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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1909

836 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 37 of 42

Accident at Court's Crossing

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 23 November 1909 · page 5

Mr. Johnson, of Nymboida, while driving home yesterday afternoon with his daughter in a sulky, met with a mishap at Coutt's Crossing. Mr. Johnson drove…

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Maclean Mems. Police Court

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 24 November 1909 · page 3

At Maclean Court on Monday, before Mr. E. C. Bishop, J.P., Sydney James Morse, on a charge of being drunk, was fined 1s or "the rising of the…

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Grafton Police Court. Tuesday, Nov. 23, 1909. (Before Messrs. A. J. Piesley, P.M., and J. G. Phillips, J.P.)

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 24 November 1909 · page 3

William Reeves appeared, on remand, charged with being deemed insane and incapable of proper self-control…

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Children's Court. Monday, Nov. 22, 1909. (Before Mr. A. J. Piesley, P.M.)

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 24 November 1909 · page 4

James C. Brown was charged that, on Oct. 24, he did unlawfully assault Victoria Ellen Deane, aged 14 years and 10, months. Defendent pleaded…

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The Dungog Murder

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 25 November 1909 · page 4

Later particulars with regard to the finding of a man's body near Dungog show that the deceased and a German supposed to be named Gerlach apparently had a…

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The Dungog Murder

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 25 November 1909 · page 4

Later particulars with regard to the finding of a man's body near Dungog show that the deceased and a German supposed to be named Gerlach apparently had a…

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Police Courts

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 25 November 1909 · page 4

At Grafton on Tuesday, before the P.M. and Mr. J. P. Phillips, J.P. Three individuals, deemed to be insane, and not under proper care and control…

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Police Courts

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 25 November 1909 · page 4

At Grafton on Tuesdav, before the P.M. and Mr. J. P. Phillips, J.P. Three individuals, deemed to be insane, and not under proper care and control…

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Murder Near Dungog

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 26 November 1909 · page 5

Particulars are to hand of an apparently violent and coldblooded murder at Maxwell's Creek, about three weeks, ago, near the terminus of the first section of the…

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Small Debts Court

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 26 November 1909 · page 4

Barlow and Dillon v. Scarrabelotti—Settled. Mr Chidley for plaintiffs. Johalla v. Jarra, F. Field v. P. J. Kennedy, S. J. McMinn v. P. H…

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Grafton Police Court. Wednesday, November 24, 1909 (Before Mr. A. J. Piesley, P.m.) Musicians Attempt to Scale

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 26 November 1909 · page 3

On Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock a special court was held by the P.M. to deal with Percival Owens and Lawrence Fraser, two street…

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Maclean Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 27 November 1909 · page 4

On Thursday, before Mr. J. Cameron. J.P. Sydney Morse was fined 5s for being [?]runk, and £1 for using obscene language. On Friday, before Mr. Geo. Davis, J.P…

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Murder Foretold

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 27 November 1909 · page 5

Swedish papers are excitedly discussing well authenticated cases of "prophecy" connected with the assassination of General Beckmann in Stockholm at the time…

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Inciting to Murder

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 27 November 1909 · page 9

SYDNEY, Friday.—The police have arrested a man named Henry Ainsworth and charged him with trying to induce a nurse to murder his infant daughter…

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R. D. Meagher's Re-instatement. Refused by High Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 27 November 1909 · page 9

SYDNEY, Friday.—In the High Court to-day reserved judgment was given in the case of R. D. Meagher, against whose reinstatement on the roll of solicitors the…

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Unique Police Scandal. Constables Charged

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 29 November 1909 · page 4

A tremendous scandal was caused in Lismore on Tuesday last, and which has since spread with painful sensations throughout the police force of…

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Wanted! a Commonwealth Sanitary Police

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 29 November 1909 · page 4

The following article from "Our Australia" (Sydney), which was handed to us by a local citizen on Saturday, bears strongly upon the subject…

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Sydney Tram Service Curtailed. Police Preparedness. Some Strange Rumors. Sydney, Sunday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 29 November 1909 · page 3

There are practically no fresh developments in connection with the strike. The trams did not commence…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 30 November 1909 · page 2

Yesterday, before, the P.M. Sydney James Morse,was fined, 5s, in default, 24 hours' imprisonment for drunkenness…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 30 November 1909 · page 2

Yesterday, before, the P.M. Sydney James Morse was fined 5s, in default 24 hours' imprisonment for drunkenness…

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