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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1908

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Grafton Police Court

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 2 January 1908 · page 4

On Monday, before the P.M. Hawkers' licenses were granted to Richard Hayes, E. W. Kimpton, and William Neale…

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Suicide in Gaol. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 2 January 1908 · page 5

A man named Adolphus Sydney Thomas committed suicide in Muswellbrook lockup yesterday by exploding a dynamite can in his mouth…

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Grafton Police Court

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 6 January 1908 · page 2

On Thursday, before the P.M. A first offender, charged with being drunk and disorderly on New Year's Eve, was fined 1s, or the rising of…

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Murder by Blacks. Sydney. Sunday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 6 January 1908 · page 3

Charles Webster, whose body was found on Bradshaw run. Northern Territory, on December 14, had been manager of the station since…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 7 January 1908 · page 4

On Saturday, before Messrs. F. Doberer and H. Maxted, J. s P. A young man, deemed to be insane was, on the recommendation of Dr. Ventry…

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Copmanhurst Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 7 January 1908 · page 4

Robin Smith, aboriginal, was charged, before Mr. D. J. Roche, J. P., with riotous behaviour, and using indecent language at Linosville on New Year's Day, Fined 40s…

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Maclean Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 7 January 1908 · page 4

Yesterday, before Mr. E. C. Bishop, J. P. Angus M'Donald, for begging alms, was imprisoned till the rise of the court; and for using indecent language, was fined 40s…

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Ulmarra Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 7 January 1908 · page 4

On Thursday, before Mr. Thos. Glissan, J. P. Police v. Alexander Mitchell and Lawrence M'Cormick, for stealing, in company,…

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The Thaw Murder

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 7 January 1908 · page 5

At the second trial of Harry Thaw, the New York millionaire, for murder, Mr. Jerome will prosecute, and Mr. Lyttelton will apperar for the defence…

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Murder In the Solomons

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 7 January 1908 · page 4

News of the murder of Captain M'Kenzie, of the ketch Minota, has been brought to Brisbane by the steamer Moresby, from the Solomon islands. Mr. J. T. Doliveyra, manager of the…

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German Court Scandals

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 7 January 1908 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.—The trial of Herr Maximilian Harden, the Berlin socialist editor, on the charge of having criminally slandered General Court Kuno Moltke,…

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Grafton Police Court

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 9 January 1908 · page 8

On Monday, before the P.M. Walter Gardner was granted a hawker's license. On Tuesday, before the P.M…

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Local and General a Magistrate's Memory

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 9 January 1908 · page 4

On Thursday Mr. Isaacs, S.M., remarked to a medical witness that he should have a better memory for cases The witness was incredulous, and…

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Revision Court

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 9 January 1908 · page 4

A Revision Court for the purpose of adding to and deleting names from the electoral rolls of the two municipalities and three shires in the…

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Grafton Small Debts Court

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 9 January 1908 · page 8

On Monday, before the P.M. A. J. Pollack v. Dennis Long. A claim for professional charges, amounting to £13 15s 2d…

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Stealing a Corpse

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 10 January 1908 · page 8

A pathetic love story has been exciting the people of Naples, for it deals with a young man in humble circumstances who fell in love with a…

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Shire Appeal Court

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 10 January 1908 · page 4

The Court appointed for the purpose of hearing the appeals lodged against the assessments in the Bellingen Shire sat at Bellingen on…

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Ulmarra Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 11 January 1908 · page 3

On Wednesday, before the P.M. and Messrs. T. Glissan, E. Cameron, F. Turnbull, and J. Northcott, J.'sP. Police v. J. Newman, for drunkenness;…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 11 January 1908 · page 3

On Tuesday, before the P.M. Henry Wall was charged with using indecent, language at South Grafton the, day previous, and was fined 40s or one month;…

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Burglary at Anthony Hordern's

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 11 January 1908 · page 5

Over £200 worth of jewellery, the proceeds of the recent burglary at Anthony Hordern and Sons' premises, was recovered by the police. Four men were…

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