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Central Coast · Courts & crime
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As the day of the great adventure drew nearer, the gang became more excited. If the townsfolk noticed anything strange about the actions of its…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Rain! Torrents of rain! Drenching, pelting rain that had not ceased for days. It poured through tent flies. It soaked through the sago roof of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Before Mr. E. A. Mahony, P.M., in the Licensing Court, Gosford, on Friday, Lindsay Rich, John Thomas Strut[?]on, Errol Edwards, James Callan,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Betty, one of the belles of Gosford, has a roving propensity. With no mother to guide her along the narrow path, and with an…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Unanimous decisions were a feature of the public protest meeting called by Cr. A. L. Taylor, Shire President, who presided, to urge Government…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Although Mr. E. A. Mahony is a kindly soul, always willing to stretch the law to the limit to assist in rehabilitating…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Misfortune met Mrs. O. D. Paterson of Wattletree Road. Holgate, while engaging in a tennis match at the Bellbird court…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Executive Committee of Gosford Chamber of Commerce met last night to consider a report that court day in Gosford might be altered from Friday…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →On Monday morning Ferguson was charged in the Gosford police court with the murder of his wife. Mr. W. C. Avery. J.P., remanded Ferguson…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Affection for and the high qualities of Inspector Lake, former Sergeant of Police in Gosford, were emphasised by speakers at the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mr. C. W. Kingston, Lisarow, writes: Kindly allow me space to protest against the action of a minority of Lisarow Fruitgrowers' Association in…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Dazed and motionless in the dock of the Central Criminal Court, Sydney, last Monday, Harold Ferguson, 43, orchardist of Ourimbah, heard the Foreman of the Jury return the finding "Guilty of Murder." He…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Scene: Gosford Police Court. Time: Friday, October 20. Main Actors: Victor Aaron Rose, farmer, of Springfield, and Robert…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Exciting mystery, featuring Franchot Tone, Una Merkel, and Conrad Nagel, comes to the Valencia on Saturday and Monday, when 'One New York Night'…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Before Judge Nield, at the District Court on Thursday, the Rural Bank succeeded in its claim for £82 4s 5d, representing balance of…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Unless the decision of the State Cabinet is altered by a subsequent Government, Harold Ferguson, who was found guilty of the murder of his wife,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →There wore breezy scenes on Friday, when the second day 's hearing of what is known as the Chapman case, created great interest. Although there was a mass of technical evidence, proceedings were enlivened by objections raised by Mr. E. J. Hooke (counsel for…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Time was when the police were regarded as the enemies of the motorist, particularly at city intersections, where, through psychological unfitness…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Although he admitted a charge of having been drunk, in Blackwall road, Woy Woy, on in Blackwall oRad, Woy Woy on…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →After a hearing which extended over the greater part of throe days, during which it was stated that a large sum will ultimately be involved, the case known as the "A. I. Chapman Appeal against the Council's Drainage Rate," ended on Friday afternoon, when Mr…
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