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Mid North Coast · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1922

318 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 2 of 16

Taree Police Court POLICE v James Crittenden. (Before Mr. Fi[?] P.M.)

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 25 January 1922 · page 2

At the Police Court, Taree on Friday, 20th instant, James Crittenden, licensee of [?]otheringham's Hotel, was charged with that on Saturday…

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Small Debts Court. SCHM[?] v COWAN. (Before [?] Fincha[?] Friday, January [?] 1922

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 25 January 1922 · page 3

Action for recovery of 212 paid by plaintiff to defendant for a more which plaintiff alleged defendant guaranteed not to be in coal and not…

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Dram Chicago. (Published by Arrangement.) Gael as Liquor Store. Police As Sly Grog Traders

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 27 January 1922 · page 8

The London "Daily Mail'' in reviewing the recent exposures of the "dry" conditions in Chicago says:-- "The comic opera situation created…

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Court News. Before Messrs. R. E. Crombie and W. H. Dalton, J'8.P

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 27 January 1922 · page 4

On January 23rd, Frederick Edward Andrews, 27, for fraudulently retaining property (a camera) in order to procure a reward for its…

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Alleged Stealing. Defendant Discharged

Macleay Argus · Friday 3 February 1922 · page 2

At the Kempsey Police Court on Monday morning, before Dr. St. Vincent Welch and Mr.. P. J. O'Neill, information was brought against Chris…

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Police Farce. (Published by Arrangement.) Beating the Dry Laws

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 3 February 1922 · page 8

The correspondent of the London "Daily Mail'' has cabled the following message to his paper from New York:--…

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Police Court News

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 7 February 1922 · page 2

There was a fairly long list of cases before Mr. Fletcher, P.M., at the Kempsey Police Court yesterday (Monday). LOST HIS TICKET…

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Fair Rents Court. First Case at Kempsey

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 7 February 1922 · page 3

A Fair Rents ease, the first of its kind in the Kempsey Police Court, came up for hearing when Mrs. Amy L. Underwood make application for the…

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Suspension of Awards. Arbitration Court Matter. an Important Principle. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 7 February 1922 · page 3

An Adelaide message says the Registrar of the Commonwealth Arbitration Court, in a letter to the Moonta Smelting Association, lays down an…

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Alleged Assault. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Friday 10 February 1922 · page 5

At a late hour last night the North Sydney police arrested Bernard Sharp, and charged him with assaulting a child, one year of age. It is alleged…

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Chuckles in Court

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 11 February 1922 · page 7

Applicant: "But the public courts are the places where justice is done." Lord Justice Banks : "You must…

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To Put the Bible in the Schools by Court Order

The Northern Champion · Saturday 11 February 1922 · page 7

The right to read the Bible in the public schools is to be tested in the United States Supreme Court by the Presbyterian Synod of Washington…

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Taree Police Court. CARMODY v LADD

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 15 February 1922 · page 3

At the Taree Police Court on Friday last, lOth instant, before Mr. H E: W. Fletcher, P.M. W. E. Carmerly claimed £10 from G. Ladd for…

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Taree Police Court. Continued from Page 2

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 15 February 1922 · page 4

saw the dog which was at Angus Schmitzer's place on last Wednesday. Graham Ladd was there when I saw the dog. I saw a dog at…

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Murderous Raid. Indian Police Staff Wiped Out. Mob Cut Communications. Situation Causes Anxiety

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 15 February 1922 · page 4

A message from Allahabad suits that a mob of 2000 volunteers and villagers attacked the police station at Chaurichaurs on February 4 and killed the entire staff,…

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Police Court (Before Mr. Fletcher. P.m.) Monday, 13th FEBRUARY, 1992. POLICE v. James Connelly

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 18 February 1922 · page 1

In this case the defendant was charged with cruelly ill-treating a bay mare on the 25th January and on 30th January with in-treating a bay horse. Constable Crotty…

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silence in the Court

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 18 February 1922 · page 4

DURING the hearing of a District Court case on Friday afternoon (says the "Armidale Chronicle"), a number of ladies came into the room, and were soon busy chatting…

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Murderous Raid. Indian Police Staff Wiped Out. Mob Cut Communications. Situation Causes Anxiety

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 18 February 1922 · page 2

A message from Allahabad states that a mob or 2000 Volunteers and villagers attacked the police station at Chaurichaura on February 4 and killed the entire staff,…

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Sydney District Court. (Before Judge Cohen). an Action on P.n.'s

The Northern Champion · Saturday 18 February 1922 · page 4

David Cowan, of Taree, solicitor was on Monday last the plaintiff in an action brought by him against W S. Morgan, of 211 Clarence Lane…

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Police Promotions

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 21 February 1922 · page 2

Amongst the recent police promotions Constable C. R. Kirk, of Bellbrook, has been raised to the rank of First Class Constable. First Class Constable…

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