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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1919

1,137 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 37 of 57

Grafton Police Court. Monday, 1st SEPTEMBER, 1919. Before Major. F. W. C. Crane, P.M. Several Liquor Cases

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 1 September 1919 · page 2

William John Zietseh was charged with supplying Wm. Elder, against whom a prohibition order was in effect, with liquor. Accused, who was…

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Nurse Cavell's Betrayer. Angry Scenes in Court. London

Daily Examiner · Monday 1 September 1919 · page 3

"The Times" Paris correspondent telegraphed on Saturday that the trial of Quien has become the most exciting event of the moment in Paris. A procession of…

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Stealing From the Railways. Five Men Charged. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 2 September 1919 · page 5

When the ease in which five men, Henry Arnott, Charles Vernon, William Taylor, Thomas Hogg, and Reginald Edwards, charged with conspiring to defraud the…

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Bogus Notes. a Man Charged. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 2 September 1919 · page 5

James Schmidt appeared before the Manly Police Court to-day to answer a charge of being in possession of instruments which could be used for making…

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Grafton Police Court. Monday, September 1, 1919. (Before Major Crane, P.m.) Riotous Behaviour

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 2 September 1919 · page 4

William John Zietsch pleaded guilty to a charge of having, on August 2, supplied liquor to William Elder, against whom a prohibition order was then in…

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A Victorian Murder. Man's Skeleton Found. Melbourne

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 2 September 1919 · page 5

The latest development in connection with the Maria Whitelaw murder which occurred at Morwell, Victoria, in April, 1918, was the finding on Saturday of the…

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Prize of War. Case in Admiralty Court. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Tuesday 2 September 1919 · page 4

An important point was raised in the Admiralty Court, when the Chief Justice delivered reserved judgment regarding the ownership of certain lighters and…

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Grafton Police Court. Wednesday, 3rd SEPTEMBER, 1919

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 3 September 1919 · page 2

Before Major F. W. C. Crane, P.M. George Cuckney pleaded guilty to a charge of drunkenness on the Grafton-South Grafton punt and was fined…

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Attempting to Kill. Rockhampton Shooting Case. Two Youths Charged. Rockhampton

Daily Examiner · Wednesday 3 September 1919 · page 3

At the Police Court to-day Eugene Onions, 18, and James Thompson, 19, were conjointly charged with having on August 30, on the Yeppoon road, near…

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Robber Sentenced to Ten Years. Newcastle

Daily Examiner · Thursday 4 September 1919 · page 1

Walter Nelson was convicted at Newcastle of robbery under arms, and was sentenced to ten years' penal servitude…

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Grafton Police Court. Wednesday, September 3, 1919. (Before Major Crane P.M.)

Daily Examiner · Thursday 4 September 1919 · page 2

George Cuckney pleaded guilty to a charge of drunkenness on the punt on the previous day, and was fined £1, or seven days. He also entered a plea of guilty to…

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Land Appeal Court

Daily Examiner · Thursday 4 September 1919 · page 4

Mr. Briner is to ask the Secretary for Lands,--(1) Will he favorably consider the arrangement of sittings of the Land Appeal Court on the North Coast,…

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Theft of a Cheque. Man Committed for Trial. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Thursday 4 September 1919 · page 5

Sidney Cosgrove was committed for trial on a charge of having stolen a postal article, the property of the Postmaster-General…

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Queensland Politics. a Vacant Portfolio. Minister Appointed to Land Court. Brisbane

Daily Examiner · Thursday 4 September 1919 · page 5

A meeting of the Labor party was held to-day, and although no official announcement was made it is believed that Mr. Hardacre was elected by the party as a…

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Ulmarra Police Court. Thursday, 4th Sept., before Major Crane, P.M.

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 5 September 1919 · page 2

Murty Sullivan, for using indecent language, was fined £3, together with 8 costs. Allowed 7 days to pay. C. C. McFarlane, for a breach of…

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Ulmarra Police Court. Thursday, September, 4. (Before Major Crane, P.m.) Indecent Language

Daily Examiner · Friday 5 September 1919 · page 1

Police v. Murty Sullivan, on a charge of using indecent language in the shop premises of A. Notaras, Ulmarra, on the evening of July 12…

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Another Assassination. Police Sergeant Shot. London, Wednesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 5 September 1919 · page 3

A sergeant and a constable were patrolling at Lorrha last night, when the former was shot dead. The assassin escaped…

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The Colombo Trouble [?] Before Court Statements Entirely False. Colombo

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 6 September 1919 · page 2

The Colombo police magistrate who received special instructions from the Governor to investigate the shooting incident wherein a Japanese lady was…

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Maclean Police Court. (Before Major Crane, P.M.)

Daily Examiner · Monday 8 September 1919 · page 2

Friday's court was of little duration and of small consequence, cases being few and of minor import. Arthur Sutherland, charged with being…

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Telegrams. Murderous Assault. Chinaman's Shocking Injuries. Sydney

Daily Examiner · Monday 8 September 1919 · page 2

A Chinese gardener was brutally assaulted in his home at Enfield yesterday by some person unknown. He was discovered in a shocking condition by his…

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