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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1908

620 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 3 of 31

Maciean Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 25 January 1908 · page 4

William G. Cramp was proceeded against for the theft of ovsters from the training wall at Yamba, Mr. Lobban for the prosecntion, and Mr. M'Guren for the defence…

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Ulmarra Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 25 January 1908 · page 4

On Wednesday, before the P.M. Police V. A. C. Small for plotous behaviour. Defendant pleaded guilty, and was lined 5s and Cs costs…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 25 January 1908 · page 10

On Tuesday, before the P.M Thomas Carroll was suamoned for assaniting T. A. M'Gregor. Mr. Everingham, for defendant, pleaded guilty, the…

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Lawrance Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 25 January 1908 · page 4

On Thursday, before Mr. Fitzhardinge, P.M., James Flatiey summoned Michael Johnsion for causing to be cruelly illtreated by excessive dogging one red and white…

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Tnaw Murder Trial

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 25 January 1908 · page 9

LONDON, Thursday.—The hearing of the Thaw murder trial was continued in New York. Mr. Comstock, President of the New…

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Thaw Murder Trial

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 28 January 1908 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.—Dr. Wagner, a wellknown American lunacy expert, was the principal witness at the Thaw murder trial yesterday in New York. the doctor…

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Grafton Police Court

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 30 January 1908 · page 8

On Monday, before Mr. F. Doberer, J.P. A first offender for drunkenness was fined 1s or the rising of the…

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Bowraville Police Court

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 31 January 1908 · page 4

On Tuesday, before Hon. E. A. T. Pery, P.M., and Messrs. H. A. Evaus, P. Lamph, and F. Grace, Js.p…

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Bellingen Police Court

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 31 January 1908 · page 3

On Monday before Hon. E. A. T. Pery, P.M., and Mr. H. Boultwood, J.P. In the case of John Evans, for…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 1 February 1908 · page 6

On Tuesday, before the P.M. Alexander Ferguson, an aboriginal from the Richmond, was fined 5s or 24 hours for drunkenness, and for using indecent…

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Special Licensing Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 1 February 1908 · page 11

The special licensing court to give effect to the local option vote commenced its sittings on Thursday, dealing with four city electorates. The court was crowded with…

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Grafton Police Court

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

On Saturday, before the P.M. Alida, Eggerton was charged with drunkenness and indecent behavirour in Princd Street on the 31st ult…

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Maclean Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 4 February 1908 · page 4

On Saturday, before Mr. G. Davis, J. P., James Quinn, for being drunk, was fined 20s or 14 days. Yesterday, before Mr. G. Davis, J. P.,…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 4 February 1908 · page 4

On Saturday, before the P.M. Alicia Egginton, for drunkenness in Prince-st., was fined 20s or seven days, and for indecent behaviour was fined 40s or one month…

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Thaw Murder Trial

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 4 February 1908 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday.—The judge, n summing up in the Thaw trial, emphasised that only such a defect in his reason as would make accused unaware of the nature of his act,…

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The Coongoola Murder

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 4 February 1908 · page 8

Evidence for the prosecution in the case against William Riley and Kate Callaghan, who are charged with the wilful murder of Ernest Henry Martyr in 1895, was…

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Bowraville police Court. Alleged Larceny

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 7 February 1908 · page 2

On Friday, Jan. 31, before Hon. E. A. T. Pery, P.M., Joseph Fleming was charged with stealing an unbranched res cow, the…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 8 February 1908 · page 3

On Tuesday, before the P.M. T. Wise v. E. M. Cahill, claim of £3 17s 2d for wages. Mr. Pollack for defendant. Complainant, who is an old age pensioner,…

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A Push Assault in Sydney

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 8 February 1908 · page 5

Constable Hudson, of No. 2 Station, was arresting a man known as "Darkey" Davis for using indecent language in Goulburnstreet, Sydney, when the prisoner storted…

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Inciting to Murder

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 8 February 1908 · page 3

The Melbourne police have been investigating at Terang a remarkable proposal which was sent recently through post for the poisoning of an infant child. On January…

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