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Mid North Coast · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1916

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Police Court. Port Macquarie, Wednesday, March 15. (Before J. L. Shropshire, Esq., P.M.)

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 18 March 1916 · page 2

POLICE v. J. H. Hibbard. Defendant was charged with furious driving. He pleaded guilty, and was fined £1, and 6s costs of court, in default seven days' imprisonment in Port Macquarie lookup…

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Small Debts Court. Port Macquarie, Wednesday, March 15. (Before J. L. Shropshire, Esq., P.M.

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 18 March 1916 · page 2

J. V. Fox v. G. R. Smith. This was a case in which plaintiff claimed £6 5s for the agistment of stock between August, 1914, and June, 1915. Mr. R. G. Janssen and Mr. A. Scobie in…

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District Court. Port Macquarie, Saturday, March 11. (Before His Honor Judge Hamiltons and a jury of four)

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 18 March 1916 · page 2

JAMES PIPER v. Christopher Woodlands. Plaintiff sued the defendant for detention of goods, viz., fishing boat, nets, oats, leather hag, fcc, and claimed the return of goods or their value (£50…

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Port Macquarie Police Court

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 22 March 1916 · page 2

Mr. R. C. Janssen, of Wingham, appeared in several cases at the above Court last week In one (in conjunction with Mr. Scobie) he was successful,…

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Police Court Before F. F. Potts Esq. P.M

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 25 March 1916 · page 3

Constable Smith v. Harry Schmidt (unnaturalized German)—Having a fire arm in possession suitable for use in war—Fined £5 costs 6s or 1 month…

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Copeland. Before F. F. Potts Esquire, Warden. Warden's Court

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 25 March 1916 · page 3

Mount Feerless Quartz Gold Mining Company Ltd—Suspension of labor, conditions on Gold Leases 253 and 1085—Granted, for three months…

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Supreme Court Action. Before Mr. Justice Pring, and a Jury of four. MARTIN v. Armstrong and Another

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 25 March 1916 · page 7

Mr. J. L. Campbell K.C., and Mr. F. Boyce, instructed by Boyce and Magney appeared for the plain off and Mr. Wandeyer and Mr. Parker instructed…

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Supreme Court. MARTIN v. Armstrong and Another

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 1 April 1916 · page 5

The following is a summary of the evidence given in this case:— L. O. Martin, examined by Mr. J. L. Campbell, K.O., said that he was…

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Stock Stealing

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 5 April 1916 · page 2

The prevalence of sheep and cattle stealing in the Glen Innes portion of New England is becoming a matter of grave concern to honest producers…

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The Fair Rents Court

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 5 April 1916 · page 2

One feature about the Fair Rents Court is making itself unpleasantly obvious. It is that it is costing a great deal of money, while the benefits…

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Quarterly Licensing Court. Bowraville, April 5th, 1916. (Before the Police Magistrate and Messrs P. Lamph and F. Grace J's P.)

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 7 April 1916 · page 4

The report concerning the various licensed premises on the Nambucca made by Licensing Inspector Singleton was of a favorable character and…

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Macksville Court

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 7 April 1916 · page 5

In the Macksville Petty Sessions Court on Tuesday three cases set down for hearing were got rid of without loss of time…

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Murder

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 8 April 1916 · page 5

George Pappageorgi, manager of the Allies Cafe, George-street, Haymarket, was murdered between midnight and six o'clock on Wednesday morning…

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Arrest of Rua. Fight with the Police. Maoris Killed Auckland

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 8 April 1916 · page 2

THE Maori brophet Rus was arrested at Mangapohatn yesterday afternoon. His followers treacherously fired on the police force, which had been sent to arrest him, and a fight ensued, lasting half…

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Publican and Police

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 14 April 1916 · page 8

At Forbes the other day, Henry Croft, licensee of the Albion Hotel, was fined £2, and 6s costs, on a charge of supplying liquor to…

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Police Court. Port Macquarie, Wednesday, April 12. (Before J. L. Shropshire, Esq., P.M.)

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 15 April 1916 · page 2

Stephen Donovan, jun., Sylvester James Dominic Latham, Arthur Ernest Perry, and James Alfred Fagan were charged with behaving in a riotous manner in Horlon-street, Port Macquarie…

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Industrial Court. Wednesday, April 12th. (Before Mr. F. F. Potts, P.M.)

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 19 April 1916 · page 1

Inspector Gregory prosecuted in a number of cases under the Industrial Act. J. B. Richardson was charged with…

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Small Debts Court. Wednesday, April 12. (Before Mr. F. F. Potts, P.M., and (Mr. Rinkin, J.P.) P. McGarrigal v. M. Bell

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 19 April 1916 · page 1

Mr. Hooke for plaintiff, Mr. Cowan for defendant. This was a claim for £8 in connection with a certain timber transaction…

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Relatives in Court

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 21 April 1916 · page 3

James Cassidy, an aged man, proceeded against his grand-son James Cassidy at the Macksville Court on Tuesday for assault…

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Manning Shire Appeal Court

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 29 April 1916 · page 8

A Friendly Court of Appeal in connection with land valuations for rating purpose in the Manning Shire was held at the Court House, Taree, before…

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