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Mid North Coast · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1908

187 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 6 of 10

Police Court. Monday, August 10. Before Hon. E.A.T. Pery, P.M.

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 15 August 1908 · page 7

JAMES MATWELL was charged with using obscene language in Horton-street, Port Macquarie, on July 14th. Mr. Banks-Smith appeared for the defendant, who pleaded not guilty. The police then…

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Industrial Court Application

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 20 August 1908 · page 4

Application has been mode to the Industrial Court for the appointment of a Board for the Government tramway dispute. Lengthy affidavits from…

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Shadowed by Five Assassins. Diplomat Protected Berlin Police

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 22 August 1908 · page 4

A political romance of pronounced Oriental type is concealed in the official announcement of the retirement into private life of Mahmoud Calm, the…

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Mackie Sentenced

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 27 August 1908 · page 4

William Mackie, an elder of the Latter Day Saint's Church, was sentenced to 9 months' imprisonment for wife desertion…

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Murder in Westralia

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 27 August 1908 · page 4

A Japanese named Oki Wachi shot a farmer named Jas. Shaw dead at West Murray, West Australia. He fired the weapon in the presence of…

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An Expensive Bargain. Land Buyer Pays £2750. Charged Rates on £6200 VALUATION

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 27 August 1908 · page 8

A CASE presenting peculiar features has for some time been before Rockdale council. An area of land in the Scarborough Ward of Rockdale,…

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Kew Police Court. JULY 10. Before A. Gates, Esq., P.M.

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 29 August 1908 · page 2

Police v J. Middlemiss. Drunk Fined 2s 6d and 6s costs, in default 48 hours in the lock-up. Fine paid. Police v Robert Hanna. On licensed premises…

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Special Court

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 29 August 1908 · page 7

The Chairman of the local Licensing Bench (Mr. F. Hayward, J.P.), has received a copy of the rules of procedure in the matter of reduction of hotel licenses in the electorate of Hastings-Macleay…

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Gloucester Court House

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 29 August 1908 · page 7

The new Gloucester courthouse is now finished ; and Mr. Tosh, from the Government Architect's office came up this week and passed the work…

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Murder in West Australia. Japanese Shoots a Farmer

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 29 August 1908 · page 13

The Pinjarrah police report that on Sunday evening a Japanese, Oki Wachi, shot dead a farmer, James Shaw, residing at West Murray. Oki…

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Turkish Secret Police. How Turks Were Removed. Late Chief Talks Freely

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 29 August 1908 · page 8

Zia Bey, late head of the secret police in Turkey, who recently arrived in London, has been talking freely. He fled like Izzet Pasha, the late…

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The Sevenoaks Murder

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 3 September 1908 · page 3

HOME cables last week stated that Mrs. Luard, wife of Major-General Charles Edward Luard, of Ightham Knoll, Sevenoaks, Kent, was…

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Murder and Suicide

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 3 September 1908 · page 4

A case of murder and suicide is reported from Kalgoorlie, the victims being Walter Douglas and Nila Wayth. A revolver with two…

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At the Franco-british Exhibition. The New South Wales Court

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 3 September 1908 · page 2

MR. HL.G.L. Anderson, Under Secretary for Agriculture, upon whose shoulders, as President of the New South Wales Commission, the responsibility of this…

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Valuation by a Shire Council. Supreme Court Decision. No Annual Appeal

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 3 September 1908 · page 6

MR. SHERIDAN, instructed by Messrs. Parker and Kissane, of Casino (by their agents, Messrs. Robson and Cowlishaw), appeared…

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Sevonaks Murder. Great Excitement in England. Police Oompletely Baffled Story of a Mysterious Stranger

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 5 September 1908 · page 4

The murder of Mrs. Luard, at Seven Oaks, Kent, continues to cause great excitement. The police are completely baffled…

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Police Unwittingly Assist in a Robbery

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 5 September 1908 · page 3

An audacious burglary, in which four policemen were unwittingly implicated, took place at Odessa recently. Just before midnight the police…

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District Court. Thursday, September 3rd— Before His Honor Acting-Judge Edmunds

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 10 September 1908 · page 8

P. J. McNamara v. Hindmarsh and Kirkland. Claim £37 6s 6d for alleged breach of contract in connection with the purchase of purchase of paspalum…

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Sequel To a Recent Murder

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 12 September 1908 · page 13

The Calcutta correspondent of the "Daily Mail" mentions an extraordinary sequel to the murder of Norendra Nath Gossian—the approver who was…

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Distriot Court

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 12 September 1908 · page 6

The only District Court case was:— J. J. Dimond v. R. B. Payne alleged Blander, claim £50. Mr. R. Cowan, Cowan, appeared by Mr. D Cown appeared…

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