Court Out to Aid Boys, Says Sm
The Court was not out to inflict punishment on boys if it could put them "on the right track," Mr. C. W…
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Courts & crime, 1953
91 stories in Central Coast's papers · page 3 of 5
First Offenders Fined By Court
"Surely a fine will not be imposed in my case. I am a first offender," said an accused person at Gosford yesterday. His plea was ignored and he was fined…
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When Detective R. S. Cox, of Gosford, told a man he would be charged for maliciously killing a cow, the reply was: "Oh, no you don't. I am a man of influence—I can sign my name to anything from £25,000 to £30,000. I think you are exceeding your authority."…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Magistrate "Advises" Butcher
An 18-year-old butcher was advised to "take stock at his position" by Mr. C. W. English, SM, in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Health Officer Attacks Police Accommodation
Accommodation at Gosford Police Station and Court House was inadequate and not in the best interests of public health, chief shire health inspector, Mr. R. H. Craig, told Gosford Shire…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Magistrate Advises Youth On Vagrancy
A youth on a vagrancy charge at Gosford Court on Thursday said he did not want to return to Melbourne, because his uncle would want him to follow a trade, and he wanted to do…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Magistrate Sentences Laborer for Assaulting Policeman at Woy Woy
For unlawfully assaulting a police officer in the execution of his duly, a 33-year-old wharf laborer was sentenced to six months' hard labor at Woy Woy Court on Thursday, but was later released on a £30 bond…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Warning From Magistrate
Mr. C. W. English, SM, in Gosford court yesterday, threatened to order the issue of summonses, without the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Theft Car Carries Two Girls On Ride
Two young girls who rode in a stolen car with two men from Bondi to Gosford where the men…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Police Want News Of Stolen Truck
Gosford police are anxious to communicate with anyone who may have seen a late model three-ton truck which…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Police Ask Aid In Search For Launch
Fishermen in The Entrance and Terrigal districts have been asked to keep a close watch for a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Two Sydney Men Fined for Assault on Barman
Two men found guilty of assaulting a Hotel Gosford employee in the bar were each fined £10 at Gosford Court yesterday. They are David Francis…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Secretary Reveals £1338 Uncollected From Former Patients Hospital Board Will Take Court Action to Recover Debts Owing for Services
Gosford District Hospital will issue summonses against former patients who have not paid amounts outstanding for several months. The hospital board decided this at its meeting last night after the secretary, Mr. J. E. Walker, had told the board that £1338 was owed by…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Police Look for Missing £2000
Gosford police last night watched the Brisbane Express as it stopped in Gosford after they had been told £2000 in notes had been lost by a woman travelling on the train. The woman is Mrs. Anetta…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Punched On Mouth Court Was Told
An old-age pensioner was ordered to pay a total of £12/17/- in fines and costs at Woy Woy Court of Petty Sessions yesterday for having unlawfully assaulted an elderly woman…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Solicitors Press for Solution to Serious Court Delays
Gosford district solicitors will write to the Minister for Justice early next week, seeking a solution to the problem of congestion, becoming more serious each week, at Gosford and Woy Woy courts. Gosford solicitor, Mr. Adrian Hickey, said…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Sm Threatens Gaol for Street Betting
Mr. C. W. English, SM, in Gosford Court of Petty Sessions yesterday, warned a man that a second conviction for street betting would bring a gaol sentence. Mr. English eave this warn-…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Man Had Police Record Of 36 Convictions, Court Was Told
A man alleged to have stolen goods worth £460, from Collett's radio shop, Gosford, was committed for trial at Newcastle Quarter Sessions at Gosford Court yesterday. Prosecutor. Sat V. Taylor…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →S.M. Strict On Court Dress
Mr. C. W. English, SM, in Gosford Court on Thursday, sent a man home to Woy Woy to get…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Laborer's Busy Court Day at Wyong
A 30-year-old laborer who appeared at Wyong Court on July 16— Was sentenced to three…
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