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Mid North Coast · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1914

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

Assault by Night

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 31 October 1914 · page 2

Calais, Wednesday.—After the Germans had been repulsed at Ypres Canal on Friday the British advanced across the open fields, driving the…

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Gloucester Police Court Thursday October 29th (Before G. Sadler J P)

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 31 October 1914 · page 2

George W. McCrea arrested on warrant was charged with demanding money with menances from A G. Herkes Mr. Hawdon appeared for…

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Bellbrook Land Court

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 4 November 1914 · page 4

At Bellbrook on Friday Kempsey Land Board appraised D. H. Davis's c.p. 236 acres, parish Nulla, Nulla at 8 [?] an acre, [?] acres at…

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Macksville Police Court

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

The Police Magistrate (Mr. J. L. Shropshire) held the monthly court on Tuesday. Jack Sheenan was charged with…

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Small Debts Court

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

Albert Cook proceeded against Thomas Keegan for board and residence, claiming £13. The Police Magistrate remarked that he had no…

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Gloucester Police Court

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 11 November 1914 · page 2

Monday November 9th: Before G. Sadler, Esq. J.P. Percival, George Warren was charged with stealing a bicycle the property of Herbert Olsen…

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Stealing a Watch

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 18 November 1914 · page 2

An amusing arrest was made at the Gloucester Railway Station on Monday night on the arrival of the Sydney train, by Senior Constable…

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Sentenced

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 21 November 1914 · page 2

Frederick Maxwell Hereford was arraigned at the Maitland Quarter Sessions on Tuesday with an indictment that he did on October 10 at…

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Saturday November 21st Charge of Stealing a Heifer

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 25 November 1914 · page 2

G. W. Yates was charged with stealing a halfer on 12th November, the property of Amy G. Ruggeri. Mr. Carlton appeared for the defence…

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Gloucester Police Court (Before Mr. Potts P.m.) Friday, November 20th. An Unfortunate > Case

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 25 November 1914 · page 2

Percival George Warien was charged with stealing a bicycle the property of H. Olsen, late of Wingham. Mr. D. Cowan of Taree appeared for…

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Police Promotion

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 2 December 1914 · page 4

Constable McGrath, who has been acting-gaoler at Kempsey for some years, and also clerical assistant to the Sub-Inspector of Police during…

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Bowraville Small Debts Court. Wednesday, December 9Th. (Before the Police Magistrate)

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 11 December 1914 · page 4

W. Ryan v. Gordon Parkins.--£20 claimed for work done. Mr. Walker appeared for plaintiff. A verdict for the full amount was given…

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Silence in Court

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 11 December 1914 · page 4

Says the "Macleay Chronicle" P.M. Shropshire, at Gladstone court on Monday, gave three voluble gentlemen the shock of their lives, by…

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Macksville Police Court. Tuesday, December 8th. (Before Mr. J. L. Shropshire, P.M.)

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 18 December 1914 · page 2

James Byrnes v. Elsie Atkinson.--This was a case of unlawful detention of property. Mr. Solomon appeared for complainant, Mr. Hardi[?]an for…

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Cowardly Assault by Aboriginal

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 25 December 1914 · page 5

George Dotti, an aboriginal, began his Christmas a little early this year, and on Saturday night while staggering along High Street, Bowraville,…

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Unrewarded Burglary

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 30 December 1914 · page 4

Late last Wednesday night some burglars entered Mr. Harris' Post Office Hotel at Frederickton by the bar window facing the side garden,…

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Embezzlement Charged

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 30 December 1914 · page 4

At the South Sydney [?] Theodore Montague [?] charged [?] the property of [?]…

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