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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1912

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Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 31 October 1912 · page 8

Yesterday before the P.M., Jonathan Johns was fined 5s, or 24 hours, for being drunk in Spring-street, South Grafton…

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CABLES. The Rosenthal Murder. Becker to Be Electrocuted Vancouver

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 1 November 1912 · page 5

Police-Lieutenant Becker has been sentenced to the electrocution chair next month. (After a comparatively brief trial,…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 2 November 1912 · page 4

On Thursday before the P.M. James Smith was fined 5s or 24 hours. for being drunk in Wharf-street. South Grafton…

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Marine Court Inquiry

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 2 November 1912 · page 9

SYDNEY, Friday.—The Marine Court held an inquiry into the circumstances attending the stranding of the coasting steamer Our Elsie off the month of the…

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Letters to the Editor [Correspondence is invited, but the opinions of correspondents are not necessarily endorsed by the Gazette.] Megan Tennis Court

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 2 November 1912 · page 5

SIR,—With your kind permission I would like to express my indignation at the unsportsmanlike manner in which the Megan crickets have…

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The Thieves' Paradise. Shortage of Police. Sydney, Sunday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 4 November 1912 · page 3

Sydney and its suburbs are be. coining a regular paradise for thieves. The limited number of police is to a very great extent…

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Police Courts. Grafton

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 5 November 1912 · page 4

Yesterday before the P.M. James Egan, was fined 5s or 24 (hours, for drunkenness. John Quinn was fined 5s or 24 hours, for drunkenness at South Grafton. He was…

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Children's Court

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 6 November 1912 · page 2

A lad, 14 years of age, was charged with fraudulently appropriating a boat and paddles, the property of H. Main and John Alder. Accused…

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Police Courts. Grafton. Monday, November 4

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 6 November 1912 · page 2

Before Mr. H. Malone, P.M. Two first offenders were ordered to pay 5s or take 24 hours cells for drunkenness…

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Small Debts Court. Monday November 4

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 6 November 1912 · page 2

Before Mr. H. Malone, P.M. A. G. Landenberger v. V. H. Kenyon, claim for £3 5s 8d. Verdict for amount, with 5s costs…

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Charged with Murder

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 7 November 1912 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—George Taylor was charged with murder at Melbourne Police Court to-day, in connection with Macartney's death. He was remanded…

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With Intent to Murder

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 7 November 1912 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Percy Lawrence Cork, 30, was charged at the Police Court this morning with shooting at Albert Chaffer near Gosford on October 22,…

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Grafton Police Court. Thursday November 7

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 8 November 1912 · page 5

Before Mr. M. Cleeve, J. P. Three first offenders, who were found drunk in Skinner-street, South Grafton, all pleaded guilty and were…

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The Crime Wave. Police Practically Powerless. Sydney, Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 8 November 1912 · page 5

The crime wave still continues in the city, Saunders, the jewellers, have reported to the police that a case of 250 watches, consigned to…

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Bellingen District Court. Tuesday, November 5, 1912. (Before His Honor Judge Edmunds.) Claim for Wages

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 8 November 1912 · page 4

Bentic Stewart Park sued William Morris, claiming £37 Ss 6d wages as teamster. Mr. Edgley appeared for plaintiff,…

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Grafton District Court Friday, November 8. Before His Honor Judge Edmunds. MORRISON v. T. Willan and Others

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 8 November 1912 · page 5

This was a claims by J. W. Morrison, of Prince-street, Grafton, for the stake money won by Calvinia at the [?]I.V.J.C. meeting in July. This had…

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Marine Court. (Before Judge Backhouse, president; and Captain Bracegirdle and Captain Carpenter, assessors.) Stranding of the S.S. Rock Lily. Captain's Certificate Unblemished

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 8 November 1912 · page 7

The Court had called upon the master of the steamer Rock Lily (Captain Langlands), which was stranded on the Nambucca River bar,…

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Police Constable Sentenced

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 9 November 1912 · page 2

AT the Richmond (Victoria) Police Court, William Payne, police constable, was charged with having stolen from the drapery…

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Copmanhurst Police Court

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

On Monday, before Mr. D. J. Roche, J.P., William Power, drunk and disorderly in Grafton-street, Copmanhurst, was fined 5s or 24 hours. Also for obscene language in…

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