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Mid North Coast · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1912

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Police Court. Port Macquarie, February 12. (Beforo the Hon. E. A. T. Pery, Esq., P.M., and F. Hayward, Esq., J.P.)

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 17 February 1912 · page 4

BEFORE the business of the Court opened, [?] Pery extended a welcome to Mr. E. Edgar-Jennings, solicitor. Mr. S. Banks-Smith and Senior-constable Lawler also spoke, to the same effect…

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Small Debts Court. Port Macquarie, February 12. (Before the Hon. E. A. T. Pery, Esq., P.M., and V. Hayword, Esq., J.P.)

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 17 February 1912 · page 4

H. R. Bridson v. A. Workman. Claim for £15 14s 6d for expenses and commission on sale of a C.P. Plaintiff asked for a postponement on the…

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Clarence Town Police Court

The Gloucester Examiner and Lower Hunter Advertiser · Friday 23 February 1912 · page 2

The following cases were dealt with by the local bench on Tuesday last before W. Le Brun Brown, P.M., A. Campbell, and W. J. Croker, Js.P.:—…

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Police Court, Macksville. Monday, February 26, 1912. (Before Hon. E. A. T. Pery, P.m.) Summons Cases

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 1 March 1912 · page 6

J. L. Keayes v. Henry Under[?]hemer.--Complainant, Forest Guard, applied for an order for the confiscation of certain timber.--The…

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Bowra Police Court. Tuesday. February 26. (Before Hon. E. A. T. Pery P.M. and Mr. P. Lamph J.p.) Summons Cases

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 1 March 1912 · page 4

Allan J. Robins v. J. Day.--Claim £2 8s for wages. The Police Magistrate said the amount had been paid into court but this was not correct…

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Macksville Smalt Debts Court. (Before Hon. E. A. T. Pery, P.M.)

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 1 March 1912 · page 4

W. T. Burch v. P. J. Ling.--Claim £2 5s for goods sold and delivered. Verdict tor amount claimed with Costs 5s, also one witness 5s. Mr…

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Alleged Stealing of Clothes

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 2 March 1912 · page 12

John Smith and Francis Jackson were charged with stealing from the dwelling-house of Hannah Mahon, and receiving clothes, the property of…

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A Bendigo Tragedy. Husband Sentenced to Eight Years

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 2 March 1912 · page 7

Alfred Thomas Swift, a settler of Mead, near Kerang, who on the morning of January 4th threw a piece of wood at his wife because he did not…

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Murder and Suicide. New Zealand Tragedy. Premeditated Deed

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 2 March 1912 · page 10

A half-caste named Graham murdered his wife and then committed suicide in the Tarawera district, eight miles from Te Awamutu…

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Sun Worshippers a [?] Sect. Temple Raided by the Police

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 2 March 1912 · page 11

" Sun worshippers" of Chicago have lost their "earthy god"—a lad worth £200.000. This lad, who is the son of a millionaire contractor lately…

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Dungog Murder Charge. an Echo of 1909. German View of an Australian Crime

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 2 March 1912 · page 7

The Governor has received an official communication from the Secretary of State for the Colonies, regarding the sentence imposed on…

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Taree District Court. FEBRUARY 21. Before His Honor Judge Edmunds. Action for Slander

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 2 March 1912 · page 3

JAMES JOHN MARTIN v. Christopher Vincent Doyle. Plaintiff lives at Kimbriki and defendant at Taree Estate, and both are proprietors of stud horses. The claim was…

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LONDON, Wednesday. More Militant Ladies Sentenced

Macleay Argus · Friday 8 March 1912 · page 11

Seventeen more suffragettes have been sentenced to terms of imprisonment with hard labor…

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Kempsey Police Court. Monday, March 4th--Before the P.M.

Macleay Argus · Friday 8 March 1912 · page 14

Dan Moffatt (an aboriginal) was charged with being drunk in Central Kempsey. Fined 1s or the rising of the court…

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Bellingen Court Business

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 8 March 1912 · page 7

On Monday last, in the Assembly, Mr. Briner asked the Minister for Justice:-- (1.) Is it a fact that Bellinger…

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Charged with Conspiracy. Singer Companyy Case. Brown Before Water Court

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 9 March 1912 · page 10

At the Water Police Court on Tuesday Frank Denison Brown (51) appeared on a charge that during the month of December 1707, at Sydney,…

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Kempsey Police Court. Friday, March 8--Before the P.M.

Macleay Argus · Friday 15 March 1912 · page 9

The Forest Guard proceeded against Frederick Graham, of Commandant Hill, on a charge that on the 22nd February he did falsely…

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Contempt of Court

Macleay Argus · Friday 15 March 1912 · page 11

A telegram from Melbourne states rat the Federal High Court has delivered judgment in the appeal of the Melbourne Age, Herald and…

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Police Court. Port Macquarie, March 11

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 16 March 1912 · page 4

BEFORE the Hon. E. A. T. Pery, P.M., F. Hayward, Esq., J.P., and W. Cutler, Esq., J.P. J. Atkins was proceeded against under the Public Instruction Act for not sending his child to…

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Small Debts Court

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 16 March 1912 · page 4

A. W. Cutler v. R. Gamack. In this case plaintiff claimed £10, the value of a horse which died through injuries caused by jumping on a picket fence. Mr. L. Hardiman appeared for…

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