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Mid North Coast · Courts & crime

Courts & crime, 1925

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Typhoid Germs Scientific Murder? Wealthy Youth's Fate Chicago, March 16

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 20 March 1925 · page 2

Willie McClintock inherited £200,000 when 21 years of age and then signed a will leaving his entire estate to William Shepherd his foster father, with…

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Mining Case Warden's Court, Taree. Gold Discovery at Kiwarrick

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Friday 20 March 1925 · page 4

The recent cold discovery at Kiwarrick gave rise to conflicting claims to the prospector's area, Malcolm Beattie claiming it under…

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Fortune From Whale Romantic Court Story. Will of "Black Louis." Hobart

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 20 March 1925 · page 2

An interesting case, involving the disposal of a fortune, derived by a colored man from the discovery of a large piece of ambergris in the body…

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Sentenced to Death

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 21 March 1925 · page 4

NORMAN THORNE, the young poultry farmer, charged with the murder of his fiancee, Elsie Cameron, a typist, whose body was dug up in Thorne's yard at Crowborough,…

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Police Court

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 24 March 1925 · page 2

At Kempsey Police Court on Saturday, before Mr. W. T. Brewer, J.P., James Edgar Rowland Walsh was charged with the alleged larceny as a…

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Children's Court

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 24 March 1925 · page 2

Claude Harold Hawkins was charged with having, on the second day of February. 1925, at Wingham. N.S.W., taken away Margaret…

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Alleged Assault. John Flannery Brisbane V. Martin Brisbane

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 24 March 1925 · page 2

This was a case for alleged assault. Mr. L. O. Martin appeared on behalf of the Plaintiff, and Mr. H…

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Wingham Police Court Friday, March 20, 1925. Before Mr. F. Fotts. P.M. "Reaches of Pure Foods Act

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Tuesday 24 March 1925 · page 4

W. H. Whitbread was charged with not keeping his milking yards up to standard at Bobin. No appearance of defendant…

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District Court. Before his Honor Judge Mocatta

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 24 March 1925 · page 2

The District Court opened this morning. PULLMAN v. HARRIS. In this action Pullman and Co. motor…

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Gold Discovery at Kiwarrick. Warden's Court, Taree

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 25 March 1925 · page 1

The recent gold discovery at Kiwarrick gave rise to conflicting claims to the prospector's area, Malcolm Beattle claiming it under…

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Petersham Murder

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 27 March 1925 · page 3

Alfred William McInnes, murderer of Winifred Margaret Foley, at Petersham on September 20 last year, was yesterday, at the Central…

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Murder By Microbes

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 27 March 1925 · page 8

The city of Chicago is shocked by alleged murder revelations, which threaten to arouse as great a horror as the famous Lebpold-Loeb…

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District Court

Macleay Argus · Friday 27 March 1925 · page 5

Before his Honor Judge Mocatta on Tuesday, at Kempsey, the following District Court cases were dealt with:-- Alfred E. Aiken (trustee of the…

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Wingham Police Court. Friday, March 20, 1925. Before Mr. F. F. Potts, P.M. Timber Cases. Herbert J. Lyne v. Walter Foster

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 28 March 1925 · page 5

Walter Foster was charged with cutting timber without a license in a State Forest. Mr. H. J. Lyne explained the case…

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Brothers in Court. a Case From Wingham

The Northern Champion · Saturday 28 March 1925 · page 4

Before the P.M. Mr. F. F. Po[?] at the Wingham Police Court on Friday, March 20th, John Fl[?]nery Brisbane charged his brother,…

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Police Court

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 31 March 1925 · page 3

At the Kempsey Police Court, before Messrs. N. L. Parker and W. P. O'Neill, J's.P., William Henry Borger was charged that he did lodge with…

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Police Court

Macleay Argus · Friday 3 April 1925 · page 1

Before Messrs. N. L. Parker and W. P. O'Neill, J's.P., John James Leslie Daly was charged alleging that on March 30th he did steal the sum of…

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Forger Sentenced "Three-fingered Jack." Most Skilful Alive. London

The Gloucester Advocate · Friday 3 April 1925 · page 2

The Common Sergeant, in sentencing Owen Jennings, aged 26, to three years' penal servitude for forgery, declared that the accused did…

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Taree District Court. THURSDAY, 2nd APRIL (Before his Honor, Judge Mocatta). Manning Motor Co. v Brown

The Northern Champion · Saturday 4 April 1925 · page 4

[?] the case of the Man[?]ng Motor Co. v Brown, a verdict of £176 was enter[?] by consent. McKell v Black…

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Police Art Union

Macleay Argus · Tuesday 7 April 1925 · page 2

Readers who want to buy tickets in the Police Hospital Art Union must not delay much longer. The drawing will take place on April 29th, when…

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