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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1908

620 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 13 of 31

An Indiana Horror. Wholesale Murder & Arson. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 11 May 1908 · page 2

After a fire on a farm at La Porte, in Indiana, U.S.A., 46 miles from Chicago, the remains of four bodies, believed to be those of the occupier…

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Assault Case

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 12 May 1908 · page 2

William McGuire on a charge of assaulting Robert Ritchie Armstrong on April 22nd and thereby occasioning him grievous bodily…

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Police Courts

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 12 May 1908 · page 4

At Grafton on Saturday a first offender, for drunkenness, was fined 1/ or the rising, before Mr. H. F. W. Fletcher, J.P. Yesterday, at Grafton, an auctioneer's…

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Coff's Harbor Police Court. May 8Th, 1908. (Before Mr. Flectcher, Relieving P.M.)

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 12 May 1908 · page 2

Ernest H[?] was granted a Lawker's licence. Charles Stevenson and Hugh Kenny were charged with r[?]iotons…

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Annadale Murder Green Committed for Trial

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 12 May 1908 · page 3

The inquest into the death of Lillian Bridge, who was recently murdered at Annandale, was resumed on Monday of last week…

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Grafton Police Court

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 14 May 1908 · page 8

On Monday, before the P.M. T. W. Irish was granted a district auctioneer's license. On Tuesday, before the P.M…

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Quarterly Licensing Court

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 14 May 1908 · page 8

On Tuesday, before the P.M. and Mr. S. See, L.M. John Simpson Smith was granted an extension of six months for the…

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Bellingen Courthouse and Police Quarters

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 15 May 1908 · page 4

The necessity for a new courthouse and land office building, and also for new police quarters at Bellingen, has once more been urged by Mr. G. S. Briner, M.P., in…

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Grafton Police-court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 16 May 1908 · page 5

On Tuesday, before the P.M. Patrick Mongan, for drunkenness, was fined 10s or 48 hours. Frederick T. Dabener summoned John…

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In Kilmainham Gaol

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 16 May 1908 · page 7

The "Century" is publishing the reminiscences of Mrs. George Cornwallis West, who relates an amusing incident which befel her when, as Lady Randolph…

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Police Courts

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 16 May 1908 · page 14

At Grafton on Thursday, before the P.M. Thomas Dowling was charged with soliciting alms and for using obseen language. He was remanded to Tuesday to be dealt…

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Local Option Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 16 May 1908 · page 4

The Special Court under the amended Licensing Act was then opened, Messrs. M. H. Fitzhandinge (P.M., Lismore) ane Mr. Allnutt (P.M., Glen Innes) taking their…

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Grafton District Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 16 May 1908 · page 4

This Court was opened yesterday, before his Honor Judge Gibson. The members of the bar persent were Messrs. Browning, Young and Russell…

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Girl Tried for Murder. Slippers as a Clue

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 16 May 1908 · page 6

A girl of 18, Gilberte Girault, was charged at Tours, France, with the murder of an old woman named Coudrny. Mme. Coudray was a wealthy woman of…

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Grafton District Court

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 18 May 1908 · page 2

The District Court was opened at the Court House, Grafton, on T [?]day, His Honor Judge Gibson presiding. The visiting barristers were…

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Special Licensing Court. Adjourned to June 4

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 18 May 1908 · page 2

The Special Licensing Court, under the Amended Liquor Act, was opened at the Grafton Court House on Friday, Judge Gibson presiding, and…

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Local Option and the Reduction Court. (To the Editor of the "Argus.")

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 18 May 1908 · page 3

Sir, -- Seeing that the Court charged to consider the number of and what particular licensed hotels in the Clarence Electorate shall be…

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A Murder Syndicate

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 19 May 1908 · page 4

The American police last week discovered a system of wholesale murders, the bodies of the victims being disposed of by burial on a…

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Police Courts

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 19 May 1908 · page 4

At Grafton, yesterday, before the P.M. Billy Blueshirt, an aboriginal, was fined 5s or the rising of the Court for drunkenness, and for using obscene language he…

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Mayor in Bankruptcy Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 19 May 1908 · page 2

During his examination before the Registrar in Bankruptcy, George Randall, whose estate was sequestratod on March 16 last, said that he party attributed his…

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