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Mid North Coast · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1922

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Kempsey Police Court. Kempsey, Monday, before Mr. Fletcher, P.M. WEBSTER v. Gardem. Gardem v. WEBSTER

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 21 February 1922 · page 2

Mr. W. H. Sheridan appeared for Mr. Webster and Mr. J. M. Edgley for Mr. Gardem. In the first charge J. J. Webster…

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Court Sensation. "I'll Shoot You Yet." Sydney

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 21 February 1922 · page 2

At the Central Police Court, today, Maggie Malcolm created a sensation when fined on a charge of offensive behaviour, by shouting to the…

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Kempsey Police Court. Indecent Language

Macleay Argus · Friday 24 February 1922 · page 3

Harry Perrin was charged at the Kempsey Police Court, on Monday last, before Mr. Fletcher, P.M., with using indecent language at the…

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Melbourne Murder Trial. Address for Defence. Melbourne

Macleay Argus · Friday 24 February 1922 · page 5

When the Criminal Court opened today Mr. Maxwell, barrister for the defence, began his address. He said he felt that no man over stood in the dock…

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Magistrate's Warning (Published by arrangement.) "Prohibition a Joke" He Says. Murder and Misery

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 25 February 1922 · page 1

Magistrate H. H. Dale, formerly a member of Congress in Fifth Avenue Court, characterised bootleggers as murderers, and asserted that the Anti-Saloon League…

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Jeered and Cheered Ross Sentenced to Death. Gun Alley Murder

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 1 March 1922 · page 2

The jury on Saturday morning returned a verdict of guilty against Colin Campbell Ross, on the charge of having murdered the child, Alina Tirischke…

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Magistrate's Warning. "Prohibition a Joke," He Says. Murder and Misery

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 3 March 1922 · page 2

Magistrate H. H. Dale, formerly a member of Congress, in Fifth Avenue Court, characterised bootleggers as murderers, and asserted that…

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Wingham Police Court Monday, February 27, 1922. (Before Mr. H. W. Fictcher, P.m.) Arthur Ernest Moore v LEN McCUE

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 3 March 1922 · page 2

This was a case where defendant was in charge of travelling stock, between Krambach and Killawarra on 13th January, and when asked to…

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Ross Sentenced to Death

The Northern Champion · Saturday 4 March 1922 · page 6

At 10.32 on Saturday last February 25th Mr. Justice Schutt took his seat on the Bench and three minutes later the jury came into…

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Shire Administration Recklessness Charged

The Northern Champion · Saturday 4 March 1922 · page 6

A wire from Coff's Harbor on a recent date states that at the last inciting of the Korora-Moonee Progress, Association, a resolution was…

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Tenant Dairymen. Appeal to Fair Rents Court. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 14 March 1922 · page 3

Tenant dairymen at Murwillumbah are appealing to the Fair Rents Court to reduce their rents owing to the price of butter having fallen below the cost…

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Speeding Up Murder (Published by arrangement) Liquor Smugglers in U.S.A.

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 15 March 1922 · page 1

"Up until the latter end of September," says the New York "Sun", "the Rio Grande River was a barometer for booze smuggling and totalities in battles between…

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Rand War Defence of Central Johannesburg Night Long Explosions Police and Civilians Killed

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 15 March 1922 · page 1

Martial law has been proclaimed on the Rand. The police have taken possession of the Town Hall on the Johannesburg Trades Hall. Simultaneously with the proclama…

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Escaped From Gaol

Macleay Argus · Friday 17 March 1922 · page 4

Inspector Anderson, of the Kempsey police, states that Horace Cook, a half caste, who was under sentence of three months' gaol for vagrancy and 14 days'…

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Police and Fireman's Art Union

Macleay Argus · Friday 17 March 1922 · page 4

Inspector Anderson, of the Kempsey Police, has received word that the Police and Fireman's Art Union, which was to have been drawn on March 25th,…

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Police Court MEARNS v PANKHURST. Before Mr. Fincham, P.M.)

The Northern Champion · Saturday 18 March 1922 · page 4

Leuis I. Mearns, district manager of the Farmers and Graziers' Progress Association, proceeded against John Pankhurst, of Taree…

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Police Promotions

The Northern Champion · Saturday 18 March 1922 · page 3

At the sitting of the Police Conference on Friday last, a telegram was read from the Premier (Mr. Dooley), in answer to…

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Small Debts Court Beeton V Mitchell. (Before Mr. Fincham, P.M.)

The Northern Champion · Saturday 18 March 1922 · page 3

Horace Beeton, of Taree, proceeded against H. S. Mitchell, of Taree for failure to deliver up premises and asked Hint he be ordered to quit…

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Kempsey Police Court. Riotous Behavior

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 21 March 1922 · page 2

At the Kempsey Police Court, on Monday, before Mr. Fletcher, P.M., Harold Felton was charged with behaving in a riotous manner in…

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Gun Alley Murder. Appeal to High Court. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 21 March 1922 · page 3

A Melbourne message states that Ross, whose appeal was dismissed, will carry his appeal to the High Court of Australia…

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