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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1917

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Grafton Police Court. Tuesday, April 24. Before Mr. J. L. Shropshire, P.M.

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 25 April 1917 · page 2

David Pont failed to appear to answer a charge of drunkenness and his bail was declared forfeit…

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A Cowardly Assault. Invalid Soldier Injured. Sydney

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 25 April 1917 · page 2

While Lieutenant-Colonel Bolton, a National Senate candidate, was speaking at Merbein, Victoria, a ruffianly assault was made on the…

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Licensing Court. Tuesday, April 24

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 25 April 1917 · page 2

Before Messrs. J. L. Shropshire, L.M., D. McFarlane, J.P., and W. J. Hawthorne, J.P The hotels of the area were reported…

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Small Debts Court. Tuesday, April 24

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 25 April 1917 · page 2

Before Mr. J. L. Shropshire, P.M. Gerard and Co. v Mrs. T. Nyland, claim for £3 6s 1d. Adjourned till May 15…

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Wellington Burglary. Hotel Boarders Robbed. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 27 April 1917 · page 2

Burglars visited McCormack's Club Hotel, Wellington, New South Wale's on Tuesday night. Twelve inmates were robbed of their money, watches and…

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War Precautions Act. Italian Vaudeville Artist Charged. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 27 April 1917 · page 3

Cohozzi, the Italian artist connected with Fuller's vaudeville circuit, was charged at the police court with failing to register as an alien under the War…

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Industrial Affairs. Bottlemakers Still Out on Strike. Arbitration Court Order Defied. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 27 April 1917 · page 3

The bottlemakers' employees of Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide are still out on strike, notwithstanding that the Registrar of the Arbitration Court…

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Dorrigo Police Court. Cases Under the Pure Foods' Act. (Before Messrs F. T. Stennett, A. W Sparks, and G. Blackwell, J.s'P.)

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 28 April 1917 · page 4

William Robert Havelock Johnston, a registered dairyman, and a person engaged in the manufacture and preparation of food under the Pure Foods'…

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Alleged Incitement to Conspiracy. Public Works Officer Before the Court. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Saturday 28 April 1917 · page 5

The case in which Thomas Waters, an officer in the Works Department, was charged with inciting to conspire to defraud the King of large sums of money,…

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Telegrams. Another Burglary. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 30 April 1917 · page 3

The gang who blew open the safes recently at Drummoyne and Forest Lodge broke into Lackerstine's factory, Parramatta-road, last night, and burst open a…

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Grafton Police Court. Saturday, April 28. Before Mr. J. L. Shropshire, P.M.

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 30 April 1917 · page 2

John Kussell failed to answer his name, and on a charge of drunkenness his bail was estreated Frederick Howard admitted that he…

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Trial by Court-martia[?] Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 30 April 1917 · page 3

Robert Clem, alias Jackel, was brought before the court-martial at Victoria Barracks this morning, on an alleged charge of attempting to escape from…

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Alleged Cattle Stealing. Grafton Butcher Charged. Case for the Prosecution

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 1 May 1917 · page 4

At the Grafton Police Court yesterday, before Mr. J. L. Shropshire, P.M., John Patrick McCristal and Ernest William Watkins were charged in…

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Crafton Police Court Monday April 30, 1917

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 1 May 1917 · page 4

Before Mr. J. L. Shropshire, P.[?] Chas. Donnolly, charged with d[?] kenness, failed to appear, and bai[?] 5s was forfeited…

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A Shooting Case. Young Man Charged. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 1 May 1917 · page 6

Eric Sonter, 19, was charged at the police court with shooting at Joyce Potter, a young woman, with intent to murder her. He was remanded until…

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Alleged Cattle Stealing. Grafton Butcher Charged. a Development

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 2 May 1917 · page 2

The case was continued in the Grafton Police Court yesterday in which John Patrick McCristal and Ernest William Watkins were charged, in company, with…

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Alleged Cattle Stealing. Grafton Butcher on Trial

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

At the Grafton Police Court on Monday last, before Mr. J. L. Shropshire, P.M., John Patrick McCristal and Ernest Wm. Watkins were charged with…

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Grafton Police Court. Tuesday, May 1. Before Mr. J. L. Shropshire, P.M.

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 2 May 1917 · page 3

Peter Hughes and Frederick Murphy were charged with having assaulted Wm. Marshall at Coff's Harbor on April 30. Both were remanded to…

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Grafton Police Court Tuesday, May 1, 1916. (Before Mr. J. L. Shropshire, P.M.)

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 2 May 1917 · page 4

Peter Hughes and Frederick Murphy were charged with assaulting William Marshall at Coff's Harbor the previous day…

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New Zealand. Magistrate Must Carry Out the Law. Auckland

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 2 May 1917 · page 3

Nine miners were sentenced to various terms of imprisonment in New Zealand on charges of conspiring to cause a seditious strike…

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