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Mid North Coast · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1917

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Taree Small Debts Court. AUGUST 14, 1917. (Before F. Potts, Esq., P.m.) Styles v. LADD

The Northern Champion · Saturday 18 August 1917 · page 6

This was a case in which Thomas Styles sued Graham Ladd to recover the sum of £25—money lent. The defendant filed a notice of defence,…

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Police Court

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 22 August 1917 · page 2

At the Taree Police Court on Monday morning, August 20, 1917. before F. Potts, Esq., P.M., John Flannery Carter who described himself as a…

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Coopernook Police Court AUGUST 16, 1917. (Before F. Potts, Ssq., P.m.) the District Forester v. KENNETH McRAE

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 22 August 1917 · page 4

Unlawfully removing hardwood fue from State forest on Mitchell's Island. Fined 4s and 6s costs. Paid. Police v. Michael Hession…

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Wauchope Police Court. Thursday, August 16, 1917. (Before Mr. McDougall, P.m.) Alleged Assaults. All Cases Dismissed with Costs

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 22 August 1917 · page 6

Joseph Churchill, Thomas Churchill, Benjamin Churchill and Eleanor Maud Churchill proceeded by summons against Charles William Coombes…

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Wauchope Police Court. Wauchope, Thursday, Aug. 16. (Before H.H, McDougall, Esq., P.M.)

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 24 August 1917 · page 2

Penjamin Churchill v. Edward Henry, charged with unlawful assault in the vicinity of Long Fat: same v. Charles…

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Wauchope Police Court. Thursday, August 16. (Before H. H. McDougall, Esq., P.M.)

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 25 August 1917 · page 3

THE following evidence constitutes portion of that given for the defence in the police court cases, Churchills v. Coombes, Henry, and White, arising but of the recent Long…

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Storyettes. a Supreme Court Fish Story

The Northern Champion · Saturday 25 August 1917 · page 7

The late Justice Brewer was with a party of New York friends on a fishing trip in the Adirondacks, and around the camp fire one evening the talk naturally ran on big fish…

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Wauchope Police Court. (Continued from last issue.) Thursday, August 16, 1917. (Before Mr. McDougall, P.m.) Alleged Assaults. All Cases Dismissed with Costs

The Northern Champion · Saturday 25 August 1917 · page 6

Joseph Churchill, Thomas Churchill, Benjamin Churchill and Eleanor Maud Churchill proceeded by summons against Charles William Coombes,…

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Local Government. Gaol for Debtors

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 28 August 1917 · page 4

Parramatta Council is now faced With a dilemma which is puzzling manly Councils. It has debtors for sanitary fees who refuse to pay up. If the…

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Police Court. Taree, Tuesday, August 28. (Before Mr. Potts, P.M.)

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 29 August 1917 · page 5

A youthful offender, who gave his age as 17 years, was called upon to answer a charge of stealing a number of articles from the residence…

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Wauchope Police Court. Thursday, August 16, 1917. (Before Mr. McDougall, P.m.) Alleged Assaults. All Cases Dismissed with Costs. (Continued from last issue.)

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 29 August 1917 · page 6

Joseph Churchill, Thomas Churchill, Benjamin Churchill and Eleanor Maud Churchill proceeded by summons against Charles William Coombes,…

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Amongst Hard Case Australians. a Work of the Military Police

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 29 August 1917 · page 6

The work of the military police is not without its humors, says a writer in the "Sun." Recently a private hailing from South Australia…

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Small Debts Court. Taree, Tuesday, August 28. (Before Mr. F. Potts, P.M.)

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 29 August 1917 · page 5

A. S. Alcorn, Taree, versus D. Muldoon, Taree. Plaintiff claimed £1 2s 6d for work done and goods sold and delivered. Mr. L. O. Martin appeared…

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Insult and Assault

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 14 September 1917 · page 2

The postponed cases of Henry Woodlands, against Frank O'Grady for insulting language and assault were before the Police Court…

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A Timber Transaction. Alleged Stealing Growing Timber

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 14 September 1917 · page 2

At the Bowraville Police Court on Wednesday John Ryan proceeded against Edward Nelson, Albert Nelson and John Hennessy for…

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Police Court. Port Macquarie, September 12. (Before H. H. McDougall, Esq.; P.M.)

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 15 September 1917 · page 5

POLICE v. James Alfred Fagan and Stephen Donovan, charged with behaving in riotous manner at Port Macquarie. Mr. W. Howard Russel, who appeared,…

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Licensing Court. Port Macquarie September 12

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 15 September 1917 · page 5

Before H.H. WcDougall, Keq. (Chairman), and W. A. Spence, Esq., J.P., Member. AFTER hearing evidence from the Board of Health, the application to transfer the…

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Nothing Serious. Presented at Court

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 29 September 1917 · page 2

One of the young men attached to the American Embassy at Berlin tells a story to illustrate that modern advertising can cope even with the…

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Licensing Court

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 5 October 1917 · page 3

A special Licensing Court was held at the Court House, Taree, last week, before Mr. F. F. Potts, P.M. (Chairman), and Messrs. H. W. Fleet and…

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Quarterly Licensing Court

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 13 October 1917 · page 4

BEFORE Mr. H. H. McDougal, P.M., and Messrs. F. Hayward and W. A. Spence, J.'sP. (Licensing Bench), at Port Macquarie, on Wednesday last, October 10th…

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