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Northern Rivers · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1889

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Licensing Court. Wednesday, November 20

Northern Star · Saturday 23 November 1889 · page 5

BEFORE the Police Magistrate, and Messrs. D. M'Donald adn W. Walmsley, J.'s[?]. Mr. Allingham applied for a packet license for the Magnet…

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Lismore Police [?] Wednesday, November [?]

Northern Star · Wednesday 4 December 1889 · page 5

BEFORE the Police Magistrate, a[?] D. M'Donald and W. Walmsley, J.'s[?] Charles Roffey. licensee of the F[?] Hotel, at Gundurimba, was [?]…

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Small Debts Court. Wednesday, November 27

Northern Star · Wednesday 4 December 1889 · page 5

BEFORE the Police Magistrate, and Messrs. D. M'Ddnald and W. Walmsley, J's. P. J. Bariie v. M. Bruggy.—Clam £2 2s 6d, postponed from previous Court. No…

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Coraki Police Court. Monday, December 2Nd, 1889. BEFORE E. J Jones, Esq., Police Magistrate

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 6 December 1889 · page 2

Annie Mobbs, proprietress of the Commercial Hotel, was charged with a breach of the Licensing Act by selling liquor on Sunday the 17th day of November…

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Small Debts Court. Monday, December 2Nd. Before E. Jones, Esq.. P.M.

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 6 December 1889 · page 2

Thos. Irvine v. J. H. Nolan.—Claim of £2 value of a pig sold defendant. After hearing the evidence of Thomas Irvine, Mary Irvine, Jules Olsen, and defendant, the…

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Lismore Police Court. Wednesday, December 4

Northern Star · Saturday 7 December 1889 · page 4

BEFORE the Police Magistrate und Dr. Bernstein, J.P. H. A. Secombe v. H. A. Garrard.—Claim £3, wages. Mr. Allingham for plaintiff…

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One way to go to Gaol

Northern Star · Wednesday 11 December 1889 · page 4

A RECENT visitor to one of the Punjaub gaols was struck by the large proportion of old men among the prisoners, almost one convict in five having a grey beard. The gaoler was…

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An Attempt to Murder a Husband

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 13 December 1889 · page 4

A BATHURST telegram reports that on Friday night a woman named Wimifred Agnes Giles, wife of a farmer named Giles, attempted to kill her husband by cutting…

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Lismore Police Court. Monday, December 13

Northern Star · Saturday 21 December 1889 · page 5

BEFORE Messrs. J. barri[?], D. M'Donald, and W. Hindmarsh, J.'sP. Dick Broom, an a[?]origi[?]al, charged with d[?]kenness, was cautioned and discharged…

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Small Debts Court. Wednesday, December 18

Northern Star · Saturday 21 December 1889 · page 5

BEFORE the Police Magistrate, Messrs W. Wa[?]sley, D[?] M'Donald, G. Larking, J. [?]rrie, and R. M'Kenzie, J.'sP. [?] J. T. Cock[?]ell v. J. N. Pascoe—Claim,…

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