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Central Coast · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1932

41 stories in Central Coast's papers · page 1 of 3

Stealing from a Dwelling Case From Killcare. Sentence Deferred

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 21 July 1932 · page 7

J. A. R. H. McGregor and John C. Heydon appeared before Mr. R. C. Atkinson, P.M., at Gosford on Friday last, charged with stealing a quantity…

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Gosford Police Court Friday, July 15, 1932. Before Mr. R. C. Atkinson, P.M. Motor Breaches

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 21 July 1932 · page 2

Horace Dunn, for riding a motor cycle in Mann Street without a light, was fined 15/ and 8/ court costs. Jos. V. McGee, for driving a car…

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Embezzlement Case Local Butcher's Carter Charged. Benefit of First Offender's Act Extended

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 21 July 1932 · page 12

Richard John Hall, on remand, made his appearance before Mr. R. C. Atkinson, P.M., at the Gosford Court on Friday last, charged with embezzling…

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Small Debts Court Claim for Damages. Woy Woy Busmen's Dispute

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 21 July 1932 · page 6

A sequel to the prolonged dispute between the taxi proprietors of Woy Woy was enacted at the Gosford Small Debts Court on Friday last, when G…

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Gosford District Court Yesterday's and To-day's Sittings. Contested Cases

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 28 July 1932 · page 6

The quarterly sitting of the Gosford District Court was opened yesterday morning at the local Court House before his Honor Judge Sheridan…

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Gosford Police Court Friday, July 29, 1932. Before Mr. R. C. Atkinson, P.M. Adjourned Till Next Court

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 4 August 1932 · page 13

In cases in which Walter H. Nicholson proceeded against J. Durrant and a man named Woods, for assault, Mr. Hickey, who appeared for complainant,…

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Stir at District Court

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 4 August 1932 · page 11

A sensation was created in the Gosford District Court just before lunch hour on Thursday last, during the hearing of the Smith-Braithwaite…

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Gosford District Court Additional Cases. At Last Week's Sitting

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 4 August 1932 · page 8

When, our last week's edition we to press, the case of Smith v. Braithwaite was proceeding before Ma Honor Judge Sheridan;…

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Wyong Burglary CHAPMAN & Sons' Store Entered. £90 Worth of Goods Stolen

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 11 August 1932 · page 6

Forcing a rear door with a jemmy, thieves entered the premises of Chapman and Sons, general merchants, Wyong, either on Tuesday night or during…

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Murder at Midnight Intriguing Detective Story at Valencia

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 11 August 1932 · page 6

Within the past few years, several internationally famous figures have stated that ?detective and mystery stories are their favorite form of…

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Valuation Court Erina Shire Appeals. Heavy List

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 11 August 1932 · page 9

The Erina Shire Appeal Court was opened yesterday before Mr. J. E. McCulloch, the newly-appointed Police Magistrate. In all 1193 appeals were…

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Wyong Residence Raided How Divorce Evidence is Built Up Newcastle Private Inquiry Agent in Trouble. Assault Cases at Gosford Court

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 18 August 1932 · page 8

When Doris Durrant, a married woman with two children, decided to leave her husband on securing a position as housekeeper for Walter Henry Nicholson and another man at Wyong in April last she possibly little dreamt of the store of trouble she was…

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Once Upon a Time Animals Were Tried for Murder!

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 25 August 1932 · page 2

If the bull that recently gored an English farm laborer to death had done the same thing two or three hundred years ago it would have been…

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No Fraudulent Intent Military Pensioner Who Was Getting the Dole. Acquitted at Gosford Court. Story of a Wife Who Helped

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 1 September 1932 · page 12

The difficult times through which the people of this State have passed during the last couple of years have been marked by many incidents of hardship…

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Licensing Court

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 22 September 1932 · page 13

Sunday trading licenses were granted to the following:—Catherine P. Reeves, Grace J. Cooper, Charles H. B. Baker, James Callan, and John T…

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Gosford Police Court Friday, September 16, 1932. Before Mr. J. E. McCulloch, P.M. Tenancy Case

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 22 September 1932 · page 13

C. T. Pile, on behalf of a client, asked for possession of premises occupied by F. W. Haynes, who was in arrears of payment on his agreement to…

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Gosford Police Court Cases This Morning

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 29 September 1932 · page 7

Before Messrs W. C. Grahame and G. L. Thomas, J's.P., at Gosford Police Court this morning, Edward Callaghan pleaded guilty to stealing a quantity…

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Third Degree in Dock 13 New York Police Charged "Murder" and "Conspiracy."

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 6 October 1932 · page 8

"There can not be the slightest doubt but that Stark came to his death as a result of the beating he received j in police headquarters."…

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Sent to Gaol Gosford Ex-Postmaster

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 6 October 1932 · page 7

At the Darlinghust Quarter Sessions yesterday, Francis Lawrence Guillier, 39, was sentenced to 23 months' imprisonment for having stolen £1104,…

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District Court

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Thursday 6 October 1932 · page 6

The quarterly sitting of the Gosford District Court was opened this morning before Ms Honor Judge Sheridan. After the examination of Jean…

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