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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1911

798 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 26 of 40

Alleged Assault and Robbery

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 7 August 1911 · page 2

Henry Bennett and William Foley were brought up, under arrest, charged with assaulting and robbing one Alf. Robertson at Harwood…

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Grafton Police Court. Saturday, August 4. Before Mr. H. Malone, P.M.

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 7 August 1911 · page 3

Thomas McCall, charged with drunkenness in Pound Street on Friday, was fined 5s, or 24 hours' hard labor…

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Small Debts Court

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 7 August 1911 · page 2

P. Conlon obtained a verdict against T. A. Bateman for the sum of £33 1s and costs 5s. Same complainant, against John…

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Small Debts Court. Monday, August 7th. Before Mr. H. Malone, P.M.

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 7 August 1911 · page 3

W. C. Fulton proceeded against Jas. Ferguson for an amount, of £4 13s 9d for goods sold and delivered. Verdict for amount claimed, and…

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The Rights of a Newspaper Need Not Divulge Correspondent's Name. Full Court's Decision

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 7 August 1911 · page 2

The appeal against the decision of Acting-Justice Ferguson under the Defamation Act, engaged the attention of the full Court on Wednesday…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 8 August 1911 · page 2

On Saturday, before the P.M. Thomas McCall was fined 5s or 24 hours for drunkeness in Pound-street. For using obseenc language he was ordered…

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Police Court

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 9 August 1911 · page 3

At Ulmarra Police Court on Monday, before Mr. G. McFarlane, J.P., Samuel Holmes pleaded guilty to being drunk on Saturday night. As…

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Grafton Police Court. Tuesday, August 8. Before Mr. H. Malone, P.M.

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 9 August 1911 · page 2

A stranger, charged with being deemed to be insane, was remanded for eight days for medical treatment and observation. The man…

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Scot Fell's Bankruptcy. the High Court Severe. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 9 August 1911 · page 3

The High Court reversed yesterday Mr. Justice Street's judgment, refusing to W. Scott Fell a certificate of discharge in his bankrupt escate…

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Police Courts. Grafton

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 10 August 1911 · page 4

On, Tuesday, before, the P.M. Thos. Henry Orchard was charged with child descrtion. Mr. Baker appeared for the defendant. He was ordered to pay…

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Murder of Mr. Daniells. At Divine Service

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 10 August 1911 · page 6

A letter from Miss Young, of the South Seas Mission concerning the murder on June 18 of the Rev. Frederick Daniells at Airara Rara near Ur[?], Uslaita, in…

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Grafton Police Court. Friday! August 11

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 11 August 1911 · page 5

Before Mr. M. Cleeve, J. P. Thomas Dowling, found drunk in Prince Street on Thursday, was fined 5s, in default 24 hours…

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Ulmarra Police Court

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 14 August 1911 · page 4

On Wednesday, before Mr, Geo. McFarlane, . J.P. John McLennan, charged with drunkenness the previous day, was…

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Grafton Police Court. Saturday, August 12th. Before Mr. M. Cleeve J.P.

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 14 August 1911 · page 3

Thomas Dowling, charged with drunkenness and riotous behaviour in Through Street, South Grafton, on Friday, was fined £2, in default…

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Strong Police Measures. Sydney, Sunday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 14 August 1911 · page 3

Liverpool is quieter to-day, owing to the strong measures taken by the police. Two squadrons of the 2nd Dragoons…

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A Queensland Murder. Alleged Confession in London London, Saturday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 14 August 1911 · page 3

An alleged confession by a man named Vernon, who was acquitted on a charge of murdering a man named Neil at Doondi Station, Queensland,…

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Industrial War in England Strikers Beat Back Police and Troops. Entire Army Division Ordered Out. London, Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 14 August 1911 · page 3

After a day of the wildest rioting London has ever seen the soldiers tonight are streaming from Aldershot, and by morning the metropolis will…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 15 August 1911 · page 4

On Saturday, before Mr. M. Cleeve. J.P. Thomas Dowling was charged with drunkenness and riotous behaviour in South Grafton. He was fined £2 or, in…

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Grafton Police Court. Tuesday, August 15th. Before Mr. H. Malone, P.M.

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 16 August 1911 · page 2

An individual, on remand, deemed to be insane, was discharged, on the recommendation of Dr. Henry. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 16th…

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Alleged Murder. Follows a Quarral. Sydney, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 16 August 1911 · page 3

John McDonald and James Feabin fought at Brixton (Q.) last night, and an hour later McDonald was found, shot dead…

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