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Northern Rivers · Courts & crime
202 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 6 of 11
A LARGE meeting was held at Greenstreet's Hotel to protest against the action of the Chairman of the Land Board in removing the Land Court to Casino, Mr. F. O. Henderson took the chair, and briefly…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →BEFORE the Police Magistrate. John M'Mannus ploaded guilty to charges of being drunk and disorderly. and obscene language, and was fined 5s, in default 24 hours, and 40s, with…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A SPECIAL meeting of the Bench was held on June 18th, before Mr. E., Jones, P.M. (chairman), and Messrs D M'Donald, and J. Barrie members, of [?] Licensing bench…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE store of the above well-known firm was recently the scene of a cleverly-planned burglary and attempted robbery. As is well-known Messrs…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →John Murray was charged with being drunk unit disorderly. In pleading guilty to the charge, the offender said that he had attended the sports on Saturday, and having imbibed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →BEFORE the District Registrar, Mr. E. Jones, P.M. RE Hezekiah Lee. The meeting called for April 6th not having been attended by the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mr. Want, Q.C., and Mr. G. Cumpbell, instructed by Messrs. Creagh and Williams, appeared for the plaintiff; and Mr. Pilcher, Q.C., and Dr. Sly, instructed by Messrs. Sly, Hamilton, and Russell for…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →James Donnelly, charged with drunkenness, was cautioned and discharged. The same offender was then charged with making use of indecent language, and fined 10s, or 48 hours…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →BEFORE the Police Magistrate and R. M'Ken[?]e, Esq., J.P. J. D[?]rrough [?]. W. Emery.—Ejectment. Struck out, with 21s professional services. Summons…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →ABOUT 11.30 p.m. on Tuesday night, St Mary's Convent here was entered by means of the windows of the dining-room, which were forced open. The burglar had evidently counted on the Sisters being…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →BEFORE the Police Magistrate, and R. M'Kenzie, Esq., J.P. John Clancy v. E. Ryan.—Claim, £3 5s 4d, goods sold. Verdict for plaintiff, amount claimed, with…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →D[?] Quin[?]y relates that, shortly after the [?] Highway (England) murder, in 1812, he [?] met Coleridge, and found him "in a profou[?]d reverie upon the tremendous power…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →IN his recently published book, A.H.K.B. tells the following amusing story:—"One at a gathering of three thousand people at Aberdeen, I saw and heard…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →J. J. CARTER, a private in the Defence Force, was committed for trial in South Australia, on the 22nd June, for the wilful murder of W. M. Edwards, at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →BEFORE the Police Magistrate, Messrs. D. M'Donald and R.M'Kenzie, J. sP. James Walsh, on remand, charged with breaking and entering at the Convent, was further remanded…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE New York Sun has an able editorial in which it seeks to show why some women love to attend sensational or murder trials. It says:— "Women are not [?] at all by many of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →BEFORE the Police Magistrate and R. M'Kenzie, Esq., J. P. BURGLARY. James Walsh, on remand, was charged with…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →James Murphy, in custody, for having no visible means of support, was sentenced to one month in Casino gaol with hard labor…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A first offender for drunkenness was cautioned and discharged. W. J. Gee pleaded guilty to a charge of drunkenness, and was admonished and discharged. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE adjourned meeting for the examination of bankrupt in the estate of Hezekiah Lee, late of Bexhill, was held at the Court-house on Tuesday before the District Registrar (Mr. E. Jones, P.M.)…
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