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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1916

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Alleged Cattle Stealing. Drake Trial. Further Evidence. Continued From Yesterday. Drake

Daily Examiner · Saturday 8 July 1916 · page 4

The allaged cattle stealing and mutilation of tattle and alleged cattle stealing cases against the brothers, George and Joseph Petrie, were continued at the Drake Court…

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Bush Desperadoes. Battle in a Store. Police Work in Sixties. Death of Mr. Miles Burns

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 8 July 1916 · page 4

The death of ex-Sub Inspector Miles Blake Burns at his home, Orama, Child-street, Lidcombe, last week removes an old identity who in his…

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A Brutal Assault. Wife and Children Attacked

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 10 July 1916 · page 1

A tragedy occurred at Kakititi, New Zealand, in which James Jeffreys a railway surface man, is alleged to have attacked his wife and six children,…

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Alleged Wife Murder. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Monday 10 July 1916 · page 3

Adelia Browne, aged 45, licensee of the Cricketers' Club Hotel, St. Kilda, was found strangled in bed last night with a motor veil tied round her neck. Her husband, Ernest…

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Successful British Assault. British Advance at Ovillers. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 10 July 1916 · page 3

A Paris communique states that notwith standing the persisting rain and fog, the French in the morning assaulted the village of Hardecourt Hill, northwards, in…

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Grafton Police Court

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 11 July 1916 · page 4

Yesterday before the P.M., Michael McGrath for drunkenness was fined 5s. or 24 hours. Patrick Geary for a similar offence was…

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Alleged Cattle Stealing. Important Evidence

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 11 July 1916 · page 6

The following is the continuation of the evidence again George and Joseph Petrie on the charge of stealing and receiving stolen cattle in the Police Court enquiry at Drake…

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Alleged Wife Murder. Further Details. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 11 July 1916 · page 5

It appears that William Skinner called at the hotel of which deceased was the licensee, and took her and a friend to the races in a motor car. When they returned Skinner and…

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Marine Court Inquiry. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 11 July 1916 · page 5

An inquiry was held to-day concerning the wreck of the sailing vessel Manunui, which ran on a reef at Surprise Island. It was stated that on 26th May, the vessel grounded…

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Drake Cattle-stealing Cases Two Accused Committed

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 12 July 1916 · page 4

The Crown case against George Joseph Petrie and Joseph James Petrie, charged with stealing 35 head of cattle, the property of Robert…

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Small Debts Court

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 12 July 1916 · page 2

Yesterday before Mr. Shropshire, P.M., J. T. McKittrick, Ltd., c. B. Greenaway (judgment debtor); Grafton Lighting Co. (garnishee); order made for amount paid into…

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Grafton Police Court. Saturday, July 8. Before Mr. J. L. Shropshire, P.M. Alleged Attempted Suicide

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 12 July 1916 · page 2

E. W. Frecker, on remand, was charged with attempting to committ suicide. Accused pleaded guilty. Dr. Henry gave evidence to the…

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Murder and Suicide. Ex-soldier's Crime Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 12 July 1916 · page 3

A man named Carroll, who was recently discharged from the military forces, shot a girl named Pierce at Canbelego, and then shot himself…

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Grafton Police Court

Daily Examiner · Thursday 13 July 1916 · page 4

Yesterday, before the P.M., Thomas McMullen, for drunkenness in Fitzroy-street, was fined 5s or 24 hours. Thomas Dunn, for drunkenness at South…

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Grafton Police Court

Daily Examiner · Friday 14 July 1916 · page 2

Yesterday, before Mr. E. A. May, J.P., Hugh Colvin was charged with having at South Grafton stolen the following articles--A had the property of Frank McFadden;…

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Grafton Police Court. Thursday, 15th JULY. Before Mr. E. A. May, J.P. Alleged Larceny

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 14 July 1916 · page 2

Hugh Colvin was charged with, on 12th July, at South Grafton, stealing [?]ne rug, valued at [?]25, the property of William Allen; two whips, from…

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Friday, July 14. Before Mr. E. A. May, J.P. Alleged Stealing

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 14 July 1916 · page 2

Ernie Addlestone was charged with Stealing on 12th July, at Chambigne, a travelling rug valued at £210-, the property of Mr. Joe Ellis, of…

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Bulgaria. Soldiers Murder German Officers Nine Thousand Deserters. Bucharest

Daily Examiner · Friday 14 July 1916 · page 3

Nine thousand Bulgarian deserters are interned in Roumania. Recent Bulgarian arrivals state that a Bulgarian regiment mutinied and murdered their German officers…

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Grafton Police Court

Daily Examiner · Saturday 15 July 1916 · page 4

Yesterday, before Mr. E. A. May, J.P., A first offender, for drunkenness, was fined 2s 6d, or five minutes. Frank Knight, for drunkenness in…

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Murder and Suicide. Jealousy the First Cause. Shocking Immorality. Auckland

Daily Examiner · Saturday 15 July 1916 · page 5

At the inquest concerning the Kakahi tragedy in New Zealand, in which David Jeffrey, before committing suicide, murderously assaulted his wife and six children,…

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