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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1910

834 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 27 of 42

Ulmarra Small Debts Court On Tuesday, before the P.M.

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 26 August 1910 · page 8

Ewen Cameron sued P. J. Morris for £2 10s for goods supplied. Verdict for plaintiff for amount claimed, with 5s 9d costs…

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Court of Petty Sessions. Wednesday, August 24, 1910. (Before Hon. E. A. T. Pery, P.M., and Mr. R. S. McDougall, J.P.)

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 26 August 1910 · page 4

Three " drunks" from Raleigh pleaded guilty and were fined small sums. On the application of the police a…

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Police Court

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 27 August 1910 · page 2

The P.M., visited Dorrigo on Thursday, when the consolidated revenue of the State was again materially added to Chas. Graham, drunk and disorderly,…

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Coramba Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 27 August 1910 · page 4

On Thursday, before the P.M. Thomas Martin v. Thomas Appleby, for board, etc, Verdlct for plaintiff for amount clailmed, £4 8s, and costs 5s…

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Kleptomania and Stealing

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 27 August 1910 · page 2

Mr. Love, S.M., Sydney, made some straight-out comments on the prevelence of shop-lifting by people who generally bear a good character. He had just…

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The Crippen Murder

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 27 August 1910 · page 9

LONDON, Wednesday.—Predictions have been freely made by the lawyers that the difflculty of convicting Crippen on circum stantial evidence is made grater by the…

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Supposed Murder and Suicide

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 27 August 1910 · page 9

BRISBAANE, Friday,—Augusta Shifofoke and Herman Shilfofoke, a married couple, were found shot on their farment Wyenhah, near Rockhamption, on Wednesday…

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The Crippen Murder. an All Round Bungle

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 29 August 1910 · page 4

A correspondent in an exchange writes: Ethel Le Neve, the girl who fled from London with Hawley Crippen, when that great personage put…

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The Crippen Murder. Accused's Defence. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 29 August 1910 · page 3

According to Mr. Newton there will be no emotional appeal to the jury in the Crippen trial, but the defence will rely on the obvious weakness of the…

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Police Courts. Grafton

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 30 August 1910 · page 4

On Monday, before the P.M. Thomas Lowe, on remand, was charged with rape, Mr, McGuren for accused. On the application of the police accused was…

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A Sensational Affair. Burglary at Point of Revolver. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 31 August 1910 · page 3

Two armed robbers broke into the Gardner's Arms Hotel. Mr. McKinnon Matthews, the proprietor, was awakened by a…

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Grafton Police Court. Monday, August 28. (Before Mr. A. J. Piesley, P.M.)

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 31 August 1910 · page 2

Thomas Lowe, charged with rape, was, on the application of the police, remanded till Monday, Slept. 5. James O. Fraser was charged with…

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The Crippen Murder. Prolonging the Trial. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 31 August 1910 · page 3

A graduate of the Oxford University, Mrs. Brooke (who is a sister to Ethel Le Neve), is allowed to visit the prisoner…

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Before the Court. Inspector Dew's Story. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 31 August 1910 · page 3

At Bow Street Court, London, Hawley Crippen was charged with the murder of his wife, and Ethel Le Neve with being at accessory after the fact…

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Children's Court. Monday, August 29. (Before Mr. A. J. Piesley, P.M.)

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 31 August 1910 · page 2

Gordon Foxover was charged with setting fire to a tent, the property of Sydney Olive. Const. John Lohan deposed: From a…

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Licensing Court. Monday, August 29, 1910. (Before Mr. A. J. Piesley, P.M.)

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 31 August 1910 · page 2

On Mr. Lobban's application, a transfer of a publican's license for the Cowper Hotel from Peter McAulay to Silas Bailey was granted…

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Ulmarra Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 1 September 1910 · page 5

Yesterday, before Messrs. E. Cameron and J. Retallick. George Dennis and Robert Carroll were charged with the larceny, by finding, of a…

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Cheeky Burglars. Big Theft of Leather. Sydney, Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 1 September 1910 · page 5

Burglars broke into the tannery of Morris Aarons and Sons at North Melbourne last night and sole leather to the value of £1000…

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Grafton Licensing Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 1 September 1910 · page 5

On Tuesday, before the P.M. and Mr. W. J. Retallick, J's.P. George Patrick Kelly, licensee of the Railway Hotel, Armidale Road, applid for…

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Attempted Murder. Would Be ASSASSlN Killed. Vancouver

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Thursday 1 September 1910 · page 5

A discharged railway employee made a murderous attack on Mr Alfred Ray, Chief Special Agent of the Great Northern Railway, at St. Paul,…

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