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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1912

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Haymarket Riot. Police Exonerated and Commended. SYDNEY, Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 14 June 1912 · page 5

At the inquest on Joseph Henry Morris, who died in the Sydney Hospital on Sunday as the result of the injuries inflicted on him by…

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Pit Thrown Idle. Police Prevent Horses Working. SYDNEY, Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 14 June 1912 · page 5

As a result of the plaint by the Pelaw Main miners' secretary, that horses in that pit have been forked under cruel conditions, the police…

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Police Force Report

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 15 June 1912 · page 9

SYDNEY, Friday.—Mr. McGowen to-day made available for publication the communication submitted a fortnight ago by the Inspector-General of Police…

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Small Debts Court

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 15 June 1912 · page 2

At the local Courthouse on Saturday last, before Messrs. Hollibone and McKenzie, J.'sP., Jeremiah McGrath was proceeded against by…

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Grafton Police Court. Saturday, June 15. (Before Mr. M. Cleeve, J.P.)

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 17 June 1912 · page 3

Edward Shea, a railway worker, was allowed till Monday, 10 a.m., to contribute 10s to the Exchequer for drunkenness. The alternative is…

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Shot Dead. Police Sergeant's Narrow Escape. SYDNEY

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 17 June 1912 · page 3

Sergeant Duprez, of Tumut, was arresting a half-caste named Conquit at Adelong yesterday, on a charge of being of unsound mind,…

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Strikers Police Parade. Strike Fizzing Out. LONDON, Sunday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 17 June 1912 · page 3

The strike is fizzling out. The branches of the National Amalgamated Laborers' Union at Cardiff and Penarth declined to obey the…

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Land Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 18 June 1912 · page 2

The sitting of the local Land Board was continued up to the end of last week, the following cases being dealt with. There were present: Messrs. E. Ebsworth…

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N.S. Wales Police Force. The Proposed Additions

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 18 June 1912 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—Discussing the recommendations of the Inspector-General of Police for increased strength in the N.S. Wales force, an officer in charge of…

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Aboriginal Murder. Darkies Sentenced to Death. SYDNEY

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 19 June 1912 · page 3

Three blacks were sentenced to death at Broome (W.A.) for murdering a native who had claimed the rights of everlondship over them and their gins…

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Grafton Police Court. Monday, June l7. (Before Mr. H. Malone, P.M.)

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 19 June 1912 · page 4

G. F. Schonbein, for allowing stock to stray upon the roads of the Copmanhurst Shire, was ordered to pay 10s and 13s expenses inspector…

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225 More Police Required

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 19 June 1912 · page 4

The Premier has made available for publication a communication recently submitted by the Inspector General of Police, in which he…

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The Police Force. Inspector's Report Adopted. SYDNEY

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 19 June 1912 · page 3

The Premier announced yesterday that the Government bad! adopted the scheme of the Inspector-General of Police to increase the establishment…

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Licensing Court. Monday, June 17. (Before Mr. H. Malone, P.M., and Mr. W. J. Hawthorne. L.M.)

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 19 June 1912 · page 4

Loyel F. Durrington was granted a duplicate certificate for the original, lost. Sub-Inspector Atkinson did not object. The annual value was…

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State Police Service

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 20 June 1912 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The report presented to the Government by Inspector-General Day regarding the condition and requirements of the police service was…

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District Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 20 June 1912 · page 4

The Grafton District Court sittings open hero at 10 a.m. on July 5th, before Judge Edmunds. There are three Quarter Session Court…

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Increases for Police. Important Recommendations

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 20 June 1912 · page 2

Mr. McGowen, the State-Premier, has now made available for publication the communication submitted a fortnight age by the Inspector-General of Police, covering…

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Police Court. Friday, June 1[?] Before Mr. H. Malone, P.M.

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 21 June 1912 · page 5

[?] Talot, Thomas Butler, [?] Day and High Col[?] were each fined 15 and [?] 14 days for being drunk and [?]…

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A Brutal Murder. Young Girl Battered. SYDNEY

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 21 June 1912 · page 4

A particularly brutal murder has been committed at Lowood (Q). A girl named Alma Wilson, aged 14, was found in a paddock near f…

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Arbitration Court. The Government and Its Friends. SYDNEY

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 21 June 1912 · page 4

The Government was severely criticised at the Sydney Labour Council last night over die Arbitration Act, which was said to be worse…

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