Taree Police Court. Tuesday, July 11Th. (Before F. F. Potts, Esq., P.M.)
Murdoch Parker pleaded not guilty to a charge of allowing liquor to be Bold to an aboriginal. Mr. D. Cowan appeared for the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mid North Coast · Courts & crime
Courts & crime, 1916
186 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 5 of 10
Old-time Tragedy Recalled. Record Theft of Stock
I have received from Mr. J. Menally, of Brandon Grove, two [?] photographs which recall one of the tragedies, which, alas, were of somewhat…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police Pay. All Round Increase
Mr. Black, Chief Secretary, stated last week that, on the recommendation of the Inspector-General of Police, he had approved of an increase of 1/ per…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Work of Prize Court
In the months in which the Prize Court has been sitting in Britain under the presidency of Sir Samuel Evans, 84 captured enemy Vessels have…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Mutual Murder Bond
Berlin papers report that Count von Schlieffen, a captain in the White Cuir assiers, and his intended bode, Claire H[?]cker, a prima donna, shot at one…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Taree Police Court. July 24Th, 1916. (Before Mr. F. F. Potts, P.M.) Stealing
Edwin Clarence Holden was charged with stealing on Saturday night last three ties and one belt of the value of 5/2, the property of Joseph Edward…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Anzacs Capture Pozieres by Assault London, Sunday Night
The Anzacs have captured Pozieres. The enemy put up a most desperate resistance, but was unable to stem the onslaught of our troops…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Stealing from a Motor Car. "I Was Drunk."
At the Macksville Police Court last week, Robert Adams was charged with stealing a pair of boots and travelling rug, the property of James…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Taree Police Court. Tuesday, July 25Th
Before Mr. F. F. Potts, P.M., and Mr. F. B. Bigger, J.P. A. E. John v. Wm. Langley & Sons., Ltd…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →About Kleptomania. Men and Women Who Steal for Stealing's Sake
According to a dictionary definition, kleptomania is derived from two Greek words, one meaning to steal and the other madness, and the word, as a whole, means a morbid…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Industrial Court. Taree, Tuesday, July 25Th
Before Mr. F. F. Potts, Industrial Magistrate. Alfred E. John v, Wm. Langley & Sons, Ltd…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Danish Court. Fifty Years Ago
An interesting book (says the "Daily News") has just appeared in Copenhagen, being the memoirs of the late General Holton, who lived at the Courts of three…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Young Soldiers Court-martialled Questions in House of Commons
Lengthy references have been made in the British Labor press Particularly the Women's Dreadnought (edited by Sylvia Pankhurst) of April 22,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Taree Police Court. Monday, August 14Th. (Before Mr. F. F. Potts, P.M.) Police V. T. Middlebrook
Thomas Middlebrook, of Cundle Plains, was charged with having 13 coils of wire in his possession, reasonably supposed to have been stolen…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Bowraville Assault Case
The Police Magistrate (Mr. H. H. McDougall) and Mr. P. Lamph, J.P., had before them at the last Bowraville Court an assault case--Walter Evans…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sanitary Rate Arrears. Batch of Defaulters at Court
The Nambucca Shire Council fired its first shot into the big ranks of sanitary rate defaulters in the urban areas at Bowraville and Macksville…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Horse Stealing
Wholesale stealing of thorough-breds is rampant in some parts of Queensland, and the "gang" operating is careful to take only…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Taree Police Court. Tuesday, August 8Th. (Before Mr. F. F. Potts.) Police v. Thomas Middlebrook
Thomas Middlebrook was charged with having in his possession thirteen coils of fencing wire, reasonably suspected of being stolen…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Taree Police Court Tuesday, August 8Th. (Continued from another page.)
Albert James Wallis, sworn, deposed that he was a selector of a Homestead Farm and resided at the Dawson. Was a neighbour of the defendant and lived…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wauchope Police Court. Thursday, August 17. (Before H. H. McDougall, Esq.. P.M.)
GEORGE WILKINSON was charged with being found drunk. Fined 5s, or 24 hours' imprisonment, He was also charged with behaving in an indecent manner, and was fined £1, or 7 days' hard labor…
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