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Mid North Coast · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1913

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District Court. Port Macquarie, February 28. Before His Honor Judge Edmunds

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 15 March 1913 · page 5

H. Woodlands v. L. Debreceny.—This was a case of breach of warranty. Mr. Young instructed by Mr. Gilfillan for plaintiff. Mr. Browning instructed by…

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Police Court. Coopernook, Saturday, March 8. Before Mr. J. R. Clarke, J.P. Police v. William Clover

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 19 March 1913 · page 4

Charged with being drunk. 'Plea guilt v. Fined 2s 6d, or the rising. Police v. William McGuire. Charged with using indecent language. Plea…

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Small Debts Court. Taree, Wednesday, March 12. Before Messrs. C. Boyee and A. E. Smith, J's.P. Elizabeth M. Lynskey v. Albert McNeil

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 19 March 1913 · page 4

Claim £1 7s 6d, Work and labour done. Verdict for plaintiff for 8s 6d and 15s 9d costs. Afr. N. D. Thomas, for Mr. Cowan, appeared for plaintiff,and Mr. L. O. Martin…

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Police Court. Kew, Thursday, March 13. Before Mr. F. F. Potts, P. M. Police Y. William Scanlan. Same v. Harry Davis

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 22 March 1913 · page 8

These Were two charges of assault and robbery at the navvies' camp, at Kew on 3rd instant, the amount involved being £4 10s 6d. For the prosecution evidence was given by…

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Kempsey Police Court. Tuesday, before Mr. G. W. Davies, J.P.

Macleay Argus · Friday 28 March 1913 · page 10

Edward Hogan, drunk (a first timer). Fined 5s or rising of the court. Paid. William Page, with no previous convictions, was fined 5s or the rising. Fine…

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Seizure of Government House. Full Court Judgment. the Ministry Faulted

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 28 March 1913 · page 6

Considerable interest was manifested in the judgment of the Supreme Court in the somewhat unique action brought against the Government at…

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Police Court. Nabiac, Tuesday, March 18. Before Mr. F. F. Potts, P.M., and Mr. W. J. McLay, J.P. Theft

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 29 March 1913 · page 10

William Woodward, who was arrested by Constables Small and Tatton, Nabiac and Bungwahl police, was charged with stealing a razor and case…

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Double Murder by a Boy

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 29 March 1913 · page 10

The Marseilles police shot and killed a desperate criminal) He was sixteen years old. Five boys te oldest of whom was seventeen, were on their…

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The Eastbourne Murder Williams Life of Crime

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 29 March 1913 · page 10

Williams, the "hooded man," was hanged at Lews Gaol recently for the murder of Police-Inspector Walls at Eastbourne…

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Murder in a Dream. Loving Mother's Awful Act While Asleep

The Northern Champion · Saturday 29 March 1913 · page 7

What is probably the strangest, as well as one of the most terrible tragedies on record, occurred at Trieste, Austria-Hungary, and is attracting wide…

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Police Court. Taree, Friday, March 21. Before Mr. F. F. Potts, P.M.

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 2 April 1913 · page 3

Patrick Dimcen and Arthur Williams were each fined 2s 6d, or 2 hours' imprisonment, for being drunk in Pultney-street, Taree, on March 20th…

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Stealing Cigarettes

Macleay Argus · Friday 4 April 1913 · page 10

At the Central Police Court this morning, a carter named Robert Farrell, aged 32 years, was fined £30 for stealing 15,000 cigarettes from…

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Kempsey Police Court. Monday, March 31st--Before the P.M.

Macleay Argus · Friday 4 April 1913 · page 7

Fred Holten, an aborigine, was charged with being drunk and fined 5s, or 24 hours imprisonment. The fine was paid…

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New High Court Judge

Macleay Argus · Friday 4 April 1913 · page 10

At the Sydney Supreme Court to-day Mr. Justice Powers was sworn in as Judge of the Federal High Court…

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High Court Judge Sworn In

Macleay Argus · Friday 4 April 1913 · page 10

Mr. Justice Powers was sworn in at Darlinghurst Court House this morning as Judge of the High Court. Chief Justice Griffith…

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Bank Messenger Theft

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 9 April 1913 · page 8

A daring and carefully planned robbery took place in Paris recently when a messenger employed by the Credit Lyonnais was robbed of £2228…

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Undue Prosecutions. Magistrate's Caustic Com­ments

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 9 April 1913 · page 4

An example of the manner in which employers of labor are harassed by their employees being brought under the operation of more than…

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Removing Darlinghurst Gaol

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 11 April 1913 · page 2

It has been definitely decided by the Government that Darlinghurst gaol as a detention place for prisoners is to be done away with. Mr. Hall,…

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Police Bribed

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 11 April 1913 · page 2

An extraordinary and detailed confirmation of the story of a compact between the New York police force and organised vice, as revealed in the…

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Bowraville Police Court. Wednesday, April 9Th. (Before Mr. Shropshire, P.M., and Messrs. Lamph and Lane, J's.P.) Summons Cases

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 11 April 1913 · page 5

Two cases in which Henry Provost appeared as complainant and C. W. Carter as defendant--one for assault and the other for sureties--were…

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