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Mid North Coast · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1924

274 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 4 of 14

Alleged Intent to Murder. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 26 February 1924 · page 3

At the Central Police Court to-day Henry Josephs, 27, was charged with the alleged wounding of Alfred Trenholme with intent to murder. It is…

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Police Court

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 27 February 1924 · page 2

At Kempsey Court, Friday morning last, before Dr. St. Vincent Welch, J. P., Percival John Stanford and Walter Alfred Woolmar, were charged…

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Stealing Cream. Unusual Case at Kempsey

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 27 February 1924 · page 1

At the Kempsey Police Court on Friday, Percival John Stanford, engineer at Macleay Co-operative Dairy Company's butter factory at…

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Theft of Cream

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 1 March 1924 · page 4

AT the Kempsey Police Court on Friday, 22nd ult., before Dr. St. Vincent Welch, J.P., Percival John Stanford (an engineer in the employ of the Macleay Co-operative…

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Taree Police Court. Before Mr. Potts [?].M. Monday [?] MARCH

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 5 March 1924 · page 2

TRAVELLING STATEMENT CASE. George Mill[?] who was charged with falling to produce a travelling stock statement made no appearance…

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Taree Police Court Alleged Offensive Behaviour

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 7 March 1924 · page 4

Gilbert Leslie Fenely was charged by the police with having behaved in an offensive manner on Taree railway station on the night of February…

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Charge of Assault

Macleay Argus · Friday 7 March 1924 · page 4

At the Grafton police court on Monday, William Lynch and John Napier were charged with at Glenreagh assaulting John Shine, occasioning him…

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Police Art Union

Macleay Argus · Friday 7 March 1924 · page 4

Mr. Oakes (Chief Secretary) stated on Tuesday that with regard to the last police hospital art union the sum of £26,407 was obtained from the…

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Sensation at Albury. Man Cuts His Throat in Court. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Friday 7 March 1924 · page 5

At the Albury police court yesterday afternoon Joseph Adamstorm, 60, was charged with false pretences. While the jury were filing back into…

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Taree Police Court. MONDAY 3rd March Before Mr. Potts, [?] Alleged Offensive Behaviour

The Northern Champion · Saturday 8 March 1924 · page 6

Geo Leslie Fe[?] pleaded [?] guilty to a charge of [?]having in an offensive manner on the platform of the Taren railway station on 15th February…

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Alleged Indecent Assault

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 11 March 1924 · page 2

William Edward Glenmire Tasker was charged with indecent assault on a male. He pleaded not guilty and was undefended…

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Alleged Humor at Court

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 11 March 1924 · page 2

His Honor (in the Repton arson case): How was the house lit--by electricity, gas or what? Mr. Browning: By kerosene, your Honor; they're…

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District Court. Claim for Damages. Tuesday, March 11th. Before his Honor Judge Mocatta

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 11 March 1924 · page 3

Sydney Jenkins Trescott proceeded against Samuel Albert Steane claiming the sum of £200 as damages for malicious prosecution…

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District Court

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 12 March 1924 · page 4

The District Court opened on Tuesday morning before His Honor Judge Mocatta. Louis Edward Tyne represented by…

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Taree Police Court Taree, Monday, March 3. (Before Mr. F. P. Potts, P.m.). Railway Cases

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 14 March 1924 · page 8

Frederick McQuade was fined £1 and 8s costs on a charge of having travelled on the railway without a ticket…

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Baby Murder. Sydney

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 18 March 1924 · page 3

A post-mortem discloses a male baby whose body was found in Neutral Bay on Sunday had been murdered, probably drowned in the most callous…

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Interesting Court Case

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 18 March 1924 · page 3

A case of more than ordinary interest to the trading community engaged the attention of the Forster Small Debts Court on Friday, 14th…

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Murder and Robbery Old Prospector's Story. Ore in Ser[?] Valley. Melbourne

The Gloucester Advocate · Tuesday 18 March 1924 · page 3

John Vince, aged 83 years, an old prospector, who has travelled 3000 miles on packhorses to lay his wrongs before Mr. Bruce, is camping at St…

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Forster Police Court FRIDAY, 14th MARCH, 1924. Before Mr. F. F. Potts, P.M., and Mr. T. Miles, J.P. John Gordon v. David Costorphine

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 18 March 1924 · page 2

In this case the complainant claimed from the defendant the return of a motor launch engine of the value of £18 which the complainant…

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Charge of Manslaughter POLICE v RYAN

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 19 March 1924 · page 2

Before Mr. F. Polls, P. M., on saturday morning last William [?]r Ryan (37) was charged that he [?] feloniously slay Frederick Smith…

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