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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1913

815 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 41 of 41

Licensing Court. Saturday, December 20

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 22 December 1913 · page 2

Before Messrs. A. Gates and. W. J. Hawthorne. L.M's. A renewal of the publican's license of Denis Hinchey, Imperial Hotel,…

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Small Debts Court. Friday, December 19

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 22 December 1913 · page 2

Before Dr. T. J. Henry and Mr D. McFarlane, J's.P. Donald Cameron v. H. R. Smith, claim for £10 15si 3d. Verdict for…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 23 December 1913 · page 4

On Saturday, before Mr. A. Gates, P.M., Bernard Bollard and Ernest Wicks were each fined 20s and 6s costs for furious riding, in default seven days…

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Police Court

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Wednesday 24 December 1913 · page 2

On Saturday 20th inst. before messrs. A. E. Long and E. L. Roberte, [?] [?] arthur Loughran was charged with being of unsound mind. Dr. W. Wood and Constable…

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Maclean Mems Police Court

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 24 December 1913 · page 2

Considerable local interest was manifested in a case which was decided at the local Court on Friday, when Harwood Shire sued Thomas…

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Grafton Police Court Monday, December 22

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 24 December 1913 · page 3

Before Messrs. E. A. May, and J. G. Phillips, J's.P. Henry Archibald Donaldson was fined 5s or 24 hours for bane drunk,…

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Sentenced to Death. Fremantle

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 24 December 1913 · page 3

A native has been sentenced to death at Wyndham for killing a white men by spearing him…

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Liverpool Murder. Sumner Arrested. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 24 December 1913 · page 3

Sumner, who is wanted in connection with the murder of Miss Bradfield, has been arrested at Liverpool. He had, resided ever since the day of…

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Late Cables. London Police Uneasy. Strong Union Secretly Formed. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 24 December 1913 · page 3

There is great unrest among the London police. The existence of a union of 5000 constables has been discovered by accident. A young…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 27 December 1913 · page 4

On Tuesday, before Mr. E. A. May, J.P. A first offender for drunkenness was fined 2s 6d or five minutes' detention. Micheal Tomlinson for drunkenness, at…

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Federal Arbitration Court Award

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 27 December 1913 · page 4

In the Arbitration Court in Melbourne, before Mr. Justice Higgins, the plaint of the Builders Labourers' Federation against the Master Builders of the different States…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 30 December 1913 · page 4

On Wednesday, before Mr. E. A. May, J.P. William Arthur Grant, for drunkenness, at South Grafton, was fined 2s 6d, or three hours in the cells…

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Coff's Harbor Police Court

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Wednesday 31 December 1913 · page 3

Robert Norman. alias Robert Walsh, charged with stealing a pair of boots, a tin of tobacco, and a shirt, value 15s, its proparty of Frederick Ernest Trees, at Coff's…

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Woman's Clever Defence Magistrate's Compliments. Sydney, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 31 December 1913 · page 3

At the Central Police Court to-day, Bella Brady, who was charged with robbing a drunken man, conducted her defence with such acumen that the…

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Grafton Police Court Thursday, December 25. (Before Mr. J. G. Phillips, J.P.)

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 31 December 1913 · page 2

William Martin, 39, was admonished and discharged for drunkenness and fined for 10- or 24 hours for language…

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Licensing Court. Tuesday, December 30. Before Messrs D. McFarlane and T. Morrisey, Js.P

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 31 December 1913 · page 2

Hawkers' licenses were granted to Manny Wollf Michael and George Alfred Withers. A plot against the life of King…

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