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Mid North Coast · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1912

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

Murder at Epping. Sydney, Thursday night

Macleay Argus · Friday 1 November 1912 · page 11

A dreadful tragedy took place at Epping, near Sydney, this morning in which two immigrants were concerned. The men's names were…

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District Court

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 6 November 1912 · page 4

FRIDAY morning, as he had arranged, His Honor, Judge Edmunds, resumed business at the adjourned sitting of the District Court, taking first the…

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Action of a Fool Constable's Theft Children's Leather Garters Melbourne

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 6 November 1912 · page 5

At the Richmond Court yesterday william Payne, police constable, was charged with having stolen from the drapery establishment of Head and…

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Murder and Suicide

Macleay Argus · Friday 8 November 1912 · page 14

A telegram from Melbourne states that a young man named John Andrews, who lived at Kerang (Victoria) murdered his wife and…

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Kempsey District Court

Macleay Argus · Friday 8 November 1912 · page 9

THE Kempsey District Court was continued on Friday and Saturday last. Judge Edmunds presided and Messrs. Young and Cowan…

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Quarterly Licensing Court

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 8 November 1912 · page 5

The Quarterly Licensing Court was held at Bowraville on Tuesday, Mr. Shropshire, P.M., and Mr. F. Grace, J.P., adjudicating…

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A Stroud Sensation Alleged Attempted Murder

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 9 November 1912 · page 6

Stroud had somewhat of a sensation on the 4th instant, when it became known that there had been a fracas between two men, and as a…

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Police Court. Port Macquarie, Tuesday, November 5. (Before F. Hayward, Esq., and W. A. Spence, Esq., J's.P.)

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 9 November 1912 · page 4

Grace I. Lanser v. Sarah Lloyd, alleged unlaw­ful assault. Mr. K. Edgar Jennings appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. S. Banks-Smith for defendant…

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News by Wire. Sydney, Wednesday night. the Annandale Murder

Macleay Argus · Friday 15 November 1912 · page 11

The inquest on Kathleen O'Grady and her infant daughter, who it is alleged were murdered by Albert O'Grady, the husband and father, at…

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Police Court. Port Macquarie, Wednesday, November 13. (Before J. L. Shropshire, Esq., P.M., and. J.J. McInherney, Esq., J.P.)

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

Police v. Sydney John Marks, charged with stealing a nine-carat gold ring, valued at £1 7s 6d, the property of J. Megna. Accused pleaded guilty, stating that the reason…

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Small Debts Court. (Before J. L. Shropshire, Esq., P.M.) A. J. Turner v. F. Reynolds

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

This was a claim for £13 17s Id, which amount was alleged to be due fur painting done. Mr. S. Banks-Smith appeared for plaintiff, and Mr. E. Edgar-Jennings for defendant…

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Industrial Court

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 23 November 1912 · page 5

THE first sitting of the Industrial Court at Port Macquarie was held in the Court House on the 20th inst. Mr. G. C. Addition, Chief Industrial Magistrate, was on the bench, and a number of cases for…

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Removal of Darlinghurst Gaol

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 27 November 1912 · page 5

While speaking at the opening of the Sacred Heart Church, at Darlinghurst, the Lord Mayor referred to the edifice as an ornamement to the city,…

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Industrial Court

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 27 November 1912 · page 3

THURSDAY at Kempsey Court House, Mr. G.C. Add[?]. Chief, Industrial Magistrate, who though mostly in Sydney, is making an official itinerancy…

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Small Debts Court

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 27 November 1912 · page 4

Before His Worship, the P.M., on Monday, A. J. Donnelly sued B. Lawrence, both of Smith's Greek, for £5 11s 3d, corn sold and delivered;…

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Alleged Injured Passenger Nine Months in Gaol. Melbourne

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 27 November 1912 · page 6

In the Court of General Sessions to-day, Acting Judge Gurner sentenced Thos. Nelson, who is about 50 years of age to nine months' imprisonment,…

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Kempsey Police Court. Monday, November 25.--Before the P.M. Exuberant Youth

Macleay Argus · Friday 29 November 1912 · page 9

A YOUNG up the river native kicked over the ropes on Saturday night last. He got drunk and played up in the main street of West Kempsey. The young…

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Small Debts Court

Macleay Argus · Friday 29 November 1912 · page 9

A. J. Donnelly v. Robert Lawrence. Claim £5 11s 3d for maize sold and delivered. The claim was admitted and there was a cross action between…

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Charge of Assault and Language

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 6 December 1912 · page 4

At the Police Court, Macksville, on Tuesday H. A. Johnson proceeded against Frederick McDonald on a charge of assaulting Ivor Johnson…

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