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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1912

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Riotous Strikers. Desperate Conflict with Police and Soldiers. Vancouver

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 17 January 1912 · page 3

A mob Or tex[?]re workers, numbering about three thousand, attempted to rush the mills at Lawrence. U.S., during a strike…

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A Charge of Murder

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 18 January 1912 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday—Roland Holt was charged in the Melbourne City Court with the murder of Frederick Tullige, East Melbourne. Accused…

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Strike Police at Lithgow

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 18 January 1912 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The Lithgow police got strike pay of as a day from the time the strike commenced to the sittings of the Court. The western police still…

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Postal Servants. Preparing for Arbitration Court. P.M.G. has No Objections

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 18 January 1912 · page 5

S Y D N E Y, Wednesday.—Mr. Frazer, Postmaster-General, appears to welcome the statement that the postal, servants of West Australia are preparing…

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"Police Court

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 19 January 1912 · page 4

At the Bellingen Court on 15th inst., before Messrs. H. Boultwood and F. R. H. Baker, J's.P., William Young was charged with behaving in…

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Strike at Newnes Extra Police Sent. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 19 January 1912 · page 5

Owing to the strike at Newnes as suming serious proportions, a number of police left Sydney for Newnes last night…

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A Smart Theft

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 20 January 1912 · page 9

LONDON, Thursday.—A jeweller named Introvini placed a bag containing £16,000 worth of jewels on the waitingroom table at Turin station. He…

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Murder and Robbery

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 20 January 1912 · page 9

LONDON, Thursday.—A party of bandits broke into a house at Bozencian near Warsaw (Russia) belonging to a man named Weinberg, who acted as…

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Police Superintendent Arrested

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 20 January 1912 · page 5

SUPERINTENDENT KENNY, who a few months since was transferred from Lismore to the West, had an experience the other day which…

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Police Courts. Grafton

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 23 January 1912 · page 2

Yesterday, before the P.M. Arthur Gratton, an oboriginal, was fined 10s ar 9 days for drunkenness, and for destroying a night club, the property of…

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Licensing Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 23 January 1912 · page 4

Yesterday before the Chairman (Mr. H. Malone) and Mr. W. J. Hawthorne, M.L.B. Edward Ward was granted a renewal of…

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Maclean Police Court. Friday, January 19

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 24 January 1912 · page 4

Before Mr. H. Malone, P .M. and Messrs. A H. Garven and F. Sonwonberg, J.s.P. D. McPhee was fined 10s on…

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Grafton Police Court. Monday, January 22. (Before Mr. H. Malone, P.M.)

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 24 January 1912 · page 2

Arthur Gatton, an aboriginal, 30, [?] drunkenness, destroying two cell utensils, and indecent language, was ordered to pay, in all, £4 13s 4d,…

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Shot from Ambush. Cowardly Murder at Hillgrove. Sydney, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 24 January 1912 · page 3

The police received a telegraphic intimation to-day of a murder at Hillgrove. From the mea[?]re details available…

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Ulmarra Swamp Drainage Trust. Appeal Court

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 24 January 1912 · page 3

The Court to deal with appeals lodged by ratepayers against the assessments made by the trustees of the above trust continued its…

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Latest Wires Alleged Murder. Woman's Charred Body Found. Sydney, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 24 January 1912 · page 3

A ghastly discovery was made by a police search party at Bingara to-day, when the charred remains of a young English woman…

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Charge of Murder

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 25 January 1912 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—A couple of detectives and the senior-sergeant of the Water Police have discovered Wm. Ball, husband of the young English woman,…

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Police Courts. Grafton

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 25 January 1912 · page 2

On Tuesday before Mr. M. Cleeve. J.P. Arthur Faloon was fined 5s or 24 hours for being drunk in Prince-street. Joseph Hunter was fined 10s or 3 days…

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Police Court

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 26 January 1912 · page 4

Bellingen, Wednesday, Jan. 24,1912. Before the Hon. E. A. T. Pery, P.M. Police v. Wm, Maher.-Riotous conduct at Bellingen on January 15…

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Coff's Police Court

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Friday 26 January 1912 · page 6

Before Mr. A, E. Long, J.P. William Robinson, indecent language. Fined 20s or 7 days. Before Mr. H. Malone, P.M…

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