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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1912

772 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 32 of 39

Assault and Robbery

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

SYDNEY, Friday.—William Beaumont a motor-car driver, was committed for trial on a charge of assaulting and robbing Charles…

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Police Court. (On Friday, Oct. 11. [?] Mr [?] Arthur [?]

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Saturday 19 October 1912 · page 2

[?] M.P.) Arthur Johanson, [?] and [?], was fined [?] or [?] days and a like amount for being a pro[?]…

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Domestic Tragedy. Attempted Murder and Suicide. SYDNEY

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 21 October 1912 · page 3

A man named Young, manager of the Boongoon-Doo Station, 50 miles from Aramac (Q.), shot his wife in the head and then disappeared. His…

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Police Courts. Grafton. Monday, October 21

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 21 October 1912 · page 3

Before Mr. H. Malone, P.M. Bernard Looks was admonished and discharged; Edward Shea, ordered to pay 1s or "the rising": William…

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Jack Johnson Again. Charged With Abduction

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 22 October 1912 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—Mr. Hugh McIntosh has cabled to America instructing his representative to break off negotiations with Jack Johnson…

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Grafton Police Court. Tuesday, October 22

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 23 October 1912 · page 2

Before Mr. M. Cleeve, J.P., Edward Shea, who had the day before cheerfully paid 1s instead of taking "the rising" for being drunk,…

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A Melbourne Tragedy Murder and Suicide. SYDNEY

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 23 October 1912 · page 3

After separating from his wife a few days ago, as the result of a quarrel, a timber employee, Henry Hart (39), who lives at…

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Police Courts. Grafton

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 24 October 1912 · page 2

Before Mr. H. Malone, H.M., on Monday. Four [?] nominal [?] of the police on[?] Act…

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The New South Wales Police. An Interesting Report

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 24 October 1912 · page 3

The annual report of the Inspector-General of Police furnishes much information respecting the strength and distribution of the Force. Also,…

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Police Court. Thursday, October 24

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 25 October 1912 · page 2

Before Mr. H. Malone, P.M. Edward Shea (his third appearance since Monday) was ordered to Pay £1 or 7 days for drunkenness,…

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Loved the Same Man. Gfirl. Charged with Murder

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Saturday 26 October 1912 · page 4

A quarrel between two eighteen-yearold girls has ended in tragedy, and one of them. Daisy Williams. found herself in the dock at Clerkenwell on…

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Coff's Police Court. (Before Mr. A. E. Long, J.P., on Monday.)

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Saturday 26 October 1912 · page 5

J. Griffs, J. Folsey, G. Murray, A. Jones, and D. then, were feed be such, or 8 days, for [?] J. Foley, using indeent language, fined…

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A Police Discovery

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 26 October 1912 · page 9

LONDON, Thursday.—The police of Johannesburg have discovered the method whereby unwrought gold was stolen from mining companies,…

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Camorra Sentences. Court Tragedy

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Saturday 26 October 1912 · page 4

PRISONER CUTS HIS THROAT. Amid Intensely dramatic scenes the verdict in the prolonged Camorra trial was given to-day [?] the V[?]…

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Police Court. Saturday, October 26. Before Mr. H. Malone, P.M. Drunkenness

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 28 October 1912 · page 2

David John Smith, of the Richmond, who has been fined 5s or 24 hours for drunkenness on Thursday, was ordered to pay 10s or two…

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Woman Before the Court. Sydney, Saturday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 28 October 1912 · page 3

May Hart was before the police court to-day charged with, feloniously shooting Harry Foley. Accused's solicitor stated the…

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Police Courts. Grafton

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 29 October 1912 · page 2

On Saturday before the P.M. David John Smith was charged with being drunk in Prince-street. He pleaded guilty and was fined 10s. or two days…

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End of the Great Murder Trial

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 29 October 1912 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday.—No sensational incidents marked the close of the trial of Police-Lieut. Becker for the murder of Herman Rosenthal. The…

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Accident to Police Cab

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 29 October 1912 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—At Broken Hill, whilst the police cab was conveying, four policemen and a lunatic prisoner to the Court-house on Saturday morning, a…

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Grafton Police Court. Monday, October 28. Before Mr. H. Malone, P.M. DRUNKS

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 30 October 1912 · page 2

The following were dealt with for drunkenness: -- John Smith, 10s or two days, Patrick Killeen, £1 or seven days; James Ryan, 1s or "The…

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