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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1911

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Grafton Police Court. TUESDAY, 20th JUNE. Before Mr. A. J. Piesley, P.M.

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 21 June 1911 · page 2

Thomas Lawless, for being drunk and disorderly in South Grafton was fined 5s, in default 24 hours…

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Special Licensing Court

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 21 June 1911 · page 4

A special Licensing Court was held at the Court House on Monday, before Messrs. A. J. Piesley, P.M.; and S. See, L.M., when the following…

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Sensational Trial for Murder

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 23 June 1911 · page 7

The "unwritten law" was acknowledged by the jury at Fort Brooks, the wife of an eminent lawyer, was…

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Grafton Police Court. Monday, June, 26. Before Mr. A. J. Piesley, P.M.

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 26 June 1911 · page 2

Robert Childs, for being drunk on Sunday, was fined 5s, in default 24 hours. Police v. 0. Friar, for allegedly…

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Warden s Court

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 26 June 1911 · page 4

At Copmanhurst on Wednesday, before Warden Piesley. E. G. Elworthy, Grafton, to show cause, why authority to enter parish…

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Police v. Burglars. the Latter Escape. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 26 June 1911 · page 3

An encounter took place between the police and burglars at Exeter Railway Station, near Adelaide. Several shots were fired by the police,…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 27 June 1911 · page 5

Yesterday before the P.M. Robert Childs was charged with being drunk on Sunday and was fined 5s or in default, [?]4 hours imprisonment…

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Grafton Police Court. Monday, June 26. (Before Mr. A. J. Piesley, P.m.) Alleged Embezzlement

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 28 June 1911 · page 4

James Brady, on remand, was charged with embezzling the sum o£ £5 16s 6d, the property of his employer, Mrs. Kenny. Mr. Pollack…

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Ulmarra Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 29 June 1911 · page 4

On Tuesday before the P.M. Police v. Patrick Corrigan, ju. on a [?]ge of being drunk and disorderly on Coronation night at the Mason[?] Hall[?]…

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Maclean Mems. Police Court

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 3 July 1911 · page 2

On Friday before Messrs. Peter Conlon and Geo. Davis, J's.P, W. M. Sheehan was brought up, under warrant of arrest, charged…

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Grafton Police Court. Saturday, July 1. Before Mr. M. Cleeue, J.P.

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 3 July 1911 · page 2

Edward Fowles, for being drunk fo Prince-street on Friday, was fined 5s, in default 24 hours. MONDAY, JULY 3…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 4 July 1911 · page 4

Yesterday before the P.M., Messrs. A. Thompson, H. Maxted, and V. Clouting. A first offender for drunkenness was fined 1s or the rising…

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Order of Royal Foresters. Jubiles of Court Clarence

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 6 July 1911 · page 4

This week the members'of Court Clarence, Order of Royal Foresters are celebrating its jubilee. In common with many other institutions of the city and…

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Copmanhurst Police Court (Before Mr. D. Baillie, J.P.)

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 7 July 1911 · page 4

E. Brown, charged with being drunk, was fined 5s, or 24 hours in Copmanhurst lock-up…

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Woodlupine Tragedy. Smithson Sentenced to Death. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 7 July 1911 · page 5

At Perth yesterday, David Horatio Smithson was sentenced to death for murdering Eliza Compton aft Woodlupine…

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Grafton Police Court. Thursday, July 6, 1911. (Before Mr. H. Malone, P.M.)

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 7 July 1911 · page 4

Cecil Orchard, 25, and Arthur Bolt, 29, brushmakers, who spent three weeks in Grafton recently selling their wares, were charged with refusing to…

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Dorrigo Land Court

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 7 July 1911 · page 4

The Dorrigo Laud Court lists have altered. The following cases have been taken off the list for the 15th July and added to the list for…

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Coopernook and Cundletown Police Stations

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 7 July 1911 · page 2

Senior-Constable Reynolds, who has been in charge, of Cundletown Police Station for some time past, has been appointed to succeed…

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Small Debts Court. (Before the same Magistrates.)

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 7 July 1911 · page 2

Hall v. C. Beattie— This was a case for damages and was adjourned till next, court, defendant to pay 20s for expenses. Mr. Blackmore for…

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Court of Petty Sessions. (Before Hon. E. A. T. Pery, P.M., and Messrs. H. Boultwood, R. Griffith, and F. R. H. Baker, J's.P. Bellingen, Friday, 30, 1911

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 7 July 1911 · page 2

At the opening of the court, it being the first sitting of Mr. Baker at Petty Sessions Mr. Chidley addressed the court congratulating the Bench…

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