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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1911

798 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 11 of 40

Glapham Common Murder

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 25 March 1911 · page 3

LONDON, March 15.—Stirie Morrison was to-day found guilty and sentenced to death for the murder of Leon Beron, in Clapham…

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Police Courts. Grafton

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 25 March 1911 · page 4

On Thursday, before the P.M. Thomns Dowling was charged with being Crank and disorderly. Accused pleaded guilty and was fined is or the rising of the…

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Grafton Police Court. Friday Afternoon, March 24. (Before Mr. A. J. Piesley, P.M.)

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 27 March 1911 · page 2

John O'Brien was charged with stealing six shillings, the property of Charles Watts. Watts said that the accused shared…

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Children's Court. Saturday, March 25

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 27 March 1911 · page 2

Before Mr. A. J. Pieslev. P.M. Edward Perry, and Ernest Cummins, two youths, were charged with stealing a pair of opera glasses, the…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 28 March 1911 · page 4

On Saturday, before the P.M., In the Children's Court, Edward Perry and Ernest Cupimins, charged with stealing one pair opera glasses, the property of…

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Burglary at Byron Bay

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 28 March 1911 · page 4

At Byron Bay on Friday it was discovered that burglars had broken into the residence of Dr. Dalton, and made off with a quantity of articles. He left plenty of…

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Suffragettes and Police

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 28 March 1911 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday.—Lord Robert Cecil and Mr. Ellis Griffith, in a letter to "The Times," states that they have examined the statements of 100 witnesses, and they…

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Ulmarra Police Court

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 29 March 1911 · page 3

Yesterday, before the P.M. Robert Carlton applied for an auctioneer's license for the police district of Lismore…

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A Queensland Murder. Sentenced to Death. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 29 March 1911 · page 3

W. Denton, has been found guilty of the murder of Geo. Kelly, who was hacked to death in his camp near Jondaryn (Q.). Sentence of death was…

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Grafton Police Court. Monday, March 27. Before Mr. A. J. Piesley, P.M.

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 29 March 1911 · page 3

David Brown and William Watts were charged with rescuing bullocks seized for the purpose of being impounded and were also charged with…

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Wholesale murder. a Vienna Horror. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 29 March 1911 · page 3

The discovery of a number of bodies, mutilated beyond recognition in the River Danube at Vienna, has led to the arrest of several…

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Bob Bryant's Death. Confederates Before the Court. Sydney, Monday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 29 March 1911 · page 3

The inquest on Bob Bryant was opened at Newcastle to-day and adjourned. A number of persons charged with…

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A Queensland Murder

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 30 March 1911 · page 7

At Mackay Court, Peter Tynan and John Farrington were charged with the [?] murder of William Tynan, at Humbledoo, on Sunday, November 27. the evidence went…

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Police Courts. Grafton

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 30 March 1911 · page 2

On Tuesday before Mdr. M. Cleeve J.P. [?] Garl Anderson was fined 5s or in default-24 hours' imprisonment for…

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A Girl Sold Twice. Terrible Police Court Story

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 31 March 1911 · page 3

A case presenting extraordinary features occupied the attention of the Bendigo City Bench last week, when a Hindoo named Parget Singh was…

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Grafton Police Court. Friday, March 31. (Before Mr. A. J. Piesley, P.M.)

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 31 March 1911 · page 4

William Frame pleaded guilty to being drunk in Victoria-street on Thursday. Fined 5s, or 24 hours in default…

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Astonishing Discoveries in Blood. Revolution in Murder Trials Promised

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 31 March 1911 · page 8

Dr. Edward Tyson Reichert has invented a new method whereby he classifies the blood crystals of every living animal…

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Not at Home to Santa Claus. I.—mr Gaol Bird. on Prison

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 31 March 1911 · page 3

When the old fellow on the bench said, "Fourteen days," I nearly laughed outright in his face. "Why," says I to myself. "This will suit me very nicely:…

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Court of Petty Sessions. Bellingen, Wednesday, March 29. (Before the P.M. and Mr. H. Boultwood, J.P.)

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 31 March 1911 · page 4

Police v. R. Brownlee.— Drunkenness. Fined 10s and 6s costs. T. Helinder was charged with stealing eight tins of sheeps tongues the…

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In the Divorce Court

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 1 April 1911 · page 1

AN astonishing story of alleged cruelty and sustained ill-usage was told in the Divorce Court, Sydney, when Susan Bubb petitioned for a…

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