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 5 March 1907 · page 2

Jamieson, Herivel and Co. v. F. Dening, claim for goods sold and delivered. Order made for £2 18s. to be paid plaintiff. Mr. McGuren…

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Arbitration Court Award

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 5 March 1907 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—The Arbitration Court delivered judgment to-day in the dispute between the miners and mine-owners in the Colar district…

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Grafton Shall Debts Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 5 March 1907 · page 5

Yesterday, before the P.M. James Cess v. M. O'Grady; claim of £6 15s. alleged to be due for pulling and crushing corn at 15s per acre. Mr…

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Alleged Contempt of Court. Jury Room Secrets

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 5 March 1907 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—The case of Andrew Brown, a juror in the Crick-Willis and Crick-Bath trials, was before the Fuil Court to-day…

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Assault Case. Dowling v. Cotton

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 7 March 1907 · page 5

Septimus W. Dowling sued Edward Baze Cotton for that he did, on the 23rd February last, unlawfully assault him, in the R. C. Presbytery grounds at Grafton. Both complainant…

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The Whitely Murder. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 7 March 1907 · page 5

Rayner, the murderer of William Whitely, the celebrated London universal provider, has been committed for trial…

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Grafton Police Court. On Tuesday, before the P.M. A first offender was fined 1s for drunkenness

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 7 March 1907 · page 5

Mr. Stock Inspector Sabine proceeded against Frederick Grebert, George Grebert, Michael Duggan, Thomas Timbs, Sarah Bender, and George Barnier for allowing cattle to stray on…

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Commons Commotion. Ladies Cleared Out by the Speaker's Orders. Flag Waved through the Grille. "Martyr" Carried out by Police

The Clarence River Advocate · Friday 8 March 1907 · page 6

The most extraordinary scene that has been witnessed in the House of Commons for many years occurred just before 11 o'clock to-night. A debate on woman's…

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