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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1916

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Elections. Personation at Ballot Box. High Court Majority Decision. Remarkable Position

Daily Examiner · Saturday 17 June 1916 · page 7

The High Court (comprising the Chief Justice, Sir Samuel Griffith, Mr. Justice Barton, Mr. Justice Isaacs, Mr. Justice Higgins, Mr. Justice Duffy, Mr. Justice Powers and…

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Grafton Police Court. Saturday, 17 th JUNE. Before Mr. J. L. Shropshire, P.M.

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 19 June 1916 · page 2

Thomson Watson, for being drunk and disorderly in Through-street, South Grafton, on the previous night, was fined £1 or 14 days' hard labor in…

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The State Prisons. Annual Report for the Year 1915. the Grafton Gaol

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 19 June 1916 · page 3

In submitting his annual report for consideration, the Comptroller-General of-Prisons says the outstanding features of the year are decreased gaol…

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Shall Debts Court. Monday, June 19. Before' Mr J. L. Shropshire, P.M.

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 19 June 1916 · page 2

William Thomas Evans v. Geo. W. Wood, a claim of £38 2s 6d, for rent of land and boiler. Mr. Pollack appeared for plaintiff and Mr. Law for…

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Grafton Police Court

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 20 June 1916 · page 8

Yesterday, before Mr. Shropshire, P.M. Lawrence Holder was fined 5s or 24 hours, for being drunk at South Grafton on Saturday…

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Cattle Stealing

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 20 June 1916 · page 4

In Friday's issue there appeared a paragraph relative to the arrest of the brothers Petrie at Drake on a charge of cattle-stealing. We were advised by our Casino…

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District Court

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 20 June 1916 · page 4

The Registrar of the District Court states that the last day for the filing of plaints for the sittings to be held on the 31st July, at 2 p.m., will be 13th July…

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Republican Demonstration in Dublin. Dispersed by Police. London

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 20 June 1916 · page 5

Two thousand persons carrying the Republican flag marched in procession through the principal streets of Dublin yesterday, from a church where Requiem Mass for the dead…

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Grafton Police Court

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 21 June 1916 · page 2

Yesterday, before the P.M. and Mr. Vaughan, J.P. William Elder, for drunkenness in Prince street, was fined 5s or 24 hours…

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Alleged Cattle Stealing

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 21 June 1916 · page 2

Something like a sensation has been created in the district (says the "R.R. Express") owing to the arrest of some residents of Drake on charges of…

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Grafton Police Court. Tuesday, June 20

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 21 June 1916 · page 2

Before Mr. J. L. Shropshire, P.M. and Mr. Vaughan, J.P., William Elder, for being drunk in Prince-street, was fined 5- or 24…

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Drake Cattle Stealing Cases

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 21 June 1916 · page 2

Tenterfield "Star" reports that at the Drake Police Court on Monday Jiseph James Petrie appeared on a charge of stealing about 60 bead of cattle from Arthur A…

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Theft of Jewellery. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 22 June 1916 · page 5

Dr. Spiller Brandon, of Woollahra, reported to the police that his residence was robbed of eight pieces of diamond jewellery, valued at £110, which were extracted from a…

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Alleged Stealing. Ex-town Clerk on Trial

Daily Examiner · Thursday 22 June 1916 · page 4

At the Police Court yesterday, John George Phillips was charged with that he, on 16th December, while acting in the capacity of Council Clerk of Grafton, did…

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Grafton Police Court

Daily Examiner · Friday 23 June 1916 · page 6

Yesterday, before the P.M., John Sinclair McLennan, for drunkenness at South Grafton, was fined 5s or 24 hours. For using indecent language, he was fined…

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Grafton Police Court. Alleged Abusive Language

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 23 June 1916 · page 2

Henry E. Bycroft summoned Carl McKinnon for using abusive language to him at South Grafton on 15th June. Defendant pleaded not guilty, and was…

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Ex-clerk Phillips. Blleged Stealing of a Couch

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 23 June 1916 · page 5

John George Phillips was charged with stealing, on or about 16th December, 1915, a couch, valued at £3 2s 6d the property of the Municipality…

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Sentenced for Fratricide. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 24 June 1916 · page 2

Alexander Young, who was charged at Bendigo Supreme Court with the murder of his brother, was found guilty of manslaughter and sentenced to three years' imprisonment,…

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Tennis. Hard Court Championships

Daily Examiner · Saturday 24 June 1916 · page 8

The second annual gents' doubles for the Hard Court Championship Tennis Tournament of the Clarence River will be held on the Grafton tennis court, Queen-street, on…

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Ex-aldermen on Trial. Alleged Trading with the Council. Albert Eggins Charged

Daily Examiner · Saturday 24 June 1916 · page 5

Albert Eggins was charged with having on 14th October last been directly or indirectly interested m a contract with the Grafton Municipal Council, for the supply of chaff, he…

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