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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1917

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Doctors in Trouble. Four Medicos Charged. Alleged Infamous Conduct. Policeman's Evidence. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 3 April 1917 · page 5

Four legally qualified medical practitioners, namely Percy Carte, William McClure, Phillip Heymann and Thomas Clune, were charged before the New South…

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Will Case. Court Revokes Probate. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 3 April 1917 · page 4

Judgment was given by Justice Street in respect to the disputed will of the late Thomas Conroy, farmer, of Keepit, near Tamworth. The judge revoked…

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Brutal Murder. an Arrest Made. a Katoomba Sensation. Commercial Traveller Done to Death. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 3 April 1917 · page 5

A sensational affair occurred at Katoomba last night. George King, a commercial traveller, on a visit from Melbourne, staying at the California…

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Medical Men Charged. Alleged Infamous Conduct. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 4 April 1917 · page 3

Evidence in connection with the Medical Board inquiry into the case of the medical practitioners charged with infamous conduct, was concluded. The…

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The Katoomba Assault. Victim Still Alive. Accused's Brother Arrested. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 4 April 1917 · page 2

King, the victim of the Katoomba assault case, still lingers. Shaw's brother Lionel has been arrested and charged as an accessory…

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Grafton Police Court. Tuesday, April 3rd. Before Messrs. D. McFarlane and F. W. C. Schaeffer, Js.P

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 4 April 1917 · page 3

A second - hand dealer's license was granted to Hugh Clark, and a hawker's license to Clarence Bender. An elderly woman on remand…

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Anzac Court Martialled. Dismissed From the Service. London

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 4 April 1917 · page 3

A court martial was held concerning Lieut. J. G. Jamieson, of the Anzac Cyclist Battalion, and he was dismissed from the service…

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President Wilson's Speech. Germany's Challenge to All the World. Wanton Murder of Innocents Vancouver

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 4 April 1917 · page 3

President Wilson, addressing Congress, said: "I have called Congress together in extraordinary session because there is a serious, very serious…

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America and Germany. On the Verge of War. Fighting in France. Continued Advance of Allies. America. Pacifists and Police. New York

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 4 April 1917 · page 3

A Washington message says: A thousand pacifists, imprecating in foreign languages, clashed with the police on the steps of the Capitol. The pacificists…

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Death of George King Shaw to Be Charged with Murder. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 5 April 1917 · page 5

Word has been received by the Criminal Investigation Branch of the Police Department from detectives at Katoomba that George King, victim of the…

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Germans Murder Girl

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Thursday 5 April 1917 · page 3

Mr. H. Patrick Devitt, ahe Geneva correspondent of the "Daily Express," writes:—"Details of the cold blooded murder, by order of a German…

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Wreck of the Cooloon. Marine Court Exonerates Captain

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 6 April 1917 · page 2

In the Court of Marine Inquiry, Sydney, on Wednesday, the facts concerning the wreck of the steamer Cooloon on the Manning River bar…

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Gaol for Germans. the Ambition of Roosevelt. Ex-president in the Trenches. Vancouver

Daily Examiner · Saturday 7 April 1917 · page 5

An army officer states that 150,000 German reservists in the United States will probably be gaoled as soon as the declaration of war is made…

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Sydney Cup Betting. Court Jester Still Favorite

Daily Examiner · Monday 9 April 1917 · page 1

The fact of being defeated in the Autumn Stakes did not cause Court Jester to lose his place in the Sydney Cup quotations. He still heads the list. Green…

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Mysterious Tragedy. Murder of Young Woman. Auckland

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 10 April 1917 · page 5

At View Hill Station Canterbury (N.Z.) yesterday morning, Henrietta Foster, aged 18, was murdered by Charles Butler, aged 40. Butler, who was a…

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Grafton Police Court Tuesday, 10th APRIL, 1915. (Before Mr. J. L. Shropshire, P.M.)

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 11 April 1917 · page 2

PETTY SESSIONS. Alex. Cameron was fined 5s or 24 hours for drunkenness. George Hudson, for being drunk, was…

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Small Debts Court. Tuesday, April 10

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 11 April 1917 · page 2

Before Mr. J. L. Shropshire P.M. The case of P. Williams v. V. Wunderlich was adjourned till April 24. This was a claim for £10 for alleged…

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The Gem. Marine Court Decision. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 11 April 1917 · page 3

The Marine Court found the master in no way to blame for the recent mishap to the motor launch Gem on the voyage from Melbourne to Sydney…

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Quarter Sessions and District Court. the Grafton List

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 11 April 1917 · page 3

The Quarter Sessions and District Court are timed to begin at Grafton on Friday next. It is expected, though not confirmed, that Judge Hamilton…

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Licensing Court. Tuesday, April 10. Before Mr. J. L. Shropshire, P.M.

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 11 April 1917 · page 3

A booth license for the show dates (April 18th, 19th and 20th) was granted to L. F. Durrington, to operate from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day…

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