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Mid North Coast · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1916

186 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 6 of 10

Police Court. Port Macquarie, August 16. (Before H. H. HoDougall, Esq.. P.M.)

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 19 August 1916 · page 2

W. A. GARDINER, A. S. Lloyd, and A. McLaughlin were charged at the instance of the District Federal .Electoral Officer with failing to enrol, and were each fined 2s, with 3s costa, in default 24 hours…

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Typhoid Germ Murder

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 23 August 1916 · page 3

Arthur Warren Waite, a New York doctor, who was condemned to death for murdering both his wife's parents by means of typhoid…

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Taree Police Court. Tuesday, August 22Nd, 1916. (Before F. F. Potts, Esq., and F. B. Bigger, Esq., J.P.) Mavis Hassett v. Elizabeth McMahon and Kate Paton. Alleged Assault

The Northern Champion · Saturday 26 August 1916 · page 6

Mavis Hassett, complainant, proceeded against Elizabeth McMahon and Kate Paton, defendants, for alleged assault at Taree on August 14th…

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Police Examination

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 1 September 1916 · page 3

First-class Sergeant Mankey, the Police Instructor from Sydney Depot, was in Kempsey last week, supervising the examination for…

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Germans. at Large in Australia. Magistrate's Protest

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 2 September 1916 · page 3

A CASE in which a British subject was proceeded against for having used indecent language in the bar of the Empire Hotel was heard in the Temora police court, before…

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Tame Police Court (Before Mr. F. F. Potts, P.m.) Friday, September 1

The Northern Champion · Saturday 2 September 1916 · page 4

J. Hogan, charged with using indecent language and residting the police, on Thursday, was fined £2 and £5…

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A Flying Hat. Followed by Assault

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 8 September 1916 · page 4

On the night of 26th August during a dance in Bowraville Hall a hat was thrown at Reginald Gregory Joseph Croke which he resented…

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Police Court. (Before Mr. F. Potts, P.m.) Taree, Monday, Sept. 4

The Northern Champion · Saturday 9 September 1916 · page 2

Robert Hall, charged with vagrancy,' was sent to gaol for three months…

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The Worthington Case. Selling a Soldier's Wife's Furniture. Fines and Costs, £9/9; or a Month in Taree Gaol

The Northern Champion · Saturday 9 September 1916 · page 6

Mr. T. Godfrey, Newcastle, was recently instructed to attend the Police Court proceedings in which a man named Soars, of Gloucester was to be…

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Taree Police Court Saturday, September 9. (Before F. P. Potts, Esq., P.M.)

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 13 September 1916 · page 2

John Redman, charged with being drunk, was fined 5/, or 24 hours…

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Gloucester Police Court Gloucester Friday September 15th (Before Captain Campbell P.M.) Language and Assault

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 16 September 1916 · page 2

Robert Jefferies was charged with using indecent language at the Railway Station, and also with assaulting First Class Constable…

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Police Court. Taree, Tuesday, Sept. 12. (Beforo Mr. F. F. Potts, P.M.)

The Northern Champion · Saturday 16 September 1916 · page 4

Leslie John Catt, charged with not closing his hairdressing saloon on Wednesday, at 1 p.m., pleaded guilty, and was lined 10/, with 6/ costs…

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Police Court. Taree, Tuesday, Sept. 19. (Before Mr. F. F. Potts, P.M.)

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 20 September 1916 · page 5

Wm. Herbert, Muldoon proceeded against. Mr. M. C. McArthur, for neglecting, to deliver up possesion of a house in Victoria Street. The Magistrate held…

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Coopernook Police Court. SEPTEMBER 14, 1916. (Before Mr. F. F. Potts, P.M., .and Messrs. J. R. Clarke and J. Latham, Js.P.)

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 20 September 1916 · page 2

Harry V. Tupman was proceeded against on two charges, first for hawking without a license, and secondly for selling Tobacco without a license…

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Gloucester Police Court Friday, September 22nd (Before Mr. Polts P.M.) Trespass

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 27 September 1916 · page 2

Two youths, who pleaded guilty to the charge, were fined 1s and 27s costs, for trespassing on the property of B. J. Brown…

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Nabiac Police Court. SEPTEMBER 28, 1916. (Before F. Potts, Esq., P.M.)

The Northern Champion · Saturday 30 September 1916 · page 4

Gilbert Holmes was fined £2/10 and costs for travelling a mob of cattle with an incomplete travelling statement…

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Banco Court. (Before the Chief Justice and a jury of four). Conroy v Measures

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 30 September 1916 · page 5

In this case, particulars of which have already been stated, [?]ames MacBowell Conroy sought to recover from Frank Joseph Lappan Measures the…

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Licensing Court. Taree, September 27. (Before Messrs. F. P. Potts, P.M., and Hector Gollan and H.W.Flett, Js.P.) Publicans' Renewals

The Northern Champion · Saturday 30 September 1916 · page 5

Victor James McCartney, Victoria Hotel, Croki—granted. Assessed at £80. John Gilbert, Commercial Hotel,…

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Charged With Treason. MORE I.W.W.'s

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 4 October 1916 · page 3

Four more members of the I.W.W., Don. McPherson. William Teen, William Beatty, and Morris Joseph Fagan, were arrested in Sydney on Saturday…

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Drunk in Court

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 6 October 1916 · page 4

Richard Vaughan was proceeded against by Constable Holland at Macksville Court on Wednesday, charged with being drunk and…

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