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Mid North Coast · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1906

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Rate Appeal Court

Macleay Argus · Saturday 19 May 1906 · page 5

ON Friday, May 4th, the Hon. E. A. Pery, P.M., presided at the Court for the appeal against the assessment made by the Borough Council of…

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Kempsey Police Court. Friday, May 11 -- Before the P.M., Messrs. Wilson and Sutherland, J's.P

Macleay Argus · Saturday 19 May 1906 · page 10

Norman Rowe was charged by Constable Minter with driving cattle without a travelling statement. Mr. J. Gilfillan appeared for the defence…

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A High Court Decision

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 19 May 1906 · page 6

Judgment was delivered by the High Court on Monday in the case of Langley v. Forster, which was heard on 7th May. The case was an appeal from the…

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Supreme Court of New South Wales. in Banco. Before the Chief Justice, Sir Frederick Darley, Mr. Justice Cohen, and Mr. Justice Pring.) RE J. B. Fennessy (J. McQUADE and Another, Respondents)

Macleay Argus · Saturday 19 May 1906 · page 8

Mr. Ferguson, instructed by Mr. S. L. Rudder, of Kempsey, (by his agents, Messrs. McDonell and Moffitt), appeared for the appellant, J. B. Fennessey ; and Mr. Garland…

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Police Court. Taree, Tuesday, May 22. Before Messrs, A. Gates, P.M., C. BOYCE, and A. J. WHITFORD, J's.P. Alleged Assault

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 23 May 1906 · page 2

William Tisdell charged Joseph. Davis with assaulting his Bon, Stanley Tisdell, by hitting him on the arm with a stone. Mr. D. Cowan appeared for the plaintiff…

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Kempsey Court. Monday, 21st May—Before the P.M.

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 24 May 1906 · page 4

Eva James, a stranger, who only arrived Kempsey on Saturday evening, was charged by Const. Harrison with being a woman of ill-repute. After evidence given by Const. Harrison and two…

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The Magistrate

Macleay Argus · Saturday 26 May 1906 · page 8

The May number of The Magistrate is of especial interest from Land, Municipal, and Police points of view. The Municipal Notes by Mr. J. D. Fitz…

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Kempsey Police Court. Monday 21st May--Before the P.M.

Macleay Argus · Saturday 26 May 1906 · page 7

Eva James, a stranger, who only arrived in Kempsey on Saturday evening, was charged by Constable Harrison with being a woman of…

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Legalised Murder by Doctors

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 26 May 1906 · page 3

In a Parliamentary Bill submitted to the Slate Assembly of lows, Dr. R. H Gregory proposes legalised compulsory murder to end the misery of those in great physical pain…

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Bankruptcy Court. Sydney, Wednesday, May 23. Before toe Registrar, Mr. A. Henry. Re Alexander Baskerville

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 30 May 1906 · page 2

MR. Boyce appeared for the bankrupt. The Registrar found that no account and plan of distribution had yet been field, and the estate was not sufficently administered, so as to enable the Court…

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Animal Police

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 2 June 1906 · page 2

A French newspaper reports the action of a monkey which has been trained by its owner to perform all of the duties of a watch dog. A…

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Forster Police Court. MAY 29 AND 30. Before Mr. a Gates, P.M. George Ravell v. Robert Dun

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 2 June 1906 · page 6

In this cose prosecutor charged de fendant with fraudulently branding a heifer calf, also on a second charge with stealing the same heifer…

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Police Court. Forster, Tuesday and Wednesday, May 29 AND 30. Before Mr. a Gates, P.M. RAVELL v. DUN

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 2 June 1906 · page 5

THIS was a charge laid by George Ravell, senior, against Robert Dun, of stealing one unbranded beifer calf, the property of George Ravell, in or about the month of January last…

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Grafton District Court. Maurice Collins v. John Croad

Macleay Argus · Saturday 2 June 1906 · page 7

AN action to recover damages done to a mare, valued by plaintiff at £20. Mr. Sheridan, instructed by Mr. M'Guren, for plaintiff; Mr. Browning, instructed by…

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Police Court. Forster, Tuesday, May 29. Before Mr. A. GATES, P.M. George Ravell, Senr. v. Robert Dum

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 6 June 1906 · page 3

THIS was an information laid by George Ravell, of Wallis Lake, against Robert Dun, of Coomba, for stealing in or about the month of January last, at Coomba, near Forster, one unbranded heifer calf,…

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Charge of Murder

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 7 June 1906 · page 4

An Afghan was arrested at Coraki on a charge of murdering a Hindoo four years ago near Lismore. The body was exhumed and the skull was found to be battered. The…

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Charles Bath and W. P. Crick Before the Court

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 7 June 1906 · page 4

Charles Bath and William Patrick Crick were charged at the Water Police Court to-day with conspiracy with Peter Close to corruptly receive, large sums of money…

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Kempsey Court. Friday, June 1—Before the P.M.

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 7 June 1906 · page 3

John Delore, arrested by Const. Coates, on warrant from Gloucester, was charged that he did on the 26th May, 1906, at Gloucester, obtain 6 shirts from F. Saidy by…

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Kempsey Police Court. Friday, June 1--Before the P.M.

Macleay Argus · Saturday 9 June 1906 · page 9

William Bradbury was summoned on two charges of disobeying an order of the court for the maintenance of illegitimate children. He was ordered to be imprisoned…

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Terror of the Bomb. the Madrid Outrage. Death of the Assassin. Suicide After Another Murder

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 9 June 1906 · page 5

To transpires the [?] the son of a wear manu[?] Sabadell, near Barcolona. [?] Partly educated in…

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