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Mid North Coast · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1919

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District Court. Wednesday, 12Th March. (Before His Honor, Judge Cohen) WITCHARD v. BROWN. Balance of Evidence

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 18 March 1919 · page 4

The following is defendant's evidence in full, as well as other evidence for the defence taken in the above case, and which was crowded…

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Quarter Sessions and District Court

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 19 March 1919 · page 3

The Quarter Sessions opened A Tarre on Tuesday last week before his Honor Judge Cohen. When his Honor took his seat Mr…

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District Court. (Before his Honor Judge Cohen.) Thursday. O'grady v. CHAPMAN

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 19 March 1919 · page 3

This was a claim for £11 10s 2d, aomunt of premium on an assurance policy, which plaintiff claimed he had paid on behalf of defendant…

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Police Court

Macleay Argus · Thursday 20 March 1919 · page 4

On Tuesday, before Mr. M. E. Soane, J.P., an aboriginal named Mark Smith was fined £1 or seven days for drunkenness on the Armidale road at Greenhill…

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Alleged Theft at Greenhill

Macleay Argus · Thursday 20 March 1919 · page 4

On Monday night it was reported to the Police that there had been thefts from Messrs. McPhillips Bros.' bulk store at Greenhill whaff. Sergeant…

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District Court

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 21 March 1919 · page 7

At the District Court last week, the following cases, in addition to those reported in our last issue were dealt with…

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District Court. (Before His Honor Judge Cohen.)

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 21 March 1919 · page 4

At the sitting of the District Court at Taree last week the following cases, in addition to those already reported, were dealt with:…

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District Court Taxation Appeals Carter ats WILSON

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 26 March 1919 · page 3

This was an appeal from the decision of the Acting Registrar (Mr. Coghlan), on the taxation of the defendant's costs…

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Kempsey Police Court. Tuesday, March 18th, before Mr. Soane, J.P.

Macleay Argus · Thursday 27 March 1919 · page 9

Patrick Hickey was fined 5- or 24 hours for drunkenness and £3 or one month for using indecent language in the yard of the Court House Hotel…

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Influenza Epidemic Case in Grafton Gaol. Prisoner From Long Bay

Macleay Argus · Thursday 27 March 1919 · page 5

By the Yulgilbar which left Sydney on Saturday night last was sent a prisoner from the Long Bay Penitentiary for Grafton gaol. The influenza…

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Macksville Court. Before Major Crane, P.M.

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 28 March 1919 · page 5

At the Macksville Court held on Wednesday last, Christina Smith, of Taylor's Arm, proceeded against her husband Alfred Smith, "that he had…

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Taree Police Court. Tuesday, March 26. POLICE v. Charles Sheather

The Northern Champion · Saturday 29 March 1919 · page 6

Defendant was charged that he did, on 29th day of December, take oysters from Harrington training wall, that wall being on Crown…

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Sentenced to Death. SYDNEY

The Northern Champion · Saturday 29 March 1919 · page 5

Pereival Budd was sentenced to death in South Australia for the brutal murder of Harold Jaques…

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Brisbane Bolshevik Parade. Collision with Police. Brisbane

The Northern Champion · Saturday 29 March 1919 · page 8

Brisbane Bolsheviks to-day attacked the police with slicks and stones, and curried the red flag through the main streets to the Domain, where they…

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Wingham Police Court. Friday, March 28, 1919. (Before Mr. Fletcher, P.m.) Alleged Detention of Property

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 1 April 1919 · page 2

David Stanley Cameron v. William Frederick Mears. charged with that on the 12th February, 1919, he did detain and still does detain sundry…

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Small Debts Court. Wingham, Friday, March 28 (Before Mr. H. W. Fletcher, P.m.) the Bulga Bull Cass. Greber v. Jenkins

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 1 April 1919 · page 3

Mr. Solomon for plaintiff, and Mr. L. O. Martin (of Martin and Thomson) for defendant. This case was resumed from last…

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Charge of Murder Against Girl-mother

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 2 April 1919 · page 3

At the inquest held in Kempsey on Saturday concerning the death of a newly-born female infant, found in the Macleay River, Kempsey. on…

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Alleged Infanticide. Inquest at Kempsey. Coroner's Verdict "Wilful Murder."

Macleay Argus · Thursday 3 April 1919 · page 5

An inquest was held at the Court House, Kempsey, on Friday afternoon, by Mr. F. Appleyard, Deputy-Coroner, into the death of the newly-born infant…

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Police Raid

The Northern Champion · Saturday 5 April 1919 · page 4

Police raided the premises of the Social Democratic League at Wentworth Avenue, and the premises of the Independent…

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Police Promotions

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 9 April 1919 · page 2

The Inspector-General of Police (Mr. Mitchell) announced a number of promotions in the New South Wales police force on Thursday. They…

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