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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1917

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Alleged Murder. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 31 October 1917 · page 3

The Rutberglen police arrested Joe Bueler on a charge of shooting his stepfather, Samuel Costin. The men lived together. When Costin was found, life…

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Grafton Police Court. Tuesday, October 30. (Bfore Mr. J. L. Shropshire, P.M.)

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 31 October 1917 · page 2

Joseph B. Rowles, for drunkenness in Skinner-st., South Grafton, was fined 5- or 24 hours. Sergt. Calman said it was a first offence…

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Explosions on Ships. Man Before the Court. Extraordinary Letters. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 31 October 1917 · page 3

Harold Batten, on remand, was again before the Police Court, charged with having in his possession gelignite detonators and a fuse, with intent to commit…

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Grafton Licensing Court. Tuesday, October 30. (Before Messrs J. L. Shropshire and D. McFarlane, L.M's.)

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 31 October 1917 · page 2

W. J. Weiley (Mr. Law) was granted a re-assessment of his premises, the Market Hotel, Grafton, the annual valuation being reduced to £212 and…

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Licensing Court. (Before Mr. J. L. Shropshire, L.M., and Mr. D. McFarlane, member of the Licensing Bench.)

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 31 October 1917 · page 4

Application was made by Mr. W. J. Weiley for re-assessment of licensed, premises of Market Hotel. The previous assessment of £311 was reduced to £212,…

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Application for Award. Before Industrial Court. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 1 November 1917 · page 5

In the Industrial Court Judge Rolin had before him a reference by the Minister for Labor and Industry, asking the court to fix the conditions of labor on…

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Waterside Workers. Matter Referred to the Court. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Friday 2 November 1917 · page 3

After discussion to-day at the compulsory conference called by Mr. Justice Higgins, the dispute, of the Waterside Workers' Federation was referred to the…

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Police Gaol

Daily Examiner · Saturday 3 November 1917 · page 4

From Thursday the Armidale Gaol ranks as a police gaol only. No prisoners with sentences over a month will in future be incarcerated there. The…

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Attempted Murder. Lunatic at Large. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Saturday 3 November 1917 · page 4

At the Criminal sittings of the Supreme Court, Richard Robertson was charged that on August 17 he attempted unlawfully to kill Olive M. Strain, and that with…

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Grafton Police Court. Monday, November 5. (Before Mr. J. L. Shropshire, P.M.)

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 5 November 1917 · page 2

Alfred Joseph Clarke, for drunkenness in Prince-st., had his bail of.5- forfeited. City Council v. H. B. Tracy, claim…

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Grafton Court Fixtures

Daily Examiner · Monday 5 November 1917 · page 2

The annual meeting of justices to consider applications for auctioneers licenses will be held on 27th inst. To-morrow is the last day for the receipt of…

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Young Wife Charged with Shooting. Bullet in Husband's Forehead

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 5 November 1917 · page 2

As a result of the shooting affray at Paddington, Sydney, on Friday night, Marguerite Regina O'Grady, aged 29, appeared at the Paddington Police…

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Police Raids. Chinese Arrested. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 5 November 1917 · page 2

The police raided premises in the city last night, and arrested 12 Chinese, who will be charged to-morrow…

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Cold-blooded Massacre. Murder of Neutral Sailors. an Appalling Story. Christiania

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 6 November 1917 · page 5

The first appalling story of the coldblooded massacre by Germans of the crews of the North Sea convoy, sunk on October 17, is told in the Norwegian…

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Conspiracy Charges. the Late Strike. Cases Before the Court. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 6 November 1917 · page 5

The hearing of the charge of conspiracy against Edward John Kavanagh, M.L.C., Claude Thompson, Albert Willis, and Arthur Buckley, M.L.A., was…

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Anarchy in Russia. Rapine and Destruction. Murder with Impunity. London, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 7 November 1917 · page 3

The "Morning Post" correspondent at Petrograd says: Whole regions in European Russia are being terrorised by armed bands of Tovarisce, who are…

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Alleged Murder. Another Unfortunate Case. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 8 November 1917 · page 6

The detectives at North Sydney last night arrested a young, girl and charged her with the murder of her female infant at Murrurundi…

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Murder at Wagga. a Brutal Affair. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Friday 9 November 1917 · page 2

Grace Hughes, 22, single, a domestic servant at a boarding-house in Wagga, was brutally murdered last night. John Stewart, 49, a groom at the…

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District Court and Quarter Sessions

Daily Examiner · Friday 9 November 1917 · page 2

We have been officially informed, for public information, that the District Court Will be formally opened at 2 p. m. on . Monday next, and adjourned until 10…

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Murders by Blacks. Police Party Despatched. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Friday 9 November 1917 · page 2

A party of police has left. Normanton to endeavor to arrest the natives who murdered the Rev. Mr. Hall…

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