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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1908

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A Police Marksman

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 11 September 1908 · page 8

That Mullumbimby has plenty of mongrels there is no doubt. After many days the powers that be thought the same, and one miserable canine of…

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Bellingen Police Quarters. Tenders to Be Invited

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 11 September 1908 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Minister finally approved to-day of tenders being invited for courthouse and police quarters at Bellingen…

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Special Licensing Court. the Raleigh Electorate

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 11 September 1908 · page 2

A Special Licensing Court, presided over by Judge Docker, has been hearing evidence this week, and visiting various centres on the…

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The Licensing Court. Evidence at Maclean

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 11 September 1908 · page 5

The Special Court constituted under the Liquor Act to deal with the question of the reduction of the hotels in the Raleigh electorate was opened at Maclean on…

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Kempsey District Court. (Before Mr. Acting District Court Judge Edwards). MACNAMARA V. Hindmarsh and Kirkland

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 11 September 1908 · page 2

Patrick Joseph MacNsmara, auctioneer and commission agent, Coff's Harbor, sued Sidney Stephen Hindmarsh and William Herbert…

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Kempsey District Court. a Deal in Paspalum Seed

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 11 September 1908 · page 4

On Thursday; last week, bufore Acting-Judge Edmunds, Patrick Joseph MacNamara, auctioneer and commission agent, Coff's Harbor, sued…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 12 September 1908 · page 2

On Tuesday, before Messrs. F. Doberer, J. G. Phillips, and D. M'Farlane, J'S.P. George Champman was charged with stealing poultry fromt he parsonage yard at…

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Maclean Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 12 September 1908 · page 4

At Maclean, H. Frape v. T. J. O'Keeffe, claim of £6 4s for goods sold and delivered. Verdict for claim and 6s costs. Before Mr. G. Davis. J.P…

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Power of the Police

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 12 September 1908 · page 9

SYDNEY, Friday.—A case was concluded to-day in which Ellen O'Sullivan proceded against Constables Cales and M'Donald, claiming £500 for assault and false…

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Municipal Appeal Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 12 September 1908 · page 2

On Tuesday, before Messrs. W. L. Ferguson and J. G. Phillips, J'S.P., appeals were dealt with against assessment of certain properties in South Grafton as under:…

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Special Local Option Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 12 September 1908 · page 3

This Court, which opened at Maclean last week, was resumed at Hellingen on Monday, when the whole of the memihers of the Court were present, presided over by His…

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

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 17 September 1908 · page 8

George Chapman, charged, on remand, with the theft of two fowls at South Grafton, was further remanded until Monday next, on the application…

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Grafton Licensing Court

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 17 September 1908 · page 3

On Tuesday, before Mr. A. J. Piesley, P.M. (Chairman), and Messrs. S. See and W. J. Hawthorne, L.M's. Patrick J. Flaherty, of Lismore,…

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British Arbitration Court. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 17 September 1908 · page 5

Mr. Winston Churchill, President of the Board of Trade, has prepared a scheme for a permanent tribunal of arbitration in British industrial…

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Local Option Court

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 18 September 1908 · page 4

The Special Licensing Court, consisting of his Honor Judge Docker, Hon. E. A. T. Pery and Mr. A. J. Piesley, P.M's., and Mr. H. A. Evans,…

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Dorrigo Court House

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 18 September 1908 · page 5

SYDNEY, Thursday.—Mr. Briner has been informed by the Minister for Justice that the delay in opening the courthouse at Dorrigo is due to…

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The Labor Party and the High Court

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 18 September 1908 · page 4

The Federal Labor party wants to get its knife into the High Court because o: its recent decisions respeeting the illegality of the "New…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 19 September 1908 · page 5

On Tuesday, bofore the P.M. George Chapman, on ramand on two charges of stealing poultry, was further remanded to Monday next on the…

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Maclean Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 19 September 1908 · page 4

Yesterday, before the P.M., John Nathan was fined 10s and 7s costs for driving a sulky without lights. Charles Thompson, against whom a prohibition order had…

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Police Courts

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 19 September 1908 · page 2

At Coff's Harbour on Friday, before Mr. John Moorhand, J.P., the following cases were heard:- T. Devine, indecent language, fined 3s and,…

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