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Mid North Coast · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1908

187 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 9 of 10

Police Court. WAUCHOPE, Nov, 10. Before the Hon. E. A. T. Pery, P.M., and Messrs. Jas. Summerville, George Lindsay, and Norman Lindsay

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 14 November 1908 · page 9

Before the business commenced Messrs. George and Norman Lindsay, two newly appointed J's.P., were welcomed to the Bench by the Police Magistrate…

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Attacked in Court

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 19 November 1908 · page 4

During the trial at San Francisco of Abe Ruef, Francis Honey, the District Attorney, who prosecuted Mayor Schmitz and others in connection with…

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Police Court. TUESDAY, Nov. 17. Before E. A. Mav. Ese.. J.P.

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 21 November 1908 · page 9

J. L. McMaugh, on an alleged charge of stealing 3 bullocks, the property of the Gloucester estate, was again remanded to the 24th inst, when a further remand will be made to the 30th inst. The reasons…

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Supreme Court

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 21 November 1908 · page 6

Among the cases on the Term List set down for hearing in Sydney at the Supreme Court, was Motion on notice, Stacey v. Donaldson (to set aside order)…

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German Merchant's Madness. Fires at the High Court Judge

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 21 November 1908 · page 10

Herr Groose, a Berlin merchant, who was non-suited in the High Court at Leipzig, fired 10, shots. The first missed the judge and severely wounded…

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Charge of Attempted Murder

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 26 November 1908 · page 4

Edward Slattery has been committed for trial at Bendige on a charge of attempting to murder his father-in-law…

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Gladstone Court

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 26 November 1908 · page 7

AT the Gladstone Police Court on Thursday last before the Hon. E. A. Pery, P.M., C. P. Barnett was fined 1s and 13s costs for leaving a dead…

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Man Charged with Electricity

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 28 November 1908 · page 9

The world is amazed when it steps to consider how things have been revolutionised by electricity. We have not only the telegraph and the telephone…

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The Murder of Miss. Duffy

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 3 December 1908 · page 4

Willie Wilson, the aboriginal who accused Mrs. Wilson of murdering Nellie Duffy at Carpentaria Downs has made another statement in which…

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The Murder of Miss Duffy

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 5 December 1908 · page 7

GEORGETOWN, Tuesday,—The case in which Billy Wilson is charged with the murder of Miss Duffy was resumed at the police court to-day…

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Equity Court

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 5 December 1908 · page 6

The equity case between R. J. Robinson and John Summerville was started on Thursday last, and was expected to be concluded yesterday…

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Police Court. Monday, November 30. Before Hon. E. A. T. Pery, P.M.

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 5 December 1908 · page 2

John Laurence McMaugh was before the Court on the alleged charge of stealing three bullocks, the property of the Gloucester Estate, Ltd., at Tele-graph Point, on or about September 23…

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Murder and Suicide. Man Blows His Wife's Brains Out. and Shoots Himself. Unhappy Married Life

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 5 December 1908 · page 14

William Samuel Mather, a painter, aged 22, murdered his wife at Paddington, Sydney, shortly, before 6 o'clock on Friday night of last week…

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Equity Court. Sydney, Wednesday, Dec. 2. (Before Mr. Justice A. H. Simpson' Chief Judge in Equity.) Dispute As to Land. Robinson V Summerville

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 9 December 1908 · page 3

Mr. Loxton and Mr. Cowan instructed by Mr. D. Cowan, of Taree (by his agent, Mr, F. O. Petrie), appeared; for [?]intiff; and Mr. J. M. Harvey,…

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Poplar Guardians Sentenced

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 10 December 1908 · page 4

The seven Poplar Poor Law Guardians, charged with conspiring to defraud the board of managers of the Poplar and Stepney Sick Asylum…

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The Murder of Miss. Dufty

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 10 December 1908 · page 8

AT the hearing of the case against Billy Wilson, charged with the murder of Miss. Duffy the magistrate (Mr. Hisson) at the Georgetown police court, tendered, Billy…

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Police Court. Port Macquarie, Monday, November 30. Before Hon. E. A. T. PERY. P.M. Alleged Cattlle Stealing

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 12 December 1908 · page 10

John Lawrence McMaugh was charged with stealing three bullocks, the property of the Directors of the Gloucester Estate Ltd., at Telegraph…

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Stolen Nelson Relics Prisoner Sentenced

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 12 December 1908 · page 6

To-day (September 16th) at the Old Bailey, before the Recorder (Sir Forrest Fulton), the trial was resumed of the working shoemaker,…

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Equity Court. SYDNEY, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th DEC. Before. Mr. Justice A. H. SIMPSON, Chief Justice in Equity. Dispute As to Land. Robinson V. SUMMERVILLE

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 12 December 1908 · page 10

Mr. Loxton and Mr. R. Cowan, instructed by Mr. D. Cowan, of Taree (by his agent, Mr. F. C. Petrie) appeared for plaintiff; and Mr. J. M…

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Alleged Horse Stealing

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 17 December 1908 · page 6

At the Sydney Quarter Sessions last week before His Honor Judge Docker, William Tasaker pleaded not guilty to a charge of stealing a mare from James…

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