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Mid North Coast · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1900

295 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 9 of 15

Small Debts Court. Kew, Saturday, July 14. Before Messrs. W. N. DOVE, P.M., M. FAGAN and H. J. PE[?]ETT, J.'sP. M'GINNIS V. NAYLOR

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 21 July 1900 · page 6

No appearance. Case struck out…

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Gladstone Court. POLICE

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 26 July 1900 · page 3

July 13—Before Hon. E. A. T. Pery, P.M., and Mr. J. S. Connors, J.P. S. L. Budder, agent for Alfred Percival Bedford v. John Flanagan.—Possession of…

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Terrible Murder by Aborigines

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 26 July 1900 · page 3

SUPERINTENT SANDERSON, of Bathurst, telegraphed last Saturday morning the following information to the headquarters of the police department at Sydney regarding a horrible…

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Police Court. Taree, Tuesday, July 31. Before Mr. W. N. DOVE, P.M. Rictous Behaviour

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 4 August 1900 · page 5

Chas. Dyball was fined 10s, for riotous behaviour and for using indecent language was fined 20s. Defendant pleaded guilty to both charges. The fines were paid…

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Court of Potty Sessions at Nabiac. Department of Justice, Sydney. 21st July

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 4 August 1900 · page 6

Sir,—Referring to your letter on the 10th instant, and previous correspondence, with regard to the establishment of a Court of Petty Sessions at…

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Court of Petty Sessions at Nabiac. Department of Justice, Sydney, 21st July, 1900

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 4 August 1900 · page 5

SIR,—Referring to your letter of the 10th instant, and previous correspondence, with regard to the establishment of a Court of Petty Sessions at Nabiac, I have the honor to inform you that the Minister of…

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Equity Court. Sydney, Thursday, July 26. Before Mr. Justice Walker. a Claim for Rent. Newton V. the Australasian Timber Company

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 4 August 1900 · page 8

Messrs. Gordon and H. P. Owen, instructed by Messrs. Perkins and Fosbery, for the plaintiff; Messrs. Pilcher,. Q.C., and Knox, instructed by Messrs. Pigott and Stinson, for the official liquidator of the…

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Police Court. Wingham Saturday Aug. 4Th. Before MESSRS. H. GORDON & H. Mcmaster, Justices

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 8 August 1900 · page 2

Frederick M'Dougall, Arthur Curtain, Reginald Tripp, and Alfred M'Dougall (strangers to the district), were brought up in custody charged…

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Police Court. Before Messrs. H. M'MASTER and H. GORDON, J.'sF. Larceny. Wingham, Saturday, Aug. 4

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 8 August 1900 · page 3

Frederick and Alfred M'Dougall, Arthur Kirton, and Reginald Tripp, were arrested at Cundletown on Friday afternoon last by Constables Dousett and Mulcahy, charged with the larceny of some bear…

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Police

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 9 August 1900 · page 4

Robert Graham, a Sobraon boy, was charged with absconding from W. J. Saul, to whom be was indentured as apprentice. Remanded in order to enable the police to…

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Kempsey Court. Small Debts. Before Hon. E. A. T. Pery, P. M.

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 9 August 1900 · page 4

Borough of Kempsey v. C. Felton, junr.— Claim £4 16s, rent of night cart. Mr. Jno. Gilfillan for plaintiff Borough. A verdict of £3 6s by consent was awarded for plaintiff…

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Police Court. Taree, Friday, August 10

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 11 August 1900 · page 4

Before Messrs. DOVE, P.M., and C. BOYCE, J.P. Robert Smith, a young man, was charged by H. W. Flett, as bailee, with stealing a pair of tanned boots, belonging to his son, Hobert Percy Flett, on…

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Kempsey Rouge Court. Tuesday, August 7. -- Before the P.M.

Macleay Argus · Saturday 11 August 1900 · page 9

Two Sabraon apprentices named Robert Graham and Frederick Brodie were charged with absconding from their hired service. Graham was apprenticed to Mr. W. J. Saul…

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Kempsey Small Debts Court. Tuesday, August 7. -- Before the P.M.

Macleay Argus · Saturday 11 August 1900 · page 6

KEMPSEY BOROUGH COUNCIL v. C. Felton, jun. Claim for £4 16s. Verdict by consent for £3 6s. W. Parkinson v. W. Killion. Claim £5 4s…

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The Breelong Blacks Report by the Inspector-general of Police. a Condition of Panic. Organising Search Parties

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 11 August 1900 · page 6

The Inspector-General of Police (Mr. Fosbery) has forwarded to the Colonial Secretary (Mr. See) a report with reference to the work of the…

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Police Court. Kew, Saturday, Aug. 11. Before Messrs. W. N. Dove, P.M., and H. J. PERRETT, J.P. Thomas Parker v. Fren[?]ck Day

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 15 August 1900 · page 2

Claim £10 12s 4d, wages alleged to be due. Mr. L. O. Martin, of Taree, appeared for defendant, and Mr. Sydney Banks-Smith, of Port Macquarie, for plaintiff…

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Police Court

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 18 August 1900 · page 2

Wm. Rutherford, charged with stealing a spoke brush in January last, the property of O. C. Ochs, Port Macquarie. Mr. Dunn appeared for the defendant…

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Another Rumoured Murder Sydney

Macleay Argus · Saturday 18 August 1900 · page 9

It is rumoured that the Breelong blacks have murdered a man near Rocky Glen. The fugitives are making for the Wollar Mountains. They…

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The Breelong Blacks. They Fire on the Police and Decamp. Another Hut Robbed. Sydney

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 18 August 1900 · page 5

THE pursuit of the Breelong blacks continues. At Goonagilla Crock they fired upon a pursuing party of police, and then cleared out through the scrub. Owing to the darkness of the night, the…

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Police Court. Taree, Tuesday, Aug. 21. Before Messrs. W. N. DOVE, P.M, and C. BOYCE, J.P. ASSAULT

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 22 August 1900 · page 3

James Baggot charged George Russell (both being half-castes) with assaulting him on the 12th August, at Brown's Creek. The defendant pleaded guilty, and stated that he…

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