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Mid North Coast · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1914

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A News Paper in Court

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 13 May 1914 · page 3

The junior morning newspaper has been a prominent figure in the industrial tribunals lately. But it has won it cases, which is some…

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Bellingen Police Court (Before Mr. J.L. Shrophre, P.M.)

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 15 May 1914 · page 3

Police v. W. T. P. Sweeney, for drunkenness. Summons, not served, continued to next Court. Police v. William Corby, for…

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Police Court. Port Macquarie, May 13. (Before J. L. Shropshire, Esq., P.M.)

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 16 May 1914 · page 7

WILLIAM THOMAS STAPLES was charged with a breach of the Weights and Measures Act, on 24th Match, there being a deficiency of 3 ozs. in eight leaves of bread…

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Appeal Court. Port Macquarie May 13

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 16 May 1914 · page 4

THE following appeals against the last [?] Municipal [?] were heatd [?] Court House before J. L. Shropshire Esq P.M. T. Dick Secretary of the P.M. & H.D.A & H…

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Kew Police Court. Thursday, 14th May. BEFORE Messrs F. Potts, P.M., and A. S. Baker. J.P.

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 23 May 1914 · page 4

Police v. J. Warrall, H. Carruthers, Edward Ninnes, W. Ninness, Stanley Kelly, Alfred Aldridge and Lewis Evans…

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Nabiac Police Court. (Before F. F Potts, P.M., Messrs. H. McKinnon, W. McLay, and James Gleesen, J's.P. 19th May, 1914

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 23 May 1914 · page 2

John Cneers, charged with cattle straling, was adjourned until 29th May, 1914. The Justices above have appointed…

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Fun in the Council. The Police Called For. to Eject Cr. Perrett

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 23 May 1914 · page 6

Thursday was a most interesting day in the Shire Council, O[?]e never knew what was going to happen next In the afternoon the discussion on…

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Suffragists. at Buckingham Palace. Paint Thrown on Police. London, May 21

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 30 May 1914 · page 5

MANY thousands of people attended to watch the threatened raid on Buckingham Palace by the suffragists, who had expressed their determination to interview the King…

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Hastings Shire Appeal Court. Wauchope, May 27. Before J. L. Shropshire, Esq., P.M.

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 30 May 1914 · page 4

Before the regular proceedings began, the Bench remarked that this was the first Appeal Court along the coast that the necessary Gazette notice and newspaper notice had been produced as…

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Police Officer

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 3 June 1914 · page 2

The "Hastings Shire Gazette" makes complimentary reference to Constable Wood, one time obtained at The Quarry and Wingham:--Constable Wood,…

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ODDFELLOWSHIP. The report of the M.U. Oddfellows' banquet appears in page 3. Police Court

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 5 June 1914 · page 4

Mr. J. L. Shropshire, P.M., paid his usual bi-monthly meeting on Tuesday and presided over the Police Court. No Small Debts cases were…

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Industrial Court, Bowraville. Wednesday, June 3rd, 1914. (Before Mr J. L. Shropshire P.M.)

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 5 June 1914 · page 4

Inspector Wallace v. Sid H. Brian. Defendant was charged with failing to pay Ivy Alice Hammond the minimum wage as senior…

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Removal of District Court

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 6 June 1914 · page 4

THE following correspondence, in reference to the removal of the District Court and Lands Office from Port Macquarie to Wauchope, has been handed to us for publication…

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Hastinbs Shire Appeal Court. Wauchope, May 28

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 6 June 1914 · page 6

Before J. L. Shropshire Esq., P.M. Thomas G. Browning appealed against the valuation of a residential block in Wauchope, asking for a reduction from £800 to…

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Portfolio Shuffle. Transfer of Police Control. Chief Secretary Vanishing

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 6 June 1914 · page 10

The day of the Chief Secretary's Department is rapidly drawing to a close. It is not the important administrative centre that it used to be…

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Assault and Robbery

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 10 June 1914 · page 4

Tuesday evening last week, a little after six, while nearing his home in Lord Street, East Kempsey, Mr. Alf. Curtin, local agent for Messrs. Allen…

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Bowraville Industrial Court

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 12 June 1914 · page 7

The following is a continuation of the report of the Industrial Court held last Week in Bowraville, before Mr. J. L. Shropshire, P.M…

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Industrial Court. Port Macquarie, June 10. (Before J.L. Shropshire, Esq., P.M.)

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 13 June 1914 · page 7

SEPTIMUS WIND[?] was charged with failing to keep proper time end wages sheets. Mr. C.R. Jenkins appeared for defendants, who pleaded guilty…

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Municipal Appeal Court. Port Macquarie, June 10. (Before J.L. Shropshire, Esq., P.M.)

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 13 June 1914 · page 4

CHARLES LOCKTON appealed against the [?] of his allotment in Clarence-street, valued at £130, and asked for a [?] to £80. Mr. E. Edgar Jennings appeared for appellant…

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