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Mid North Coast · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1882

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Local & District. Police Court, Court. Tuesday, 30 May, 1882

The Manning and Hastings Advocate · Friday 2 June 1882 · page 2

Befere Messrs. Cornish, Broad, and Miller, J’s. P. There were two or three police cases— but none of them of any great importance…

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District, Court, Wingham. Friday, 2Nd June, I882

The Manning and Hastings Advocate · Friday 9 June 1882 · page 3

His Honor Judge Murray took his seat upon the Bench at 2 o’clock p.m. The Court had been formally opened at 10 o’clock by the Registrar, and adjourned to 2…

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Horrible Murder at Toowoomba (Q.) Brisbane

The Manning and Hastings Advocate · Friday 16 June 1882 · page 3

The perpretration of a horrible and brutal murder was discovered at Toowoomba last night. A milkman named Michael Irwin who had been out collecting his accounts,…

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Police Court, Taree. Tuesday, 20th June, 1882

The Manning and Hastings Advocate · Friday 23 June 1882 · page 2

Messrs. Dugdale, Broad, and Boyce were the sitting magistrates. There were no cases of much public importance for adju[?]ication. A case of…

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Important Decision as to Funds lying in the Supreme Court

The Manning and Hastings Advocate · Friday 30 June 1882 · page 5

His Honor the Primary Judge, Sir William Manning, made an important intimation as to funds lying in Court. He said that through an application having been made on…

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Bench of Magistrate Port Macquarie, Tuesday

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 8 July 1882 · page 3

Justices present:—Messrs. [?] and Butler. POLICE v. BRAN[?] The defendant was charged…

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Police Court, Wingham. Tuesday, 11th July, 1882.(Before Messrs. Cochrane and Campbell, Justices of the Peace.) Small Debts Case. O’ Neil v. KERR

The Manning and Hastings Advocate · Friday 14 July 1882 · page 2

A claim for £2 for services of an entire horse. Mr. Castle for Plaintiff. After hearing the evidence the Bench directed a nonsuit to be entered…

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Police Court, Taree. Tuesday, 18th July, 1882. (Before Messrs. Dugdale, Cornish, Miller, Boyce, Laurie, and Cowan, Justices of the Peace.) Small Debts Cases. Pratt v CONNOLLY

The Manning and Hastings Advocate · Friday 21 July 1882 · page 2

A plaint for £6 10s value of a sewing machine. Mr. Castle for defendant. Plaintiff nonsuited…

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Police Court, Cundle. Tuesday, 15th July, 1882

The Manning and Hastings Advocate · Friday 28 July 1882 · page 2

Magistrates present: Messrs. Cornish, Broad, Laurie, Boyce, Cowan, and Miller. COMPOUNDING A FELONY. Hector McLennan appeared to answer a…

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Horrifying Tragedy at North Shore. Murder and Suicide by a Wife

The Manning and Hastings Advocate · Friday 18 August 1882 · page 3

The most horrible tragedy recorded in Sydney for some considerable time past was enacted at St. Leonard’s on the Lane Coveroad. yesterday morning. Shortly after…

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The District Court

The Manning and Hastings Advocate · Friday 25 August 1882 · page 2

WHATEVER view is taken of the notice, in the Government Gazette, which tells of the discontinuance of the District Court, at Wingham, and its establishment at Taree,…

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Police Court, CUNlDLE. Tuesday, 22nd August, 1882.(Before Messrs. Cornish, Broad, Cowan, Boyce, Laurie, Dugdale, and Miller, Justices of the Peace.) Small Debts Cases

The Manning and Hastings Advocate · Friday 25 August 1882 · page 2

There were four small debts cases in which the Plaintiff, in each case, was successful. LICENSING COURT…

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Police Court, Taree. Tuesday, 12th. Sept. 1882

The Manning and Hastings Advocate · Friday 15 September 1882 · page 2

Before, Messrs. Laurie, Lyon, Boyce, Stewart, Cleaver, Dugdale, Cowan, and Abbott. Justices of the Peace. THREATENING LANGUAGE…

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The Armidale Murder Case

The Manning and Hastings Advocate · Friday 27 October 1882 · page 5

On Thursday last at the Armidale Assizes John M‘Guan, for the murder of an old man named Smith at Inverell, 18 months ago, about whose case the jury had disagreed at…

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Contempt of Court

The Manning and Hastings Advocate · Friday 27 October 1882 · page 2

A CLAUSE has been added to the Criminal Law Amendment Bill, now before Parliament, which will do away with the power the Judges now possess of summary…

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Police Court, Taree. (Before C. Boyce, Esq., J. P. and J. Abbott, Esq., J.p.) Police V. Syron and Bradley. Cruelty to Animals

The Manning and Hastings Advocate · Friday 27 October 1882 · page 2

Defendants were charged by Constable Stone with cruelly illtreating a horse the property of Mrs. Mallinson of Taree. A witness named Reeves was examined for…

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Court of Inquiry Respecting Conditional Purchases

The Manning and Hastings Advocate · Friday 27 October 1882 · page 2

A COURT of Inquiry, according to the provisions of the Land Acts, was commenced before Mr. Commissioner Burne, at the Court House, Wingham, on Tuesday, the…

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Police Court, Wingham. Tuesday, 31st October, 1882

The Manning and Hastings Advocate · Friday 3 November 1882 · page 2

No magistrates attended Court, except Mr. Creagh, until 2 o’clock. took his seat on the Bench at 11 o’clock, and the case…

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Court of Inquiry Respecting Conditional Purchases

The Manning and Hastings Advocate · Friday 3 November 1882 · page 5

WE continue our report of cases heard, in accordance with the provisions of the Land Act, before Mr. Commissioner Burne at the Court House, Wingham, on Thursday, and…

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Local & General. Police Court, Taree. Tuesday, 7Th November, 1882

The Manning and Hastings Advocate · Friday 10 November 1882 · page 2

(Magistrates present:—Messrs Boyce, Dugdale, Abbott, and Cornish:) OBSCENE LANGUAGE. Noah Payne was charged with using…

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