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Mid North Coast · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1918

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Police Court. Port Macquarie, Wednesday, July 10. (Before F. F. Potts, Esq., P.M.)

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 13 July 1918 · page 4

A. J. FOWLER km charged with failing to enrol, and was fined 3s, with 3s costs, in default 24 hoars imprisonment. E. J. Wilson, on a similar charge, was…

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Reduction of Police Magistrates. Parliament House, Sydney, Jane 25th, 1918. The Honorable, The Minister for Justice

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 13 July 1918 · page 4

Dear Sir,—With regard to the proposed scheme for the reduction of country Police Magistrates, I desire on behalf of my electors (Hastings and Macleay) to…

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Quarterly Licensing Court. Port Macquarie, Wednesday, July 10. (Before F. F. Potta, Esq., P.M., and F. Haywrad, Esq., J.P.)

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 13 July 1918 · page 4

A TRANSFER of the license of the Hastings Hotel, Wanchope, was granted from R. J. Milligan to J. Galloway. Mr. Scobie appeared for the applicant…

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Kempsey Police Court. Kempsey, Friday, July 12th. Before Mr. Soane, J.P.

Macleay Argus · Thursday 18 July 1918 · page 3

Harry Nelson (17) was charged with stealing a circingle, 1 body brush, 2 saddle cloths, 1 pair brushing boot, value £115-, the property of Walter…

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Police v. Henry James Seargent

Macleay Argus · Thursday 18 July 1918 · page 3

This was a charge of driving a motorcar on June 8th, in Belgrave-street, Kempsey, contrary to motor traffic regulations. Mr. H. J. Stewart defended…

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TELEGRAMS. I.W.W. and Police. Royal Commission Inquiry. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Thursday 18 July 1918 · page 5

Messrs. Hall and Garland have decided, subject to the approval of Cabinet, to appoint a Royal Commission to inquire into the charges made in…

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Stealing Timber

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 19 July 1918 · page 5

Sergeant Morgan arrested Walter John Hathersly on Thursday night on a charge of stealing a rosewood board, the property of Michael Moran, valued 30s, and four…

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Wingham Police Court. Wednesday, July 17th, 1918. [Before Mr. Potts, P.m.] Indecent Language

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 19 July 1918 · page 4

Harry Abdoo was charged with having used indecent language on 3rd May, in Farquhar St., Wingham. The language, it was alleged, was used while in charge of…

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An Episode of Mudgee Gaol

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 26 July 1918 · page 3

Yes, it is some five and twenty years ago that I was a passenger by the early morning train from Sydney to Mudgee. It was a cold, raw…

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New Magistrate

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 27 July 1918 · page 4

MR. H. D. MORTON, M.L.A., has been notified by the Chief Secretary's Department, in reply to his representations, that Mr. Henry E. Fage, of Cooperabung, has…

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Wingham Court

The Northern Champion · Saturday 27 July 1918 · page 8

Here follow a few extracts from Wingham "Chronicle's" report of a day's court in that town recently:— The defendant in a bullocky case at…

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District Court, Sydney. (In Chambers.) Kate Welsh v. Herbert O'neill

The Northern Champion · Saturday 27 July 1918 · page 5

In this case, which wan heard by Judge Hamilton at last Taree District Court, a verdict was given for the defendant…

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Shooting of Thornley. Grant Before the Court

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 30 July 1918 · page 2

The jewellery robbery in George St., city, on Monday last week, and the sensational shooting of Detective Thornley while attempting to arrest a man…

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Telegrams. Charges Against Police. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Thursday 15 August 1918 · page 5

In the Legislative Assembly Mr. Hall moved the expediency of introducing a Bill to pass through all its stages appointing a Commissioner to inquire into…

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Police Court. Port Macquarie, August 14

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 17 August 1918 · page 5

(Before F. Hayward, Esq., J.P., and G. Lindsay, Esq., J.P.) PATRICK LATHAM, on ball charged with being drunk in Horton-street, Port…

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Murder and Cannibalism

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 17 August 1918 · page 1

News was received in Sydney on Sunday of the murder of two white traders at one of the outlying Islands of the New Britain Group. The…

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Licensing Court. Port Macquarie, August 14

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 17 August 1918 · page 5

(Before F. Hayward, Esq., J.P., (Deputy Licensing Magistrate), and W. A Spence, Eeq., J.P. (Member of the Board). G. A. ROBINSON, licensee of the Star Hotel…

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Breach of Promise Case. Scenes in Court

The Northern Champion · Saturday 17 August 1918 · page 8

At the Taree District School Court on the [?]th inst., before Judge Sheldon, Miss Rene Smith, an employee in Mr. Harry Cook;s lace factory, sued…

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Printing Office Robbed Cook Sentenced to Ten Years. Melbourne

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 21 August 1918 · page 3

Henry Cook, who was convicted of having, with another man unknown, robbed two officials of the Government Printing office of two bags containing…

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Kempsey Police Court

Macleay Argus · Thursday 22 August 1918 · page 3

At Kempsey Police Court on Saturday a first offender was fined 5- for drunkenness…

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