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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1908

620 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 17 of 31

Police Courts

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 20 June 1908 · page 4

At Grafton, yesterday, before Mr. H. W. Fletcher, J.P. Henrietta Matthews, charged with setting fire to the tent of Thomas Leonard,…

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Miner's Special Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 20 June 1908 · page 9

Information has been received by the Newcastle mining community that there is every probability that the Spcial Mining Court, presided over by Judge Heydon, will resumo its sittings…

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Grafton Police Court

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 22 June 1908 · page 3

On Thursday, before the P.M. Frank Manning, for whom Mr. Bawden appeared, was charged, on remand, with having stolen a creamy pony, the…

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Police Courts

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 23 June 1908 · page 4

At Grafton, yesterday, before the P.M. Harry Smith, a stranger, was fined 5s or 24 hours for being drunk and disorderly in Prince-street…

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MINING. Warden's Court, Copmanhurst

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 23 June 1908 · page 4

Before the Warden, Mr. Fletcher, on Wednesday. Campbell and others v. Hanley and others, application to have a quartz claim…

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Grafton Police Court

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 25 June 1908 · page 8

On Monday, before the P.M. Harry Smith, on bail, charged with drunkenness and disorderly conduct in prince-street, the previous evening,…

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Licensing Court

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 25 June 1908 · page 8

The adjourned special sitting of the Licensing Court was continued at the Court House on Tuesday, before Mr. J. W. Fletcher (chairman), and…

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Bellingen Police Court

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 26 June 1908 · page 4

On Monday before Hon. E. A. Pery, P.M. Prior to commencing the business of the court, the P.M. made…

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Bowra Courts. Licensing Court

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 26 June 1908 · page 4

Before the P.M. and P. Lamph, J.P. A renewal of license was granted to Marmaduke England for retailing wine at Deep Creek…

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Police Courts

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 27 June 1908 · page 2

At Grafton, on Tuesday, before the P.M. Patrick Quailey was fined 10s and 6s costs for indecent behaviour in a lane off Fitzroy-street, at the rear of the Commercial…

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Police Courts

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 27 June 1908 · page 4

At Grafton, yesterday, before Messrs, L. Jacobs and J. G. Phillips, J.P. Henrietta Matthews was charged with setting fire to a tent at Swan Creek on…

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Prompt Capture by Police

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 27 June 1908 · page 9

While Sergeant Harrison, of the Redfern police, was on duty in Botany-road, Waterloo, on Sunday evening, he saw two men examining something beside a fence. He…

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Lismore Licensing Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 27 June 1908 · page 9

At this Court on Wednesday Mrs. Bridget Ryan applied for a renewal of license for the Hotel Ryan, Molesworth-street. The assessment was fixed at £[?]80, and the fee £55. Mr. C. J…

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Gaol Warder Attacked

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 30 June 1908 · page 5

While Warder Brown was attending prisoners in the gaol yard at Cootamundra on Saturday, a Chinaman awaiting trial an a charge of attempting to stab another…

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The Allandale Murder

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 30 June 1908 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—The Allandale murder came before the Full Court to-day, when argument was heard in a special case under section 470 of the Crimes Act of 1900…

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Full Court Appeal

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 30 June 1908 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—Some points which were raised by Michael Finegan at Lismore Sessions came before the Full Court to-dny…

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The Cootamundra Murder. Sydney

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

At the inquest regarding the death of Warder Brown, at Cootamundra, Wong Chang was committed for trial on a charge of murder…

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Licensing Court

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

A special sitting of the licensing court was held on Tuesday before Messrs. S. See (acting Chairman) and W. J. Hawthorne, L.M. s. when…

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Exit the Arbitration Court. Sydney

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

Yesterday being the last day of the existence of the Arbitration Court, several speeches were made by members of the Court. The president,…

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The Franco=British Exhibition. THE N.S.W. Court. King's and President's Visit

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 2 July 1908 · page 3

In the course of an interesting article on the Franco-British Exhibition, at Shepherd's Bush, London, the special correspondent of the "Daily…

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