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Mid North Coast · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1914

177 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 4 of 9

Nabiac Police Court. Thursday, March 21. (Before Mr. McDougall, P.M. and Mr. H. McKin[?]on, J.P.

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 25 March 1914 · page 3

Police v, Nellie Tonics, charged with stealing a dress, pair stockings; fined 10s, and 7s cost. INDUSTRIAL COURT…

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Murder in Son's Presence. Boy's Terrible Story

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 1 April 1914 · page 2

The evidence of a son of fourteen years, who is stated to have seen his father murder another man, and then draw a razor across his own throat…

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Macksville Police Court. Tuesday, April 7th. (Before Mr. J. L. Shropshire, P.M.)

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 10 April 1914 · page 3

Martin Griffin was charged with offending against decency in the yard at the Star Hotel. Constable McVicar deposed that the man was under the…

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Industrial Magistrates' Court Macksville. BEFORE Mr. J. L. SHROPSHIRE

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 10 April 1914 · page 4

Henry William Bines was charged with failing to keep the prescribed time sheets correctly. The summons was not served, and…

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Taree Police Court. Before Messrs. O. Boyce and A. E. Smith, J's.P. Stolen Oysters

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 11 April 1914 · page 2

Phillip Wootton, aged 72 years, was charged with having, on April 1st, stolen two bushels of oysters, value [?]2, the property of C. E. Woodward,…

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One Arbitration Court

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 15 April 1914 · page 2

Some employers, as well as a large number of employees, are disappointed at the failure of Mr. Holman, at the Premier's Conference, to obtain…

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Police Court. Port Macquarie, April 15

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 18 April 1914 · page 7

Before J.L. Shropshire, Esq., P.M. Charles Johnson was charged with using indecent language, and was fined £3 and 6s costs, or one month in gaol…

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Small Debts Court. Port Macquarie, April 15

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 18 April 1914 · page 4

Before J. L. Shropshire, Eeg., P.M. S.J. Freeman v. G. Anderson.—Claim for damages for l[?] of cattle from the pound. Mr. C. B. Jenkins for plaintiff, Mr. L. Hardiman…

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Licensing Court. Port Macquarie, Wednesday, April 15. (Before J. L Shropshire, Esq., P.M., and Fred. Haywatd, Esq., J.P.)

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 18 April 1914 · page 4

T. Latimore applied for renewal of his license of the Hastings Hotel, Wauchope, The application was granted and the licensed premises asse[?]sed at £248 per annum. The licensing was fixed at…

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Dog Detects Murder a Soldier's Brutal Crime. in an Austrian Forest

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 22 April 1914 · page 2

While searching in the Carinthia forest, in the Valley of the upper Drave, a forester found the body of a young girl, whose head had been…

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The Case of Lady Broadstone. Published by Special Arrangement [Copyright.] Chapter Xl.—accident or Murder? (Continued)

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 22 April 1914 · page 7

"He had fastened the main sheet to his wrist," Dorrison stammered, his teeth chattering between his livid lips, from the chill which set his…

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Nabiac Police Court. Tuesday, 21st April, 1914

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 25 April 1914 · page 5

Before Messrs F. R. Potts, P.M., and Cameron and McLeay, J's.P. Lynch v. Newell. This charge of threatening words was…

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Licensing Court

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 29 April 1914 · page 2

MONDAY morning the Licensing bench, Messrs. J. L. Shropshire, P.M., J. W. Wilson, J.P., and E.P. Noonan, J.P., received the quarterly report of Mr…

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Alleged Timber Stealing. LATIMORE v. Sleeman a Verdict for Defendant

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 29 April 1914 · page 2

At Wingham Police Court on Saturday morning before Mr. Po[?]s, P.M. Janes Alfred' Latimore proceeded against John Humphrey Sle[?]man, on…

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Court Time Chanced

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 29 April 1914 · page 4

As the Potty Sessions Court on Monday morning, Mr. J. H. Shropshire, P.M., referred to what he termed the awkward time of opening—10.30 a.m…

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American Police Baffled English Burglar's Coolness

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 29 April 1914 · page 2

A burglary which resulted in a haul of £6000, was committed recently in in Newark New Jersey, and the exploit has been laid to the account…

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Bellinegon Police Court. Before the Police Magistrate, Mr. J. L. Shropshire

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 1 May 1914 · page 6

Martin Mars Donohue, on remand, was charged with behaveing in an offensive to Senior Connstable Stein, in Hyde-St, Bellingen, and pleaded…

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Maitland Circuit Court

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 9 May 1914 · page 5

At the above court, before Sir William Cullen, Chief Justice, James Dick (51) was indicted with having on March 14 last, at Telegraph Point, attempted to commit a…

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Police Force. Extraordinary Charges. at Labor Council

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 9 May 1914 · page 10

At Thursday night's meeting of the Labor Council, extraordinary charges against some of the police were made by Mr. T. Weier (Trolly, Draymen, and…

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Kempsey Petty Sessions. Alleged Cattle Stealing

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 13 May 1914 · page 4

ON Monday morning at Kempsey Court, before Mr. J. L. Shropshire, P.M., Louts John Dunford and Herbert Skimmings were charged…

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