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Courts & crime, 1952

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Police Sergeant Promoted To Inspector

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 12 August 1952 · page 1

Sergeant E. C Blunden, of the Gosford police, has been appointed inspector of police, Newcastle…

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Stories From the Past a Link In The History Of Old Magistrate

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 12 August 1952 · page 6

A small part of my research into the history of Brisbane Water has been the careful scrutiny of the indexes of 16 volumes of the Historical Records of Australia, searching for every…

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Magistrate Dismisses Driving Charge

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 19 August 1952 · page 3

Mr. M. J. McCauley, SM, in the Gosford Court of Petty Sessions on Thursday, dismissed the…

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Two Divorce Actions At Gosford Court

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 19 August 1952 · page 5

Judge Brennan beard two actions for divorce in the Gosford Divorce Court on Thursday…

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Theft of Suit; Bond Ordered

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 26 August 1952 · page 1

Br. U. J. McCauley, SM, in the Gosford Court of Petty Sessions on Thursday, placed an ex-prisoner of war on a…

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Magistrate's Warning to Butcher

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 29 August 1952 · page 6

The over-use of sulphur dioxide in butchers' shops was becoming prevalent and heavy penalties would be imposed…

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Police Guard Liquor In Truck Smash

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 2 September 1952 · page 1

Police last night guarded a track which crashed into a tree about 20 miles south of Gosford…

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Mean Theft, Say Police

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 5 September 1952 · page 1

A thief took a suitcase from an unattended lorry in Mann Street, late on Wednesday afternoon…

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Police Raise £111 for Ambulance

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 5 September 1952 · page 5

Sergeant E. A. Albury, at the Gosford Police Station on Tuesday afternoon, handed £111 to Ambulance Officer…

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Police Sergeant Appointed

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 12 September 1952 · page 1

Sergeant J. D. Allport, of Walgett, has been appointed officer-in-charge of the Gosford Police…

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Motorist Was In Hurry To Reach Court

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 12 September 1952 · page 7

A motorist at the Gosford Court of Petty Sessions yesterday told Mr. C. N. Finlay, SM., that he had…

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Pole Ordered To Pay £46; Assault Action

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 30 September 1952 · page 7

A Pole who was charged with having assaulted another Pole was fined £8 and ordered to pay £22/4/-…

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Youth Charged: Obstructions On Railway Line

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Wednesday 8 October 1952 · page 1

At Central Police Court Sydney, yesterday. Malcolm Neil Hill. 18. a lorry driver living at Whitton Street, Wyoming, was…

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Police Sergeant Says Rifle Bolt Was Dangerous

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Wednesday 8 October 1952 · page 1

The bolt on a rifle with which a boy was fatally wounded was defective and very dangerous, a police…

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Youths' Charged With Placing Obstructions On Railway Line

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 10 October 1952 · page 1

Two youths appeared at Gosford Court of Petty Sessions yesterday on charges relating to the alleged placing of obstructions on the railway lines near Gosford on the night of Thursday, October 2. The youths are Malcolm…

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Shopkeeper Charged Too Much

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 14 October 1952 · page 3

Three shopkeepers were fined at Gosford Court of Petty Sessions on Thursday for failing to exhibit price…

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Lucky Not to Go to Gaol

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 14 October 1952 · page 3

Mr M. J. McCauley, SM, in Gosford Court of Petty Sessions last Thursday, told a man who admitted that he…

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War Record Saves Man From Gaol

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Tuesday 14 October 1952 · page 3

A good war record saved George McDonald, 45, a cleaner of Parramatta, from going to gaol when found guilty of assaulting a 76-year-old pensioner, Charles Harrigan, of Umina…

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Magistrate Goes To Look At The Fence

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 17 October 1952 · page 1

During the hearing of an application under the Dividing Fences Act, 1951, at Gosford Court of Petty Sessions, yesterday, Mr. M. J. McCauley, SM, adjourned the court and made an inspection…

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Tumbi Umbi Explosion Police Warn On Danger Of Live Detonators

The Gosford Times and Wyong District Advocate · Friday 17 October 1952 · page 1

A warning to parents on the dangers of leaving detonators where children can reach them was given yesterday by Sergeant E. D. Benson, acting officer in charge of Gosford…

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