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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1915

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 9 February 1915 · page 2

Yesterday, before the P.M. Henry Perkins was charged with having supplied liquor to a prohibited person, William John Stevens. Defendant pleaded that…

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Grafton Police Court. Monday, February 8. Before Mr. H. Malone, P.M.

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 10 February 1915 · page 2

Henry Rolls was charged with using abusive language to Thomas Timbs at South Grafton sale yards. Mr. F. McGuren for complainant,…

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Licensing Court. Monday, February 8. Before Messrs. H. Malone and W. J. Hawthorne, L.M.'s

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 10 February 1915 · page 2

The application of James McLennan for transfer of license of The Bluff Hotel, to premises to be erected at Glenreagh, was adjourned, by consent,…

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Grafton Police Court. Thursday, February 11. Before Mr. H. Malone, P.M. Alleged Obstruction

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 12 February 1915 · page 2

J. Quinton and Gordon Brown were charged with obstructing the free passage of the public in Prince-street, and refusing to move on when requested…

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Maclean District Court

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 12 February 1915 · page 2

Mr. J. McFarlane, M.L.A., has received a communication from the Under Secretary for Justice, referring to his letter urging the re-establishment…

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That Murderous Assault. Warrant Issued for Relative Wellington, Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 12 February 1915 · page 5

In connection with the murderous assault upon Mrs. Keale at Onewhero [N Z.], and the mysterious disappearance of her 6-months-old baby, a…

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Matter for the Prize Court. London, Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 12 February 1915 · page 5

The Wilhelmina, which put into Falmouth, is badly damaged. One wave struck the vessel with such force that those on board thought there…

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Trading with the Enemy. Firms Before the Court. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 12 February 1915 · page 5

The adjourned case in which Aug. Blumenthal is charged with attempting to trade with the enemy, was before the Water Police Court yesterday…

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Germany's Blockade Threat "An Act of Murder." Refugee Ship Torpedoed. Another Charge Sheeted Home. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 12 February 1915 · page 5

France has issued, for the information of neutral nations, a memorandum proving that a German submarine, not firing its own colors, torpedoed the…

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Late Wires. a Domestic Tragedy. Married Landlady and Boarder. Murder and Attempted Suicide. Sydney, Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 12 February 1915 · page 5

A slacking tragedy occurred shortly after eleven oclock this morning in a house at the corner of Sherbooke and Burton Streets, Darlinghurst…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 13 February 1915 · page 4

On Thursday, before the P.M., J. Quinton and Gordon Brown were summoned for obstructing the passage of the public in Prince-street, and were remanded to…

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Mysterious New Zealand Murder

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 13 February 1915 · page 9

SYDNEY, Friday.—A strange case is reported from the Auckland district. At an up-country settlement, Edith Keals; wife of a sheep farmer, was discovered by the…

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District Court at Maclean

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 13 February 1915 · page 4

The Member for the Clarence has been officially notified: "Referring to your letter of 27th November last urging the re-establishment of the District Court at Maclean, I am…

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Late Wires New Zealand Tragedies. the McCANN Murder Rottman Sentenced to Death Wellington, Sunday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 15 February 1915 · page 2

A jury at Auckland returned a verdict of guilfy in the case of Rottman, the German, who was charged with the murder of the three Mc…

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Grafton Police Court. Saturday, February 13. Before Mr. H. Malone, P.M.

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 15 February 1915 · page 2

Hunter Thomas Gillett, 34, well known about the town, was charged with having no lawful visible means of support…

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Stabbed Kaiser's Portrait. French Soldier Given Two Years' Gaol. Amsterdam, Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 15 February 1915 · page 3

A French soldier was sentenced to two years' imprisonment for having stabbed out the eyes in the portrait of the Kaiser in a German hospital…

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Grafton Police Court

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 16 February 1915 · page 6

Yesterday, before the P.M. Thomas Baker (labourer) was charged with being on the premises of the Grafton Hotel on Sunday, 24th January, and was fined 10s…

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A Supposed Hero. Sequel in the Police Court

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 17 February 1915 · page 2

On Friday a man dressed in a naval uniform arrived at Albury and is alleged to have represented himself as Engineer Commander Coleman, of H…

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A Missing German. Sensation in Water Police Court. Sydney, Monday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 17 February 1915 · page 3

There was a sensation in the Water, Police Court this afternoon, when Alfred Strauss, under remand on a charge of trading with the enemy,…

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For Men "Sent Back." Ignominy and Gaol. Melbourne, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 17 February 1915 · page 3

The Acting Adjutant-General stated to-day that the members of the Expeditionary Forces who were sent back for bad behavior would be dismissed…

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