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Mid North Coast · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1918

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Police Magistrate on Leave

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 16 February 1918 · page 4

MR. POTTS, Police Magistrate, of Taree, is about to take three months' leave of absence. Mr. McDougai, P.M., of Kempsey, has undertaken to combine the work…

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Police Court. Port Macquarie, Wednesday, Feb. 13

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 16 February 1918 · page 5

Before H. h. McDougal, Esq., P.M. POLICE v. A. G. Love. Defendant was charged, uuder the Inflammable Liquids Act, with keeping more than the quantity…

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Licensing Court. Port Macquarie, Wednesday, Feb. 13

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 16 February 1918 · page 5

Before H. H. McDougal, Esq., L.M., and F. Haywand and W. A. Spence, Esqs., J.'sP. THE Licensing Inspector reported that the licensce of the Commercial Hotel, Port…

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Bolo Pasha. Sentenced to Death. Paris, February 14

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 20 February 1918 · page 1

The trial of Bolo Pasha closed after Monsignor Bolo had made a stern struggle on behalf of the innocence of his brother (the…

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Police Court. Taree, Tuesday, February 12. (Before Mr. F. F. Potts, P.m.) Alleged Theft by Finding

The Northern Champion · Saturday 23 February 1918 · page 3

Patrick Hughie Carney was charged with stealing at Cx[?]ey Island an overcoat, the property of Alfred Richardso[?]…

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Nabiac Police Court. Before Messrs McDougall, P.M, and D. Cameron and J. Gleeson J's.P. TUESDAY, 26th FEBRUARY, 1918. POLICE v J. W. BRECKENRIDGE

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 1 March 1918 · page 4

This was an information under the Inflammable Liquids Act for keeping a quantity of benzine in excess of statutory amount allowed in unregistered…

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Upper Clarance Murder. a Tale of Fifty Years Ago

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 1 March 1918 · page 3

In the year 1868, towards the end of June, a traveller called at E[?] Station. At this time this station was owned by Mr. William Robertson. The…

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Gloucester Case in Banco Court Wilson v. CARTER (Before Sir William Cullen, C.J., Mr. Justice Sly, and Mr. Justice Ferguson)

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 2 March 1918 · page 3

Mr. G. E. Flannery, instructed by Messrs Logon and Carter, of West Maitland (Sydney agents, Messrs. Sly and Russell), moved for a new trial…

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Maitland District Court. a Deal in Hay

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 12 March 1918 · page 2

AT the above Court on Thursday last, before His Honor Judge Fitzhardinge, John Hogan, trading as J. Hogan & Co., sued Jesse Thomas Bird, of…

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Alleged Stealing

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 15 March 1918 · page 4

John Waller Handel, on bail, was charged with stealing a letter and cheque, the property of the Postmaster-General…

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District Court

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 15 March 1918 · page 7

The District Court opened on Wednesday morning, before His Honor, Judge Docker. TILSON v. SHOESMITH…

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Quarter Sessions. Taree, Tuesday, March 12. (Before His Honor, Judge Docker.) Alleged Cattle Stealing

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 15 March 1918 · page 4

Hubert Allan, on bail, appeared on a charge of alleged stealing, on January 6, one steer, the property of Herbert O'Neill, Wingham; and on a…

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Alleged Cattle-stealing

The Northern Champion · Saturday 16 March 1918 · page 3

Hubert Allan, on bail, appeared on an alleged charge of stealing, on January 6, one steer, the property of Herbert O'Neill, wingham; and on a…

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Theft of a £100 Note

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 16 March 1918 · page 4

In order to pay for a business which be bad purchased a young man drew a £100 note from the Adelaide Savings Bank on Saturday, and left it for safe keeping with his…

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District Court

The Northern Champion · Saturday 16 March 1918 · page 4

The District Court opened on Wednesday morning, before his Honor Judge Docker…

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Quarter Sessions. Taree, Tuesday, March 12. (Before his Honor Judge Docker.) Alleged Stealing

The Northern Champion · Saturday 16 March 1918 · page 3

John Walter Handel, on bail, was charged with stealing a letter and cheque, the property of the Post master-General…

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Alleged Stealing

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 19 March 1918 · page 4

John Walter Handel, on bail, was charged with stealing a letter and cheque, the property of the Postmaster-General…

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Quarter Sessions. Taree, Tuesday. March 12. (Before His Honer, Judge Decker.) Alleged Cattle Stealing

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 19 March 1918 · page 4

Hubert Allan, on bail a[?]erd on a charge of alleged stealing, on January 6, one steer, the property [?] Herbert O'Neill. Wingham: and on a…

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Libel Case Settled Business Firms in Court

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 20 March 1918 · page 3

A claim for £1,000 in respect of an alleged libel was listed on Monday in the No. 2 Jury Court, before Mr. Justice Ferguson. The…

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District Court. (Before his Honor Judge Docker.) THOMSON V. McDONELL

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 20 March 1918 · page 2

This was an action in which Robert Thomson sued Donald McDenell for £200, balance of purchase money for his 700 acres C.P. and C.L. at…

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