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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1910

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Grafton Police Court. Monday, September 12. (Before Mr. A. J. Piesley, P.M.)

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 14 September 1910 · page 2

James Foxover was charged with [?]ailing to send his boy Glencoe to school on the prescribed number of days…

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Verdict of Wilful Murder. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 14 September 1910 · page 3

The inquest on the death of Ivy O'Brien was concluded yesterday, and a verdict of wilful murder against Nurse Brown was returned…

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The Crippen Murder. Evidence at the Inquest. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 14 September 1910 · page 3

The undertaker who buried Mrs. Crippen's remains and the morgue keeper spent an uneasy half-hour at the Crippen inquest yesterday…

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Royal Order of Foresters. Supreme Court Officers' Visit. Entertained by Court Clarence

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 14 September 1910 · page 2

A special meeting of the members of Court Clarence, Order of Royal Foresters, was held last night in the Foresters' Hall, when M.W.S.C.R.,…

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A Swedish Crippen. Alleged Murder of Three Wives. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 14 September 1910 · page 3

The unearthing of the body of the second wife of John Eklund, a brewer, of Stockholm, who is accused of wife murder, has caused interest in…

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Found Guilty and Sentenced to Death

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 15 September 1910 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Judge Fitzhardiuge, in summing up, remarked that the girl Tomlin had adhered to the one story throughout, and she had been…

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Labour League Secretary Fined. Magistrate's Scathing Remarks

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 15 September 1910 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Edwin Balkham, Secretary to a Political Labour League, was charged at the Police Court to-day with having witnessed the signatures of…

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Police Courts. Grafton

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 15 September 1910 · page 8

On Tuesday, before Mr. M. Cleeve, J.P. Thomas Donovan, charged with being drunk and disorderly in Prince-street, was fined 10s or 48 hours in the cells. Fine…

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The Crippen Murder. Evidence at the Inquest

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 15 September 1910 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—The undertaker and the morguekeeper spent an uneasy half-hour, on the stand at the Crippen inquest to-day, under cross-examination by Mr…

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Order of Royal Foresters. Visit of Supreme Court Officers

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 15 September 1910 · page 4

On Tuesday evening Bro. Cox, Supreme Court C.R., and Bro. Wilson, Supreme Court, Secretary, visited Court Clarence, a special meeting being held in connection…

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The Willoughby Murder. Phillips Sentenced to Death

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 16 September 1910 · page 8

The trial of William Phillips, on the charge of murdering his daughter at Willoughby, was concluded in Sydney on Wednesday…

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French Problem. Gaol Birds As Policemen

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 16 September 1910 · page 4

M. Lepine the versatile and immensely popular Prefect of Police of Paris. is threatened with difficulties with the Government (says the Paris…

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Northern Territory Murders. Natives Sentenced to Death. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 16 September 1910 · page 5

At Port Darwin several Northern Territory natives have been sentenced tip death for murdering white men…

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A Murderous Assault. Detective's Watch Not Keen Enough. Sydney, Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 16 September 1910 · page 5

While watching the movements of a suspected person on a wharf at Melbourne, Detective inspector Christie was suddenly attacked and…

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Marriage Offer in Court. Young Woman's Refusal

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 16 September 1910 · page 4

An offer of marriage was made in court on behalf of F[?]est Knight, a painter's laborer, [?] at Penge. who (says the "Daily Mail" of June 8) was…

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The Crippen Murder. Crown Case May Collapse. Uncertain Medical Evidence. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 16 September 1910 · page 5

Dr. Pepper, a witness at the Crippen trial yesterday, repudiated his former testimony at the inquest, and declared that he was not sure as to the sex of…

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Police Courts. Grafton

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 17 September 1910 · page 4

Yesterday, before Mr. M. Cleeve, J.P. John Davidson was charged with being drunk and using indecent language in Pound-street on the previous night. For…

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Maclean Mems. Police Court

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 19 September 1910 · page 2

On Friday at Maclean, before the P.M. The police proceeded against James Ryan (alias Wm. McKemsa) for…

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Grafton Police Court. Monday, September 19. (Before Mr. A. J. Piesley, P.M.)

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 19 September 1910 · page 2

Denis McNamara on bail, on a charge of being drunk and using indecent language, did not appear, and his bail (£7) was ordered to be…

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The Crippen Murder. Victim Poisoned. London, Friday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 19 September 1910 · page 3

Hawley Crippen and Ethel Le Neve appeared on remand at Bow-street Police Court to-day, the former charged with the murder of his wife,…

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