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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1908

620 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 16 of 31

Grafton District Court

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 8 June 1908 · page 2

The District Court, adjourned from May 15th, was formally opened at the Court House on Thursday, before Judge Gibson, prior to the business of…

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The Local Option Court

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 8 June 1908 · page 2

The suspense experienced by the occupiers of licensed premises throughout The Clarence Electorate ever since the local option poll taken at the…

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Great Burglary Conspiracy. Philadelphia Police Involved

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 9 June 1908 · page 7

Philadelphllia where housewives and children have been living in terror for some time past owing to an epidemic of burglaries, was in a state of panic as the…

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Charge of Murder Death of Alexander Brown. More Evidence Regarding Poision. Mrs. Baikie Committed for Trial

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 9 June 1908 · page 1

The circumstances [?]rrounding the death of Alexander Brown, which occurred early in the morning of April 25 at the Royal Prince…

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Grafton Police Court

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 11 June 1908 · page 5

On Tuesday, before the P.M. Thos. Thorburn was charged with child desertion. Constable Allen deposed to having…

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Starvation Causes Sheep-stealing. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 11 June 1908 · page 5

At Benalla (Vic.) Henry John Coulter and his two sons, Thomas and George, were committed for trial on a charge of having stolen four sheep. It…

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The Allandale Murder. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 11 June 1908 · page 5

The Central Criminal Court at Darlinghurst was crowded yesterday when Frederick Davies Green was placed on trial on a charge of having murdered…

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Latest Telegrams The Allandale Murder

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 12 June 1908 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Frederick Davies Green was placed on trial at Darlinghurst to-day on a charge of murdering Lily Bridge, at Allandale,…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 13 June 1908 · page 11

On Tuesday, before the P.M. Charles Thorburn was charged with wife desertion. Constable Allen deposed to arreating…

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A Magistrate's Warning

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 13 June 1908 · page 4

At the Glebe Police Court, nine young men were charged with having, in Camperdown, played, "two up" on Sunday morning. The evidence of three constables was that…

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Green Sentenced to Death

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 13 June 1908 · page 9

SYDNEY, Friday.—When the doors of the court were opened yesterday afternoon men and women hustled their way to seats. A large section of the Court…

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Grafton Police Court

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 15 June 1908 · page 2

On Thursday, before Mr. H. F. W. Fletcher, J.P. Wm. Hall, charged with drunkenness in Prince-street the previous day,…

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The Allandale Murder

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 15 June 1908 · page 2

The trial of Frederick Davies Green, on a charge of murdering Lilian Bridge at Allandale, was concluded in Sydney oh Thursday. His…

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Police Court Romance

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 16 June 1908 · page 7

A young man who was present in the Kingston-on-Thames County Police Court when a widow was accused of attempting to commit suicide, and administrating carbolic…

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Police Courts

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 16 June 1908 · page 4

At Grafton, yesterday, before the P.M. Samuel Verry was fined 3s or 24 hours for drunkenness. A first offender for drunkenness was fined…

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Coff's Harbor Court. Friday, June 12th, 1908. Before Mr. Fletcher, A.P.M. Prohibition Order

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Tuesday 16 June 1908 · page 2

Mrs. Mary Moss, of Woolgoolga, applied for a prohibition order against her husband, Bernard Moss. Order to issue…

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Grafton Police Court

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 18 June 1908 · page 6

On Monday, before the P.M. A first offender, for drunkenness, was fined 1s, or the rising. Samuel Verry, for drunkenness was…

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Small Debts Court

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 18 June 1908 · page 5

On Monday, before the P.M. J. T. M'Kittrick, Ltd. v. James Porter. Verdict for amount claimed, £11 18s, and costs 12s…

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Theft of Jewellery

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 19 June 1908 · page 5

While the family of Mrs. Boan, and Elizabeth Bay were in the front part of their house last night, a thief entered a bedroom and stole…

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Police Courts

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 20 June 1908 · page 2

At Grafton, on Tuesday, before the P.M. Charles Thorburn, on remand, was charged with wife desertion. Constable Allen deposed to reading the…

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