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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1913

815 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 7 of 41

The Burglary Boom. an Actor's Loss. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 28 February 1913 · page 5

Thieves ransacked the Grand Hotel at Auckland (N.Z.) on Tuesday night, and Harry Clarke, an actor, was robbed of £516…

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Grafton Police Court. Wednesday, February 26. Before Mr. H. Malone, P.M.

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 28 February 1913 · page 4

George McCarthy, 54, was ordered to pay 5s or take twenty-four hours for being drunk in Spring-street, South Grafton, on the previous day…

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Bonnot Motor Bandits. Sentenced to Death. London, Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 28 February 1913 · page 5

The jury in the trial of the Bonnot gang of motor bandits at Paris, after deliberating for 13 hours, brought in a verdict of guilty. Four were sentenced to…

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Mrs. Pankhurst Committed. Goes to Gaol in Meantime. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 28 February 1913 · page 5

Mrs. Pankhurst has been committed for trial. She personally examined several witnesses for the prosecution and…

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Court of Petty Sessions. Bellingern, Friday, February 21. (Before Mr. Shropshire, P.M., and Messrs. J. Northcott and J. White, Js.P.)

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 28 February 1913 · page 6

Police v. P. Brown—Drunk in Hyde-street. Fined 5s or 24 hours. Police v. Richard Vanghan—Supplying liquor to an aborigine. F[?]…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 1 March 1913 · page 4

Yesterday before the P.M., Henry Donaldson was fined 5s or seven days for being drunk and disorderly in Skinner-street, South Grafton, and for…

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Court Social Items

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Saturday 1 March 1913 · page 3

A pretty little story reaches me from Moscow (says the "Bystander"). The Tsar was one [?] sitting talking to M. [?] [?] Prime Minister, when…

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Decorum in the Court

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 1 March 1913 · page 4

THUS "The Idler" in the Macleay "Chronicle":—It is recorded that a wag once went aboard one of His Majesty's warships in Sydney…

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A Shocking Tragedy. Girl Charged with Murder. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 3 March 1913 · page 3

A shocking tragedy was reported from Shellharbor, near Kiama, yesterday. It is stated that Walter Seily, aged fifty, a quarryman, had a…

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Coroner's Court Sensation Pugilist Fulton's Death. Man in Court Arrested and Charged. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 3 March 1913 · page 3

The inquest was resumed Yesterday concerning the death of Alexander Fulton, a pugilist, who died from wounds received in a brawl in…

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Grafton Police Court. Saturday, March 1. Before Mr. J. M. Bonthorne, J.P.

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 3 March 1913 · page 3

John Donaldson (who had been fined 15s for drunkenness and £2 for language on the previous day, 10s on the 24th inst., and 5s on…

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Police Court's. Grafton

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 4 March 1913 · page 2

On Saturday before Mr. J. M. Bonthorne, J.P. Henry Donaldson was fined 20s or seven days for being drunk in Skinner-street,…

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Grafton Police Court. Wednesday, March 5. Before Mr. H. Malone, P.M.

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 5 March 1913 · page 2

Harry Donaldson appeared for the fifth time since February 22. For being drunk and disorderly at South Grafton he was…

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The Butter Trade. Boxes to Be Charged For

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 5 March 1913 · page 4

The Northern Division of the Factories' Association met in Lismore on Friday. The main business was the…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 6 March 1913 · page 4

Yesterday, before the P.M., Henry Donaldson was fined 20s or seven days for being drunk and disorderly in Skinner-street, South Grafton, and for…

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Imposter Sentenced

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 6 March 1913 · page 4

At the Ashfield Police Court last week William Campbell, charged with obtaining a sum of 10s from Mrs. Evans, of Haberfield, by falsely pretending he was Mr…

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Imposter Sentenced

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 7 March 1913 · page 7

At the Ashfield Police Court last week, William Campbell was charged with obtaining a sum of 10s from Mrs. Evans, of Haberfield, by falsely…

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Brutal Murder. Girl Found in the Bush. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 7 March 1913 · page 5

The body of a girl, identified as that of Esther Porter, 14, who resided at Bankstown, was found in the bush yesterday morning, near…

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Daring Jewed Theft. Valuable Jewels

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Saturday 8 March 1913 · page 4

Paris was the scene this morning of A daring jewel robbery (said the "Daily Telegraph" correspondent on November 17). You will appreciate…

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Police Courts. Grafton

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 8 March 1913 · page 2

On Thursday before the P.M., William Irwin was fined 1s or the rising of the Court, for being drunk in the Boulevarde, South Grafton…

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