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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1916

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Licensing Court

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 6 December 1916 · page 2

Before Messrs. E. A. May and S. Marcolino, J'sP., in the Grafton Licensing Court yesterday, Chas. Frederick Sanders was granted a hawker's license for…

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Tamworth Sensation. Escape From Tamworth Gaol. Escapees on Trial. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 6 December 1916 · page 3

Three, men, James Wilson, Charles Coxen and Robert McLean, were placed on trial at the Central Criminal Court, before Justice Ferguson, to answer to a charge…

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Telegrams. Alleged Attempted Murder. Coff's Harbor Case. Horton Found Not Guilty. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 6 December 1916 · page 3

William Horton, who was charged with the attempted murder of his wife at Coff's Harbors, was tried, in Sydney to-day and acquitted by the jury…

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A Chaplain's Story. "Murder, Not War." Massacre of Allies by Greeks. London

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 6 December 1916 · page 3

Mr. Jeffries continued his message with reference to the Greek outrage on the Allies. A French chaplain says: We marched along quietly until we had…

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Grafton Police Court

Daily Examiner · Thursday 7 December 1916 · page 4

In the Grafton Police Court yesterday, before Mr. A. Thompson, J.P., William McKenna pleaded guilty to drunkenness, and was fined 5s, or six hours in the loo[?]…

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Boy Poisoner. Sentenced to Three Years. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Thursday 7 December 1916 · page 6

A boy named Thompson was sentenced to three years' imprisonment in Victoria for attempting to poison a schoolmate…

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Alleged Murder. Two Brothers Quarrel. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 7 December 1916 · page 5

At the Criminal Courts, James Mack, 47, was charged with the alleged murder of his brother Henry. He pleaded not guilty. The Crown Prosecutor explained…

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Tamworth Gaol Escapees Sentenced

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 8 December 1916 · page 2

Before Mr. Justice Ferguson and a jury at the Central Criminal Court, Darlinghurst, James Wilson, 25, Charles Coxen, 29, and Robert M'Lean, who…

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Alleged Murder. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 8 December 1916 · page 3

Herbert Susans was placed on trial at the Criminal Court to-day for the alleged murder of William McKinnon. The Crown Prosecutor said it was alleged that…

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Bellingen Court

The Raleigh Sun · Friday 8 December 1916 · page 2

At the Bellingen Court on Saturday, before Messrs. H. A. Evans, and P. R. H. Baker, J.sP., H.Mearns was charged with embezzling 5s, the…

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I.w.w. Men Sentenced

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 9 December 1916 · page 2

On Saturday sentence was passed on the members of the I.W.W. Union who were charged with three separate counts under the recent fire, treason…

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Two Men Sentenced. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 9 December 1916 · page 5

At the Sessions to-day, Charles Rox-burg and Sydney Hamilton were convicted of having conspired together to obtain typewriters by false pretences. They…

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Maclean Police Court. Friday, December 9, 1916. (Before the P.M.)

Daily Examiner · Monday 11 December 1916 · page 2

Hawkers' licenses were granted to the following persons:-- D. J. Austen, G. Carroll, B. Kahn, Naurang Ram, Doomet Rifool, W. Smith…

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Alleged Murder. George Street Restaurant Case. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 11 December 1916 · page 3

James Wilson, a member of the I.W.W., and now an inmate of Long Bay penitentiary, will be brought before the police…

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North Coast Police District. Inspector Atkinson Congratulated

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 11 December 1916 · page 2

At the Police Court this morning, prior to the opening of business, Mr. R. D. Bawden, on behalf of the legal profession, said he desired to…

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Late Wires a New Zealand Tragedy. Supposed Murder and Suicide Wellington

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 11 December 1916 · page 2

The bodies of Emily Thomas and Gilbert Marshall were found in the house where they were living together. There were signs of a struggle, and…

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A Murder Charge. Against I.W.W. Member. Eight-months' Old Mystery Cleared Up. Sydney Saturday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 11 December 1916 · page 2

After eight months' careful work the Sydney detectives have succeeded in claring up the mystery surrounding th murder of George Pappageorgi, who…

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Licensing Court. Monday, December 11. Before Mr. J. L. Shropshire, P.M.

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 11 December 1916 · page 3

A renewal of a colonial wine license was granted J. T. McKittrick, South Grafton. Billiard licenses were granted to W…

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Alleged Murder. I.W.W. Member Charged. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 12 December 1916 · page 5

James Wilson was, before the Police Court, under a writ of habeas corpus, charged with the alleged murder of George Pappageorgi in April last, and…

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Electoral Revision Court

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 12 December 1916 · page 4

Yesterday, before Mr. J. L. Shropshire, P.M., at Grafton, the lists of electors for the municipalities of Grafton and South Grafton, and the Copmanhurst Shire…

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