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Mid North Coast · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1914

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Police Present to Mr. Olson

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 4 February 1914 · page 2

Saturday afternoon, the police of the Manning district made a presentation to Mr. G. E. Olson, C.P.S., who has been promoted to the Central…

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Labour's High Court Judge

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 4 February 1914 · page 8

IN an elaborate eulogy of Mr. Justice Higgins, published in the Sydney Worker, the true reasons for his Honor's popularity with trade…

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Police Court. (Before Mr. J. L. Shropshire, P.M.

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 6 February 1914 · page 4

Two cases against Alfred George Foster,--a former proprietor of the "Macksville Times," Florance T. Percy and Ernest William Pride,…

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The Wolverhampton Murder

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 7 February 1914 · page 2

Captain Anson, the Chief Constable of Staffordshire, believes that. Reeks was not killed at the spot where the body was found, but taken there in a…

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Girl's Hopeless Love. Murder and Suicide

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 7 February 1914 · page 3

"I killed him because I loved him so. If he was not for me he should he for no other girl. My love for him has tortured my life. My last request…

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Local and General. BURGLARY

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 11 February 1914 · page 2

An attempt at burglary was made at Breese and Son's stores, Gloucester on Saturday night. The thief got through one of the windows of Mr…

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Tied to Bannisters. Bogus Story Of BURGLARY

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 11 February 1914 · page 2

With a wealth of detail and much personal discomfort Tina Risalitri Acton, a sewing maid, of Italian nationality, staged a bogus burglary to…

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Care of Infants. Startling Case at Newcastle Woman Severely Sentenced

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 11 February 1914 · page 2

In the Children's Court at Newcastle on Friday morning, before Mr. Adrian, S.M., Sarah Naylor, alias Williams, aged 49 was charged on remand, with…

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Police Court

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 13 February 1914 · page 6

During the week a number of cases of a minor character have been before the court. On Wednesday before Mr. J. Egan, J. P.. Michael Tollott…

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Insubordination in Gaol. Sydney

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 13 February 1914 · page 4

It is reported more trouble than ever is being experienced with prisoners confined in the Bathurst Gaol…

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Taree Police Court

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 14 February 1914 · page 6

Before Mr. Potts, P.M., on Tuesday, John Edward Riley was committed to the Quarter Sessions on a charge of stealing a cow and heifer near…

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Taree Police Court. Wednesday, February 10. Before Mr. P. F. Potts, P.M.

The Northern Champion · Saturday 14 February 1914 · page 4

Police v. Harold Hardy, for leaving a fire in the Kundabakh district without properly extinguishing it. plcaed guilty and was find 50/ and 6/…

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Police Court. Port Macquarie, February 11. (Before J.L. Shropshire, Esq., P.M.)

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 14 February 1914 · page 4

ERIC WILSON, charged with, in company with others, stealing seven melons, valued at 8s 9d, the property of Charles Lockton, pleaded guilty, and was fined £2, with 6s costs, in default 14 days in…

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A Charge of Arson. the Wherrol Flat Fire. Carter Before the Court

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 14 February 1914 · page 6

At Wingham Police Court (before the P.M.," Mr. F. F. Potts) on Friday morning, John Flannery Carter was charged with maliciously setting fire…

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Town Topics. a Fierce Assault

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 18 February 1914 · page 4

Although Kinghorn's Sale is now over there are some tempting bargains laid out at Bon Accord House. Millinery is still half price, while all…

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Shadow of a Crime Famous Case Recalled. Central Court Incident

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 25 February 1914 · page 4

An incident which recalled a remarkable attempt to escape the long arm of the law on the part of two men who were charged with murder…

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Bellingen Police Court. 20th FEBRUARY, 1914

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 27 February 1914 · page 2

Before Mr. J. L. Shropshire, P.M., and Mr. James S. White, J.P.: Police v. M. M. Donoghue. Riotous behaviour at racecourse, Fernmount,…

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Attempted Burglary

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 28 February 1914 · page 2

Burglars made another unsuccessful Attempt to break into tho Oxford st Post Office. But for being alarmed, they must have succeeded in their…

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Macksville Pollice Court. Tuesday, March 3rd. (Before Mr. Shropshire, P.M.)

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 6 March 1914 · page 3

Macksville Police Court has contributed a fair amount to the revenue again this week through the misdeeds of a few men who assembled in…

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Horse Stealing

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 7 March 1914 · page 6

Henry Turtle and Edward Coyne, in custody, were charged with stealing a horse belonging to Mr. J. Dowsett, They were also charged with illegally using…

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