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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1915

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Grafton Supreme Court

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 21 April 1915 · page 2

Sir William Cullen, Chief Justice, will preside at the above court on Tuesday week, when the following criminal cases will be adjudicated…

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Grafton Police Court. Monday, April 19. Before Mr. H.H. McDougal, P.M. Disorderly Conduct

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 21 April 1915 · page 2

Charles Zietsch, "William Lupton, William Inglis, Thomas Gleeson, Frank Heaton, Ernest Adelstone and Francis Kinneally pleaded guilty to behaving…

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Small Debts Court. Monday, April 19

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 21 April 1915 · page 4

Before Mr. H.H. McDougal, P.M. Clarence McGrath v. North Coast Bread Co., Ltd. 'Claim for 18- for agistment of three horses in Fisher…

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Warden's Court. Monday April 19. Before Mr. H.H. McDougal, Warden

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 21 April 1915 · page 4

Harry, Brisbane Jamieson applied for a beach gold-dredging lease for por. 915. Grafton He deposed that that deposed that the land applied for could not be…

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Murder and Suicide. the Sydney Park Tragedy. Sydney, Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 23 April 1915 · page 5

At the inquest into the fatal shooting affair in Prince Alfred Park, Sydney, last Saturday, on the bodies of May Leigh and Frederick Farnell, a…

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In France and Flanders. Murder From the Air. Women and Children Killed. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 23 April 1915 · page 5

A German airship, according to British "Eye-Witness" in Flanders, passed over a town and dropped fifteen bombs. Three women and…

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Police Courts. Grafton

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 24 April 1915 · page 2

Yesterday, before Mr. H. MacDougal, P.M., James Haines was fined 30s and 6s costs on a charge of using obscene langauge; 24 hours allowed to pay…

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Land Appeal Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 24 April 1915 · page 10

An imaortant decision was given respecting a land appeal from the Clerence district heard in Sydney last week. O. L. Everingham, prior to the Lands Act of 1908, appealed for…

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"Let Them Have It!" How the Highlanders Charged. Drunken Germans Fight Hard

Coffs Harbour Advocate · Saturday 24 April 1915 · page 4

[?]in—. with his revolver in his hand, [?] his sword round his head and gave in order: "Charge, and let them have it, [?] them what Highlanders can do" (writes…

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Local and General. Grafton Circuit Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 24 April 1915 · page 4

The Circuit Court will be opened at Grafton on Tuesday next, when his Honor the Chief Justice will preside. Mr. Beeby will act as Crown Prosecutor. The cases on the calandar…

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Grafton Police Court. Friday, April 23

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 26 April 1915 · page 3

James Haines, for using obscene language in Prince-street on Sunday night, was fined 30-with 6- costs, in default 21 days, 24 hours to pay…

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The Paklat Condemned. Prize Court's Decision. London, Saturday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 26 April 1915 · page 3

The Hong Kong Prize Court has condemned the German steamer Paklat which was captured by British warships while conveying German women…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 27 April 1915 · page 8

On Saturday, before Mr. T. T. Bawden, J.P. Ernest Burton, for drunkenness, was fined 1s or the rising. Yesterday, before Mr. D. McFarlane, J.P…

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Theft From Tramway Department

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 27 April 1915 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—At the Water Police Court, Milton Hedley Vicars Withers (38) was charged with stealing £522 and 180 tram tickets from the tramway depot at…

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Looting at Rabaul. Startling Allegations. Soldiers Sent to Gaol

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 27 April 1915 · page 3

In the House of Representatives on Thursday, afternoon Mr, Anstey (Vic.) moved—"That it be an instruction to the Government to order the immediate release of the soldiers Thos…

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Alleged Indecent Assault

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 28 April 1915 · page 2

Alfred Gower, 25, on ball, pleaded riot guilty to having, on February 26 last, indecently assaulted a little girl, aged 9 years and 9 months, at…

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Lecture at the Gaol

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 28 April 1915 · page 3

On Saturday afternoon last the Church of England Chaplain, the Ven. Archdeacon Seymour, delivered the second of his lectures on the war to…

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Grafton Police Court. Monday, April 26. Before Mr. D McFarlane. J.P.

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 28 April 1915 · page 2

Patrick Joseph Leonard (who on Saturday gave himself up to the police for his own protection), and Billy Blueshirt (aborigine) were each fined…

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What Is an Additional Holding? a Land Appeal Court Decision

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 28 April 1915 · page 3

The Land Appeal Court gave its reserved decision last week in an appeal by O. L. Everingham against the decision of the local Land Board in…

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Supreme Court. Grafton Sittings. Tuesday, April 27. Before His Honor, Sir William P. Cullen, Chief Justice

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 28 April 1915 · page 2

The Supreme Court opened yesterday morning in Grafton Court House. The Judge's Associate was Mr. Bryan Fuller. Mr. Montague C. Chubb…

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