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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1913

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Small Debts Court. Bellingen, Thursday, July 10, 1913. (Before Mr. Shropshire, P.M.)

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 11 July 1913 · page 5

Hanarm Singh v. Arthur Tyson.—Claim £17 10s for work and labor done. Mr. James for plaintiff. Verdict for plaintiff for £4 10s, costs 7s,…

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District Court. Bellingen, July 4, 1913. (Before His Honor Judge Edmunds.) SLANDER. Hewitt v. Raymond

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 11 July 1913 · page 2

John Hewitt v. E. J. R. W. Raymond. Mr. Browning (instructed by Mr. E. W. Chidley) for plaintiff, and Mr. F. McGuren…

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Police Court

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Saturday 12 July 1913 · page 3

On Thursday, before Mr. E.C. Roberts, J.P., John Hogan was fined 5s or 24 hours for being drunk…

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Dreadful Murder

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 12 July 1913 · page 7

Further details of the murder of William James Mullins, a farmer at Mathina, Tasmania, show that for some years bad feeling had existed among certain parties in…

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Police Courts. Grafton

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 12 July 1913 · page 9

On Thursday before Mr. May, J.P. Thomas Williams, for drunkenness in Victoria-street, was fined 1s or the rising. For using indecent language, he was fined…

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District Court

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 12 July 1913 · page 2

AT the District Court, held at Bellingen on July, 4th before His Honor Judge Edwards, the following cases, which we take from the…

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small [?] Court

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 12 July 1913 · page 2

THE following cases were dealt with at the local Court House on Tuesday. — Before Messrs. F. T,. Stennett and T. H. Harvey, Js'.P.:…

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Tennis Court

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 12 July 1913 · page 2

THE dry weather obtaining during the last couple of weeks has given the contractor the long-looked-for-and hoped-for opportunity of…

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Burglary at City Stores

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 15 July 1913 · page 8

A during attempt to burgle the City Stores was made on Saturday night or Sunday morning. The premises were locked up as usual at closing time at the week end,…

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Police Courts. Grafton

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 15 July 1913 · page 8

Yesterday before the P.M. Albert Denning, a milk vendor, was summoned for selling milk to Malcom McFarlane, an inspector under the Pure Foods,…

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McKittrick's Burglary

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 16 July 1913 · page 2

After we went to press on Friday, the wall of the strong-room at McKittrick's, on which an attempt was made between Saturday [?] p.m. and…

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Tit For Tat. Constable Charged with Theft. Sydney, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 16 July 1913 · page 3

At the Central Police Court this afternoon. Constable Joseph Murphy, who, earlier in the day, had a man named Williams up on a charge of…

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Ulmarra Police Court. Monday, July 14th

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 16 July 1913 · page 3

Before Messrs. James Retal[?]ick and G. McFarlane, J's.P. George Martin was admonished and discharged for drunkenness, and…

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Grafton Police Court. Monday, July 14. Before Mr. H. Malone, P.M.

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 16 July 1913 · page 2

The Municipality of Grafton proceeded against Albert Denning for that he, on May 26, sold milk, adulterated to an equivalent of 17 per…

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North Sydney Murder. Drysdale Committed for Trial. Sydney, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 16 July 1913 · page 3

At the inquest into the death of Jane Day, 40, a single woman, who was shot dead by Horace Drysdale, the religious maniac, at Blue's Point…

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Police Courts. Grafton

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 17 July 1913 · page 5

Yesterday before R. A. Lipman, J.P. William Arthur Grunt, for being drunk at South Grafton, was lined 5s or 24 hours…

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The Suffragettes Struggle with the Police

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 17 July 1913 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—Miss Annie Kenny appeared on the platform at the Pavilion and said her two prison licenses by auction for £12 for the benefit o[?] the…

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Grafton Police Court. Friday, July 18

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 18 July 1913 · page 4

Before Sir. E. A. May, J.P. Vincent Cook (26), Arthur Gatton (26), an aboriginal, and John Daley (35) were ordered to pay 1s or…

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Police Courts. Grafton

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 19 July 1913 · page 2

On Thursday, before the P.M., A first offender for drunkenness was fined 1s or the rising. Yesterday, before Mr. May, [?]P.,…

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Tennis Court

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 19 July 1913 · page 2

IT has been found necessary to send to Sydney during the present week for a further consignment of tar with which to complete the tennis…

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