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Mid North Coast · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1919

280 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 9 of 14

Police Haul at Murwillumbah

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 19 July 1919 · page 4

The "Richraond River Herald" reports that the Murwillumbah police had a big field day at the local police court recently before Mr. Piesley, P.M. The following…

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Great Police Haul. Stiff Fines at Murwillumbah

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 25 July 1919 · page 2

Constables Sweeney (Lismore) and Ferguson (Kyogle) recently had a profitable trip to the Tweed, with the result that quite a number of people…

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Taree Police Court. Monday, July 28. (Before Mr. W. C. Gelkie, J.P.)

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 30 July 1919 · page 3

Charles Louis Denis, aged 37, was charged that on 27th day of July he was deemed insane, and not under proper care and control…

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Sequel to Peace Celebrations. Fines for Letting Off Fireworks. Cases at Kempsey Police Court

Macleay Argus · Thursday 31 July 1919 · page 6

At Kempsey Petty Sessions on Monday, before Mr. H. F. W. Fletcher, P.M., a number of charges of letting off fireworks on the night of the Peace…

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Kempsey Police Court. Monday, July 28th, before Mr. H. F. W. Fletcher, P.M. Beter v. Beter. Beter v. Rowe

Macleay Argus · Thursday 31 July 1919 · page 9

Mr. W. H. Sheridan appeared for the defendant and applied for an adjournment. as Mrs. Beter was ill with influenza at Nambucca Heads…

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Shall Debts Court. Kempsey, July 28th, before Mr. Fletcher, P.M.

Macleay Argus · Thursday 31 July 1919 · page 9

John Croad v. William Richardson. This was a claim for £5. Mr. W. H. Sheridan was for plaintiff and defendant did not appear…

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Mr. Considine Sentenced

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 2 August 1919 · page 4

MR. MiCHAEL PATRICK CONSIDINE, M.P. for the Barrier, appeared before Mr. Kelly, P.M., at the Melbourne City Court on Friday last on a charge of having used…

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Birds in Murder Mysteries How They Have Aided Justice

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 2 August 1919 · page 7

Few readers, probably, of Mr. Eden Phillpotts's "Sam of Sorrow Corner" know that the main incident on which the plot of the story Is based…

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Stroud Police Buildings

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 9 August 1919 · page 2

Hon. w. Bennett M.L.A.. has received the following communication from ;the Chief Secretary's Office: In reply to your letter of the 19th July…

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Police Strike London. August 1

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 9 August 1919 · page 2

A considerable accession to the number of police strikers is expected this afternoon. Every man is on duty and there are exciting scenes in the…

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Licensing Court

Macleay Argus · Thursday 14 August 1919 · page 7

On Monday last, before Mr. Fletcher, Licensing Magistrate, a booth license for Bellbrook Races, on Friday, August 22nd, was granted to Alfred John…

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Kempsey Police Court. Monday, August 11th. Before Mr. H. F. W. Fletcher. P.M. Alleged Forgery

Macleay Argus · Thursday 14 August 1919 · page 7

Mary Ellen Chapman, appeared to answer a charge of forging two orders on John Alfred Farriwell, of Piper's Creek, on the 26th June and 20th July…

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Republican Proposals. Extremists' Plans. What Police Raid Revealed. London

Macleay Argus · Thursday 14 August 1919 · page 5

Police raids revealed an extremists' plan which included a republic for Glasgow and Bolshevists' regimes for the Clyde, Yorkshire and Midlands,…

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A Manningite Honored. Congratulations Received by Inspector Dimond. From Court Officials

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 15 August 1919 · page 7

We take the following from the "Barrier Miner," of July 21. It refers to Inspector, Dimond, brother of Messrs. C. M. and Frank Dimond, and…

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Police Court

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 16 August 1919 · page 2

At the Copeland Police Court on Wednesday last before Mr. Fletcher, P.M., George Lewis, who described himself as a laborer of Upper…

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Police Court. (Before Mr. Fletcher, P.M.)

The Northern Champion · Saturday 16 August 1919 · page 8

At Taree Court on Tuesday a youth named Howard Matthew Griffiths was charged with breaking and entering a dwelling house in Taree…

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Bellbrook Court

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 20 August 1919 · page 5

MONDAY last, when the cases of C A. Hill v Elward Dwyer, for leaving the stock route with cattle when travelling same between George's…

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Mean Theft

Macleay Argus · Thursday 21 August 1919 · page 4

On Sunday of last week, during the absence in Kempsey of Mr. Mayhew, some person or persons forced off a couple of slabs from the back of his…

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Stock Cases at Bellbrook. Settled Out of Court

Macleay Argus · Thursday 21 August 1919 · page 8

A field day was expected at Bellbrook Police Court on Monday last, but did not eventuate as the cases around which considerable argument was…

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Sale of Old Gaol Material

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 23 August 1919 · page 4

CONSIDERABLE dissatisfaction appears to be felt locally at the conditions attached to the tenders invited for purchase of the old gaol and showground buildings at Port…

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