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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1908

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A Strange Burglary

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 18 August 1908 · page 3

It does not often happen that a man is an eye-withness of a burglary in his own house and remain unconscious of the fact that he is being robed while keeeping up a…

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Police Courts

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 18 August 1908 · page 5

At the Grafton Small Debta Court yesterday, before the P.M. T. M'Cann v. M'Cloud and Wills.claim of £7 of wages due. Mr. Dowling for…

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Grafton Police Court. On Tuesday, before the P.M.

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 20 August 1908 · page 8

Albert E. Schwinghammer, junior and J. Bradfield, charged with riotous behaviour at South Grafton, pleaded guilty and were each ordered to pay…

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Friendly Appeal Court

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 20 August 1908 · page 4

The Committee (Aldermen C. Page, Johnson, Eggins, Doberer and M'Farlane) appointed by the Grafton, Council, to meet in friendly conference the…

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Small Debts Court. On Monday, before the P.M.

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 20 August 1908 · page 2

M'Cann v. M'Cloud and Mills. A. claim for [?]7, wages alleged to be due. Defendants pleaded not indebted. Mr. Pollack, for the defendants,…

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Coff's Harbor Court. Friday, August 14Th. (Before Mr. Piestly, P.M.)

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 21 August 1908 · page 3

Bernard McGuire for [?]ing dru[?]k and di[?]derly on [?]ccruurae, pl[?] guilty. [?] and [?] in default 48 hours. Arthur Gurman, for [?]nt language…

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Maclean Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 22 August 1908 · page 4

At Maclean yesterday, before the P.M. Michael O'Keefe was fined 20s and costs for indecent language. R. Everson was fined 20s and costs for…

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Police Courts

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 22 August 1908 · page 2

At Grafton, on Tuesday, before the P.M. Thomas Orchard, charged with child desertion, was ordered to pay maintenance of 7s 6d per week…

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Liconsing Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 22 August 1908 · page 2

A special court will be constiuted under the Liquor Act for the purpose of carrying into effect the local option vote taken on the 10th September, 1907, in the…

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Friendly Appeal Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 22 August 1908 · page 3

On Tuesday a Friendly Appeal Court was held at the Town Hall, when the committee appointed the previous evening (the Mayor. Ald. M'Farlane, Johnson, Eggins,…

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Raleigh Special Court

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 24 August 1908 · page 2

It is notified in the current issue of the "Gazette" that the Special Licensing Court--to carry into effect the local option vote taken at the last…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 25 August 1908 · page 8

On Snturdny, before the P.M., Thomas Dowling, charged with using indecent language the previous evening, in Prince-street, was fined 40s or one month's…

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Assault on an Old Man

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 25 August 1908 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Sunday.—An old man, named Heary Hennett, living at Studley Park, was attacked in his house this morning, it is supposed by two men, who…

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Bowraville. Police Court

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 28 August 1908 · page 4

On Tuesday, before Hon. E. A. T. Pery, P.M., and Messrs. F. Grace, F. W. Lane and A. Graham. J's.P. Police v. Frank McNally (on bail),…

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Bellingen Police Court

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 28 August 1908 · page 4

On Monday before Hon. E. A. T. Pery, P.M. and Mr. H. Boultwood, J.P. B. A. Gates was charged with…

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Shocking Double Tragedy. Murder and Suicide

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 28 August 1908 · page 4

A shocking tragedy took place at Young on Sunday morning. Miss Drummond, niece of Dr. Abbott, accompanied by Miss Mooney, a young…

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Murder by Japanese. White Man Shot Dead

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 28 August 1908 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Oki Wakachi, the Japanese who shot James Shaw at West Murray, W.A., surrendered to the police yesterday. The…

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Mysterious Murder

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 29 August 1908 · page 2

LONDON, Wednesday.—Mrs. Luard, wife of Major-General Charles Edward Luard, of [?]ghtham Knoll, Sevenoaks, Kent, was murdered on Monday…

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Murder and Robbery

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 29 August 1908 · page 2

LONDON, Tuesday.—The wife of Major-General C. K. Luard, F.R.S., late of the R.E., of Ightham Knoll, near Sevenoaks, Kent, has been shot with a revolver and…

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Police Courts

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 29 August 1908 · page 10

At Grafton on Thursday, before the P.M. A first offender for drunkenness in the ferry shed at South Grafton was fined 5s or 24 hours…

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