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Mid North Coast · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1915

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Macksville Police Court

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 7 May 1915 · page 6

Business at the Police Court, Macksville, was slack on Tuesday. The P.M, Mr, J, L. Shropshire, had only one case before him at the…

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Police Appeal Board

Macleay Argus · Friday 7 May 1915 · page 9

The Chief Secretary (Mr. G. Black) intends to introduce a Bill granting an Appeal Board for the Police…

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Bowraville Police Court. Wednesday, March 5. (Before Mr. J. L. Shropshire, P.M. and Mr. Phillip Lamph, J.p.) Peter Owens V. Julia Fleming

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 7 May 1915 · page 4

In this case Peter Owens proceeded against Julia Flemming for maliciously breaking down his fence on his property at South Arm,…

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Maitland District Court

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 8 May 1915 · page 6

Five cases were listed for the Maitland District Court, which was opened at the Court-house, East Maitland, on Tuesday morning, before His Honor…

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Lusitania Sunk. Murder of Non-combatants German Submarine's Act Many Americans Drowned

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 12 May 1915 · page 2

London Sunday.—The Cunard liner Lusitania, from New York, was torpedoed on Friday afternoon, off Kinsale Head, Ireland, and sank within half…

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Colossal Murder. Lusitania Sunk. German Submarine's Act. Over 1500 Perish. Many Americans Drowned. Fighting in the Dardanelles

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 12 May 1915 · page 2

The Cunard liner Lusuania, from New York, was torpedoed on Friday afternoon off Kinsale Head, Ireland, and sank within half an hour. No…

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Alleged Assault

Macleay Argus · Friday 14 May 1915 · page 10

At the Kempsey Police Court yesterday morning, before Mr. M. E. Soane, J.P., William Russell was charged with assaulting Lizzie Donohue…

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Special Court Martial

Macleay Argus · Friday 14 May 1915 · page 11

A special court-martial, constituted by the Commonwealth military authorities, to try several officers and men who went with the Australian naval and…

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Police Protect Germans in the City

Macleay Argus · Friday 14 May 1915 · page 11

In consequence of the Lusitania outrage and fear that reprisals would be made against German residents in Sydney the police department formed a…

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Court Martial

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 15 May 1915 · page 2

A court martial to investigate charges arising out of the doings of some members of the Expeditionary Force at German New Guinea began its…

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Police Court. Port Macquarie, May 12,1915. Before J.L. Shropshire, Esq., P.M.

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 15 May 1915 · page 2

J. Wilkinson, who pleased guilty to removing a log off Crown land, and branding P.P., was fined £3 and 6s costs of Court or one month in Kempsey gaol…

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Licensing Court. Port Macquarie, Wednesday, May 12

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 15 May 1915 · page 2

Before J. L. Shropshire, Esq., L.M., and F. Hayward, Esq., J.P. James Gleeson, licensee of the Star Hotel, Wauchope applied to have his license transferred to G…

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Trial Bay Gaol

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 19 May 1915 · page 4

Major Sands, commandant of German prisoners and alien enemy internment camps, accompanied by an officer of engineers visited Trial Bay on the…

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Wingham Small Debts Court. Wednesday, 19th May, 1915. Before Mr. Potts, P.M., and W. Chapman, J.P., Terry v. Johnston

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 22 May 1915 · page 6

J. W. H Terry sued Samuel Johnston junr., to recover the sum of £2 10s for drawing 50 sleepers at 1s each. A defence of never indebted was…

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Wilful Murder

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 26 May 1915 · page 2

That jury that inquired into the silking of the Lusitania brought in a verdict of wilful murder against the Kaiser. This means that a warrant…

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A Starter in Court

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 26 May 1915 · page 6

Very curious, and at first sight, very unlikely things may bring a man within the meshes of the law courts. Last week the starter of the whalers'…

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Police Changes

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 4 June 1915 · page 4

Owing to Sergeant Cunningham's absence on leave from Bowraville changes in arrangements of police control have been rendered necessary…

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Gladstone Court

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 9 June 1915 · page 4

At Gladstone Court on Monday morning last the following cases were dealt with by Mr. J. L. Shropshire, P.M…

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Publican Charged with Insulting Language. Information Dismissed

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 11 June 1915 · page 6

At the Macksville Court on Tuesday, before Mr. J. L. Shropshire, P. M., Thomas Grant, of Nambucca Hds was charged with using insulting…

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Claim for Court Costs

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 11 June 1915 · page 4

Dr. George Blumer v. W. Pettigrew:-- This was a claim in the Macdsville Court for professional expenses. The amount of…

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