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Northern Rivers · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1907

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Casino Small Debts Court

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Tuesday 28 May 1907 · page 2

BEFORE Messrs. Page and O'Sullivan, J's.P. E. B. Clarke v. R. Middleton, and a cross case of Middleton v. Clarke, were postponed till June 28th. Several cases in…

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District Court. Monday. May 27

Northern Star · Wednesday 29 May 1907 · page 5

Before His Honor Judge Gibson. The court opened at 10.5 a.m. The case of Mrs. J. Frohmuller v. Mr. F. Grimley was then called on…

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Divorce Court (Before Mr. Justice Simpson.) HOPKINSON v. HOPKINSON

Northern Star · Wednesday 29 May 1907 · page 3

Harriette Sarah Hopkinson, formerly Bathom, applied for a divorce from Ernest Fairhall Hopkinson on the ground of desertion. Mr. Wyndham Davies, appeared for…

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Probate Court. (Before Mr. Justice Street.) Motion for Partition

Northern Star · Wednesday 29 May 1907 · page 3

Re Estate of A. C. Alcorn. Mr. H. De Lissa (agent for Mr. N. J. Simmons, of Lismore) appeared for the petitioners. Deceased Andrew Carson…

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Bad Boys of Bath. Wild Doings in a Grocer's. Burglary While Under Remand

Mullumbimby Star · Thursday 30 May 1907 · page 3

A strange story of wickedness and daring on the part of two little boys, aged only eight and ten. was told to the Bath country magistrates on Saturday, March…

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Warned in Court. Wife Interrupts Evidence. Secret Marriage Sequel

Mullumbimby Star · Thursday 30 May 1907 · page 4

There were painful scenes in the Divorce Court when the petition was heard of Dr. David Stacey, of Islington, who, when a medical student, had…

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Lismore Quarter Sessions. Alleged Theft of Stock

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 31 May 1907 · page 9

AT the Lismore Quarter Sessions on Friday last Arthur Herbert Meston was charged with stealing, on March 30th, one ex, the property of George Elliott,…

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Lord William Nevill Sentenced for Theft by Trickery

Northern Star · Saturday 1 June 1907 · page 5

At half-past one on Saturday afternoon Lord William Nevill, tail and debonnair, the picture of an aristocrat, sprang to his feet in the dock of the Clerkenwell…

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A Police-constable's Little Joke

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 1 June 1907 · page 3

A laughable incident occurred recently at a well-known pie-shop in the city. The proprietor is of a rather eccentric turn ; and when the favourite cat was…

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Lismore Police Court. Wednesday, May 29, [?]

Northern Star · Monday 3 June 1907 · page 4

Before Mr. F. C. Adrian, [?]. M. w[?]am Kelly was charged with using indecent language. Mr. Sullivan appeared for the de[?]ant…

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Small Derts Court

Northern Star · Monday 3 June 1907 · page 4

Pahrat v. Dean. This was a case in which two [?]ous were concerned, plain[?]iff s[?]ing for costs in a previous case. The previous case was for the sale of a horse,…

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Burglary

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Tuesday 4 June 1907 · page 2

When Mr. J. Newton, of the Commonwealth Hotel, Casino, opened his house on Sunday morning he discovered that the [?]ur had been burglariously centered during the…

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Lismore Police Court. Tuesday, June 4

Northern Star · Wednesday 5 June 1907 · page 4

Before Mr. W. M. Fincham, J.P. John Camphell was charged with riotous behaviour in Keen Street on June 3rd. A second charge was of using…

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Court Notes

Northern Star · Wednesday 5 June 1907 · page 5

Early in the proceedings of the recent Sessions the Crown Prosecutor, presented the court with a cattle puzzle by informing it that some people called a young [?]ull a…

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Merit Rewarded by Court of Justice

Northern Star · Wednesday 5 June 1907 · page 4

The acknowledged good qualities and success of SANDER AND SONS' EUCALYP[?] EXTRACT have brought out many imitations, and one case was just tried in…

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Mr. W.P. Crick. Case Before the Full Court

Northern Star · Wednesday 5 June 1907 · page 6

Argument was continued in the State Full Court on Wednesday in the case in which William Patrick Crick, ex-Minister for Lands, was called upon to show cause…

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Coraki Police Court

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 7 June 1907 · page 10

On Tuesday before Mr. F. G. Adrian, P.M. William Williamson, on remand, was charged with riotous behaviour, and after further, evidence was given by Sergeant Jones,…

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Court Conveniences

Northern Star · Saturday 8 June 1907 · page 9

The press representatives at the Lismore court were treated to a pleasant surprise on Wednesday by having a typewritten list of the casesto be dealt with supplied to them…

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Police Court. Saturday, June 8

Northern Star · Monday 10 June 1907 · page 3

Before Mr. W. M. Fincham, J.P. A first offender charged with drunkenness in Keen-street was fined 2s 6d or in default two hours' imprisonment…

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Lismore Police Court. Wednesday, June 5, 1907. (Befor[?] Mr. F. G. [?] P. M., and Messrs Ba[?], R. E. walke[?], and [?]. Smith, Js.p.)

Northern Star · Monday 10 June 1907 · page 4

Bislran Singh was charged wi[?] [?]r in [?] on [?] [?] afternoon. He [?]ed gu[?]. Constable Biddle described how about 3…

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