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Mid North Coast · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1923

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Police Court Business

Macleay Argus · Friday 12 January 1923 · page 4

The following cases have been dealt with at the Kempsey Police Court since January 1st:--Before Mr. Donaldson, C.P.S., Bernard McPhillips,…

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Annual Court Business

Macleay Argus · Friday 12 January 1923 · page 4

The following is the annual return of business transacted by the Clerk of Petty Sessions at Kempsey: Charge cases 137, summons cases 146, cases…

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Telegrams. Girl Doped. Police Seeking Companions. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Friday 12 January 1923 · page 5

The Melbourne police are looking for two men and a woman who were With a girl of 17 last night, who was found in Bourke-street apparently doped. The…

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"Dry" Law Condemned. (Published by arrangement.) From Supreme Court Bench

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 12 January 1923 · page 1

Supreme Court Justice Borst ended the Extraordinary Term of the Supreme Court especially convened to handle only liquor violation cases…

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The Ilford Murder

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 13 January 1923 · page 6

THE Home Office has declined to grant a reprieve in the case of By-waters, a ship's steward, and Mrs. Thompson, who were found guilty…

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Kempsey Police Court

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 16 January 1923 · page 3

At the Kempsey Police Court, on Saturday, before Dr. St. Vincent Welch and Mr. E. P. Noonan, J's.P., Charles Sutherland was charged that…

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Kempsey Police Court. Monday, January 15—Before Mr. Fletcher, P.M.

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 17 January 1923 · page 4

A. S. Clarke laid an information against Barrell and Conn for keeping a stock of benzine on premises not licensed as a depot for same…

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Police Court

Macleay Argus · Friday 19 January 1923 · page 4

At the Kempsey Police Court, on Tuesday, before Mr. Fletcher, P.M., Thomas Borger was fined £1, in default 14 days' imprisonment on a…

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Alleged Stealing. Money Disappears from C.P.S. Office. Junior Clerk Charged. "I Did Not Take It.''

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 23 January 1923 · page 3

At the Kempsey Police Court, on Saturday last, before Dr. St. Vincent Welch and Mr. N. L. Parker, J's.P., Geoff. Trayhurn was charged alleging…

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Wingham Police Court Monday, January 22, 1923. Threatening Words

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 23 January 1923 · page 2

Daniel Hart, an aboriginal, was charged that on 19th December, near the Kimbriki road, he did use threatening words to Minnie Edwards…

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Small Debts Court. Monday, January 22, 1923 (Before Mr. H. W. Fletcher. P.M.)

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 23 January 1923 · page 2

Jesse T. Bird v H. Abdoo. Plaintiff bad two claims. Mr. Martin appeared for Jesse T. Bird…

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Small Debts Court. YATES v MITCHELL

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 24 January 1923 · page 2

At the Taree Small Debts Court on Friday last A. W. Yates proceeded against Robert H. Mitchell for damages for alleged slander in…

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Germans Court-martialled. Guarded Court-house. French Troops with Fixed Bayonets. "I Can Only Obey German Laws." London

Macleay Argus · Thursday 25 January 1923 · page 5

The court-martial of the German industrial employers and officials began at Mayence. French troops with fixed bayonets were inside and outside…

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Chuckles in Court

The Northern Champion · Saturday 27 January 1923 · page 7

Counsel (to a woman at Bow): "As a married woman, you are at home doing the house work." The Woman (astonished): "Good…

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Alleged Stealing. Junior C.p.s. Clerk Committed

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 30 January 1923 · page 3

The case in which Geoffrey Trayhurn was charged with the alleged stealing of £6666 from the Clerk of Petty Sessions' office, was again…

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"2000 Years in Gaol." (Published by Arrangement.) Prohibition Absurdities

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 30 January 1923 · page 4

According to recent cablegrams from Washington to Australia, the Department of Justice has announced that violators of the prohibition laws,…

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Alleged Stealing

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 31 January 1923 · page 4

At Kempsey Court, Friday last, before Dr. Welch and Mr. N. Parker, Js.P., Geoffrey Trayhurn was charged with alleged stealing of £66/6/6 from the…

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Kempsey Police Court

Macleay Argus · Friday 2 February 1923 · page 5

At the Kempsey Police Court, on Thursday last, before Dr. St. Vincent Welch and Mr. J. W. Anderson, James H. Lenthwaite was charged with…

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Alleged Cattle Stealing a Pee Dee Case

Macleay Argus · Friday 2 February 1923 · page 5

Leslie M. McMaugh was charged at the Kempsey Police Court, yesterday, alleging that on or about the month of October, 1922, at Pee Dec, he did…

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Police Court. Port Macquarie, Wed., Jan. 31. (Before Messrs. F. Hayward and J. Bransdon, J's.P.)

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 3 February 1923 · page 4

JOHN REGG was charged with stealing 5 shirts, 1 pair pyjamas, 3 pairs socks, valued at £4 10s, the property of W. Rennix, from the Royal Hotel, Port Macquarie,…

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