Lismore Police Court. Friday, Decebmer 31
BEFORE the Police Magistrate (Mr.W.E. Henry). Charles Nicoll, charged with drunkenness, was fined 5s, or one week in lookup. SATURDAY, JANUARY 1…
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Courts & crime, 1898
156 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 1 of 8
Civilisation and Murder
DOES the machinery of our civilisation do more, upon the whole, to secure our safety or endanger it? It is a question of no less than life and death import for…
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THE London correspondent of the Daily Telegraph, writing under date Nov. 19, says :—Your ex-Governor Lord Carrington made an appearance at the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Lismore Police Court. Wednesday, January 5
BEFORE the Police Magistrate and Mr. Gt. Litchfield, J.P. William Maxwell was summoned charged with assaulting Edward Smith…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bankruptcy Court. Wednesday, Januaby 5
BEFORE the District Registrar (Mr. W. E. Henry, P.M.) A single meeting was held in the estate of Thomas Lane…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lismore Police Court. Thursday, Januaby 6
BEFORE the Police Magistrate. Lena, an aboriginal woman, charged with drunkenness, was fined 7s 6d, or seven days, and was told that as she had been before the court…
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BEFORE the Police Magistrate. James M'Cann, charged with riotous behaviour, was fined 10s and costs, or 7 days. THURSDAY, JANUARY 13…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lismore Small Debts Court. Wednesday, January 12
BEFORE the police Magistrate. Twa cases in which defendants did not appear were postponed till 9th February…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lismore Licensing Court. WEDNESDAY,,JANUARY 19. BEFORE the Police Magistrate and Mr. J. Barrie, J.P.
Renewals of licenses were granted to J, Gollan of the Imperial Hotel, and to R. Cogan Junction Hotel. Also a booth license to the latter for Lismore Tuttersall's races, 20th and 27th instant…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lismore Police Court. Tuesday. January 18. BEFORE Mr. J. M. Dunn, J.P.
William Wesley was brought up on a charge or larceny, and was remanded for eight days. A first.offender, charged with drunkenness,' was fined 5s or the usual Iternative…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lismore Police Court. Monday, January 24
BEFORE Mr. G. Litchfield, J.P. Samuel Jones, arrested on an alleged charge of forging and uttering a cheque, was discharged, the case being evidently one of mistaken identity…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lismore Police Court. Friday, January 28. BEFORE Mr. J. W. Coleman, J.P.
Timothy O'Leary pleaded guilty to a charge of being drunk and disorderly in Woodlark-street, and was fined 20s, or, in default, 48 hours' imprisonment…
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Eli Hayter v. Kelly— Dishonored promissory note. Verdict for amount claimed; to be paid by instalments of —1 per month. Grimwood v. Carawell— Goods sold, £5 10s 3d…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lismore Small Debts Court. Thursday, January 27. BEFORE Messrs. G. Litchfield and G. T. T. Butler, Js.P
W. Webster v. R. Brennan-Adjourned to February 9th. A. M. Sullivan v. Phillip O'Connor.-Professional costs, £1 10s. Verdict for plaintiff…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lismore Police Court. Tuesday, February 1
Before Mr. W. Muses, J.P. A first offender here, charged with drunkenness, was cautioned and discharged. ' THURSDAY, 3RD FEBRUARY…
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ONE of the most sensational murder trials of the century has just been concluded in New York. The trail was that if Martin Thorn and his paramour, Mrs…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lismore Police Court. Saturday Febraiary 5
BEFORE the Police Magistrate. Archibald M. Dryden was brought up, charged with alleged embezzlement of £1 10s from Edwards and Co.: After taking the evidence of senior-Ser…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bankruptcy Court. Wednesday, February 9."
BEFORE the District Registrar (Mr. W. E. Henry, P.M.) A single meeting was hold in the estate of Archibald M'Donald…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lismore Small Debts Court. Wednesday, February 9
BEFORE the Police. Magistrate and Messrs. G. Litchfield,and R.Gibson, Js.P. A. M. Sullivan v Joseph Harris.-Claim for professional services,' £1 10s 4d. Verdict for defen…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Lismore police Court. Saturday, February 12
BBFORE the Police Magistrate. Archibald M. Dryden, on bail, was charged with embezzling the sum of £ 1 1 10s, the property of Messrs. Edwards and Co. of Sydney…
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