Kempsey Police Court
At Kempsey Police Court last Monday, before Mr. J. L. Shropshire, P.M., William Hickson was convicted on a charge of supplying an aboriginal with…
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Courts & crime, 1915
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Alleged Assault and Robbery
At Kempsey Police Court last Monday, before Mr. J. L. Shropshire, P.M., Arthur Vaughan, a young man, was presented on a charge of assaulting and…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Nabiac Police Court. Before Messrs. F. F. Pouts, P.M. and Donald Cameron and E. E. Gorton, J's.P. Charge of Indecent Assault
Mr. D. Cowan appeared for the defence. On the close of the prosecution Mr. Cowan contended that the evidence…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Wingham Police Court. a Morning Among the Timber Men. Wednesday, 16th JUNE. (Before Mr. F. F. Pouts, P.m.) False Pretences
The case of Lewis v. Grace, a false pretences matter, was allowed to stand over…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Women Police
The Chief Secretary stated on Friday that he had agreed to the appointment of two women police and had drawn up a programme of duties…
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At Wauchope Police Court, on Thursday of last week, before Mr. J. L. Shropshire, P.M., Alfred James Walker was charged with having, on June 8th at…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Det Wet Found Guilty. Sentenced to Six Years' Gaol and Heavily Fined
Ex-General De Wet has been found guilty of treason and sentenced to six years' imprisonment and fined £2,000…
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Two Belgians, a man and his wife, and a native of Dunkirk, have been sentenced to death on espionage charges. The three accused confessed…
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"My attention has tan drawn to the fact," said Mr. Hali State Attorney-General "that at Hay there are four officers whose sole duty is to…
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We learn from Mr. John B. Trivett, the Government Statistician, that during July the police officers throughout the State will be engaged in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →District Court. Taree, June 29. Before His Honor, Judge Docker. A F. Wilkes v. C. W. Chapman
Mr. Robert Cowan instructed by Mr. D. Cowan, appeared for the plaintiff Mr. Browning, instructed by Mr. L. O. Martin, for the defendant…
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Henry James Klump and Alfred Joseph Walker, for whom Mr. J. Gilfillan appeared, were charged with assaulting and robbing Austin Carey…
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At the Bowraville Police Court on Wednesday, before Mr. J. L. Shropshire, P.M., and Mr. P. Lamph, J.P., John Meston was charged with…
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Alfred James Walker was charged with having, on June 8, at Telegraph Point, assaulted Andrew George Merrilees, thereby occasioning to him actual…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Quarterly Licensing Court
The Quarterly Licensing Court was held at Bowraville on Wednesday, before Mr. Shropshire, P.M., and Messrs. P. Lamph and F. Grace J's.P…
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Mr. H. D. Morton, M.L.A., has received the following letter from the Inspector-General of Police (Mr. Jas. Mitchell) in reply to the request made…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →District Court. McPHILLIPS v. DWYER
In this case, Michael McPhillips, of Comara, claimed from E. W. Dwyer, butcher, of Kempsey, the sum of £82, being balance on the sale of certain…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Kempsey Quarter Sessions. Monday, July 5. Before His Honor, Judge Docker. Crown Prosecutor, Mr. Browning; Deputy-Sheriff, Mr. F. Appleyard. Clerk of the Peace, Mr. E. Soane. Solicitors present: Messrs. Gilfillan, Sheridan, Hardiman, and Stewart. Alleged Assault
Arthur Vaughan, a young man, was charged with having assaulted one John Foley, an elderly labourer, on June 9, with intent to rob him. Accused…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →After Eight Years. Missing Bullook Claimed. Police Court Proceedings
The question of the ownership of a bullock came before Mr. C. H. Gale, P.M., at the West Maitland Police Court…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Police Court. Port Macquarie, July 14. Before J.L. Shropshire, Esq., P.M.
PATRICK GEORGE LATHAM, charged with being drunk, pleaded guilty, stating that he was a great sufferer from insomnia, and not being able to get relief from any medicine had taken alcohol to cure…
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