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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1914

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Industrial Court. Monday, March 23. Before Mr. H. Malone, I.M. Water Works Cases

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 25 March 1914 · page 4

John Lorimer, contractor for the Nymboida Water Supply, was called upon to answer a charge of neglecting to pay a ward-wages to Simon…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 26 March 1914 · page 4

On Tuesday, before Messrs. H. Maxted and D. McFarlane, J 's.P. An individual from Woolgoolga deemed to be insane was after hearing the evidence of…

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Ulmarra Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 26 March 1914 · page 4

On Tuesday, before the P.M., Messrs. J. Retallick and Ewen Cameron, J.'s P., An auctioneer's license for the district of Grafton was granted to Mr. Chas. I. Bailey,…

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Grafton District Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 26 March 1914 · page 2

This court was opened on Tuesday at 5.40 p.m., before his honour Judge Docker. E. Cameron v. Jas. Hume, claim of £16 5s 1d for goods sold and delivered. Mr…

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Industrial Court at Grafton

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 26 March 1914 · page 8

Orders were made as under yesterday against John Lorimer at the suit of the following complainants. The claims were made under wages awards, and the parties…

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St. Ives Murder. Brown Acquitted. Charged with Lunacy. Sydney, Wednesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 27 March 1914 · page 5

The third trial of Thos. Brown, for the murder of Sergeant Hickey, at St. Ives, was commenced at Darlinghurst to-day…

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Police Dogs

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 27 March 1914 · page 2

Mr. T. O'Callaghan, former Chief Commissioner of Police, Victoria, who recently visited Europe and America, has presented a report to…

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Grafton Police Court. Thursday, March 26. Before Mr. H. Malone, P.M.

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 27 March 1914 · page 4

The individual found in the bush at Woolgoolga, and who was remanded for medical observation, was before the Court again and discharged…

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Bellingen Court

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 27 March 1914 · page 4

At the local Court on 20th inst., before J. L. Shropshire, Esq.; P.M., T. Passlow applied for a rule nisi to oust H. W. Kirkland from the…

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Cadet Shirkers. Scenes at Court. Sydney, Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 27 March 1914 · page 5

At the Water Police Court to day 150 lads were proceeded against by the Defence authorities for non-compliance with the compulsory training…

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Grafton District Court Wednesday, March 25. Before His Honor, Judge Docker. Alleged Libel

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 27 March 1914 · page 6

Catherine Agnes Ascoli, a girl of 16 12 years, sued (by her next friend. Ernest Ascoli, her father) Bridget Castles for £400 damages for libel…

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Stealing

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Saturday 28 March 1914 · page 3

At the Grafton Quarter Sessions on Tnesday, Arthar Borns and John Gray were charged with stealing Coff's Harbour in January a…

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Alleged Cattle Stealing

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Saturday 28 March 1914 · page 3

Edwa[?] was charged at the Grafton Quarter Sessions with having at Coff's Harbour stolen a steer, the property of E.C…

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From Gaol to Parliament

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 28 March 1914 · page 6

The "Sunday Times" London correspondent writes:—"Another Australian has flashed into the limelight and out again. Colonel Lynch, M.P., who was born in Australia in…

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Police Courts. Grafton

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 28 March 1914 · page 15

Yesterday, before the P.M. Thomas Daley, on remand, was charged with having on 25th July, 1907, at South Grafton, obtained from Daniel Murphy the…

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High Court Judgment

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 28 March 1914 · page 11

The High Court gave its reserved decision on an important preliminary point raised in the tramways case as to whether the Count has powen to grant a…

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Alleged Assault

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 30 March 1914 · page 3

Thomas Reed, 28, a bullock driver at Cangai, was charged with that be did, on March 27, assault James O. Fraser, proprietor of an engineer…

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Grafton Police Court. Friday, March 27. Before Mr. H. Malone, P.M. Alleged False Pretences

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 30 March 1914 · page 3

Thomas Daley, 34, on remand, was charged with having, in July, 1907, obtained from Daniel Murphy (at that time hotel-keeper at South…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 31 March 1914 · page 4

On Saturday, before the P.M. Thomas Reed was charged with assaulting James Fraser on Friday last, and then beating and otherwise illtreating him,…

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Grafton Police Court. Monday, March 30. Before Mr. H. Malone, P.M. Alleged Ill-treatment of a Horse

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 1 April 1914 · page 2

Frederick White and John Theibot, young men, were charged by Patrick Weathsrstone with cruelly ill-treating a mare at South Grafton on March…

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