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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1912

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An International Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 8 October 1912 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday.—In the course of a lecture, Sir William Kann Kennedy, one of the Lords of Appeal, advocated the creation of a…

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Signed Articles. High Court Test Case. SYDNEY

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 9 October 1912 · page 3

The case testing the validity of the new electoral law requiring the signing of articles in newspapers in regard to Federal elections was heard…

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Police Courts. Grafton. Monday, October 7th. Before Mr. H. Malone, P.M.

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 9 October 1912 · page 2

Albert Holmes was ordered to pay 10s, or take two days' gaol, and Patrick Ryan was similarly mulct, both for drunkenness…

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

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 9 October 1912 · page 2

George Kelly v. George Looper, claim for £22 .9s 9d for agistment of horses. This' was an interpleader case. Mrs. Looper appeared as the…

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Supreme Court. Civil Causes. Saturday, October 5th. Before His Honor the Chief Justice. Ellis v. Firth

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 9 October 1912 · page 2

The Court resumed at 3.35 p.m. on Saturday, the jury having been engaged during the morning and part of the afternoon in inspecting the road…

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Supreme Court. Tuesday, October 8. (Before his Honour the Chief Justice, Sir W. P. Cullen, K.C.M.G.). Alleged Trespass

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 10 October 1912 · page 4

George Ellis, of Nymboida, grazier, sued Frederick Firch, of Coldstream, farmer, for £200, amount claimed for alleged trespass…

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Police Court

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 11 October 1912 · page 4

This was a case where Mrs. E. M. Campbell, of the " Raleigh Sun" newspaper laid an information against Arthur Crimson for absconding from…

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Police Court. Grafton. Thursday, October 10. Before Mr. M. Cleeve. J.P.

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 11 October 1912 · page 4

Henry Forbes, charged with being drunk in Spring-street, South Grafton, the previous day, pleaded guilty and was discharged as a first…

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Police Quarters at Urunga

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 11 October 1912 · page 4

Urnnga Progress Association recently submitted through the member for Raleigh, a request for the immediate erection of police quarters…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 12 October 1912 · page 2

Before Mr. M. Cleeve, J.., on Thursday. John Bassell was fined 10s, with the option of two days on a charge of indecent behaviour in Skinner-street, South…

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Coff's Police Court. (Before Mr. Malone, P.M. on Friday)

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Saturday 12 October 1912 · page 5

Mr. [?] granted a [?] [?] to [?] for…

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High Court Appointments

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 12 October 1912 · page 9

SYDNEY, Friday.—The names of several politicians and ex-politicians were mentioned in connection with the proposed additional appointments to the High…

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Police Court. Monday October 14th. Before Mr. H. Malone, P.M.

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 14 October 1912 · page 3

Percy Tuckey, of Half-way Creek, on charge of cruelly ill-treating a working bullock by working him in a team with a large ulcerated wound…

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Escape From Gaol. Still at Large. SYDNEY, Sunday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 14 October 1912 · page 3

Cecil Derwent Wardle, who escaped from Wolldngong Gaol on Friday afternoon, is still at large. Wardle is under committal on a charge of…

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Lismore Supreme Court

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 16 October 1912 · page 2

The Lismore Supreme Court sittings were opened at Lismore on Thursday at 10 o'clock a.m. His Honor the Chief Justice, Sir William…

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The Rosenth[?]l Murder

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 17 October 1912 · page 5

The trial of ex-Police Li[?]ut. Becker, charged with the murder of Herman Rosenthal, at New York, is now fairly under way…

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Police Courts. Grafton

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 17 October 1912 · page 8

On Monday, before the P.M. John Dunn was charged with having insufficient lawful means of support at South Grafton. He was sentenced to six[?]…

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Where London Police Come From

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 17 October 1912 · page 2

People usually imagine that the London Bobby is an ex-soldier. This (Mr. James H. Collins writes in the "World's Work") is not nowadays the case. If an…

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Police Court. Thursday, October 17th. (Before Mr. M. Clceve, J.P.)

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 18 October 1912 · page 4

Alexander Ferguson (35) and John Jackson (50), both aboriginals, the first of whom gave his religious denomination, while the other said he…

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Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 19 October 1912 · page 9

Before Mr. M. Cleeve, J.P., on Thursday, Alexanden Ferguson, and aboriginal was admon[?] and discharged for drunkenness, and for using indecent language was…

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