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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1909

836 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 18 of 42

Scenes at a Murder Trial

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 10 June 1909 · page 8

Seldom have such, distressing scenes been witnessed in an English court of justice as those which occurred at the Old Bailey recently, when two brothers were sentenced…

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Coff's Harsor Police Court

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 11 June 1909 · page 2

On Friday 4th inst, before Mr.W.H. R. Latimer J.P. James Ryan was fined 5s or 34 hours for being drunk in Moomee-at. F. Brown was fined 2a 6d or tising of court…

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Sentenced to Death. SYDNEY

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 11 June 1909 · page 5

At the Criminal Court at Beechworth (Vic.), James Cosgrove was charged with an offence against a girl over 16 years of age. The girl…

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Grafton Police Court. Thursday, June 10, 1909. (Before Mr. H. F. W. Fletcher, J.P.)

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 11 June 1909 · page 4

Two first offenders were each fined 5s, or "the rising," for drunkenness, and then the court rose and the State revenue was not added to…

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Ulmarra Police Court. Wednesday, June 9, 1909. (Before Messrs. F. Turnbull and J. McCallum. J's.P.)

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 11 June 1909 · page 5

Michael Duggan was fined 10s and 6s costs, or 7 days, for riotous behavior. R. J. Swan proceeded against…

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Police Courts

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 12 June 1909 · page 4

At Grafton yesterday before Messrs. Lipman and Maxted, J's.P. Thomas Dowling, who made his second appearance since he was released from…

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Grafton Police Court. Monday, June 14, 1909. (Before Mr. A. J. Peisley, P.M.,)

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 14 June 1909 · page 2

An aboriginal, named "Glenreagh Mick," was fined 5s or 24 hours' hard labor in Grafton Gaol, for being found drunk on the 12th inst…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 15 June 1909 · page 5

On Monday, before the P.M. An aboriginal was fined 5s, in default 24 hours' imprisonment, for drunkenness. Abraham James Clarke, licensee of the…

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Lawrence Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 15 June 1909 · page 5

On Saturday, before Messrs. Drummond and Parsons, J.P.s., Victor Ross was charged by Constable Ridge with supplying liquor to an aboriginal native of.N.S…

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Police Courts

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 15 June 1909 · page 2

At Coff's Harbour, on Friday, before the P.M. Alexander M'Donald, drunk. Fined 10s and 6s costs or 7 days…

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Licensing Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 15 June 1909 · page 5

A sitting of the Licensing Court Was held yesterday. Messrs. Piesley, P.M., and S. See, J.P., presided. The following licenses were renewed:…

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Municipal Appeal Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 15 June 1909 · page 5

A sitting of this Court was held yesterday, the P.M. presiding, when appeals were made in the following cases:- H. Zietsch, sec. 21, lot 4, East…

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Grafton Police Court. Monday, June 14, 1909. (Before Mr. A. J. Piesley, P.M.)

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 16 June 1909 · page 2

George M. Schafer, pound-keeper, Grafton, was charged, on the information of Walter Edward Ellem, with failure to notify the proprietor of the…

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Licensing Court. Monday, June 14, 1909. (Before Messrs. A. J. Piesley, P.M., and S. See, J.P.)

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 16 June 1909 · page 4

Daniel Murphy, licensee Great Northern Hotel, South Grafton, applied, per Mr. A. J. Pollack, for a renewal of his license on a valuation of £163…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 17 June 1909 · page 2

At Grafton, on Wednesday, before Messrs. Lipman and Phillips, J's.P. Patrick Chamberlain, who had been on remand for a week on a charge of being…

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German Court Scandals

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 17 June 1909 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—Prince Eulenburg, whose trial on a charge of perjury arising out of the Court scandals in Berlin is about to be resumed, has had his bail increased…

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Police Court

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 18 June 1909 · page 2

At the above Court on Friday last the case the police v. James Porter, drunk and disorderly, was withdrawn. The case Jas. Porter…

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Attempted Murder

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 18 June 1909 · page 2

A man named Macey shot a woman named Mrs. Cruickshank. in Hyde Park last night, and then tried to blow his brains out. The…

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Ulmarra Police Court. Thursday, June 17, 1909. (Before Mr. A. J. Piesley, P.M.)

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 18 June 1909 · page 4

Michael John Francis Joseph Aloysius Gladstone Pender Finegan was presented on a charge of stealing an overcoat, valued at £1, the property…

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Small Debts Court

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 18 June 1909 · page 2

James Scott v. Smith, claimed sum £4 7s 6d, wages and expenses. Non-suited. W. H. Latimer v. E. Ellis, struck…

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