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Mid North Coast · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1923

381 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 5 of 20

Police Court

Macleay Argus · Friday 6 April 1923 · page 4

Before Mr. Brewer, J.P., on Saturday last, James McNally was brought up on a charge of being drunk and disorderly and' fined 30-, in default 14…

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Alleged Manslaughter. Motorist Charged. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Friday 6 April 1923 · page 5

At the Central Criminal Court, today, John Peake, 28, a research, chemist, was charged with the alleged manslaughter of Henry Hare, 27, who was…

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Police Art Union. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Friday 6 April 1923 · page 5

The receipts for the Police Art Union to be drawn on Saturday are expected to exceed £20,000…

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District Court. TAREE, 4th APRIL, 19[?]3. (Before District Court Judge Mocatta.) Duncan Angus McBURNIE v Robert Young

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 6 April 1923 · page 4

This was an action brought by the plaintiff to recover the sum of £36 2s 2d for moneys due under a share farming agreement. The defence was…

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Wingham Theft. Swanson Sentenced

The Northern Champion · Saturday 7 April 1923 · page 4

Claud Swanson, who was committed to Taree Quarter Cessions from the Wingham Police Court on a charge of breaking and entering…

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Divorce Court. ROWE v ROWE

The Northern Champion · Saturday 7 April 1923 · page 4

This matter was postponed from last Court to enable the petitioner (Rose Mary Rowe) to bring evidence to corroborate her…

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District Court. WEDNESDAY, 10 a.m. (Before Judge Mocatta)

The Northern Champion · Saturday 7 April 1923 · page 4

The District Court opened at Taree on Wednesday morning, 3rd instant before his Honor Judge Mocatta, Mr. T. Wells, sat as…

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Alleged Stealing

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 10 April 1923 · page 3

Geoffrey Alex. Trayhurn (on bail) was charged with the alleged stealing of £666-, money which was in his custody as a junior clerk in the office of…

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Alleged Cattle Stealing

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 10 April 1923 · page 3

This morning, before his Honor Judge Mocatta, Thomas Frederick Tyne was charged, alleging that on some day in the month of July, 1921, at near…

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Miners Versus Magistrate

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 10 April 1923 · page 2

There is unique trouble down at Cessnock. All the collieries were idle one day last week. This decision was arrived at as a protest against Major…

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Telegrams. Melbourne Murder Mystery. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 10 April 1923 · page 3

At Melbourne an inquest was opened to-day into the death of Florence Ada Overall, who disappeared mysteriously from her house at Millgrove last year…

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Alleged Cattle Stealing

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 11 April 1923 · page 4

Thomas Francis Tyne, charged on two counts with the alleged* stealing or. seven, head of cattle, tho property of H. B. F. Scott and…

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District Court. Gemenis V L. STITT

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 11 April 1923 · page 2

In this matter his Honor directed an order of attachment to issue against the defendant for bis contempt of Court in not appearing at the…

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District Court. Before His Honor, Judge Mocatta. Alleged Pollution

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 11 April 1923 · page 4

John Edward Burns proceeded against the Nambucca Dairy Company for £400 damages on account of alleged pollution of a…

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Heard in the Alleged Stealing Case

Macleay Argus · Friday 13 April 1923 · page 4

A witness: Only solicitors, solicitors clerks and policemen enter the„ back door of the C.P.S.'s room. His Honor: Nobody would suspect…

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District Court. Alleged Pollution

Macleay Argus · Friday 13 April 1923 · page 4

In the District Court, before Judge Mocatta, on Tuesday, John Edward Burns proceeded against the Nambucca Dairy Company asking for £400…

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Judge and "Road Hogs." Object Lesson in Court

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 13 April 1923 · page 4

Judge Charles I., Bart[?]cit, of Det[?]it, who has became a terror to "road hogs." gave an object-lesson to 28 offenders he had sentenced to the…

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Taree District Court Taree, Wednesday, April 4th. (Before His Honor Judge Mocatta) DAWES v. RALPH

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 13 April 1923 · page 3

The plaintiff, Ernest Elijah Dawes, of Taree, builder, sued Sidney Ralph, of Taree, grazier, for £57 5s 6d for "extras" on a contract to build an…

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District Court. Fort Macquarie, Saturday, April 7th. Before His Honor Judge Mocatta. Ruble v. Cleary

Macleay Argus · Friday 13 April 1923 · page 5

In this case Rex Rubie, of Comboyne, sued Joseph Cleary, of Comboyne, for the recovery of £35 due to the plaintiff for erecting a house for the…

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District Court

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 14 April 1923 · page 5

On Saturday last his Honor Judge Mocatta presided at the Port Macquarie Sittings of the District Court, when two cases-were disposed of…

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